JP5679227B2 - GAME SYSTEM, GAME SYSTEM CONTROL METHOD, GAME CONTROL DEVICE, GAME CONTROL DEVICE CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game system, a game system control method, a game control device, a game control device control method, a program, and a communication management system.

  Systems that provide games and events in which a plurality of users participate are known. For example, a system for providing a game in which a plurality of users play against each other, a system for providing a game in which a plurality of users cooperate to achieve a predetermined purpose, and the like are known.

JP 2007-117341 A

  Among users who participate in the games and events as described above, there are users with good manners and users with poor manners. “Poor manners” means, for example, a user who performs an action that causes discomfort to other users during the game, or when the game or event situation is unfavorable for himself / herself. It is a user who disconnects the communication connection of his game terminal in order to end it. When a user with bad manners participates in a game or event in which a user with good manners participates, a user with good manners may feel dissatisfied with the bad manners of other users.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and its object is to provide a game system, a game system control method, a game control device, and a game control device control that can prompt the user to improve manners. It is to provide a method, a program, and a communication management system.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a game system according to the present invention is a game system that executes a game in which a plurality of users participate, and the manners of the first user who participated in the game have participated in the game. The first acquisition means for acquiring the evaluation result evaluated by the second user, and the evaluation result evaluated by the first user participating in the game for the manner of the second user participating in the game in the game. Evaluation result determination means for determining whether the combination of the second acquisition means, the evaluation result acquired by the first acquisition means, and the evaluation result acquired by the second acquisition means is a predetermined combination Stored in a storage means for storing manner evaluation information indicating evaluation regarding manners during game play in association with each user. Update means for updating the manner evaluation information of the first user based on the determination result of the evaluation result determination means, and restriction / warning means for executing restriction or warning for the user based on the manner evaluation information of the user , Including.

  The game system control method according to the present invention provides a game system that executes a game in which a plurality of users participate, and evaluates manners of the first user who participates in the game from a second user who participates in the game. A first acceptance step for accepting, a second acceptance step for accepting an evaluation regarding manners of the second user participating in the game from the first user participating in the game, and an evaluation result accepted in the first acceptance step. And evaluation result determination step for determining whether or not the combination of the evaluation result received in the second reception step is a predetermined combination, and manner evaluation information indicating evaluation regarding manners during game play. The mana of the first user stored in storage means for storing in association with An update step for updating the evaluation information based on the determination result of the evaluation result determination step; and a restriction / warning step for executing a restriction or warning for the user based on the manner evaluation information of the user. And

  In addition, the game control device according to the present invention provides an evaluation result performed by the second user regarding manners of the first user in a game in which a plurality of users including the first user and the second user participate, and the game in the game. Means for obtaining a determination result as to whether or not a combination of the evaluation result performed by the first user with respect to manners of the second user is a predetermined combination, and manner evaluation information indicating evaluation regarding manners during game play Update means for updating the manner evaluation information of the first user based on the determination result, which is stored in a storage means for storing the information in association with each user.

  Moreover, the control method of the game control apparatus according to the present invention includes an evaluation result performed by the second user regarding manners of the first user in a game in which a plurality of users including the first user and the second user participate, A step of obtaining a determination result as to whether or not a combination of the evaluation result performed by the first user with respect to the manner of the second user in the game is a predetermined combination, and manners indicating an evaluation regarding manners during game play An update step of updating the manner evaluation information of the first user based on the determination result, which is stored in a storage unit that stores the evaluation information in association with each user.

  The program according to the present invention includes an evaluation result performed by the second user regarding manners of the first user in a game in which a plurality of users including the first user and the second user participate, and the second in the game. A means for obtaining a determination result as to whether or not a combination of the evaluation result performed by the first user with respect to the manner of the user is a predetermined combination, and manner evaluation information indicating an evaluation regarding manners during game play. It is a program for causing a computer to function as an update means for updating the manner evaluation information of the first user based on the determination result, which is stored in a storage means for storing in association with a user.

  An information storage medium according to the present invention is a computer-readable information storage medium recording the above program.

  In one aspect of the present invention, it is determined whether both the evaluation result acquired by the first acquisition unit and the evaluation result acquired by the second acquisition unit are positive evaluation results. The updating means includes the evaluation result acquired by the first acquisition means and the evaluation result acquired by the second acquisition means are both positive evaluation results, The manner evaluation information of the first user may be updated so as to increase the evaluation of the first user.

  In one aspect of the present invention, the updating unit updates the manner evaluation information of the first user and the manner evaluation information of the second user based on a determination result of the evaluation result determination unit. May be.

  In one aspect of the present invention, the first game device corresponding to the first user, the second game device corresponding to the second user, and the communication state of the first game device are in a predetermined state during the game. First communication state determining means for determining whether or not the communication state of the second game device has reached the predetermined state during the game, and And a second update unit that updates the manner evaluation information of the first user based on at least one of a determination result of the first communication state determination unit and a determination result of the second communication state determination unit. .

  In one aspect of the present invention, the second update unit is configured to execute the game by performing data communication between the first game device and the second game device. And the means for updating the manner evaluation information of the first user based on the determination result of the first communication state determination means, and the game execution method are the first game device and the second game. Means for updating the manner evaluation information of the first user based on a determination result of the second communication state determination means when the game is executed by performing data communication with a device; , May be included.

  According to an aspect of the present invention, the game server includes a game server, and the second update unit is configured such that the game execution method performs data communication between the first game device and the game server, and The manner evaluation information of the first user based on the determination result of the first communication state determination means when the game is executed by performing data communication between the two game devices and the game server It is also possible to include means for updating

  Moreover, in one aspect of the present invention, the restriction / warning means may include means for restricting participation of the user in the game based on the manner evaluation information of the user.

  In one aspect of the present invention, the limit / warning means includes means for obtaining ranking data indicating the ranking of each user based on the game results of each user, and means for disclosing the ranking data. A means for excluding the user from the ranking may be included based on the manner evaluation information of the user.

  In one aspect of the present invention, the limit / warning means includes means for obtaining ranking data indicating the ranking of each user based on the game results of each user, and means for disclosing the ranking data. A means for lowering the ranking of the user in the ranking may be included based on the manner evaluation information of the user.

  Further, the communication management system according to the present invention is a communication management system that executes an event in which a plurality of users participate, and the manner in which the first user who has participated in the event has the manner in the event that the second user who has participated in the event First acquisition means for acquiring an evaluated evaluation result, and second acquisition means for acquiring an evaluation result evaluated by the first user participating in the event regarding manners of the second user participating in the event in the event. And an evaluation result determination unit that determines whether or not a combination of the evaluation result acquired by the first acquisition unit and the evaluation result acquired by the second acquisition unit is a predetermined combination, and event participation Stores manner evaluation information indicating the evaluation of manners in association with each user. Update means for updating the manner evaluation information of the first user stored in the storage means based on the determination result of the evaluation result determination means, and a restriction or warning for the user based on the manner evaluation information of the user And limiting / warning means to be executed.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to prompt the user to improve manners.

It is a figure showing the whole game system composition concerning an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of a game server. It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of a game terminal. It is a figure which shows an example of game space. It is a figure which shows an example of a game screen. It is a figure which shows an example of an evaluation screen. It is a functional block diagram of a game system. It is a figure which shows an example of a user table. It is a figure which shows an example of a manner evaluation information table. It is a figure which shows an example of a play history table. It is a figure which shows an example of the process performed with a game system. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of a process in case a game is performed by a peer to peer system. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of a process in case a game is performed by a client / server system. It is a figure which shows another example of the process performed with a game system. It is a figure which shows another example of the process performed with a game system. It is a figure which shows an example of the record added to a play history table. It is a figure which shows another example of the record added to a play history table. It is a figure which shows another example of the record added to a play history table.

  Hereinafter, examples of embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows the overall configuration of a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the game system 1 according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of game servers 10 </ b> A and 10 </ b> B and a plurality of game terminals 20. The game servers 10A and 10B and the game terminal 20 are connected to the communication network 2. For this reason, mutual data communication is possible between the game servers 10A and 10B. Further, mutual data communication is possible between the game servers 10 </ b> A and 10 </ b> B and the game terminal 20. Furthermore, mutual data communication is possible between the game terminals 20.

  The game servers 10A and 10B are realized by server computers, for example. For example, the game server 10A executes processing until the game starts, and the game server 10B executes the game. FIG. 2 shows the hardware configuration of the game servers 10A and 10B. As shown in FIG. 2, each of the game servers 10 </ b> A and 10 </ b> B includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, an optical disc drive unit 13, and a communication unit 14.

  The control unit 11 includes, for example, a microprocessor and executes processing according to an operating system and other programs. The storage unit 12 includes a main storage unit (for example, RAM) and an auxiliary storage unit (for example, a hard disk drive or a solid state drive). The optical disk drive unit 13 reads programs and data stored on the optical disk. The communication unit 14 is an interface for connecting to the communication network 2.

  The game servers 10A and 10B can access the database 15. The database 15 may be constructed in one of the game servers 10A and 10B, or may be constructed in a server computer different from the game servers 10A and 10B. Data necessary for providing the game is stored in the database 15. Data stored in the database 15 will be described later.

  The game terminal 20 is a computer (user terminal) used by a user, and in particular, a computer (game device) used by the user to play a game. The game terminal 20 is realized by, for example, a home game machine (stationary game machine), a portable game machine, a mobile phone (including a smartphone), a portable information terminal, or a personal computer. FIG. 3 shows a hardware configuration of the game terminal 20. As shown in FIG. 3, the game terminal 20 includes a control unit 21, a storage unit 22, an optical disc drive unit 23, a communication unit 24, an operation unit 25, a display unit 26, and an audio output unit 27.

  The control unit 21, the storage unit 22, the optical disc drive unit 23, and the communication unit 24 are the same as the control unit 11, the storage unit 12, the optical disc drive unit 13, and the communication unit 14 of the game servers 10A and 10B. The operation unit 25 includes, for example, a game controller, a key, a lever, a touch panel, a mouse, and the like, and is for a user to perform a game operation. The display unit 26 is, for example, a liquid crystal display panel or an organic EL display, and displays a screen according to instructions from the control unit 21. The audio output unit 27 is, for example, a speaker or headphones, and outputs audio data according to instructions from the control unit 31.

  The program and data are supplied to the game servers 10A and 10B or the game terminal 20 via the optical disc. Note that the game servers 10A and 10B or the game terminal 20 may include a component for reading a program or data stored in an information storage medium (for example, a memory card) other than the optical disk. Moreover, you may make it supply a program and data to game server 10A, 10B or the game terminal 20 via information storage media other than an optical disk. Or you may make it supply a program and data to game server 10A, 10B or the game terminal 20 from a remote place via the communication network 2. FIG.

  In the game system 1, a game in which a plurality of users participate is executed. For example, a game in which a plurality of users compete or a game in which a plurality of users aim to achieve a predetermined purpose in cooperation is executed.

  In the game system 1, first, a combination of a plurality of users participating in the game is automatically determined by the game server 10A. And the game in which those some users participate is started.

  Hereinafter, as an example of a game in which a plurality of users participate, a soccer game in which the users A and B battle will be described. That is, a soccer game in which a match between a soccer team operated by the user A (soccer team A) and a soccer team operated by the user B (soccer team B) will be described. Hereinafter, the game terminal 20 used by the user A is referred to as “game terminal A”, and the game terminal 20 used by the user B is referred to as “game terminal B”.

  When the users A and B compete, a game space common to the users A and B is constructed. FIG. 4 shows an example of the game space. A game space 30 shown in FIG. 4 is a virtual three-dimensional space in which three coordinate axes Xw, Yw, and Zw orthogonal to each other are set.

  In the game space 30, a field 32 that is an object representing a soccer field is arranged, and a goal 34 that is an object representing a soccer goal is arranged on the field 32. A ball 36 that is an object representing a soccer ball is also arranged in the game space 30. One of the goals 34 is associated with soccer team A and the other is associated with soccer team B. When the ball 36 moves into the goal 34 associated with one of the soccer teams, a scoring event for the other team occurs.

  Furthermore, a character 38 which is an object representing a soccer player belonging to the soccer team A and a character 40 which is an object representing a soccer player belonging to the soccer team B are arranged in the game space 30. Although omitted in FIG. 4, eleven characters 38 belonging to the soccer team A and eleven characters 40 belonging to the soccer team B are arranged in the game space 30.

  One of the characters 38 belonging to the soccer team A is set as the operation target of the user A, and acts according to the operation of the user A. Similarly, any of the characters 40 belonging to the soccer team B is set as the operation target of the user B, and acts according to the operation of the user B. Note that the characters 38 and 40 that are not set as the user's operation target act according to AI (artificial intelligence).

  A virtual camera 42 (viewpoint) is set in the game space 30. A game screen representing the game space 30 viewed from the virtual camera 42 is displayed on the display unit 26 of the game terminals A and B.

  FIG. 5 shows an example of the game screen. The game screen 50 shown in FIG. 5 displays a ball 36, three characters 38A, 38B, 38C belonging to the soccer team A, and two characters 40A, 40B belonging to the soccer team B. Yes. In addition, cursors 52A and 52B are displayed on the game screen 50. The cursor 52A indicates the character 38 operated by the user A, and the cursor 52B indicates the character 40 operated by the user B.

  For example, the virtual camera 42 is based on the movement of the ball 36 so that the ball 36 is always displayed on the game screen 50 (in other words, the ball 36 is always included in the visual field area of the virtual camera 42). Move in the game space 30.

  The virtual camera 42 may be set for each user. That is, the virtual camera 42 for the user A and the virtual camera 42 for the user B may be set in the game space 30. In this case, the character operated by the user A on the virtual camera 42 for the user A so that the character 38 operated by the user A is always displayed on the game screen 50 of the game terminal A. You may make it set based on the movement of 38. The same applies to the virtual camera 42 for the user B.

  The game as described above may be executed by, for example, a peer-to-peer method, or may be executed by a client / server method. The “peer-to-peer method” is a method for executing a game by performing data communication among a plurality of game terminals 20. Processing when a game in which users A and B participate is executed in a peer-to-peer manner will be described later (see FIG. 12). On the other hand, the “client / server method” is a method of executing a game by performing data communication between each of the plurality of game terminals 20 and the game server 10B. Processing when the game in which the users A and B participate is executed by the client / server method will also be described later (see FIG. 13).

  By the way, among the users who participate in the game as described above, there are users with good manners and users with poor manners. “User with bad manners” means, for example, a user who performs an action that gives discomfort to other users during the game, or ends the game in the middle when the situation of the game is unfavorable for himself Therefore, it is a user who disconnects the communication connection of the game terminal 20 as much as possible. Note that “disconnecting the communication connection of the game terminal 20” includes disconnecting the power of the communication device for connecting the game terminal 20 to the communication network 2, and connecting the game terminal 20 to the communication network 2. This includes cutting the communication cable, resetting (restarting) the game terminal 20, turning off the power of the game terminal 20, and the like.

  When a user with poor manners participates in a game in which a user with good manners participates, a user with good manners may feel dissatisfied with the bad manners of other users. In this regard, it is provided with a function for urging the user to improve manners or preventing a user with good manners from feeling dissatisfied as described above.

  Specifically, the manner of each user is evaluated in the game system 1. For example, when a game in which a plurality of users participate is completed, an evaluation screen for evaluating manners of other users during the game is displayed on each game terminal 20.

  FIG. 6 shows an example of an evaluation screen. On the evaluation screen 60, one of a positive evaluation 62A (which is fair play) and a negative evaluation 62B (not fair play) can be selected as an evaluation regarding manners of other users.

  For example, when the user B performs an action that gives the user A an unpleasant feeling during the game, the user A selects the negative evaluation 62B as the evaluation regarding the manners of the user B. On the other hand, when the user B does not perform an action that causes the user A to feel uncomfortable during the game, the user A selects the positive evaluation 62A as the evaluation regarding the manners of the user B.

  Furthermore, in the game system 1, it is determined whether or not a game in which a plurality of users participates has been completed. Then, manner evaluation information of each user is determined based on the evaluation result on the evaluation screen 60 and the determination result of whether or not the game in which the user has participated has ended.

  Moreover, in the game system 1, based on the manner evaluation information of each user, a warning is given to a user with poor manners, or a restriction is imposed on a user with poor manners. For example, a user with poor manners is not allowed to participate in a game in which a user with good manners participates. In the case of a game in which a plurality of users compete, a user with poor manners is not determined as an opponent with a good manner. Moreover, a user with bad manners is determined as an opponent of a user with bad manners.

  In the game system 1, by doing as described above, the user's manners are encouraged to improve, or the user with good manners is prevented from feeling the above dissatisfaction.

  Next, functional blocks realized by the game system 1 will be described. FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram showing an example of functional blocks realized by the game system 1. As shown in FIG. 7, the game system 1 includes a manner evaluation information storage unit 70, an evaluation result acquisition unit 72, an evaluation result determination unit 74, a communication state determination unit 76, a manner evaluation information update unit 78, and a restriction / warning unit 80. Including. The manner evaluation information storage unit 70 is realized by the database 15, for example. On the other hand, functional blocks other than the manner evaluation information storage unit 70 are realized by, for example, the game server 10A (game control device).

  The manner evaluation information storage unit 70 will be described. The manner evaluation information storage unit 70 stores manner evaluation information indicating evaluation regarding manners during game play in association with each user.

  8 to 10 show examples of information stored in the manner evaluation information storage unit 70. FIG. FIG. 8 shows an example of a user table. The user table shows a list of users who use the service provided by the game system 1. The user table includes “user ID”, “password”, “game terminal information”, “state”, “fair play count”, “intermediate finish count”, and “manner evaluation information” fields.

  The “user ID” field indicates identification information (user ID) for uniquely identifying a user. The “password” field indicates a password specified by the user. The “game terminal information” field indicates information (such as an IP address) necessary for communication with the user's game terminal 20. The “status” field indicates the status of the user. For example, the “status” field indicates whether or not the user is logged in to the game system 1 and whether or not the user wants to participate in the game (for example, the user wants to play against another user). Or not).

  The “number of times of fair play” field indicates the cumulative number of times that the positive evaluation 62A has been selected as the evaluation regarding the manners of the user. The “halfway end count” field indicates the cumulative number of times that the user has determined that the game was ended halfway. In other words, the “halfway end count” field indicates the total number of times determined as the user who caused the game to end halfway. For example, the number of midway endings in a recent predetermined number of games (for example, 50 times) is registered in the “number of halfway endings” field.

  The “Manner evaluation information” field indicates an evaluation regarding the manners of the user. For example, the evaluation regarding the manners of the user is shown in five stages of “AAA”, “AA”, “A”, “B”, and “C”. That is, any one of “AAA”, “AA”, “A”, “B”, and “C” is registered in the “Manner evaluation information” field. “AAA” indicates the highest evaluation, and “C” indicates the lowest evaluation. The manner evaluation information of the user is determined based on the total number of times registered in each of the “number of times of fair play” and “number of times of cutting” fields.

  FIG. 9 shows an example of a manner evaluation information table. The manner evaluation information table indicates a correspondence relationship between the combination of the number of times of fair play and the number of intermediate finishes and manner evaluation information. In FIG. 9, “N1” and “N2” indicate a predetermined number of times, and these have a relationship of “N1 <N2”. “M1” and “M2” also indicate a predetermined number of times, and these have a relationship of “M1 <M2”.

  The manner evaluation information table shown in FIG. 9 is set such that the higher the number of fair plays (n), the higher the manner-related evaluation. Moreover, it sets so that the evaluation regarding a manner may become high, so that the frequency | count (m) of completion | finish is small.

  The manner evaluation information of the user is determined based on the manner evaluation information table and the cumulative number of times registered in each of the “fair play count” and “halfway end count” fields.

  For example, when the number of midway terminations (m) is less than “M1”, the manner evaluation information of the user is determined to be “AAA”, “AA”, or “A”. Specifically, when the number of fair plays (n) is “N2” or more, the manner evaluation information of the user is determined as “AAA”. Further, when the number of times of fair play (n) is “N1” or more and less than “N2”, the manner evaluation information of the user is determined to be “AA”. Further, when the number of fair plays (n) is equal to or greater than zero and less than “N1”, the manner evaluation information of the user is determined to be “A”.

  Also, for example, when the number of midway terminations (m) is equal to or greater than “M1” and less than “M2”, the user manner evaluation information is determined to be “B”. Further, when the number of midway terminations (m) is “M2” or more, the manner evaluation information of the user is determined as “C”.

  FIG. 10 shows an example of the play history table. The play history table includes fields of “user ID”, “date / time”, “partner”, “match result”, “evaluation result”, and “halfway end”.

  The “user ID” field is the same as the “user ID” field of the user table. The “date and time” field indicates the date and time when the user played the game. The “partner” field indicates the user ID of the opponent, and the “match result” field indicates the match result.

  The “evaluation result” field indicates an evaluation result regarding manners of a user evaluated by another user (an opponent). For example, the value “0” or “1” is registered in the “evaluation result” field. The value “0” indicates that the negative evaluation 62B has been selected by another user (the opponent), and the value “1” indicates that the positive evaluation 62A has been selected by another user (the opponent).

  The “halfway end” field indicates whether it is determined that the user has ended the game halfway. For example, the value “0” or “1” is registered in the “halfway end” field. A value “0” indicates that the user has not determined to end the game halfway, and a value “1” indicates that the user has determined to end the game halfway.

  The evaluation result acquisition unit 72 will be described. The evaluation result acquisition unit 72 acquires an evaluation result obtained by evaluating the manners of the user in the game by other users participating in the game. In other words, the evaluation result acquisition unit 72 receives an evaluation regarding manners of a user who has participated in the game from another user who has participated in the game. The evaluation result acquisition unit 72 includes a first acquisition unit 72A and a second acquisition unit 72B.

  For example, a game in which the users A and B participate (for example, in the case of a competitive game of the users A and B), the first acquisition unit 72A sets the manner of the user A (first user) in the game as the user B (second user). Get the evaluation result evaluated by. On the other hand, the 2nd acquisition part 72B acquires the evaluation result which user A (1st user) evaluated the manner of user B (2nd user) in a game.

  The evaluation result determination unit 74 will be described. The evaluation result determination unit 74 determines whether or not the combination of the evaluation result acquired by the first acquisition unit 72A and the evaluation result acquired by the second acquisition unit 72B is a predetermined combination.

  The “predetermined combination” means, for example, that the evaluation result acquired by the first acquisition unit 72A and the evaluation result acquired by the second acquisition unit 72B are both positive evaluation results (positive evaluation 62A). It is a certain combination.

  The manner evaluation information update unit 78 will be described. The manner evaluation information update unit 78 updates the stored contents of the manner evaluation information storage unit 70.

  For example, the manner evaluation information update unit 78 updates the manner evaluation information of the user A and the manner evaluation information of the user B based on the determination result of the evaluation result determination unit 74. For example, when it is determined that both the evaluation result acquired by the first acquisition unit 72A and the evaluation result acquired by the second acquisition unit 72B are positive evaluation results, the manner evaluation information update unit 78 updates the manner evaluation information of the user A so that the evaluation of the user A increases. For example, when it is determined that both of the above evaluation results are positive evaluation results, the manner evaluation information update unit 78 updates the manner evaluation information of the user B so that the evaluation of the user B is increased.

  Further, for example, the manner evaluation information update unit 78 (second update unit) updates the stored content of the manner evaluation information storage unit 70 based on the determination result of the communication state determination unit 76.

  Here, the communication state determination unit 76 will be described. The communication state determination unit 76 determines whether or not the communication state of the game terminal 20 has reached a predetermined state during the game. The “predetermined state” is, for example, a state where data communication of the game terminal 20 is disconnected or a state where the data communication speed of the game terminal 20 is equal to or lower than a threshold value.

  The communication state determination unit 76 includes a first determination unit 76A (first communication state determination unit) and a second determination unit 76B (second communication state determination unit). For example, a game in which the users A and B participate (for example, in the case of a battle game between the users A and B), the first determination unit 76A sets the communication state of the game terminal A (first game device) to a predetermined state during the game. It is determined whether or not. The second determination unit 76B determines whether or not the communication state of the game terminal B (second game device) has reached a predetermined state during the game.

  Here, it is assumed that a game in which the users A and B participate (for example, a battle game between the users A and B) is executed in a peer-to-peer manner. In this case, each of the game terminals A and B monitors whether the data communication between the game terminals A and B is disconnected. For example, the game terminals A and B determine that the data communication is disconnected when a state in which data from other game terminals 20 is not received continues for a predetermined time. Each of the game terminals A and B also monitors whether or not the state in which the data communication speed between the game terminals A and B is equal to or lower than the threshold value has continued for a predetermined time.

  Then, when it is determined that the data communication between the game terminals A and B is disconnected, or it is determined that the state where the data communication speed between the game terminals A and B is equal to or lower than the threshold value has continued for a predetermined time. In this case, the game terminals A and B end the game halfway, and notify the game server 10A that the game has ended halfway.

  In the case of the peer-to-peer method, the game is executed by transmitting and receiving data between the plurality of game terminals 20 without going through the game server 10B, so that the data communication between the game terminals A and B is disconnected. Or, it is difficult to specify the user (game terminal 20) that causes the data communication speed between the game terminals A and B to become the threshold value or less. Therefore, the game system 1 considers that any user (game terminal 20) participating in the game may have caused the above-described cause.

  That is, when the notification is received by the game server 10A, it is considered that the communication state of both the game terminals A and B is the “predetermined state” during the game. That is, the first determination unit 76A regards the communication state of the game terminal A as the “predetermined state” during the game, and the second determination unit 76B determines that the communication state of the game terminal B is the “predetermined state” during the game. ”.

  When the game execution method is the peer-to-peer method, the manner evaluation information update unit 78 updates the manner evaluation information of the user A based on the determination result of the first determination unit 76A (or the second determination unit 76B). Furthermore, the manner evaluation information update unit 78 updates the manner evaluation information of the user B based on the determination result of the first determination unit 76A (or the second determination unit 76B). That is, when it is determined that the game execution method is the peer-to-peer method and the communication state of the game terminal A (or game terminal B) is the “predetermined state” during the game, the manner evaluation information update unit 78 Updates the manner evaluation information of the user A so that the evaluation is lowered, and updates the manner evaluation information of the user B so that the evaluation is lowered.

  Next, it is assumed that a game in which the users A and B participate (for example, a game in which the users A and B battle) is executed by the client / server method. In this case, the game server 10B monitors whether data communication between at least one of the game terminals A and B and the game server 10B has been disconnected. For example, the game server 10B determines that the data communication with the game terminal A is disconnected when the state where the data from the game terminal A is not received continues for a predetermined time, and the state where the data from the game terminal B is not received. It is determined that the data communication with the game terminal B has been disconnected when continuing for a predetermined time. Further, the game server 10B also monitors whether or not the state in which the data communication speed between at least one of the game terminals A and B and the game server 10B is equal to or lower than a threshold value continues for a predetermined time.

  Then, when it is determined that the data communication between at least one of the game terminals A and B and the game server 10B has been disconnected, or the data communication speed between at least one of the game terminals A and B and the game server 10B Is determined to have continued for a predetermined time, the game server 10B ends the game halfway and notifies the game server 10A that the game has ended halfway.

  In the case of the client / server method, the game is executed by transmitting and receiving data between the plurality of game terminals 20 without going through the game server 10B. It is possible to identify the terminal 20). For this reason, the game server 10B determines the user (game terminal 20) that caused the game to end halfway based on data communication between each of the plurality of game terminals 20 and the game server 10B.

  For example, when the game is terminated halfway because the state where the data from the game terminal A is not received by the game server 10B has continued for a predetermined time, the game server 10B sets the communication state of the game terminal A to the “predetermined state”. The game server 10A is notified of that fact. When this notification is received by the game server 10A, the first determination unit 76A determines that the communication state of the game terminal A is the “predetermined state”.

  Similarly, even when the game ends in the middle because the state where the data communication speed between the game terminal A and the game server 10B is equal to or lower than the threshold value has continued for a predetermined time, the game server 10B It is determined that the communication state has become the “predetermined state”, and the fact is notified to the game server 10A. When this notification is received by the game server 10A, the first determination unit 76A determines that the communication state of the game terminal A is the “predetermined state”.

  Further, for example, when the game is terminated halfway because the state where the data from the game terminal B is not received by the game server 10B has continued for a predetermined time, the game server 10B indicates that the communication state of the game terminal B is the “predetermined state”. The game server 10A is notified of this. When this notification is received by the game server 10A, the second determination unit 76B determines that the communication state of the game terminal B has reached the “predetermined state”.

  Similarly, even when the game ends in the middle because the state in which the data communication speed between the game terminal B and the game server 10B is equal to or lower than the threshold value has continued for a predetermined time, the game server 10B It is determined that the communication state has become the “predetermined state”, and the fact is notified to the game server 10A. When this notification is received by the game server 10A, the second determination unit 76B determines that the communication state of the game terminal B has reached the “predetermined state”.

  When the game execution method is the client / server method, the manner evaluation information update unit 78 updates the manner evaluation information of the user A based on the determination result of the first determination unit 76A. That is, when it is determined that the game execution method is the client / server method and the communication state of the game terminal A is the “predetermined state” during the game, the manner evaluation information update unit 78 determines the user A's Update manner evaluation information to lower the evaluation. In this case, the manner evaluation information update unit 78 does not update the manner evaluation information of the user B so that the evaluation is lowered.

  Further, when the game execution method is the client / server method, the manner evaluation information update unit 78 updates the manner evaluation information of the user B based on the determination result of the second determination unit 76B. That is, when it is determined that the game execution method is the client / server method and the communication state of the game terminal B is the “predetermined state” during the game, the manner evaluation information updating unit 78 determines the user B ’s Update manner evaluation information to lower the evaluation. In this case, the manner evaluation information update unit 78 does not update the manner evaluation information of the user A so that the evaluation is lowered.

  The restriction / warning unit 80 will be described. The restriction / warning unit 80 executes restriction or warning for the user based on the manner evaluation information of the user.

  For example, the restriction / warning unit 80 restricts the participation of the user in the game based on the manner evaluation information of the user. Specifically, the restriction / warning unit 80 prohibits a user with low manners from participating in a game in which a user with high manners participates. In other words, the restriction / warning unit 80 allows a user with low manners to participate only in a game in which a user with low manners participates.

  Here, for example, “a user with high manners” is a user whose manner evaluation information is a reference (for example, “A”) or more, and “a user with low manners” is a user whose manners evaluation information is less than the reference. The “user with high manners” may be a user whose manner evaluation information is equal to or higher than the first standard (for example, “AA”), and the “user with low manners” has the second manner (first 1 A user who is lower than the reference (e.g., “B”) or less may be used.

  Next, processing executed in the game system 1 to realize the functional blocks described above will be described.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing executed to start a game in which a plurality of users participate. The process shown in FIG. 11 is executed by the control unit 11 of the game server 10A. When the control unit 11 executes the processing shown in FIG. 11 according to the program, the control unit 11 functions as the restriction / warning unit 80.

  As shown in FIG. 11, first, the control unit 11 determines a user who participates in the game (S101). For example, in the case of a game in which two users are competing, the control unit 11 accesses the user table and selects two users from among users who wish to compete with other users.

  For example, the control unit 11 selects two users with good manners. Specifically, the control unit 11 selects two users whose manner evaluation information is “AAA”, “AA”, or “A”. Or the control part 11 selects two users with bad manners. Specifically, the control unit 11 selects two users whose manner evaluation information is “B”, or the control unit 11 selects two users whose manner evaluation information is “C”.

  When the user who participates in a game is determined, the control part 11 determines whether the user whose manner evaluation information is lower than a reference | standard participates in a game (S102). For example, “A” is set as the reference. For example, when the users A and B are determined as users participating in the game in step S101, the control unit 11 determines whether the manner evaluation information of the user A is “B” or “C”. Further, the control unit 11 determines whether the manner evaluation information of the user B is “B” or “C”. When the manner evaluation information of at least one of the users A and B is “B” or “C”, the control unit 11 determines that the user whose manner evaluation information is lower than the reference participates in the game.

  When it is determined that a user whose manner evaluation information is lower than the standard does not participate in the game, the control unit 11 selects the peer-to-peer method as the game execution method (S103). In this case, the control unit 11 instructs the game terminal 20 of the user participating in the game to start executing the game in a peer-to-peer manner (S104).

For example, when the users A and B participate in the game, the control unit 11 selects one of the game terminals A and B as the game terminal 20 that should play the role of a game server. Then, the control unit 11 transmits information shown below to the game terminals A and B.
(A1) Information indicating that the peer-to-peer method has been selected (A2) Information indicating the game terminal 20 that should play the role of a game server (A3) Information necessary for data communication with other game terminals 20 (IP address, etc.) )

  After the above information is transmitted to the game terminals A and B, data communication is started between the game terminals A and B, and the battle game for the users A and B is started. In this case, processing as shown in FIG. 12 described later is executed.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step S102 that the user whose manner evaluation information is lower than the standard is to participate in the game, the control unit 11 selects the client / server method as the game execution method (S105). In this case, the control unit 11 instructs the game terminal 20 of the user participating in the game and the game server 10B to start executing the game by the client / server method (S106).

For example, when the users A and B participate in the game, the control unit 11 transmits the following information to the game server 10B.
(B1) Information indicating that the client / server method has been selected (B2) Information necessary for data communication with game terminals A and B (IP address, etc.)

Furthermore, the control part 11 transmits the information shown below to each of the game terminals A and B.
(C1) Information indicating that the client / server method has been selected (C2) Information necessary for data communication with the game server 10B (IP address, etc.)

  After the above information is transmitted to game server 10B and game terminals A and B, data communication between game server 10B and game terminal A and data communication between game server 10B and game terminal B are started. Then, the battle game for the users A and B is started. In this case, processing as shown in FIG. 13 described later is executed.

  Here, a process in the case where the battle game between the users A and B is executed by the peer-to-peer method will be described. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of processing in the case where the battle game between the users A and B is executed in a peer-to-peer manner. In the case of the peer-to-peer method, one of the game terminals A and B plays the role of a server. Here, it is assumed that the game terminal A plays the role of a game server. In this case, game situation data indicating the latest game situation is stored in the storage unit 22 of the game terminal A, and a copy of the game situation data is stored in the storage unit 22 of the game terminal B.

  When the game terminal A plays the role of a game server, the game terminal B acquires operation data related to the game operation performed by the user B (S201), and transmits the operation data to the game terminal A (S202).

  On the other hand, the game terminal A acquires operation data related to the game operation performed by the user A (S203), and the game situation data stored in the storage unit 22 of the game terminal A is acquired as the operation data (user A) in step S203. (Game operation performed by the user B) and the operation data received from the game terminal B (game operation performed by the user B) (S204).

  Thereafter, the game terminal A transmits update data for transmitting the update contents of the game situation data to the game terminal B to the game terminal B (S205). The game terminal B updates the game situation data stored in the storage unit 22 of the game terminal B based on the update data received from the game terminal A (S206). In the game terminal B, the game screen 50 is updated based on the game situation data stored in the storage unit 22 of the game terminal B (S207). Similarly, in the game terminal A, the game screen 50 is updated based on the game situation data stored in the storage unit 22 of the game terminal A (S208).

  In the example shown in FIG. 12, the game terminal A transmits update data to the game terminal B to notify the game terminal B of the update contents of the game situation data. The game terminal A may transmit screen data indicating the game screen 50 to be transmitted to the game terminal B. Then, the game terminal B may update the game screen 50 based on the screen data received from the game terminal A.

When the battle game of the users A and B executed by the peer-to-peer method is normally completed, the game terminal B that does not play a role as a game server determines the evaluation result on the evaluation screen 60 displayed on the game terminal B (that is, Information indicating the evaluation result obtained by the user B evaluating manners of the user A) is transmitted to the game terminal A. And the game terminal A which plays the role as a game server transmits the information shown below to 10 A of game servers.
(D1) Information indicating that the game has ended normally (D2) Information indicating the result of the game (that is, the match result) (D3) Evaluation result on the evaluation screen 60 displayed on the game terminal A (that is, user A is user B) (D4) Information indicating the evaluation result on the evaluation screen 60 displayed on the game terminal B (that is, the evaluation result when the user B evaluated the manners of the user A).

On the other hand, when the competitive game of the users A and B executed by the peer-to-peer method is finished halfway, the game terminals A and B transmit the information shown below to the game server 10A.
(E1) Information indicating that the game has ended halfway

  If the battle game is terminated halfway due to the disconnection of one communication connection between the game terminals A and B, the other of the game terminals A and B (that is, the communication connection is not disconnected). The game terminal) transmits the information (E1) to the game server 10A.

  When the game server 10A receives the above information (E1) from one of the game terminals A and B, the game server 10A sends a signal to the other of the game terminals A and B to confirm whether or not the communication connection is disconnected. . Even in this case, since the cause of the disconnection of the communication connection is not clearly specified, eventually the manner evaluation information of both the users A and B is updated so that the evaluation is lowered.

  By the way, the process in the case where the battle game of the users A and B is executed by the peer-to-peer method is not limited to the example shown in FIG.

  In the example shown in FIG. 12, either one of the game terminals A and B is supposed to play a role as a server. However, the game terminals A and B may transmit operation data to each other in an equal position. It may be.

  That is, the game terminal A may acquire operation data related to the game operation performed by the user A and transmit the operation data to the game terminal B. Similarly, the game terminal B may acquire operation data related to the game operation performed by the user B and transmit the operation data to the game terminal A.

  In this case, the game terminal A stores the game situation data stored in the storage unit 22 of the game terminal A based on the operation data related to the game operation performed by the user A and the operation data related to the game operation performed by the user B. Update. Then, the game terminal A updates the game screen 50 displayed on the display unit 26 of the game terminal A based on the game situation data stored in the storage unit 22 of the game terminal A.

  Similarly, the game terminal B stores the game situation data stored in the storage unit 22 of the game terminal B based on the operation data related to the game operation performed by the user A and the operation data related to the game operation performed by the user B. Update. Then, the game terminal B updates the game screen 50 displayed on the display unit 26 of the game terminal B based on the game situation data stored in the storage unit 22 of the game terminal B.

  In this case, when the battle game between the users A and B ends normally, each of the game apparatuses A and B transmits the information (D1) to (D4) to the game server 10A.

  Next, a process when the competitive game of the users A and B is executed by the client / server method will be described. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of processing in the case where the competitive game of the users A and B is executed by the client / server method. In the case of the client / server system, game situation data indicating the latest game situation is stored in the storage unit 12 (or database 15) of the game server 10B, and a copy of the game situation data is stored in each storage unit of the game terminals A and B. 22 is stored.

  In the case of the client / server system, the game terminal A acquires operation data related to the game operation performed by the user A (S301), and transmits the operation data to the game server 10B (S302). Similarly, the game terminal B acquires operation data related to the game operation performed by the user B (S301), and transmits the operation data to the game server 10B (S302).

  The game server 10B updates the game situation data stored in the game server 10B based on the operation data received from the game terminals A and B (S303), and updates the game situation data to transmit the updated contents of the game situation data. The data is transmitted to terminals A and B (S304).

  Then, the game terminal A updates the game situation data stored in the game terminal A based on the update data received from the game server 10B, and based on the updated game situation data, the display unit 26 of the game terminal A. The game screen 50 is displayed. The same applies to game device B.

  In the example shown in FIG. 13, the game server 10 </ b> B is configured to transmit update data for transmitting the game content data to the game terminal A to the game terminal A. The game server 10 </ b> B may transmit screen data indicating the game screen 50 to be transmitted to the game terminal A. Then, the game terminal A may update the game screen 50 based on the screen data received from the game server 10B. The same applies to game terminal B.

When the competitive game of the users A and B executed by the client / server method is completed normally, the game terminal A determines the evaluation result on the evaluation screen 60 displayed on the game terminal A (that is, the user A is manners of the user B). Information indicating the evaluation result) is transmitted to the game server 10B. Similarly, the game terminal B transmits information indicating an evaluation result on the evaluation screen 60 displayed on the game terminal B (that is, an evaluation result of the user B evaluating manners of the user A) to the game server 10B. And game server 10B transmits the information shown below to game server 10A.
(F1) Information indicating that the game has ended normally (F2) Information indicating the result of the game (that is, the match result) (F3) Evaluation result on the evaluation screen 60 displayed on the game terminal A (that is, user A is user B) (F4) Information indicating the evaluation result on the evaluation screen 60 displayed on the game terminal B (that is, the evaluation result when the user B evaluated the manners of the user A).

On the other hand, when the competitive game of the users A and B executed by the client / server method is ended halfway, the game server 10B transmits the following information to the game server 10A.
(G1) Information indicating that the game has ended halfway (G2) Information indicating the user (game terminal 20) that caused the game to end halfway

  Next, processing executed when a game in which a plurality of users participate is completed will be described. 14 and 15 show an example of processing executed when the battle game between the users A and B is completed. The processes shown in FIGS. 14 and 15 are executed by the control unit 11 of the game server 10A. When the control unit 11 executes the processes shown in FIGS. 14 and 15 according to the program, the control unit 11 functions as the evaluation result acquisition unit 72, the evaluation result determination unit 74, the communication state determination unit 76, and the manner evaluation information update unit 78. To come.

  When the battle game between the users A and B is finished, as shown in FIG. 14, the control unit 11 first determines whether or not the game is finished normally (S401). This determination is performed based on the information (D1) (E1) (F1) or (G1).

  When it is determined that the battle game between the users A and B is normally completed, the control unit 11 registers the game result in the play history table (S402). In this case, the control unit 11 adds a record indicating the game result of the user A and a record indicating the game result of the user B to the play history table. FIG. 16 shows an example of a record added to the play history table. In FIG. 16, the user ID of the user A is “U1”, the user ID of the user B is “U2”, the user A wins the user B by “2-0”, and the users A and B Suppose that each other positively evaluates each other's manners.

  For example, the control unit 11 registers information described below in each field of a record indicating the game result of the user A. For example, the control unit 11 registers the user ID of the user A in the “user ID” field, and registers the current date and time in the “date and time” field. Further, the control unit 11 registers the user ID of the user B in the “partner” field, and registers the battle result in the “match result” field. Further, the control unit 11 registers the value “0” in the “halfway end” field.

  When the evaluation result on the evaluation screen 60 displayed on the game terminal B (that is, the evaluation result of the user B evaluating manners of the user A) is a positive evaluation 62A, the control unit 11 sets the value “1” to “evaluation”. Register in the Result field. On the other hand, when the evaluation result is negative evaluation 62B, the control unit 11 registers the value “0” in the “evaluation result” field.

  Similarly, the control unit 11 registers information described below in each field of the record indicating the game result of the user B. For example, the control unit 11 registers the user ID of the user B in the “user ID” field, and registers the current date and time in the “date and time” field. Further, the control unit 11 registers the user ID of the user A in the “partner” field, and registers the battle result in the “match result” field. Further, the control unit 11 registers the value “0” in the “halfway end” field.

  When the evaluation result on the evaluation screen 60 displayed on the game terminal A (that is, the evaluation result of the user A evaluating manners of the user B) is a positive evaluation 62A, the control unit 11 sets the value “1” to “evaluation”. Register in the Result field. On the other hand, when the evaluation result is negative evaluation 62B, the control unit 11 registers the value “0” in the “evaluation result” field.

  After the process of step S402 is completed, the control unit 11 determines that both the evaluation result of the user A evaluating the manners of the user B and the evaluation result of the user B evaluating the manners of the user A are both positive evaluation 62A. It is determined whether or not there is (S403).

  When it is determined that both of the above evaluation results are the positive evaluation 62A, the control unit 11 increases the number of fair plays of the user A by 1 (S404). Further, the control unit 11 updates the number of halfway terminations of the user A (S405). For example, the control unit 11 acquires the halfway end count of the user A in the last 50 matches played by the user A from the play history table, and registers the halfway end count in the user table.

  Similarly, the control unit 11 increases the number of fair plays of the user B by 1 (S406). In addition, the control unit 11 updates the number of halfway terminations of the user B (S407). For example, the control unit 11 acquires the halfway end count of the user B in the last 50 matches played by the user B from the play history table, and registers the halfway end count in the user table.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step S403 that at least one of the above evaluation results is not the positive evaluation 62A, the control unit 11 updates the number of halfway terminations of the user A (S408). Step S408 is the same as step S405. If it is determined that at least one of the evaluation results is not the positive evaluation 62A, the number of fair plays of the user A is not increased.

  Similarly, the control unit 11 updates the number of halfway terminations of the user B (S409). Step S409 is the same as step S407. When it is determined that at least one of the above evaluation results is not the positive evaluation 62A, the number of fair plays of the user B is not increased.

  After step S407 or S409 is executed, the control unit 11 updates the manner evaluation information of the user A (S410). For example, the control unit 11 acquires manner evaluation information associated with the combination of the number of fair plays and the number of end times of the user A from the manner evaluation information table. The control unit 11 registers the manner evaluation information in the user table as the manner evaluation information of the user A.

  Similarly, the control unit 11 updates the manner evaluation information of the user B (S411). For example, the control unit 11 acquires manner evaluation information associated with the combination of the number of fair plays and the number of end times of the user B from the manner evaluation information table. Then, the control unit 11 registers the manner evaluation information in the user table as the manner evaluation information of the user B.

  If it is determined in step S401 that the game has not ended normally, that is, if the game has ended in the middle, as shown in FIG. 15, the control unit 11 uses the client / server method as the game execution method. It is determined whether or not there is (S501).

  When it is determined that the game execution method is not the client / server method, that is, when the game execution method is the peer-to-peer method, the control unit 11 registers the result of the game in the play history table (S504).

  In the case of the peer-to-peer method, the game is executed by transmitting and receiving data between the game terminals A and B without going through the game server 10B. ) Is difficult to identify. Therefore, the control unit 11 performs registration in the play history table on the assumption that both the users A and B have caused the game to end halfway.

  That is, the control unit 11 adds a record indicating the game result of the user A and a record indicating the game result of the user B to the play history table. FIG. 17 shows an example of a record added to the play history table. FIG. 17 assumes a case where the user ID of user A is “U1” and the user ID of user B is “U2”.

  For example, the control unit 11 registers information described below in each field of a record indicating the game result of the user A. That is, the control unit 11 registers the user ID of the user A in the “user ID” field, registers the current date and time in the “date and time” field, and registers the user ID of the user B in the “partner” field. Further, as described above, the control unit 11 regards that the cause of the game being ended midway is the user A, and registers the value “1” in the “halfway end” field.

  Similarly, the control unit 11 registers information described below in each field of the record indicating the game result of the user B. That is, the control unit 11 registers the user ID of the user B in the “user ID” field, registers the current date and time in the “date and time” field, and registers the user ID of the user A in the “partner” field. Further, as described above, the control unit 11 regards that the cause of the game being ended midway is the user B, and registers the value “1” in the “halfway end” field.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step S501 that the game execution method is the client / server method, the control unit 11 ends the game halfway based on the information (G2) received from the game server 10B. The user who caused the error is identified (S502).

  Thereafter, the control unit 11 registers the game result in the play history table (S503). In this case, the control unit 11 adds a record indicating the game result of the user A and a record indicating the game result of the user B to the play history table. FIG. 18 shows an example of a record added to the play history table. FIG. 18 assumes a case where the user ID of user A is “U1”, the user ID of user B is “U2”, and the user who caused the game to end midway is user B. doing.

  For example, the control unit 11 registers information described below in each field of a record indicating the game result of the user A. That is, the control unit 11 registers the user ID of the user A in the “user ID” field, registers the current date and time in the “date and time” field, and registers the user ID of the user B in the “partner” field. Further, the control unit 11 registers the value “0” in the “halfway end” field when the user identified in step S502 is not the user A, and the value “0” when the user identified in step S502 is the user A. 1 ”is registered in the“ end in progress ”field.

  Similarly, the control unit 11 registers information described below in each field of the record indicating the game result of the user B. For example, the control unit 11 registers the user ID of the user B in the “user ID” field, registers the current date and time in the “date and time” field, and registers the user ID of the user A in the “partner” field. Further, the control unit 11 registers the value “0” in the “halfway end” field when the user identified in step S502 is not the user B, and the value “0” when the user identified in step S502 is the user B. 1 ”is registered in the“ end in progress ”field.

  After step S503 or S504 is executed, the control unit 11 updates the halfway end count of the user A (S505) and updates the manner evaluation information of the user A (S506). Steps S505 and S506 are the same as steps S405 and S410 in FIG.

  In addition, the control unit 11 updates the number of halfway terminations of the user B (S507), and updates the manner evaluation information of the user B (S508). Steps S507 and S508 are the same as steps S407 and S411 in FIG.

  In the game system 1 described above, manners of each user are evaluated. Specifically, when the users positively evaluate each other's manners, the evaluation regarding the manners of the users increases. According to the game system 1, it becomes possible to prompt the user to play the game with consciousness so that the users can positively evaluate each other's manners, and as a result, the manners of the user are improved. It becomes possible to prompt.

  In the game system 1, the user is restricted or warned based on the manner evaluation information of the user. For example, control is performed so that a user with poor manners does not participate in a game in which a user with good manners participates. According to the game system 1, it is possible to guide a user with poor manners to improve manners or to prevent a user with good manners from feeling dissatisfied by a user with poor manners.

  Moreover, according to the game system 1, it becomes possible to improve the evaluation accuracy of a user's manners.

  In the case of the peer-to-peer method, the game is executed by transmitting and receiving data between the game terminals 20 without going through the game server 10B. Therefore, the user who caused the game (game terminal 20) when the game was ended halfway Is difficult to identify. For this reason, in the game system 1, for example, when the game in which the users A and B participate in the game executed in the peer-to-peer method is ended in the middle, the number of halfway ends of both the users A and B is increased. .

  However, in this case, the number of halfway terminations of the user who did not cause the game to end in the middle also increases, and as a result, it does not cause the game to end halfway along with the user who caused the game to terminate halfway. The manner evaluation information of the user is also lowered. That is, there is a possibility that the evaluation accuracy of the manners of the user is lowered.

  In this regard, in the game system 1, when the manner evaluation of at least one of the users A and B is low, a game in which the users A and B participate is executed by the client / server method. In the case of the client / server system, the game is executed by transmitting and receiving data between each of the game terminals A and B and the game server 10B, and this is the cause when the game is terminated halfway. It is possible to specify the user (game terminal 20).

  For this reason, for example, when a game executed by the client / server method in which the users A and B participate is terminated in the middle, only the number of halfway terminations of the user specified as the user who caused the game to terminate in the middle As a result, the manner evaluation of the user is lowered. On the other hand, the number of halfway endings of a user who has not been identified as the user who caused the game to end halfway will decrease, and as a result, the manner evaluation of the user will increase.

  As described above, according to the game system 1, even if there is a user whose manner evaluation has been lowered even though the game was not terminated in the middle, the manner evaluation of such a user is increased. It is secured. Thus, according to the game system 1, it is possible to improve the evaluation accuracy of a user's manners.

  By the way, as a method for improving the evaluation accuracy of the manners of the user, a method in which a game is always executed by a client / server method is also conceivable. However, in the case of the client / server system, since a battle is executed via the game server 10B, a large number of game servers 10B are required when performing a large number of games (matches) in parallel. In this regard, in the game system 1, the case where the game is executed by the client / server method is limited to the case where a user with poor manners participates in the game, and thus it is necessary for performing a large number of games (matches) in parallel. It is possible to suppress an increase in the number of game servers 10B. That is, it is possible to suppress an increase in cost for providing the game.

  The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above.

  [1] For example, the game system 1 may acquire ranking data indicating the ranking of each user based on each user's game results (for example, battle results), and disclose the ranking data to the users. The acquisition (aggregation) and release of the ranking data may be executed by at least one of the game servers 10A and 10B, or may be executed by another server computer.

  In this case, the restriction / warning unit 80 may exclude the user from the ranking based on the manner evaluation information of the user. Specifically, the restriction / warning unit 80 may exclude users with low manners from the ranking by excluding users with low manners from the list of rankings. The “user with a low manner evaluation” is a user whose manner evaluation information is less than a standard (for example, “A”), for example.

  Alternatively, the restriction / warning unit 80 may lower the user's rank in the ranking based on the user's manner evaluation information. For example, if the ranking of the user whose ranking determined according to the game score is nth is low, the restriction / warning unit 80 lowers the ranking of the user to the mth lower than the nth. Also good. Further, in this case, the limit / warning unit 80 may set the lowering order of rank (that is, the difference between n and m) based on the manner evaluation information of the user. In other words, the limit / warning unit 80 may increase the lowering of the rank (that is, the difference between n and m) as the user's manner evaluation is lower.

  [2] For example, the restriction / warning unit 80 may execute a warning for a user based on the manner evaluation information of the user. Specifically, the restriction / warning unit 80 may warn a user with a low manner evaluation. For example, when a user with a low manner rating accesses the game server 10 </ b> A, the restriction / warning unit 80 may display a warning message on the display unit 26 of the game terminal 20. The “user with a low manner evaluation” is a user whose manner evaluation information is less than a standard (for example, “A”), for example. In this case, the warning for the user whose manner evaluation information is “B” may be different from the warning for the user whose manner evaluation information is “C”.

  In the above-described embodiment, a user with poor manners is not allowed to participate in a game in which a user with good manners participates, but only a warning is given to a user with poor manners, A user with poor manners may participate in a game in which a good user participates.

  [3] For example, the game space may be a virtual two-dimensional space. That is, the position of the character may be represented by two coordinate values.

  [4] Also, for example, the case where the present invention is applied to a soccer game in which two users play against each other has been mainly described above. However, the present invention can also be applied to a soccer game in which three or more users compete. In this case, after a battle | competition is complete | finished, a user will evaluate the manners of each user other than himself.

  Moreover, as a matter of course, the present invention can be applied to a game other than a soccer game in which a plurality of users compete. For example, the present invention can be applied to a soccer game in which a plurality of users cooperate to operate one soccer team. Further, for example, the present invention can be applied to a game other than a soccer game. The present invention can be applied to a game in which a plurality of users participate.

  Furthermore, the present invention can be applied to other than a game system that executes a game in which a plurality of users participate. For example, “a game in which a plurality of users participate” can be considered as an aspect of an “event in which a plurality of users participate”. For this reason, the present invention can also be applied to a “communication management system including a plurality of user terminals and executing an event in which a plurality of users participate via a communication network”. Specifically, the present invention can also be applied to a “communication management system that executes an event in which a plurality of users discuss and examine a certain theme via a communication network”. By applying the present invention to such a communication management system, it is possible to encourage the manners of users participating in the event to improve.

  1 game system, 2 communication network, 10A, 10B game server, 11, 21 control unit, 12, 22 storage unit, 13, 23 optical disc drive unit, 14, 24 communication unit, 15 database, 20 game terminal, 25 operation unit, 26 display unit, 27 audio output unit, 30 game space, 32 field, 34 goal, 36 ball, 38, 38A, 38B, 38C, 40, 40A, 40B character, 42 virtual camera, 50 game screen, 52A, 52B cursor, 60 evaluation screen, 62A positive evaluation, 62B negative evaluation, 70 manner evaluation information storage unit, 72 evaluation result acquisition unit, 72A first acquisition unit, 72B second evaluation unit, 74 evaluation result determination unit, 76 communication state determination unit, 76A First determination unit, 76B Second determination unit, 78 Manner evaluation information update New part, 80 restriction / warning part.

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In a game system that executes a game in which a plurality of users participate,
First acquisition means for acquiring an evaluation result obtained by evaluating a manner of the first user participating in the game by the second user participating in the game;
Second acquisition means for acquiring an evaluation result evaluated by the first user who has participated in the game with respect to manners of the second user who has participated in the game;
Evaluation result determination means for determining whether or not the combination of the evaluation result acquired by the first acquisition means and the evaluation result acquired by the second acquisition means is a predetermined combination;
The manner evaluation information of the first user stored in a storage unit that stores manner evaluation information indicating an evaluation regarding manners during game play in association with each user is based on a determination result of the evaluation result determination unit. Update means for updating;
A restriction / warning means for executing a restriction or warning for a user based on the manner evaluation information of the user;
A game system comprising: The game system according to claim 1,
Means for determining whether both the evaluation result acquired by the first acquisition means and the evaluation result acquired by the second acquisition means are positive evaluation results;
The updating unit is configured to update the first user when both the evaluation result acquired by the first acquisition unit and the evaluation result acquired by the second acquisition unit are the positive evaluation result. Means for updating the manner evaluation information so that the evaluation of the first user is improved,
A game system characterized by that. The game system according to claim 1 or 2,
The updating unit updates the manner evaluation information of the first user and the manner evaluation information of the second user based on a determination result of the evaluation result determination unit.
A game system characterized by that. The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A first game device corresponding to the first user;
A second game device corresponding to the second user;
First communication state determination means for determining whether or not the communication state of the first game device has reached a predetermined state during the game;
Second communication state determination means for determining whether or not the communication state of the second game device has reached the predetermined state during the game;
Second update means for updating the manner evaluation information of the first user based on at least one of a determination result of the first communication state determination means and a determination result of the second communication state determination means,
A game system characterized by that. The game system according to claim 4,
The second update means includes
Based on the determination result of the first communication state determination means when the game execution method is a method of executing the game by performing data communication between the first game device and the second game device. Means for updating the manner evaluation information of the first user;
The determination result of the second communication state determination means when the game execution method is the method of executing the game by performing data communication between the first game device and the second game device. Based on, the means for updating the manner evaluation information of the first user,
A game system characterized by that. The game system according to claim 4 or 5,
Including a game server,
The second updating means is configured such that the game execution method performs data communication between the first game device and the game server, and performs data communication between the second game device and the game server. Including a means for updating the manner evaluation information of the first user based on a determination result of the first communication state determination means when the game is executed by performing the game.
A game system characterized by that. The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
The restriction / warning means includes means for restricting participation of the user in the game based on the manner evaluation information of the user.
A game system characterized by that. The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
Means for obtaining ranking data indicating the ranking of each user based on the game results of each user;
Means for publishing the ranking data,
The restriction / warning means includes means for excluding the user from the ranking based on the manner evaluation information of the user.
A game system characterized by that. The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
Means for obtaining ranking data indicating the ranking of each user based on the game results of each user;
Means for publishing the ranking data,
The restriction / warning means includes means for lowering the ranking of the user in the ranking based on the manner evaluation information of the user.
A game system characterized by that. In a game system that executes a game in which a plurality of users participate,
A first accepting step for accepting an evaluation regarding manners of a first user participating in the game from a second user participating in the game;
A second accepting step of accepting an evaluation regarding manners of the second user participating in the game from the first user participating in the game;
An evaluation result determination step for determining whether or not a combination of the evaluation result received in the first reception step and the evaluation result received in the second reception step is a predetermined combination;
Based on the determination result of the evaluation result determination step, the manner evaluation information of the first user is stored in a storage unit that stores manner evaluation information indicating evaluation regarding manners during game play in association with each user. An update step to update;
A restriction / warning step for executing a restriction or warning for the user based on the manner evaluation information of the user;
A game system control method comprising: The evaluation result of the second user regarding the manner of the first user in a game in which a plurality of users including the first user and the second user participated, and the first user regarding the manner of the second user in the game Means for obtaining a determination result of whether or not a combination of the evaluation result and the combination is a predetermined combination;
Updating means for updating the manner evaluation information of the first user based on the determination result, stored in a storage means for storing manner evaluation information indicating evaluation regarding manners during game play in association with each user; ,
A game control apparatus comprising: The evaluation result of the second user regarding the manner of the first user in a game in which a plurality of users including the first user and the second user participated, and the first user regarding the manner of the second user in the game Obtaining a determination result as to whether or not the combination of the evaluation result and the combination is a predetermined combination;
An update step of updating the manner evaluation information of the first user based on the determination result, stored in a storage unit that stores manner evaluation information indicating evaluation regarding manners during game play in association with each user; ,
A control method for a game control device comprising: The evaluation result of the second user regarding the manner of the first user in a game in which a plurality of users including the first user and the second user participated, and the first user regarding the manner of the second user in the game Means for obtaining a determination result of whether or not the combination of the evaluation result and the performed evaluation is a predetermined combination; and
Updating means for updating the manner evaluation information of the first user based on the determination result, stored in a storage means for storing manner evaluation information indicating evaluation regarding manners during game play in association with each user;
As a program to make the computer function as. In a communication management system that executes an event involving multiple users,
First acquisition means for acquiring an evaluation result evaluated by a second user who participated in the event with respect to manners of the first user who participated in the event;
Second acquisition means for acquiring an evaluation result evaluated by the first user who participated in the event with respect to manners of the second user who participated in the event;
Evaluation result determination means for determining whether or not the combination of the evaluation result acquired by the first acquisition means and the evaluation result acquired by the second acquisition means is a predetermined combination;
The manner evaluation information of the first user, which is stored in a storage unit that stores manner evaluation information indicating an evaluation regarding manners at the time of event participation in association with each user, is based on a determination result of the evaluation result determination unit. Update means for updating;
A restriction / warning means for executing a restriction or warning for a user based on the manner evaluation information of the user;
A communication management system characterized by including:

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