JP2010207328A - Game device, operation method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game device, etc., participating in a multi-player game, wherein the game device are suitable for sharing with other game devices an event generated in a time zone in which it cannot participate in a game because of a communication failure, etc. <P>SOLUTION: An event memory part 201 memorizes event information containing the display information and generation time of a generated event. If a self-device is recovered from the cutting of communication, an event acquisition request section 202 designates a period when the communication is cut and transmits an event acquisition request to other game device 200. If the event acquisition request is received, an event acquisition response section 203 obtains from the event memory part 201 of the self-device the event information about the event generated during a designated period and sends a reply. The event memory part 201 further memorizes the answered event information. A reproduction display section 204 reproduces and displays the display information about the event memorized by the event memory part 201. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  In a game device participating in a multiplayer game, a game device, an operation method, and the like suitable for sharing information about an event that occurred in a time zone in which the game could not participate due to a communication failure or the like with other game devices, And related to the program.

  Conventionally, a multiplayer game of a type in which a game is progressed by a plurality of game devices communicating with each other has become widespread. One of the real pleasures of such a game is that the player achieves a common purpose, for example, defeating an enemy, in cooperation with other players. In recent years, various techniques for playing more happily in cooperation with other players have been proposed.

  For example, Cited Document 1 discloses a game system that makes it easy to find an opponent who seems to be interested in a network game. In this game system, attributes and attribute conditions are stored in association with each player, attributes stored in association with a screen providing player that is a game screen providing target, and player characters displayed on the game screen are displayed. Based on the attribute condition stored in association with the screen display player to be operated, the display mode of the player character that is the operation target of the screen display player is determined. By displaying the player character of the player who wants to communicate with himself / herself separately from the others, it is possible to easily find an opponent who seems to be in the network game.

JP 2004-081818 A

  On the other hand, there is a case where the game device communication is cut off due to a communication trouble or the like because the player turns off the power to sit in the game. At this time, the game is continued on other game devices other than the game device whose communication is disconnected. However, the game device whose communication has been disconnected cannot grasp the behavior of the character operated on the other game device and the progress of the game obtained as a result. In order to enhance the sense of unity with other players, there is a need for a mechanism that allows the game device to be shared with game devices operated by other players during the period when the game device could not participate in the game.

  The present invention is for solving the above-described problems, and in a game device participating in a multiplayer game, information on an event that occurred in a time zone in which the game could not be participated due to a communication failure or the like, The present invention relates to a game device, an operation method, and a program suitable for sharing with other game devices.

  To achieve the above object, a game device according to a first aspect of the present invention is a game device of a game system in which a plurality of game devices participate in a game by communicating with each other, and an event storage unit; An event acquisition request unit, an event acquisition response unit, and a playback display unit are provided.

  First, when an event occurs during the progress of the game, the event storage unit stores event information including display information for displaying the event and an occurrence time of the event.

  Here, the event is an important event in the progress of the game such as “I found XX” or “I defeated XX”, and the occurrence of the event is automatically determined by a predetermined method. When it is determined that an event has occurred during game play, the event storage unit collects event information including the time of occurrence and display information at the moment of occurrence, that is, image data. When the display information of the collected event information is reproduced in the order of the time of occurrence, it is possible to reproduce and display a digest obtained by scraping the play contents in the game device at predetermined times like a slide show.

  In addition, the event acquisition request unit transmits an event acquisition request for designating a time zone when the game device could not participate in the game to the other game device.

  Here, the time zone in which the game cannot be participated is, for example, a time zone in which the game apparatus is disconnected due to a communication trouble or the like because the player is in the middle of the game. The game device cannot collect event information during such a time period. On the other hand, in the case of a multiplayer game, typically, even if communication with any of the game devices is disconnected, other game devices continue the game and collect event information. Therefore, the event acquisition request unit designates a time period during which the game device could not participate in the game, and transmits an event request to collect event information from other game devices regarding events that occurred during that time.

  The event acquisition response unit receives an event acquisition request from another game device, and among the event information stored in the event storage unit, the time of occurrence is included in the time zone specified in the event acquisition request An event acquisition response designating event information to be transmitted is returned to another game device that has transmitted the event acquisition request.

  That is, the game device requests other game devices for event information about events that occurred during the time period when the game device could not participate in the game. An event acquisition request for requesting information to be returned is received. In response to the event acquisition request received from another game device, the event acquisition response unit returns event information included in the time zone specified in the event request.

  The event storage unit further stores event information returned from another game device. That is, the event storage unit stores event information collected on another game device in addition to the event information collected by the own device.

  Thus, according to the present invention, the game device can collect event information from other game devices for events that occurred during a time period when the game device could not participate in the game. And information can be shared.

  The time zone specified in the event acquisition request may be a time zone from the time when the connection with the other game device is disconnected to the time when the connection with the other game device is subsequently established. .

  That is, the connection with another game device is disconnected when, for example, the power is turned off or a communication failure occurs. Then, when the power is turned on again or when the communication failure is resolved, the connection is established again. Therefore, when the connection is established again, the event acquisition request unit designates the period during which such communication was disconnected as the period during which the game could not be participated, and occurred in other game devices during the period. An event acquisition request is sent to return the event information of the event that has been issued.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to treat the period during which communication has been cut off as a period during which the game could not be entered, and to share information about events occurring during the period with other game devices.

In addition, the event storage unit further stores a period during which the game device cannot collect event information about an event that has occurred in the game (hereinafter referred to as “missing period”),
The time zone specified in the event acquisition request is the missing period that is stored,
In the event acquisition response, a period overlapping with a period other than the missing period stored in the event storage unit (hereinafter referred to as “effective period”) is further specified in the time zone specified in the event acquisition request,
When the event acquisition response is received, a period overlapping with the valid period specified in the event acquisition response may be deleted from the missing period stored in the event storage unit.

  That is, first, as described above, the game device stores a period during which communication is disconnected and the game cannot be entered as a missing period during which event information cannot be collected. Then, an event acquisition request is transmitted to another game device by designating the missing period. However, there is a possibility that the game device on the side that has received the event acquisition request also has a missing period, that is, a period in which communication is cut off due to power-off or a communication failure.

  Therefore, the game device on the side that has received the event acquisition request has a period other than the missing period stored in its own device in the event acquisition response, regardless of whether or not an event has occurred (effective period). Is returned together with the event information to the transmission source of the event acquisition request. Then, the game device on the side that transmitted the event acquisition request updates the event storage unit so as to delete a period overlapping with the valid period returned by another game device from the missing period stored by the own device. In the game device that transmitted the event acquisition request, the period that was also the missing period in the other game devices among the periods specified in the event acquisition request is continuously stored in the event storage unit as the missing period.

  Similarly, even if the updated missing period is designated and an event acquisition request is transmitted to another game device participating in the game, the other game device already has an event held by the own device. Since the information should be returned, new event information cannot be provided. However, a game device that did not participate in the game at the time of transmitting the event acquisition request may return to the game later. The restored game device may collect event information during the updated missing period. In consideration of this, even when another game device returns to the game, the event acquisition request unit designates the updated missing period and transmits an event request to the returned game device. Thereby, even in a period in which event information could not be collected once, there is a possibility that event information can be collected later.

In addition, the game device further includes a reproduction display unit,
The reproduction display unit may reproduce and display the display information included in the event information stored in the event storage unit.

  That is, the game device may reproduce and display a game image for an event acquired from another game device in addition to the event that occurred in the own device. Thereby, the player can review the digest of the history shared with the other game devices including the event information acquired from the other game devices.

Also, the event information should be given a priority,
In the event acquisition request, a threshold value of importance received from the player of the game device is further specified,
The event acquisition response unit is configured to send an event acquisition response that specifies event information whose importance is equal to or higher than the specified threshold among event information acquired in response to an event acquisition request from another game device. You may make it reply to a game device.

  That is, the player can specify the importance of event information desired to be acquired from another game device. As a result, it is possible to reduce the communication cost required for the exchange of event information and to suppress the amount of information stored in the event storage unit.

Also, make sure that events have an importance level,
The reproduction display unit receives a threshold of importance of an event for reproducing a game image from a player, and among event information stored in the event storage unit, event information for which importance equal to or higher than the received threshold is determined. The display information may be reproduced and displayed.

  That is, the player can specify the importance of event information to be reproduced and displayed. Thus, it is possible to selectively reproduce and display all event information instead of reproducing and displaying.

In addition, the event information may include disclosure permission / inhibition information determined by the player of the game device,
The event information specified in the event acquisition response may be limited to information on whether availability information can be disclosed.

  That is, the player can specify whether or not to provide each event information stored in the event storage unit to another game device in response to an event acquisition request. Therefore, the player can restrict event information that the player does not want to share with other game devices.

An operation method according to another aspect of the present invention is an operation method by the game apparatus of a game system in which a plurality of game apparatuses participate in a game by communicating with each other.
Here, the game device includes an event storage unit, an event acquisition request unit, an event acquisition response unit, and a playback display unit,
An event storage step of storing event information including display information for displaying the event and an occurrence time of the event when an event occurs while the game is in progress;
An event acquisition requesting step in which the event acquisition requesting unit transmits an event acquisition request for designating a time zone when the game device could not participate in the game to the other game device;
The event acquisition response unit receives an event acquisition request from another game device, and among the event information stored in the event storage unit, an event whose occurrence time is included in the time zone specified in the event acquisition request An event acquisition response step of returning an event acquisition response specifying information to another game device that has transmitted the event acquisition request;
With
The event storage unit further stores event information returned from another game device.

  A program according to another aspect of the present invention is configured to cause a computer to function as the above-described game device.

  The program of the present invention can be recorded on a computer-readable information recording medium such as a compact disk, flexible disk, hard disk, magneto-optical disk, digital video disk, magnetic tape, and semiconductor memory. The above program can be distributed and sold via a computer communication network independently of the computer on which the program is executed. The information recording medium can be distributed and sold independently of the computer.

  According to the present invention, in a game device participating in a multiplayer game, when communication is cut off, a game device suitable for easily sharing the progress of the game at that time with other game devices Can be provided.

It is a figure which shows schematic structure of the typical portable information processing apparatus with which the game device which concerns on this invention is implement | achieved. It is a figure which shows the external appearance of the typical portable information processing apparatus with which the game device which concerns on this invention is implement | achieved. (A) is a figure which shows the game system comprised by the game device which concerns on this invention, (B) is a block diagram which shows the function of the game device which concerns on this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the collection process of the event information of the game device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. In the game device according to the embodiment of the present invention, (A) is a flowchart showing a process of collecting information on an event occurring in the own device, and (B) collects event information from another game device. It is a flowchart which shows a process. In Ga, (A) shows a state before the missing period is updated, and (B) shows a state after the missing period is updated.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. In the following, for ease of understanding, an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a portable information processing apparatus will be described. However, the present invention can be similarly applied to various computers, PDAs, mobile phones, and the like. it can. That is, the embodiment described below is for explanation, and does not limit the scope of the present invention. Accordingly, those skilled in the art can employ embodiments in which each or all of these elements are replaced with equivalent ones, and these embodiments are also included in the scope of the present invention.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a schematic configuration of a typical portable information processing device 1 in which a game device according to an embodiment of the present invention is realized. Hereinafter, a description will be given with reference to FIG.

  The portable information processing apparatus 1 includes a processing control unit 10, a connector 11, a cartridge 12, a wireless communication unit 13, a communication controller 14, a sound amplifier 15, a speaker 16, an operation key 17, and a first key. A display unit 18, a second display unit 19, and a touch panel 20 are provided.

  The processing control unit 10 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) core 10a, an image processing unit 10b, a VRAM (Video Random Access Memory) 10c, a WRAM (Work RAM) 10d, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) controller 10e, A touch panel controller 10f.

  The CPU core 10a controls the operation of the entire portable information processing apparatus 1 and is connected to each component to exchange control signals and data. Specifically, with the cartridge 12 mounted in the connector 11, a program and data stored in a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12a in the cartridge 12 are read and predetermined processing is executed.

  The image processing unit 10b processes the data read from the ROM 12a in the cartridge 12 and the data processed by the CPU core 10a, and stores the processed data in the VRAM 10c.

The VRAM 10c is a frame memory that stores information for display, and stores image information processed by the image processing unit 10b and the like.
The WRAM 10d stores work data and the like necessary for the CPU core 10a to execute various processes according to the program.

  The LCD controller 10e controls the first display unit 18 and the second display unit 19 to display a predetermined display image. For example, the LCD controller 10 e converts the image information stored in the VRAM 10 c into a display signal at a predetermined synchronization timing and outputs the display signal to the first display unit 18. In addition, the LCD controller 10 e displays a predetermined instruction icon or the like on the second display unit 19.

  The touch panel controller 10f detects a touch (touch) on the touch panel 20 with a touch pen or a user's finger. For example, in the state where a predetermined instruction icon or the like is displayed on the second display unit 19, a contact on the touch panel 20 and its position are detected.

  The connector 11 is a terminal that can be detachably connected to the cartridge 12, and transmits / receives predetermined data to / from the cartridge 12 when the cartridge 12 is connected.

The cartridge 12 includes a ROM 12a and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 12b.
The ROM 12a stores a program for realizing the game and image data, sound data, and the like accompanying the game.
The RAM 12b stores various data indicating the progress of the game.

The wireless communication unit 13 is a unit that performs wireless communication with the wireless communication unit 13 of another portable information processing apparatus 1 and transmits / receives predetermined data via an antenna (not shown) (not shown). .
The wireless communication unit 13 can also perform wireless LAN communication with a predetermined access point. The wireless communication unit 13 is assigned a unique MAC (Media Access Control) address.

  The communication controller 14 controls the wireless communication unit 13 and mediates communication performed between the processing control unit 10 and the processing control unit 10 of another portable information processing device 1 according to a predetermined protocol.

The sound amplifier 15 amplifies the audio signal generated by the processing control unit 10 and supplies it to the speaker 16.
The speaker 16 is composed of, for example, a stereo speaker, and outputs predetermined music sound, sound effect, and the like according to the audio signal amplified by the sound amplifier 15.

  The operation key 17 includes a plurality of key switches and the like appropriately arranged on the portable information processing apparatus 1 and receives a predetermined instruction input according to a user operation.

The 1st display part 18 and the 2nd display part 19 consist of LCD etc., are controlled by LCD controller 10e, and display a game image etc. suitably.
Note that the second display unit 19 displays an instruction icon or the like for inputting an operation instruction from the user by touching the touch panel 20.

The touch panel 20 is arranged so as to be superimposed on the front surface of the second display unit 19 and accepts an input by contact with a touch pen or a user's finger.
The touch panel 20 includes, for example, a pressure-sensitive touch sensor panel and the like, detects the pressure of the user's finger and the like, and detects the contact state and the transition from the contact state to the non-contact state. In addition, the touch panel 20 may detect contact with a user's finger or the like from a change in capacitance or the like.

  FIG. 2 shows an external view of the portable information processing apparatus 1.

  The game device according to the present embodiment is realized on the typical portable information processing device 1 described above, but may be realized on a general computer or game machine. Similar to the portable information processing apparatus 1, a general computer or game machine includes a CPU core, VRAM, and WRAM. In addition, as a communication unit, for example, a NIC (Network Interface Controller) conforming to a standard such as 10BASE-T / 100BASE-T used when configuring a LAN (Local Area Network), a hard disk as a storage device, and a DVD -ROMs, magneto-optical disks, etc. can be used. In addition, a keyboard or a mouse is used as an input device instead of a touch panel. Then, after the program is installed, when the program is executed, it can function as a game device.

  In the following description, unless otherwise noted, the game apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described using the portable information processing apparatus 1 shown in FIG. The game device can be appropriately replaced with a general computer or an element of the game device as necessary, and these embodiments are also included in the scope of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the game apparatus 200 will be described.
The plurality of game devices 200 constitute one game system as shown in FIG. Each game device 200 of the game system advances one game while communicating with each other. FIG. 3A shows a state in which three game devices 200 are communicating with each other, but the number of connected game devices 200 is not limited to this.

  In the present embodiment, a case where a so-called role-playing game is executed on game device 200 will be described. The player operates the game device 200 owned by the player and moves one of the player characters in the game world to participate in the game. In order to facilitate understanding, each of the game devices 200 participating in the game registers each other when starting the game, and adds a new game device 200 to the game until the story of the game ends. It shall not be possible.

  Next, components of the game device 200 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3B, each game device 200 includes an event storage unit 201, an event acquisition request unit 202, an event acquisition response unit 203, a reproduction display unit 204, and the like.

  First, when an event occurs during the progress of the game, the event storage unit 201 stores event information including display information for displaying the event and the occurrence time of the event. The event occurrence time is measured, for example, by a clock (timer) (not shown) configured in the CPU core 10a.

  Here, the event is an important scene in the progress of the game, for example, defeating an enemy character or finding a treasure. The display information is, for example, game image (one frame) data when an event occurs. As will be described later, in the present embodiment, the occurrence of an event is automatically determined by a predetermined method.

  As will be described later, the event storage unit 201 stores event information returned from other game devices and information about a time period (missing period) during which event information could not be collected. The processing control unit 10, the connector 11, the cartridge 12, and the like cooperate to function as the event storage unit 201.

  The event acquisition request unit 202 first acquires a time zone during which event information could not be collected from the event storage unit 201. Here, the time period when the event information could not be collected is a time period during which communication with the other game device 200 is cut off due to power failure or communication failure in the wireless communication unit 13. In addition, as will be described later, this is a time period during which no event can be acquired from other game devices 200. The event acquisition request unit 202 designates the acquired time zone and transmits an event acquisition request to all the game devices 200 other than the own device participating in the game. The processing control unit 10, the connector 11, the cartridge 12, the wireless communication unit 13, and the like cooperate to function as the event acquisition request unit 202.

  When the event acquisition response unit 203 receives an event acquisition request from another game device 200, the event acquisition time of the event information stored in the event storage unit 201 of the own device is the time specified in the event acquisition request. The event information included in the band is returned to the game device 200 that is the transmission source of the event acquisition request. The processing control unit 10, the connector 11, the cartridge 12, the wireless communication unit 13, and the like cooperate to function as the event acquisition response unit 203.

  An operation process of the game apparatus 200 having such a configuration will be described below.

  When the power of the game apparatus 200 is turned on, the process control unit 10 reads the game program stored in the ROM 12a of the cartridge 12 into the WRAM 10d, performs a predetermined initialization process, and starts the game. Hereinafter, a process of collecting event information after the game starts will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, the process control unit 10 determines whether communication has been established (step S101). Here, when the communication is established, when the player operates one player character in the game from the game device 200 owned by the player, the operation information is transmitted to the other game device 200. Then, based on the transmitted operation information, the other game device 200 reflects the action of the player character on its own device. Thereby, the movements of other player characters operated from the other game devices 200 are reflected in all the game devices 200 participating in the game, and the player can enjoy playing in the same game space.

  Therefore, when communication is established (step S101; Y), the game device 200 collects event information by itself (step S102). Details of the process of collecting event information by the own apparatus are shown in FIG.

  First, the process control unit 10 determines whether or not the current game scene is an event (step S1021). In the present embodiment, it is automatically determined that an event has occurred when the parameter greatly fluctuates. For example, when the player character defeats the enemy character, the points of the enemy character are rapidly reduced to zero. Or, when a friend is defeated, the points of the friend are rapidly reduced to zero. Alternatively, when the player character finds a treasure, the money in hand increases rapidly. Thus, when the parameter fluctuates greatly, an important change occurs in the story, so it is determined that an event has occurred. However, the method of determining whether or not a certain game scene is an event is not limited to this.

  When it is determined that the scene of the current game is an event (step S1021; Y), the event storage unit uses the game image (still image) and the time being played back as the event display information and the time of occurrence. It memorize | stores in 201 (step S1022). Then, the process proceeds to step S103. The process of step S103 will be described later. On the other hand, while the event is not occurring (step S1021; N), the game is advanced, and step S1021 is repeated to wait for the event to occur.

  The description returns to step S101. While communication with the other game device 200 is not established (step S101; N), that is, while communication is disconnected, the game device 200 cannot collect event information. Therefore, the process control unit 10 first determines whether communication has been established again (step S104). If it is determined that it is not established (step S104; N), step S104 is repeated until it is established. If it is determined that communication has been established (step S104; Y), the time period from the time when communication was last disconnected until the current time is added to the missing period stored in the event storage unit 201 (step S105). Here, the missing period indicates a period during which event information is not collected.

Note that the time at which the communication was disconnected is from the state where the communication is established,
(A) When data from another game device 200 is not received by the wireless communication unit 13 for a predetermined threshold time or longer, the time when the data was last received (b) the time when the error occurred in the wireless communication unit 13 (c) It is one of times when the power of the game apparatus 200 is turned off, and is stored in the ROM 12a or the like.

  And the game device 200 performs the process which acquires the event information of the event which generate | occur | produced during the said omission period from the other game devices 200 which are participating in the game (step S106).

  Details of step S106 are shown in FIG. First, the event acquisition request unit 202 designates a missing period stored in the event storage unit 201, and sends an event acquisition request to another event participating in the game so as to return event information about the event that occurred during the period. It transmits to the game device 200 (step S1061).

  The event acquisition response unit 203 of the other game device 200 that has received the event acquisition request refers to the event storage unit 201 of the own device, and includes event information including the occurrence time included in the period specified in the event acquisition request To get. Further, during the designated period, a period other than the missing period stored by the own apparatus is acquired as an effective period in which an effective event has occurred. The event acquisition response unit 203 of the other game device 200 returns an event acquisition response specifying the event information acquired in this way and the validity period to the game device 200 that is the transmission source of the event acquisition request. Of course, the event information stored in the event storage unit 201 of the other game device 200 may be information returned from the other game device 200.

  When the event acquisition response is received (step S1062), the process control unit 10 of the game device 200 stores the event information specified in the event acquisition response in the event storage unit 201 (step S1063). Further, a period overlapping with the valid period specified in the event acquisition response is deleted from the missing period, and the missing period is updated (step S1064). That is, of the specified period, the period during which event information could not be collected from other game devices 200 is continuously stored as a missing period. This will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 6A shows the time when an event is acquired and the missing period with respect to the passage of time when two game devices 200, Ga and Gb, are participating in the game. is there. The Ga missing period, that is, the period during which event information cannot be collected is Pa, and the Gb missing period is Pb. Therefore, when Ga transmits an event acquisition request to another game device 200, the period Pa is designated as the missing period.

  On the other hand, the Gb on the side receiving the event acquisition request stores event information including display information and occurrence time of the event Eb, which is an event occurring during the period Pa. Therefore, the event acquisition response unit 203 of Gb designates the event information of the event Eb as the event acquisition response and sends it back to Ga. In addition, Gb designates in the event acquisition response also the effective period Z in which the missing period Pb of the own device does not overlap with the designated period. When Ga receives the event acquisition response from Gb, Ga stores event information about the received event Eb in the event storage unit 201. Furthermore, Ga deletes from the missing period Pa the valid period Z in which event information could be collected from Gb, among the missing periods Pa that are also stored in the event storage unit 201. Then, as shown in FIG. 6B, Ga continues to be stored as a missing period for the remaining period Pa ′.

  In this example, in order to facilitate understanding, only two game devices 200 of Ga and Gb are participating in the game, so only Gb returns event information in response to the Ga event acquisition request. However, when a plurality of game devices 200 are participating in the game, the game device 200 that stores event information about an event that occurred during the specified period among all the other game devices 200 returns the event information. To do. If there is a piece of event information returned from a plurality of game devices 200 whose occurrence time and display information overlap, the amount of information is suppressed by storing only one of the event information.

  On the other hand, if the occurrence time and display information of the plurality of event information returned from the plurality of game devices 200 do not overlap, all of them are stored in the event storage unit 201. For example, in a game, when participating player characters can act separately in several groups, each of the game devices 200 experiences different game progressions and stores different event information. The game device 200 that has been disconnected is returned as an event acquisition response from another game device 200 in consideration that it can be selected to act with any of the groups if the communication is not disconnected. All the different event information is stored in the event storage unit 201. That is, the game device 200 can store a plurality of different histories (game histories) for the same time.

  As described above, when the game apparatus 200 is changed from the disconnected state to the established state, the game apparatus 200 should acquire the event information of the event that occurred during the previous disconnected period from the other game apparatus 200. Send an event acquisition request. On the other hand, for the period that is continuously stored as the missing period, the other game devices 200 participating in the game should have already returned the event information held by the own device, and therefore provide a new event. I can't. However, when there is a game device 200 that has returned to the game, there is a possibility that an event for a period that is stored as a missing period can be provided.

  Therefore, the process control unit 10 of the game device 200 checks whether or not the game device 200 that has participated in the game has returned regularly (for example, after step S102 is completed) (step S103). If there is a restored game device 200 (step S103; Y), the above-described steps S1061 to S1064 are executed, the missing period is specified, and an event acquisition request is transmitted. As a result, event information that could not be collected once may be collected later.

  In step S1061, the event acquisition request may be transmitted only to the restored game device 200, instead of transmitting the event acquisition request to all other game devices 200.

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The collected event information is reproduced and displayed by the reproduction display unit 204 in accordance with an instruction from the player. In other words, the playback display unit 204 displays the display information of the event information stored in the event storage unit 201 for each predetermined time in the order of the corresponding generation times, like a slide show. The display time of each display information can be received from the user.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to share and browse the progress of the game during a period when the game apparatus cannot participate in the game with the game apparatus operated by another player.

  Although the present embodiment has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications and applications are possible. Moreover, it is also possible to freely combine the components of the above-described embodiments.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the case where the game device 200 executes the role playing game has been described as an example, but the game to be executed is not limited to the role playing game.

  In the above embodiment, the event display information is image information (still image), but it may be moving image information. In this case, moving image information for a predetermined time may be acquired before and after the time when the event occurs, and used as display information.

  In the above embodiment, the game device 200 participating in the game is fixed from beginning to end, that is, the new game device 200 cannot be added to the game. However, the new game device 200 can be added to the game. You may do it. At this time, even if the event acquisition request unit 202 of the newly joined game device 200 designates the entire period up to the participation time point and transmits an event acquisition request to the game device 200 already participating in the game. Good. Thereby, the newly joined game device 200 can inherit the history from the game device 200 that has already participated.

  The newly joined game device 200 may continue to store the event information collected so far. Then, the event acquisition request unit 202 of the game device 200 that has already participated in the game may also transmit an event acquisition request by designating the entire period until the participation time point from the newly participated game device 200. This makes it possible to mix party history.

  Further, the above embodiment may be applied to an online game. In an online game, a large number of players connect to a server from their own game device 200 and participate in the game. Typically, a party is formed with a player character operated by each of several players. , Advance the game in cooperation. The flow of history may vary from party to party. That is, when a party defeats the enemy X, the enemy X may not appear again, but may play a scene in which all parties defeat the enemy X. Alternatively, each party may play against different enemies at the same time.

  As described above, in the case of an online game in which a party is formed and participates in the game, for example, the event acquisition request unit 202 may transmit the event acquisition request only to the game device 200 that operates the player character belonging to the party. This makes it possible to share a different history (play history) for each party. In such an online game, each game device 200 may not clock the time of occurrence of the event, but may clock the clock (clocking means) in the server. Then, the game device 200 may acquire the event occurrence time from the server via the wireless communication unit 13.

  In addition, the event storage unit 201 may store information indicating the importance of the event specified by the event information in association with each event information. Here, the importance level information is predetermined for each event, and is stored as game data in the ROM 12a or the like. Or you may make it a player set the importance at the timing which an event generate | occur | produced. For example, when an enemy character with a high rare value is defeated, the player may set the importance of the event high.

  As described above, when the importance level of the event specified by the event information is set in association with the event information, the game device 200 accepts the importance level of the event from the player, and from the importance level. You may make it collect the event information of the event in which high importance is defined from other game devices 200. In other words, the event acquisition request unit 202 designates the received importance in the event acquisition request and transmits it to the other game device 200. The other game device 200 that has received the event acquisition request returns, to the request source, event information associated with an importance level higher than the designated importance level among the event information stored in the event storage unit 201. Thereby, the player can collect only event information of important events. In addition, the communication load can be reduced.

  Alternatively, the game device 200 may receive the importance level of the event from the player and reproduce and display event information of the event having a higher importance level than the importance level. That is, the reproduction display unit 204 reproduces and displays the display information of event information associated with an importance level higher than the received importance level among the event information stored in the event storage unit 201. Also good. Thereby, it is possible to reproduce and display only important events, instead of reproducing and displaying display information of all events. As a result, the reproduction display time can be shortened.

  In addition, in the game device 200 on the event return side in response to the event acquisition request, the user may accept whether or not to release the event information for each event information. The event storage unit 201 stores each piece of event information in association with disclosure permission / inhibition information determined by the player. The event acquisition response unit 203 designates only the event information availability information that can be disclosed as the event acquisition response. Therefore, the player can specify event information that is not desired to be disclosed to other game devices 200.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Portable information processing apparatus 10 Processing control part 11 Connector 12 Cartridge 13 Wireless communication part 14 Communication controller 15 Sound amplifier 16 Speaker 17 Operation key 18 1st display part 19 2nd display part 20 Touch panel 200 Game device 201 Event memory | storage part 202 Event acquisition request unit 203 Event acquisition response unit 204 Playback display unit

Claims (9)

A game device of a game system in which a plurality of game devices participate in a game by communicating with each other,
When an event occurs during the progress of the game, an event storage unit that stores event information including display information for displaying the event and an occurrence time of the event,
An event acquisition request unit for transmitting an event acquisition request for designating a time zone during which the game device could not participate in the game to the other game device;
Among the event information stored in the event storage unit upon receiving the event acquisition request from the other game device, event information whose occurrence time is included in the time zone specified in the event acquisition request An event acquisition response unit for returning an event acquisition response to be specified to the other game device that has transmitted the event acquisition request;
With
The event storage unit further stores event information returned from the other game device,
A game device characterized by that. The game device according to claim 1,
The time zone specified in the event acquisition request is a time zone from the time when the connection with the other game device is disconnected to the time when the connection with the other game device is subsequently established.
A game device characterized by that. The game device according to claim 1 or 2,
The event storage unit further stores a period during which the game device is not able to collect event information of events that occurred in the game (hereinafter referred to as “missing period”),
The time zone specified in the event acquisition request is a missing period stored in the event storage unit,
In the event acquisition response, a period (hereinafter referred to as “effective period”) that overlaps with a period other than the missing period stored in the event storage unit in the time period specified in the event acquisition request is further specified. And
When the event acquisition response is received, a period overlapping with the valid period specified in the event acquisition response is deleted from the missing period stored in the event storage unit. The game device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A reproduction display unit for reproducing and displaying display information included in the event information stored in the event storage unit;
A game device characterized by that. The game device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein:
The event information has an importance level,
In the event acquisition request, a threshold value of importance received from the player of the game device is further specified,
The event acquisition response unit is configured to generate an event acquisition response that specifies event information that has a degree of importance equal to or greater than the specified threshold among event information acquired in response to the event acquisition request from the other game device. Replies to the other game devices,
A game device characterized by that. The game device according to claim 4,
The event information has an importance level,
The reproduction display unit receives a threshold value of the importance level of the event information from the player, and among the event information stored in the event storage unit, the display information on the event information for which the importance level equal to or higher than the received threshold value is determined. Play and display
A game device characterized by that. The game device according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
The event information includes disclosure permission / inhibition information determined by a player of the game device,
The event information specified in the event acquisition response is limited to the information on whether the availability information can be disclosed.
A game device characterized by that. An operation method by the game device of a game system in which a plurality of game devices participate in a game by communicating with each other,
The game device includes an event storage unit, an event acquisition request unit, an event acquisition response unit, and a playback display unit,
An event storage step of storing event information including display information for displaying the event and an occurrence time of the event when the event occurs while the game is in progress;
An event acquisition request step in which the event acquisition request unit transmits an event acquisition request for designating a time zone during which the game device could not participate in the game to the other game device;
The event acquisition response unit receives the event acquisition request from the other game device, and among the event information stored in the event storage unit, the generation time is the time specified in the event acquisition request An event acquisition response step of returning an event acquisition response specifying event information included in the belt to the other game device that has transmitted the event acquisition request;
With
The event storage unit further stores event information returned from the other game device,
An operation method characterized by that. A program for causing a computer to function as the game device of a game system that participates in a game by a plurality of game devices communicating with each other,
The computer,
When an event occurs during the progress of the game, an event storage unit that stores event information including display information for displaying the event and an occurrence time of the event,
An event acquisition request unit for transmitting an event acquisition request for designating a time zone during which the game device could not participate in the game to the other game device;
Among the event information stored in the event storage unit upon receiving the event acquisition request from the other game device, event information whose occurrence time is included in the time zone specified in the event acquisition request An event acquisition response unit for returning an event acquisition response to be specified to the other game device that has transmitted the event acquisition request;
Function as
The event storage unit functions to further store event information returned from the other game device,
A program characterized by that.

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