JP2020048604A - Game program, method of executing game program, and information processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

A game program capable of giving a user a motivation to browse contents.
A game program includes a step of presenting a first content to a processor; a step of receiving a first input operation by a user before or during execution of a step of presenting the first content; In response to the input operation, the user is provided with a benefit when the presentation of the first content is completed without executing the step S104 for reducing the time required to complete the presentation of the first content and the step for reducing the time. Step S107 and are executed.
[Selection diagram] FIG.

Description

  The present disclosure relates to a game program, a method for executing the game program, and an information processing device.

  In a game, a story, a world view, an appearance character, and the like of a game may be expressed by presenting a content in which sentences, sounds, images, and the like are combined. Since the user who browsed the content can deepen his understanding of the game through the content, the user can be expected to be more enthusiastic about the game.

  Various techniques relating to a method of presenting content have been developed so that a user may browse the content with interest. For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a character data display program capable of changing the value of an emotional point in response to an input by an operator and changing a character effect and a character color in accordance with the point. I have.

JP 2003-24637 A

  By the way, among the games for presenting the above-mentioned contents, there are games which enable skipping or fast-forwarding of the presentation of contents in accordance with a user operation. However, in order for the user to deepen the understanding of the game, it is desirable that the content be browsed from the beginning to the end.

  A user who skips or fast forwards the presentation of the content is likely to be unable to fully understand the content of the content. Then, the user will continue to play the game without knowing the story of the game, the world view, and the characters appearing.

  One aspect of the present disclosure has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to provide a user with a motivation to browse content.

  A game program according to the present disclosure is executed by a computer including a processor and a memory. The game program presenting a first content to the processor in a game based on the content game program, receiving a first input operation by the user before or during execution of the step of presenting the first content, (1) In response to accepting the input operation, when the presentation of the first content is completed without executing the step of shortening the time required to complete the presentation of the first content and the step of shortening the time, the user And giving the game a profit.

  According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, it is possible to provide a user with a motivation to browse content.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the game system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of a user terminal and a server included in the game system according to the first embodiment. It is a figure showing an example of a content presentation screen. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen when content presentation is completed without skipping or fast-forwarding being performed on the content presentation screen shown in FIG. 3. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing flow in the game system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a content presentation screen when a confirmation message is presented. 13 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing flow in the game system according to the second embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating another example of the content presentation screen when a confirmation message is presented. 13 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing flow in the game system according to Embodiment 3. It is a figure showing an example of a contents list screen. It is a figure showing other examples of a content presentation screen.

[Embodiment 1]
A game system according to the present disclosure is a system for providing a game to a plurality of users. Hereinafter, the game system will be described with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to these exemplifications, but is indicated by the appended claims, and it is intended that the present invention includes all modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the appended claims. You. In the following description, the same elements will be denoted by the same reference symbols in the description of the drawings, without redundant description.

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

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

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

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

  Note that, instead of or in addition to the user terminal 100 including the camera 17 and the distance measurement sensor 18, the controller 1020 may include the camera 17 and the distance measurement sensor 18.

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

  When the user terminal 100 communicates with a plurality of controllers 1020, each user holds each controller 1020 without communicating with another device such as the server 200 via the network 2 and the one user terminal 100. Can realize multiplayer. In addition, since the user terminals 100 communicate with each other according to a wireless standard such as a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) standard (communication connection without passing through the server 200), multi-play is locally realized by a plurality of user terminals 100. You can also. When the above-mentioned multi-play is locally realized by one user terminal 100, the user terminal 100 may further include at least a part of various functions of the server 200, which will be described later. When the above-mentioned multiplay is locally realized by a plurality of user terminals 100, the plurality of user terminals 100 may be provided with various functions of the server 200, which will be described later, in a distributed manner.

  The user terminal 100 may communicate with the server 200 even when the above-described multi-play is realized locally. For example, information indicating a play result such as a score or a win or loss in a certain game may be transmitted to the server 200 in association with user identification information.

  The controller 1020 may be configured to be detachable from the user terminal 100. In this case, a coupling portion with the controller 1020 may be provided on at least one surface of the housing of the user terminal 100. When the user terminal 100 and the controller 1020 are connected via a wire via the connection unit, the user terminal 100 and the controller 1020 transmit and receive signals via the wire.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  The processor 10 reads a program from a storage 12 described later and expands the program in a memory 11 described later. The processor 20 reads a program from a storage 22 described later and expands the program in a memory 21 described later. The processor 10 and the processor 20 execute the developed program.

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

  In the present embodiment, the program may be a game program for realizing a game on the user terminal 100. Alternatively, the program may be a game program for realizing the game by cooperation of the user terminal 100 and the server 200. The game realized by the cooperation between the user terminal 100 and the server 200 may be, for example, a game executed on a browser started on the user terminal 100. Alternatively, the program may be a game program for realizing the game in cooperation with a plurality of user terminals 100. Further, the various data includes game-related data such as user information and game information, and instructions or notifications transmitted and received between the user terminal 100 and the server 200 or between a plurality of user terminals 100.

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

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

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

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

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

  Although not shown, the user terminal 100 may include one or more sensors for specifying the holding posture of the user terminal 100. This sensor may be, for example, an acceleration sensor or an angular velocity sensor. When the user terminal 100 includes a sensor, the processor 10 can also specify a holding posture of the user terminal 100 from an output of the sensor and perform a process according to the holding posture. For example, when the user terminal 100 is held vertically, the processor 10 may perform a vertical screen display that displays a vertically long image on the display unit 152. On the other hand, when the user terminal 100 is held in the horizontal direction, a horizontal screen display may be used in which a horizontally long image is displayed on the display unit. As described above, the processor 10 may be capable of switching between the vertical screen display and the horizontal screen display according to the holding posture of the user terminal 100.

  The camera 17 includes an image sensor and the like, and generates a captured image by converting incident light from a lens into an electric signal.

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

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

  The processor 10 may perform, for example, one or more of the following processes (1) to (5) on the image captured by the camera 17. (1) The processor 10 performs image recognition processing on an image captured by the camera 17 to specify whether or not the user's hand is included in the captured image. The processor 10 may use, for example, a technique such as pattern matching as an analysis technique adopted in the above-described image recognition processing. (2) The processor 10 detects the gesture of the user from the shape of the user's hand. The processor 10 specifies, for example, the number of fingers of the user (the number of extending fingers) from the shape of the user's hand detected from the captured image. The processor 10 further specifies a gesture performed by the user based on the specified number of fingers. For example, when the number of fingers is five, the processor 10 determines that the user has performed the “par” gesture. Further, when the number of fingers is 0 (the finger is not detected), the processor 10 determines that the user has performed the gesture of “goo”. Further, when the number of fingers is two, the processor 10 determines that the user has performed the gesture of “choking”. (3) The processor 10 performs an image recognition process on the image captured by the camera 17 to detect whether the user's finger is standing up with only the index finger or the user's finger has made a fluttering movement. . (4) The processor 10 determines an object 1010 (such as a user's hand) near the user terminal 100 based on at least one of an image recognition result of an image captured by the camera 17 and an output value of the distance measurement sensor 18. ) And the user terminal 100 are detected. For example, the processor 10 determines whether the user's hand is near (for example, a distance less than a predetermined value) the user terminal 100 or far (for example, a predetermined value) depending on the shape of the user's hand specified from the image captured by the camera 17. At the above distance). When the captured image is a moving image, the processor 10 may detect whether the user's hand is approaching or away from the user terminal 100. (5) If it is determined that the distance between the user terminal 100 and the user's hand has changed in a state where the user's hand has been detected based on an image recognition result of an image captured by the camera 17 or the like, the processor 10 recognizes that the user is waving his hand in the shooting direction of the camera 17. When an object is not detected or detected by the distance measurement sensor 18 having a higher directivity than the shooting range of the camera 17, the processor 10 determines that the user is waving the hand in a direction orthogonal to the shooting direction of the camera. recognize.

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

<Game Overview>
The game executed by the game system 1 (hereinafter, the present game) is a game including a part for presenting some content to the user. The content is composed of a character string, an image, a moving image, a sound, any other output form that the user terminal 100 can perform, and a combination thereof.

  In the present embodiment, the content may represent a story, a world feeling, a character, and the like in the game. In the present embodiment, unless otherwise specified, the content is a content whose content does not change regardless of the operation content of the user who is presenting the content. For example, the content according to the present embodiment is a content as a scenario in which a single story is read.

  This game is not limited to a particular genre, and may be a game of any genre. For example, games related to sports such as tennis, table tennis, dodgeball, baseball, soccer, and hockey, puzzle games, quiz games, RPGs, adventure games, shooting games, simulation games, training games, and action games. Is also good.

  Further, the present game is not limited to a specific play mode, and may be a game of any play mode. For example, a single-player game by a single user, a multi-player game by a plurality of users, a multiplayer game in which a plurality of users compete, and a cooperative play game in which a plurality of users cooperate. You may.

<Functional Configuration of Game System 1>
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of server 200 and user terminal 100 included in game system 1. Each of the server 200 and the user terminal 100 may include a functional configuration required to function as a general computer, not shown, and a functional configuration required to realize a known function in a game.

  The user terminal 100 has a function as an input device that accepts a user's input operation, and a function as an output device that outputs game images and sounds. The user terminal 100 functions as the control unit 110 and the storage unit 120 by cooperation of the processor 10, the memory 11, the storage 12, the communication IF 13, the input / output IF 14, and the like.

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

  The storage unit 120 and the storage unit 220 store a game program 131, game information 132, and user information 133. The game program 131 is a game program executed by the user terminal 100. The game program 231 is a game program executed by the server 200. The game information 132 is data that the control unit 110 and the control unit 210 refer to when executing the game program. The user information 133 is information managed for each user account. The storage unit 120 stores the user information 133 of the account corresponding to the user terminal 100. On the other hand, the storage unit 220 collectively stores the user information 133 collected from each user terminal 100.

(Content data)
Game information 132 includes content data 132A. The content data 132A is data related to content presented to the user in the game. The content data 132A includes, for example, data indicating data itself to be presented as content, such as a character string, an image, a moving image, and audio, and data defining timing for presenting each component of the content, a wait time, and the like. In the present game, it is desirable to present different contents according to a user's input operation, the progress of the game, and the like. Therefore, it is desirable that the content data 132A is also plural.

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

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

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

  The server processing unit 212 performs arithmetic processing necessary for providing a game. The server processing unit 212 instructs the transmission / reception unit 211 to transmit various data. The server processing unit 212 instructs the data management unit 213 to add, update, or delete various information included in the game information 132 and the user information 133.

  The data management unit 213 manages data stored in the storage unit 220. The data management unit 213 performs addition, update, or deletion of various information included in the game information 132 and the user information 133 according to an instruction from the server processing unit 212. The data management unit 213 may read out at least one of the game information 132 and the user information 133 from the storage unit 220 according to an instruction from the server processing unit 212. The data management unit 213 reads from the storage unit 220 a program of the game program 131 to be executed on a certain user terminal 100 according to an instruction of the server processing unit 212, and transmits the program to the user terminal 100 via the transmission / reception unit 211. You may.

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

  The control unit 110 functions as the operation reception unit 111, the game progression unit 112, the display control unit 113, and the communication unit 114 according to the description of the game program 131. The control unit 110 can also function as another functional block (not shown) to advance the game according to the nature of the game to be executed. The control unit 110 can also function as another functional block (not shown) to advance the game according to the nature of the game to be executed.

  The operation receiving unit 111 detects and receives a user's input operation on the input unit 151. The operation accepting unit 111 determines what input operation has been performed based on the action exerted by the user on the console via the touch screen 15 and other input / output IFs 14, and outputs the result to each element of the control unit 110. I do. The operation receiving unit 111 receives at least a skip operation and a presentation start operation.

  The skip operation (first input operation) means an input operation for instructing skipping or fast-forwarding of content. Here, skipping the content means canceling the display of unpresented components among the components of the content and forcibly completing the presentation of the content. On the other hand, fast-forwarding the content means speeding up the presentation of unpresented components among the components of the content. Therefore, skipping or fast-forwarding content means a process of reducing the time required to complete the presentation of the content. The presentation start operation (second input operation) means an input operation for instructing start of presentation of content.

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

  The game progress section 112 performs various processes related to the progress of the game. For example, the game progression unit 112 specifies the content of the user's instruction based on the coordinates of the position of the input operation received by the operation reception unit 111, the type of operation, and the progress of the game. In addition, the game progression unit 112 performs various determination processes related to the progress of the game. Further, the game progression unit 112 performs addition, update, or deletion of various types of information included in the game information 132 and the user information 133 stored in the storage unit 120. The game progression section 112 includes a presentation section 112A, a skip processing section 112B, a provision section 112C, and a notification section 112D.

  The presentation unit 112A executes various processes related to the presentation of the content. When the operation accepting unit 111 accepts the presentation start operation, the presentation unit 112A reads data related to the content specified by the operation from the content data 132A in response to the operation. The presentation unit 112A starts presenting the content based on the read data. In addition, the presentation unit 112A determines that the presentation of the content has been completed when the presentation of all the components of the content included in the read data is completed. When the presentation of the content is completed, the presentation unit 112A notifies the giving unit 112C of the completion.

  The skip processing unit 112B executes a process for reducing the time required for presenting the content. In the present embodiment, the skip processing unit 112B executes skip or fast-forward of the presentation of the content. Specific processing of skip and fast-forward will be described later.

  The giving unit 112C gives the user a profit in the game. The providing unit 112C provides a benefit to the user when the presentation of the content by the presentation unit 112A is completed without shortening the time until the completion of the presentation of the content by the skip processing unit 112B. The content of the profit provided by the providing unit 112C to the user is not particularly limited. For example, the giving unit 112C may directly give the benefit to the user or may indirectly give the benefit.

  Specifically, the providing unit 112C may provide the user with at least one of valuable data, an item, and a game object that can be used in the game. In the present embodiment, the giving unit 112C gives the user an item called a lottery ticket, which is necessary for executing a lottery hit by the game object in the game. Here, the lottery is a type of processing executed by the game progressing unit 112, and is a processing of selecting a game object based on a predetermined rule. The predetermined rule may be random or may be determined with a rule.

  Further, the granting unit 112C may give the user a predetermined right in game play. For example, the granting unit 112C may grant the user the right to execute the lottery once as a profit. Further, for example, the granting unit 112C may grant the user the right to change the appearance of the game object held by the user as a profit. Further, the giving unit 112C may give the user a right to browse or play additional content (third content) in the game as a profit.

  In addition, in the lottery executed by the game progression unit 112, the providing unit 112C may provide, as a benefit to the user, an effect of increasing the probability that a game object related to the presented content is selected.

  In addition, when skipping or fast-forwarding is not executed before the completion of the presentation of the content, the giving unit 112C provides the user with a higher value or a larger amount than when the skipping or fast-forwarding is performed, and provides the user with items, valuable data, in-game currency, and the like. It is good also as giving. Thereby, the benefit to the user is greater when skipping or fast-forwarding is not performed than when skipping or fast-forwarding is performed. That is, when comparing these cases, it can be said that the providing unit 112C provides the user with a profit.

  Further, the providing unit 112C may provide, for example, data that can be used other than in a game to the user as a profit.

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

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

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

  Note that the functions of the server 200 and the user terminal 100 shown in FIG. 2 are merely examples. The server 200 may include at least a part of the functions of the user terminal 100. Further, the user terminal 100 may include at least a part of the functions of the server 200. Further, a device other than the user terminal 100 and the server 200 may be used as a component of the game system 1, and the other device may execute a part of the processing in the game system 1. That is, the computer that executes the game program in the present embodiment may be any of the user terminal 100, the server 200, and other devices, or may be realized by a combination of these devices.

<Process overview>
(Content presentation screen)
After the start of the game, the presentation unit 112A of the user terminal 100 determines the content to be presented with reference to the content data 132A according to the input operation of the user. The presentation unit 112A instructs the display control unit 113 to create an image showing a game screen for presenting content. The instruction may include information for specifying the content to be presented.

  Hereinafter, images indicating various screens are also simply referred to as “screens”. Hereinafter, a game screen for presenting content is referred to as a “content presentation screen”. The display control unit 113 creates a content presentation screen based on an instruction from the game progression unit 112 and causes the touch screen 15 to display the content presentation screen.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the content presentation screen. FIG. 3 illustrates a case where at least a story represented by a sentence is presented as the content. The content presentation screen 500 includes at least a content display area 510 and a skip button 520.

  When the content presentation screen is displayed, the presentation unit 112A reads out data related to one content from the content data 132A. Then, the presentation unit 112A sends an instruction to the display control unit 113 at any time so that the content of the content is displayed on the content presentation screen at the timing specified in the content data 132A.

  For example, in the example of FIG. 3, a part of the text of the story is displayed in the display area 510 of the content as the dialogue 511 of the characters of the scenario. Thereafter, the presentation unit 112A displays the next dialog 512 in the content display area 510 at the timing specified in the content data 132A. As described above, the presentation unit 112A causes the text to be displayed in the content display area 510 at any time according to the timing specified in the content data 132A. Then, when the text specified in the content data 132A, that is, when all the elements of a certain content have been displayed, the presentation unit 112A determines that the presentation of the content has been completed. The presentation unit 112A notifies the provision unit 112C that the presentation of the content has been completed. Note that the presentation unit 112A may notify the notification unit 112D that the presentation of the content has been completed.

  When the content is a moving image, the presentation unit 112A reproduces the moving image from the beginning and sends the reproduced moving image to the display control unit 113. The display control unit 113 causes the touch screen 15 to display a content presentation screen in which a UI object, for example, a button 520 described later, is superimposed on the moving image. In this case, the presentation unit 112A does not have to send any particular instruction to the display control unit 113 until the reproduction ends. In this case, the presentation unit 112A determines that the presentation of the content is completed when the reproduction is completed.

  The presentation start of the content may be performed with a presentation start operation as a trigger. For example, the presentation unit 112A may start presenting a sentence in the display area 510 when the user performs a presentation start operation after the content presentation screen is presented. The presentation start operation is, for example, a touch operation on an area other than the button 520 on the content presentation screen 500. Note that the presentation start operation may be an input operation for displaying the content presentation screen 500.

  Note that the content may be represented by a combination of a sentence, an image or a moving image, and audio. For example, an image display area 550 may be provided on the content presentation screen 500. Then, the presenting unit 112 </ b> A may display, in addition to the lines 511 and 512, an image or the like of the character that is the speaker of each line in the image display area 550. Further, an image or the like of the character may be displayed as an animation according to the content of the text. Further, the display control unit 113 may create and display a content presentation screen having a different layout according to the type of content specified by an instruction from the presentation unit 112A.

  When a skip operation is performed by the user before or during the presentation of the content by the presentation unit 112A, the skip processing unit 112B skips or fast-forwards the presentation of the content. Here, “before the presentation of the content” may be before the presentation of the content presentation screen, or may be a period from the display of the content presentation screen to the start of the presentation of the content. Further, “presenting the content” indicates a period from the start of the presentation of the content by the presentation unit 112A to the completion of the presentation of all the elements of the content.

  In the content presentation screen 500 shown in FIG. 3, when the operation receiving unit 111 receives an input operation on the skip button 520, the game progression unit 112 determines that the input operation is a skip operation. Then, the skip processing unit 112B executes the skip or fast forward of the presentation of the content according to the skip operation.

  For example, the skip processing unit 112B forcibly ends the presentation of the content without performing the presentation of each element of the content that can be presented after the speech 512 by the presentation unit 112A. Alternatively, the skip processing unit 112B, instead of the presentation unit 112A, presents each element of the content that can be presented after the speech 512 at a timing earlier than the presentation by the presentation unit 112A and with a faster wait time. This realizes skipping or fast-forwarding the presentation of the content. When skipping or fast-forwarding is performed, the skip processing unit 112B notifies the giving unit 112C of that. Note that the skip processing unit 112B may also notify the notification unit 112D that skipping or fast-forwarding has been performed.

(Grant of profit)
When the presentation of the content is completed without skipping or fast-forwarding being performed, the giving unit 112C gives the user a benefit. For example, when the adding unit 112C is notified from the skip processing unit 112B that the presentation of the content is completed from the presentation unit 112A without receiving a notification that the skip or the fast forward has been executed, the adding unit 112C indicates that “skip or fast forward is not performed. And the presentation of the content is completed without being executed ".

  When the presentation of the content is completed without executing the skip operation, the providing unit 112C determines the content of the profit to be provided to the user, and provides the user with the profit. The giving unit 112C may notify the notifying unit 112D of the content of the provided or provided profit.

  When the presentation of the content is completed without skipping or fast-forwarding being performed, the notifying unit 112D presents a message (second message) indicating that a profit is provided for not skipping or fast-forwarding. Is also good. Hereinafter, this message is referred to as a “result message”. For example, when notifying from the skip processing unit 112B that the skip or fast-forward has been executed and notifying that the presentation of the content has been completed from the presenting unit 112A, the notifying unit 112D sets “Skip or fast-forward And the presentation of the content is completed without being executed ".

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a game screen when the content presentation is completed without skipping or fast-forwarding being performed on the content presentation screen 500 shown in FIG. When the notifying unit 112D determines that the presentation of the content is completed without executing the skip or the fast-forward, the notifying unit 112D instructs the display control unit 113 to display, for example, a pop-up 560 as illustrated.

  The popup 560 includes at least a result message. When the notification unit 112D has been notified of the contents of the profit from the giving unit 112C, the notification unit 112D instructs the display control unit 113 to display a pop-up 560 further including information indicating the contents of the profit. Is also good. In the illustrated example, one lottery ticket is given to the user as a reward for not performing the skip operation.

  Thus, the user who has gained the profit can clearly recognize that the profit has been given by not skipping or fast-forwarding until the presentation of the content is completed. Therefore, even when browsing other content, the user can be motivated to browse the other content without skipping or fast-forwarding.

(Processing flow)
FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing flow in the game system 1. In the example of FIG. 5, the skip operation is an operation that is accepted during the presentation of the content.

  In step S101, the game progression unit 112 determines whether or not the operation reception unit 111 has received a presentation start operation from the user. If NO in step S101, that is, if the operation accepting unit 111 has not accepted the presentation start operation, the game progressing unit 112 waits without performing any special processing. On the other hand, if YES in step S101, that is, if the operation receiving unit 111 receives a presentation start operation, the game progression unit 112 executes step S102 in response to receiving the presentation start operation.

  In step S102, the presentation unit 112A of the game progression unit 112 presents the content to the user. Thereafter, the game progression unit 112 executes the determination in step S103 as soon as the input operation is received by the operation reception unit 111 until the presentation unit 112A completes the presentation of the content.

  In step S103, the game progression unit 112 determines whether the input operation received by the operation reception unit 111 is a skip operation. This determination is performed every time an input operation is performed on the operation reception unit 111 before the start of step S105. If NO in step S103, that is, if the operation reception unit 111 has not received a skip operation before the start of step S105, the game progression unit 112 executes step S105. On the other hand, if YES in step S103, that is, if the operation receiving unit 111 has received a skip operation before the start of step S105, the game progression unit 112 returns to step S104 in response to receiving the skip operation. Execute.

  In step S104, the skip processing unit 112B executes skip or fast forward of the presentation of the content. When skip or fast forward is performed, the presentation of the content is forcibly completed. That is, the presentation unit 112A performs step S105. In addition, after the presentation of the content is started in step S102, the presentation unit 112A also executes step S105 when the presentation of all the elements of the content ends with the state of NO in step S103.

  In step S105, the presentation unit 112A completes the presentation of the content.

  In step S106, the providing unit 112C determines whether skipping or fast-forwarding has been performed by the time the content presentation is completed. If YES in step S106, that is, if it is determined that skip or fast-forward has been performed, the assigning unit 112C ends the process as it is. On the other hand, if NO in step S106, that is, if it is determined that skip or fast-forward has not been performed, the assigning unit 112C performs step S107.

  In step S107, the giving unit 112C gives a profit to the user. When the notifying unit 112D displays the result message shown in FIG. 4, the notifying unit 112D determines any timing from the determination of NO in step S106 to the end of the series of processes shown in FIG. To display the result message. For example, the result message may be displayed at any time before or after step S107.

  According to the above-described processing, a benefit is provided to the user when the content is presented from the beginning to the end without skipping or fast-forwarding. In other words, the user can benefit from completing the content browsing without performing the skip operation. Therefore, according to the above processing, it is possible to give the user a motivation to browse the content.

  Furthermore, by allowing the user to browse the content without skipping or fast-forwarding, it is possible to increase the user's understanding of what the content expresses, such as the story of the game, the world feeling, and the personality of the characters appearing. it can. Therefore, the user can be more absorbed in the game. Therefore, the interest of the game for the user is improved.

  Further, the content according to the present embodiment is a content whose content does not change regardless of the operation content of the user during the presentation. It is considered that there are many users who try to reduce the time required for presenting the content without such an intervention element. Therefore, it is possible to motivate the user to browse such content, which tends to reduce the time.

  Note that the providing unit 112C may provide the profit only once for each content. In this case, the storage units 120 and 220 store, as the content data 132A, information relating to each content and profit providing information indicating whether a profit has been provided for the content in association with each other. .

  When the profit is provided in step S107, the providing unit 112C updates the profit providing information of the content that has been presented in step S105 in the content data 132A. That is, the providing unit 112C rewrites the profit providing information of the content from information indicating that the profit has not been provided to information indicating that the profit has been provided.

(Modification before content presentation)
The notifying unit 112D may present a confirmation message (first message) on the content presentation screen 500 or the like before skipping or fast-forwarding is performed by the skip processing unit 112B, that is, before step S104 is performed. . For example, when the game progression unit 112 determines that the operation reception unit 111 has received the presentation start operation, the notification unit 112D may present a confirmation message on the content presentation screen 500 or the like.

  The “confirmation message” is a message indicating that at least one of a profit is given when skipping or fast-forwarding is not executed and a profit is not given when skipping or fast-forwarding is executed.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a content presentation screen when a confirmation message is presented. For example, the notifying unit 112D presents the confirmation message by superimposing the illustrated pop-up 570 on the content presenting screen 500 before the presenting unit 112A starts presenting the content. The pop-up 570 includes at least a confirmation message.

  Note that the notification unit 112D may present the confirmation message at any timing as long as it is before the presentation of the content. For example, the notification unit 112D may present the confirmation message immediately after receiving the presentation start operation in step S101 and before the presentation unit 112A starts presenting the content in step S102.

  This allows the user to be notified of the potential benefits that the user may be able to benefit before performing the skip or fast forward. Therefore, it is possible to urge the user to browse the content to the end without skipping or fast-forwarding.

  In addition, when the user performs the presentation start operation, the confirmation message is presented, so that the user starts browsing the content while clearly recognizing the above-described profit. Therefore, it is possible to motivate the user to browse the content to the end without skipping or fast-forwarding.

[Embodiment 2]
In the user terminal 100 according to the game system 1, the input operation for instructing to shorten the time required to complete the presentation of the content includes a skip preliminary operation (third input operation) input before the skip operation and the skip operation. And may be included. The skip preliminary operation is an operation to prepare for performing the skip operation.

  Further, the operation receiving unit 111 may receive the skip preliminary operation. Further, the notification unit 112D may present a confirmation message when the operation reception unit 111 receives a skip preliminary operation. Hereinafter, Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described. The description of the same content as that described in the first embodiment will not be repeated.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing flow in the game system 1 according to the present embodiment. Steps S201 to S202 in FIG. 7 are processes similar to steps S101 to S102 in FIG. Steps S205 to S206 in FIG. 7 are the same processes as steps S103 to S104 in FIG. Steps S207 to S209 in FIG. 7 are processes similar to steps S105 to S107 in FIG.

  The operation receiving unit 111 according to the present embodiment receives a skip preliminary operation before the skip operation. In the present embodiment, for example, when the operation receiving unit 111 receives an input to the button 520 of the content presentation screen 500 shown in FIG. 3, the game progressing unit 112 determines that the input operation is a skip preliminary operation.

  In step S203, the game progression unit 112 determines whether the input operation received by the operation reception unit 111 is a skip preliminary operation. If NO in step S203, that is, if the operation receiving unit 111 has not received the skip preliminary operation, the game progression unit 112 waits until the operation receiving unit 111 receives the next input operation. On the other hand, if YES in step S203, that is, if the operation receiving unit 111 receives the skip preliminary operation, the game progression unit 112 executes step S204 in response to receiving the skip preliminary operation.

  In step S204, the notification unit 112D of the game progression unit 112 instructs the display control unit 113 to present a confirmation message.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating another example of the content presentation screen when the confirmation message is presented. The notifying unit 112D superimposes a pop-up 580 on the content presentation screen 500, for example. The pop-up 580 includes at least a confirmation message. The pop-up 580 may include a button 582 for instructing skip or fast-forward, and a button 581 for canceling skip or fast-forward. The button 582 is also a button for confirming the execution of skip or fast-forward.

  When an input operation is received by the operation reception unit 111 after the presentation of the confirmation message, the game progression unit 112 executes step S205.

  In step S205, the game progression unit 112 determines whether the input operation received by the operation reception unit 111 is a skip operation. If NO in step S205, that is, if the operation receiving unit 111 has not received a skip operation, the game progression unit 112 returns to the determination in step S203. For example, when the operation receiving unit 111 receives an input operation on the button 581 shown in FIG. 8, the game progression unit 112 may determine that the skip operation has not been received.

  On the other hand, if YES in step S205, that is, if the operation reception unit 111 receives a skip operation, the game progression unit 112 executes step S206. For example, when the operation reception unit 111 receives an input operation on the button 582 shown in FIG. 8, the game progression unit 112 may determine that a skip operation has been received. The processing after step S206 is the same as the processing after step S105 in FIG.

  According to the above process, when the user performs the skip preliminary operation, the skip operation is accepted after the confirmation message is presented. Therefore, a user who wants to skip or fast-forward the content can be encouraged to reconsider. That is, it is possible to prompt the user to browse the content to the end.

[Embodiment 3]
The operation receiving unit 111 according to the game system 1 shortens the time required to complete the presentation of the content and performs a re-presentation operation (fourth input operation) as an input operation for instructing a re-presentation of the content that has been presented. May be accepted. Further, when the operation receiving unit 111 receives a re-presentation operation, the presenting unit 112A may re-present the content from a point in time before the time required to complete the presentation is reduced. Then, the providing unit 112C may provide a benefit to the user when the re-presentation is completed without shortening the time required to complete the presentation of the content after the start of the re-presentation by the presenting unit 112A.

  When executing skip or fast-forward, the skip processing unit 112B according to the present embodiment specifies a point in time at which the skip or fast-forward of the content to be skipped or fast-forwarded is to be executed. Then, the skip processing unit 112B causes the storage unit 110 to store information indicating the point of time of skipping or fast-forwarding as information related to the content in the content data 132A.

  The presentation unit 112A according to the present embodiment specifies the above-mentioned time by referring to the information related to the content in the content data 132A, and re-presents the content from the time.

  Hereinafter, Embodiment 3 of the present invention will be described. FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing flow in the game system 1 according to the present embodiment. Note that the flowchart shown in FIG. 9 shows the flow of processing after the presentation of a certain content is started once in the processing flow shown in FIG. 5 or 7 and the presentation is completed by skipping or fast-forwarding the content. . In other words, information indicating the point at which the content to be re-presented in FIG. 9 is skipped or fast-forwarded is stored in the content data 132A by the skip processing unit 112B before executing the process shown in FIG. It shall be.

  In step S301, the game progression unit 112 determines whether the input operation received by the operation reception unit 111 is a re-presentation operation. If NO in step S301, that is, if the operation reception unit 111 has not received the re-presentation operation, the game progression unit 112 waits until the operation reception unit 111 receives the next input operation. On the other hand, if YES in step S301, that is, if the operation receiving unit 111 receives a re-presentation operation, the game progression unit 112 executes step S302.

  In step S302, the presentation unit 112A re-presents the content from a point in time before the point of skipping or fast-forwarding. More specifically, referring to the content data 132A of the storage unit 120, the presentation unit 112A specifies the time point at which the skip processing unit 112B previously started skipping or fast-forwarding the content to be re-presented. Next, the presenting unit 112A starts presenting the content from a time before the specified time. That is, the presentation of the skipped or fast-forwarded part of the content is restarted. It should be noted that the re-presentation start time only needs to be before the previous time when the skip processing unit 112B started skipping or fast-forwarding. For example, the presentation unit 112A may reproduce the presentation state of the content five seconds before the time point and restart the presentation of each component of the content from the time point.

  In step S303, the game progression unit 112 determines whether the input operation received by the operation reception unit 111 is a skip operation. This determination is performed every time an input operation is performed on the operation receiving unit 111 until before the start of step S306. The process in step S303 is the same as the process in step S101 in FIG. If YES in step S303, that is, if the operation reception unit 111 has not received a skip operation before the start of step S306, the game progression unit 112 executes step S304. On the other hand, if YES in step S303, that is, if the operation receiving unit 111 has received a skipping operation before the start of step S306, the game progression unit 112 executes step S304.

  In step S304, the skip processing unit 112B specifies the time point at which the skip and fast-forward are to be performed, and stores the information indicating the time point at which the skip or fast-forward is performed in the storage unit 110 when performing the skip or fast-forward operation. The data 132A is stored as information relating to the content.

  In step S305, the skip processing unit 112B executes skip or fast-forward of the presentation of the content. The processing in step S305 is the same as the processing in step S104 in FIG.

  In step S306, the presentation unit 112A completes re-presentation of the content. For example, the presenting unit 112A completes the re-presentation of the content when the presentation of all the components of the content is completed after the start of the re-presentation in step S302 and after the time of the re-presentation. May be determined.

  In step S307, the providing unit 112C determines whether skipping or fast-forwarding has been performed by the time the content re-presentation is completed. If YES in step S307, that is, if it is determined that skipping or fast-forwarding has been performed by the time the re-presentation is completed, the providing unit 112C ends the processing as it is. On the other hand, if NO in step S307, that is, if it is determined that skip or fast-forward has not been performed by the time the re-presentation is completed, the assigning unit 112C executes step S308.

  In step S308, the giving unit 112C gives a profit to the user.

  According to the above processing, when the presentation is completed after skipping or fast-forwarding the content, the content can be re-presented later. Then, after the start of the re-presentation, if the re-presentation is completed without performing the skip or the fast-forward, a profit is provided to the user. Therefore, it is possible to motivate the user to browse the content that has been browsed once by skipping or fast-forwarding without skipping or fast-forwarding again.

(Content list screen and re-presentation instruction)
The game progression unit 112 according to the game system 1 may cause the display control unit 113 to create a game screen capable of listing the content that can be presented, and display the content on the touch screen 15. The game screen may include a UI object for receiving a re-presentation instruction.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of the content list screen. The content list screen is a game screen displaying a list of contents that can be presented. The game progression unit 112 causes the touch screen 15 to display a content list screen at an arbitrary timing after the start of the game via the display control unit 113.

  The content list screen 900 shown in FIG. 10 includes information indicating at least one content. On the content list screen 900, banners 910, 920, 930, and 940 indicating the name of the content are displayed in a list. In the content list screen 900, the content indicated by the banner displayed at the top of the screen is newer, that is, the content that can be presented recently. The game progress section 112 determines whether or not each content can be presented according to the progress of the game.

  When creating the content list screen 900, the game progression unit 112 or the display control unit 113 specifies the content in which the time point at which the skip or fast-forward is started is stored in the content data 132A among the content displayed in the list. May be. Then, on the content list screen 900, a UI object for receiving a re-presentation instruction of the content may be displayed together with the information indicating the specified content. In the example of FIG. 10, a resume button 941 which is a UI object for receiving a re-presentation instruction for the content is displayed together with the banner of the content “story 1”.

  This allows the user to easily determine the skipped or fast-forwarded content. That is, the user can determine the content to which no profit is given. Therefore, it is possible to prompt the user to re-present the content.

[Embodiment 4]
The game progression unit 112 may present a type of content different from the content described in the first to third embodiments. For example, the game progression unit 112 may present a content for which a different result is output according to the operation content of the user during the content presentation.

  Hereinafter, Embodiment 4 of the present invention will be described. In the following description, for the sake of convenience, the content whose content is unchanged regardless of the user's operation described in the first to third embodiments is referred to as “first content”. Then, the above-described content in which a different result is output according to the content of the operation of the user being presented is referred to as “second content”.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating another example of the content presentation screen. The content presentation screen 600 shown in FIG. 11 includes a display area 610 of the first content and a skip button 620. Note that the content presentation screen 600 may include a label 651 or the like indicating the name of the first content. In the illustrated example, as in the example of FIG. 3, a case will be described in which at least a story represented by a sentence is presented as the first content. Further, in the present game, as content other than the first content, second content for providing a quiz game is provided. The second content may be provided as the additional content described in the first embodiment.

  The presentation unit 112A may present the first content including a hint for obtaining a desired result for the user in the second content. Note that the hint may be a hint for obtaining a desired result or an arbitrary result of the user in at least one of the second contents.

  In the example of FIG. 11, dialogues 611 and 612 are presented on the content presentation screen 600 as a part of the first content. The dialogue 611 of the first content includes, as the dialogue of the character AAA, the fact that a quiz will be given in the next stage and the material of the quiz, that is, information that can be a hint for correctly answering the quiz.

  As described above, by including a hint for playing the second content in the first content, a user who has not skipped or fast-forwarded the first content can use the first content when playing the second content. Is more likely to be obtained than a user who skips or fast-forwards. Thus, the user is more likely to browse the first content from beginning to end in order to obtain a desired result with the second content. Therefore, according to the above-described configuration, it is possible to give the user a motivation to browse the content without skipping or fast-forwarding the content.

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

  In the latter case, the information processing apparatus including the control unit 210 and / or the control unit 110 includes a CPU that executes instructions of a program that is software for realizing each function, and a computer (or CPU) that executes the program and various data. A ROM (Read Only Memory) or a storage device (these are referred to as “recording media”) recorded so as to be readable by the computer, a RAM (Random Access Memory) that expands the program, and the like. Then, the object of the present invention is achieved when the computer (or CPU) reads the program from the recording medium and executes the program. As the recording medium, a “temporary tangible medium” such as a tape, a disk, a card, a semiconductor memory, or a programmable logic circuit can be used. Further, the program may be supplied to the computer via an arbitrary transmission medium (a communication network, a broadcast wave, or the like) capable of transmitting the program. Note that one embodiment of the present invention can also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave, in which the above-described program is embodied by electronic transmission.

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

[Appendix]
The contents according to one aspect of the present invention are listed below.

  (Item 1) The game program (131, 231) has been described. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, the game program is executed by a computer (at least one of the user terminal 100 and the server 200) including the processor (10, 20) and the memory (11, 21). The game program presents a first content to the processor in a game based on the game program (steps S102 and S202), and a first input operation performed by the user before or during the step of presenting the first content. (Steps S103, S205, and S303) and a step of reducing the time required to complete the presentation of the first content in response to receiving the first input operation (Steps S104, S206, And step S305), and a step of providing a game benefit to the user when the presentation of the first content is completed without executing the step of reducing the time (steps S107, S209, and S308); Run

  Thereby, a profit is provided to the user when the first content is presented from the beginning to the end without reducing the time required to complete the presentation of the first content. In other words, the user can benefit from completing the browsing of the first content without performing the first input operation. Therefore, according to the above processing, it is possible to give the user a motivation to browse the first content. In particular, the user can be motivated to browse the first content from the beginning to the end. In the following description, “browsing the first content” means browsing the first content from the beginning to the end without shortening the time required to complete the presentation.

  (Item 2) In (Item 1), the game program further informs the processor that a profit is given if the time is not reduced before executing the time reducing step, and that the time is reduced. In this case, a step of presenting a first message indicating at least one of the fact that no profit is given (step S204) is executed.

  Thus, before the user performs the first input operation, it is possible to notify the user of a benefit that the user may possibly benefit from. Therefore, the user can be encouraged to browse the first content to the end.

  (Item 3) In (Item 2), the game program may further cause the processor to execute a step of receiving a second input operation for instructing presentation of the first content from the user (Step S101). The step of presenting the first message may include presenting the first message in response to receiving the second input operation in the step of receiving the second input operation.

  By presenting the first message when the user performs the second input operation, browsing of the content is started with the user clearly recognizing the profit described above. Therefore, the user can be motivated to browse the content to the end.

  (Item 4) In (Item 2) or (Item 3), the input operation for instructing reduction of time includes at least a third input operation input before the first input operation and a first input operation. You can go out. Then, the game program may cause the processor to further execute a step of receiving a third input operation (Step S203). The step of presenting the first message may include presenting the first message in response to accepting the third input operation in the step of accepting the third input operation.

  Thus, when the user performs the third input operation, the first message can be presented and then the first input operation can be accepted. Therefore, it is possible to reconsider whether the user who intends to shorten the time required to complete the presentation of the first content is instructed to actually perform the shortening. That is, it is possible to prompt the user to browse the first content to the end.

  (Item 5) In any one of (Item 2) to (Item 4), when the game program completes the presentation of the first content without executing a time-saving step to the processor, A step of presenting a second message indicating that a benefit is provided for not shortening the time may be executed.

  Thus, the user who has gained the profit can clearly recognize that the profit has been given by not performing the first input operation before the presentation of the first content is completed. Therefore, even when browsing another first content, the user can be motivated to browse the other first content without skipping or fast-forwarding.

  (Item 6) In any one of (Item 1) to (Item 5), the game program re-executes the first content that has been presented after executing the step of shortening the time to the processor. A step of receiving a fourth input operation for instructing presentation (step S301); and a step of re-presenting the first content from a time before the time when the step of reducing time is executed when the fourth input operation is received. (Step S302) may be executed. Then, the step of giving the profit to the user may be such that the profit is given when the re-presentation is completed without executing the step of shortening the time after the start of the re-presentation.

  Thus, when the presentation is completed after the time required to complete the presentation of the first content is reduced, the content can be re-presented later. Then, if the re-presentation is completed without reducing the time required for the completion of the re-presentation after the start of the re-presentation, a profit is given to the user. Therefore, it is possible to motivate the user to browse the first content that has been browsed by skipping or fast-forwarding once without shortening the browsing time.

  (Item 7) In any one of items (Item 1) to (Item 6), the step of presenting the first content includes the step of presenting the first content whose content is invariant regardless of the operation content of the presenting user. May be presented.

  It is considered that there are many users who try to reduce the time required for presenting the first content without such a user intervention element. Therefore, it is possible to provide the user with a motivation to browse the first content, which tends to shorten the time until the completion of the presentation, to the end.

  (Item 8) In any one of items (Item 1) to (Item 7), the step of presenting the first content is performed in the second content in which a different result is output according to the operation content of the presenting user. The first content may include a hint for obtaining a desired result for the user.

  As described above, by including a hint for playing the second content in the first content, a user who browses the first content to the end without shortening the time plays the second content. At times, it is more likely that a desired result can be obtained than a user who browses the first content in a reduced time.

  Thus, the user is more likely to browse the first content from beginning to end in order to obtain a desired result with the second content. Therefore, according to the configuration described above, it is possible to give the user a motivation to browse the first content to the end.

  (Item 9) In any one of the items (Item 1) to (Item 8), the step of giving a profit to the user includes providing the user with at least one of valuable data, an item, and a game object that can be used in the game. You may give.

  Thereby, the user can be motivated to browse the first content to the end.

  (Item 10) In any one of (Item 1) to (Item 9), the step of giving a profit to the user may give the user a right to view or play the third content in the game. .

  Thus, a user who has not executed the first input operation can further browse or play the third content. Therefore, a user who wants to view or play more contents can be motivated to view the contents.

  (Item 11) In any one of items 1 to 10, the game program may cause the processor to further execute a step of selecting a game object based on a predetermined rule. Then, in the step of giving a benefit to the user, in the selecting step, increasing a probability that a game object related to the first content is selected may be provided as a benefit.

  Thus, for a user who has not performed the first input operation, when a game object is selected based on a predetermined rule, the probability that a game object related to the first content is selected can be increased. Note that the selected game object may be given to the user. In this way, by selecting an object related to the first content in the game, a game object that the user recognizes through browsing the first content can appear in the game. Therefore, the interest of the game is improved.

  In addition, when the selected game object is given to the user, the user can obtain a game object related to the viewed content, and thus is considered to have a greater attachment to the game object. Therefore, the interest of the game is further improved.

  (Item 12) In any one of (Item 1) to (Item 11), the step of giving a benefit to the user includes granting the user the right to change the appearance of the game object held by the user. Is also good.

  Thus, a user who has not executed the first input operation can change the appearance of the game object. Therefore, the user who wants to change the appearance of the game object can be given a motivation to browse the content.

  (Item 13) In any one of the items (item 1) to (item 12), the step of giving a profit to the user may provide the user with data that can be used other than in a game as a profit.

  Thus, a user who has not executed the first input operation can obtain data that can be used outside the game. Therefore, a motivation to browse the content can be given to a user who desires the data.

  (Item 14) The method of executing the game program has been described. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a game program is executed by a computer including a processor and a memory (11). The method is a method in which the processor executes each step described in (Item 1). The method according to (Item 14) has the same effect as the game program according to (Item 1).

  (Item 15) The information processing apparatus has been described. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, the information processing device controls an operation of the information processing device (user terminal 100) by executing the game program and a memory that stores the game program according to (Item 1). A processor (10). The information processing device according to (Item 15) has the same operation and effect as the game program according to (Item 1).

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Claims (15)

A game program,
The game program is executed by a computer including a processor and a memory,
The game program includes:
Presenting first content in a game based on the game program;
Before or during execution of the step of presenting the first content, receiving a first input operation by a user;
Reducing the time required to complete the presentation of the first content in response to receiving the first input operation;
A step of giving the user a benefit in the game when the presentation of the first content is completed without executing the step of reducing the time. The game program further includes:
Before executing the step of reducing the time, a first indicating that the benefit is provided if the time is not reduced and / or that the benefit is not provided if the time is reduced The game program according to claim 1, wherein the game program executes a step of presenting a message. The game program further includes:
Receiving a second input operation for instructing the presentation of the first content from the user,
3. The game program according to claim 2, wherein the step of presenting the first message presents the first message in response to receiving the second input operation in the step of receiving the second input operation. The input operation for instructing to shorten the time includes at least a third input operation input before the first input operation, and the first input operation,
The game program further includes:
Executing the step of receiving the third input operation,
The game according to claim 2, wherein the step of presenting the first message presents the first message in response to accepting the third input operation in the step of accepting the third input operation. program. The game program further includes:
When the presentation of the first content is completed without performing the step of shortening the time, a step of presenting a second message indicating that the benefit is provided for not shortening the time. The game program according to any one of claims 2 to 4, which is executed. The game program further includes:
Receiving a fourth input operation for instructing re-presentation of the first content that has been presented after executing the step of reducing the time;
When the fourth input operation is received, re-presenting the first content from a time point before the time point at which the step of reducing the time is executed, and
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the step of giving a benefit to the user, after the start of the re-presentation, gives the benefit when the re-presentation is completed without executing the step of reducing the time. The game program according to claim 1.   The game program according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the step of presenting the first content presents the first content whose content is invariant regardless of the operation content of the user during the presentation. .   The step of presenting the first content includes, in the second content in which a different result is output according to the operation content of the user being presented, the first content including a hint for obtaining a desired result for the user. The game program according to any one of claims 1 to 7, which presents the following.   The game program according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the step of giving a profit to the user gives the user at least one of valuable data, an item, and a game object that can be used in the game. .   The game program according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the step of giving a benefit to the user gives the user a right to browse or play third content in the game. The game program further includes:
Executing a step of selecting a game object based on a predetermined rule,
11. The step of giving a benefit to the user, wherein in the selecting step, increasing the probability that the game object related to the first content is selected is provided as the benefit. The game program according to claim 1.   The game program according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the step of giving a benefit to the user gives the user the right to change the appearance of a game object held by the user.   The game program according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein the step of giving a benefit to the user provides the user with data usable outside the game as the benefit. A method in which a computer executes a game program,
The computer includes a processor and a memory,
A method wherein the processor performs the steps of claim 1. An information processing device,
The information processing device,
A memory for storing the game program according to claim 1,
An information processing device comprising: a processor that controls an operation of the information processing device by executing the game program.

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