PROGRAM AND SYSTEM

• US 20170266556A1
• Filed: 03/15/2017
• Published: 09/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2016
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: MOTOHASHI, Daisuke, ONO, Kiminori
• Application Number:
  US15/459,299
• Publication Number:
  US 20170266556A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/35 Details of game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/45 Controlling the progress of the video game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/52 involving aspects of the displayed game scene
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/56 Computing the motion of game characters with respect to other game characters, game objects or elements of the game scene, e.g. for simulating the behaviour of a group of virtual soldiers or for path finding
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/57 Simulating properties, behaviour or motion of objects in the game world, e.g. computing tyre load in a car race game A63F13/56 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/812 Ball games, e.g. soccer or baseball
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/847 Cooperative playing, e.g. requiring coordinated actions from several players to achieve a common goal

Abstract

A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a program causing a user terminal to realize functions to control progress of a video game is provided. The functions include: a displaying function configured to display a game image containing a moving object, a game field, and an operation object, the moving object moving in accordance with a virtual attractive force, the moving object being movable in the game field, the operation object being formed in the direction of the attractive force in the game field; a first action controlling function controlling an action of the moving object so that the moving object finally stops at a predetermined portion of the operation object; and a second action controlling function controlling an action of the moving object in a movement mode, the movement mode being determined in accordance with an input from a user when the moving object is in contact with the predetermined portion.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a program product for causing a user terminal to realize functions to control progress of a video game,

wherein the functions include:

a displaying function configured to display a game image, the game image containing a moving object, a game field, and an operation object, the moving object moving in accordance with a virtual attractive force, the moving object being movable in the game field, the operation object being formed in the direction of the attractive force in the game field;

a first action controlling function configured to control an action of the moving object so that the moving object finally stops at a predetermined portion of the operation object; and

a second action controlling function configured to control an action of the moving object in a movement mode, the movement mode being determined in accordance with an input from a user when the moving object is in contact with the predetermined portion.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 1,

wherein the displaying function includes a function configured to display the game image in which the predetermined portion has a curved portion, and

wherein the second action controlling function includes a function configured to control the action of the moving object in the movement mode determined on the basis of a contact mode between the moving object and the curved portion when the input is received.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 2,

wherein the functions further include:

a third action controlling function configured to control an action of the moving object so that the moving object, which stopped on the curved portion, moves on the curved portion in accordance with a predetermined movement rule.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 1,

wherein the second action controlling function includes a function configured to control the action of the moving object in the movement mode determined in accordance with the input in a case where the input is received while the moving object is positioned within a predetermined range from the operation object.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 1,

wherein the displaying function includes a function configured to display the game image, the game image containing the game field in which an arrangement object is arranged, the arrangement object influencing movement of the moving object at the time of the contact.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 2,

wherein the second action controlling function includes a function configured to control the act ion of the moving object so that the moving object starts to move toward a direction perpendicular to a tangential line of a contact point between the curved portion and the moving object having a spherical shape and a direction of the game field.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 1,

wherein the functions further include:

a third action controlling function configured to control an action of the moving object so that the moving object, which stopped at the predetermined portion, moves in the predetermined portion in accordance with a predetermined movement rule.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 1,

wherein the displaying function includes a function configured to display the game image, the game image containing an arrangement object, and

wherein the controlling function includes a function configured to influence on the moving object when the moving object comes into contact with the arrangement object.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a program product for causing a server to realize at least one function of the functions that the program product described in claim 1 causes the user terminal to realize, the server being capable of communicating with the user terminal.

10. A computer into which the program product contained in the non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 1 is installed.

11. A system for controlling progress of a video game, the system comprising a communication network, a server, and a user terminal, the system comprising:

a displaying section configured to display a game image, the game image containing a moving object, a game field, and an operation object, the moving object moving in accordance with a virtual attractive force, the moving object being movable in the game field, the operation object being formed in the direction of the attractive force in the game field;

a first action control section configured to control an action of the moving object so that the moving object finally stops at a predetermined portion of the operation object; and

a second action control section configured to control an action of the moving object in a movement mode, the movement mode being determined in accordance with an input from a user when the moving object is in contact with the predetermined portion.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a program product for causing a server to realize functions to control progress of a video game,

wherein the functions include:

a displaying function configured to display a game image, the game image containing a moving object, a game field, and an operation object, the moving object moving in accordance with a virtual attractive force, the moving object being movable in the game field, the operation object being formed in the direction of the attractive force in the game field;

a first action controlling function configured to control an action of the moving object so that the moving object finally stops at a predetermined portion of the operation object; and

a second action controlling function configured to control an action of the moving object in a movement mode, the movement mode being determined in accordance with an input from a user when the moving object is in contact with the predetermined portion.