TWI487553B - A music game machine and a method thereof with a spectral preview and a result state - Google Patents

Description

Music game machine with spectrum preview and result state and method thereof

The present invention relates to a music game machine, and more particularly to displaying an initial spectrum area on a display unit of a music game machine for preview by a user before the game is played, and displaying a complete spectrum after the game is over. The area is used by users to understand their game status.

According to statistics, as of 2010, the global video game market has reached a scale of 66 billion US dollars. With the gradual increase of the game population, the market size is expected to reach 111.7 billion US dollars in 2016. Therefore, the game industry has become a kind of game. Emerging business models and huge profits, so in order to consolidate the player's loyalty to the game, many companies not only strive to develop new game projects, but also to improve the existing game content, with a view to more intimate The service or the more convenient way of playing the game, the heart of the game player, and then have a place in the game market.

The current large game console includes many types of games, such as: music rhythm type, racing type (such as: racing, horse racing, etc.), adventure type, shooting type, etc., among which the music rhythm type game machine Taiwan, because of the performance of different music rhythms (such as: rock, lyrics, electronic music, etc.), the game player's game mode can also be mild or intense, so it can be suitable for male and female players of all ages. In addition, some researchers believe that because human beings are naturally rhythmic, such as heartbeat, breathing, etc., even with many rhythm-related activities can evoke human physiological echo and pleasure. Today, music game consoles have been deeply loved by players. This situation has also caused music game consoles to form a variety of different game content. For example, the "Dance Dance Revolution (DDR)" produced by Konami Company of Japan is a dance-based music game machine. Players can select the dance music to be played first, and follow the tips on the game screen. Stepping on the dance steps, in the current game, there is also the effect of sports, causing many players to pursue. In addition, unlike the DDR music game console, which only focuses on the footsteps, the "Happy Samba" produced by SEGA Japan is a music game console that purely emphasizes the upper body of the dance. The player can hold the rattle and In the Latin music, according to the prompts of the game screen, put out various corresponding postures, fully feel the vitality and enthusiasm of the game. In addition, the "Ez2dancer" produced by Amouse Would in Korea combines the above-mentioned footsteps and upper body features, so that players must dance gestures and footsteps while playing, and the rich body language is more popular among players.

In addition to the aforementioned music game consoles that play through the dance steps, there are many music game consoles that simulate musical instruments such as "Guitar Player", "Youth Drum King", "Rhythm DJ" and "Piano Player"... Etc. (as shown in Figure 1), the aforementioned games are simplified by the actual instruments (such as: guitar, piano, etc.) for the player to use, so that the player in the process of the game, as if into a musician Indulge in the game content. However, regardless of the game content of the music game machine, the player is in the process of the game, according to the prompt symbol 11 appearing on the game screen, or shoot or hit or step on or play, because the music rhythm type mainly tests the player for The grasp of the rhythm, and the ability of the hand and the eye to react, that is, the player needs to accurately operate the input unit to obtain a higher score when the prompt symbol 11 matches the rhythm of the music, but when the player faces the first attempt In the music track, because it is impossible to know in advance the content of the game to be played, the player naturally cannot judge the difficulty of the music track by the distribution of each prompt symbol 11, which not only causes the player to select the music track. The troubles will also cause the player to adjust his or her game mentality in advance due to the inability to make music tracks, which will result in the player's willingness to try new music tracks.

In addition, the current music game machine usually directly displays the player's game score after the game is over, but the player does not know that he is in the whole music except during the game. The wrong position in the track means that the player cannot judge where the music passage is the least familiar or error-prone in the music track, so that the player cannot intuitively feel his familiarity with the music track. Therefore, how to design a more appropriate game method and corresponding music game machine for the existing situation of the music game machine, so that the player can preliminarily judge the difficulty of the game before the game, and After the game, you can quickly see your own game performance, in order to improve the player's convenience in the game, thereby increasing the depth and breadth of the game, which has become a major issue for the current game design industry.

In view of the implementation of the current music rhythm game, there are still some missing, and can not meet the needs of the players. Therefore, after long-term efforts and experiments, the inventor finally developed and designed a music with a spectral preview and result state of the present invention. The game machine and its method, with the advent of the present invention, can effectively solve the aforementioned problems, so that the operator can provide a more convenient service and game environment for the game player, thereby improving the market competitiveness of the player.

An object of the present invention is to provide a music game machine with a spectral preview and a result state, comprising a control unit, a display unit, a broadcast unit, a plurality of input units and a storage unit, wherein the control unit and the control unit respectively The other units are connected to receive the information sent by the input unit and the storage unit, or transmit the corresponding message to the display unit, the broadcasting unit and the storage unit, and each of the input units can be separately generated after being triggered. Assigning a music message to the control unit, the storage unit is provided with a music game software and a music database, the music database includes a plurality of music files and a plurality of music score files, and the music files respectively correspond to the music files The music file, in addition, the sounding unit can play the sound of the corresponding music file, the display unit can display an initial spectral region, a relay spectral region and a complete spectral region, each of the spectral regions can generate a plurality of musical components Each of the note elements is arranged along a time axis and conforms to the content of the score file, the relay The surface area further includes a reference line, and the control unit can execute the music game software, and generate a plurality of note elements corresponding to the content of the music file file on the initial spectral area according to the content of the specified music message, and in the relay spectrum area The note elements are sequentially passed through the reference line, and the control unit can still input a message according to the transmitted tone of each input unit, so that the note element currently passing the reference line is in the first representation state or the second representation. State, and a note element that has been in the first representation state or/and the second representation state is displayed on the full spectral area. In this way, the player can grasp the game difficulty of the subsequent music files through the note components in the initial spectrum area before playing the game, so as to appropriately adjust the game state of mind, and can be based on the first representation state on the complete spectrum area. Or / and the second note element representing the state, knowing the game performance of each time period in the music file.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a music game method with a spectral preview and a result state, which is applied to the aforementioned music game machine. The method is such that the control unit executes the music game software and receives one of the input units. After one of the specified music messages is received, the corresponding music file and the music file are read according to the content of the specified music message, and the control unit displays an initial spectral area on the display unit, and according to the music file The content of the plurality of note elements is generated on the initial spectral region, each of the note elements is arranged along a time axis, and the scale positions of the note elements are respectively matched with the tones of the time in the music file, and the control is performed. After the unit starts playing the music file and outputs music from the sounding unit, it forms a reference line on a relay spectrum area, and according to the currently played pitch of the music file, the note component of the corresponding scale position is passed. The reference line continues to receive the tone input message from each input unit, and the control unit determines Whether the pitch data included in the tone input message conforms to the note component currently passing the reference line, and if so, the corresponding note component is in the first representation state, and if not, the corresponding note component is in the second representation state. Finally, In the state in which the music file is played, it displays the complete spectral area of the note original that has been in the first representation state and/or the second representation state on the display unit. In this way, the game method of the present invention enables the player to know the difficulty of the game through the initial spectral region in advance, and can effectively grasp the rhythm of pressing the input unit during the game. In addition, the player can still understand through the complete spectral region. The enhanced part, in turn, enhances the player's interest in the pursuit of perfect performance.

To further understand and understand the purpose, technical features and effects of the present invention, the present embodiment will be described in detail as follows:

The invention relates to a music game machine with spectrum preview and result state and a method thereof, which are applied to a music game machine. For convenience of description, the following embodiments take a button type music game machine as an example, but not To this end, the player can use a tapping, playing string or other type of music game machine. In a preferred embodiment, as shown in Figures 2 and 3, the music game machine 2 includes a The control unit 21, a display unit 23, a sounding unit 25, a plurality of input units 27 (such as buttons) and a storage unit 29, wherein the control unit 21 is respectively connected to each of the other units to receive the input unit 27, the message transmitted from the storage unit 29, or the corresponding message is transmitted to the display unit 23, the broadcasting unit 25 and the storage unit 29, and hereby declares that the display unit 23 and the input unit are respectively depicted in the second and third figures of the present case. 27, but for convenience of explanation, for the general public to quickly understand the overall technical characteristics of the case, not limited to this, those skilled in the field, after mastering the overall technical characteristics of the case, can rely on product requirements The display unit 23 and input unit 27 integrates, such as: a touch screen, the first engagement Chen.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the storage unit 29 is provided with a music game software 291 and a music library 293. When the control unit 21 executes the music game software 291, the display unit 23 can display the corresponding information on the display unit 23. At the same time, the player can press each of the input units 27 to select various options appearing on the game screen. Generally speaking, at different game stages, for example, the initial game start phase, the game progress phase, and the game end phase, the player After pressing each of the input units 27, each of the input units 27 generates a corresponding message according to the current game stage, so that the player can select different game music, game characters, game levels, etc., due to the aforementioned input unit 27 The manner in which corresponding messages are generated according to different game stages is a well-known skill and will not be described here. In addition, the music database 293 includes a plurality of first music files 295 and a plurality of first music files 297, each of which includes different music contents, such as: popular songs, nursery rhymes, classical music, etc., and each of the music The music content of the file 295 can be broadcasted through the broadcasting unit 25, so that the user can listen to the music, and the contents of each of the music files 295 (eg, pitch or rhythm points) are still recorded in the corresponding music file 297. The control unit 21 is enabled to read each of the music score files 297, and to know the pitch or rhythm point of each of the music files 295 (for convenience of explanation, the subsequent embodiments only take the tone as an example).

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, when the player selects the game content to be played through the input unit 27 (eg, A song), the input unit 27 transmits a specified music message to the control unit 21, which After the control unit 21 reads the content of the specified music message, the music file 295 corresponding to the A song and the music file 297 are read from the music database 293 according to the content of the specified music message, and the control unit 21 will An initial spectral area 231A is displayed on the display unit 23, and the initial spectral area 231A can be displayed separately or displayed together with other game screens. Further, the control unit 21 will display the content of the score file 297 in the initial spectrum. A plurality of note elements 233 are generated on the area 231A (as shown in FIG. 4), and each of the note elements 233 is arranged along a time axis (in this embodiment, the time axis means that the picture 4 is left to right. In order to be able to present the entire tone of the A song, the player can roughly infer the difficulty of the game according to the number and intensity of the presented note elements 233.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the position of each of the note elements 233 of the initial spectral area 231A corresponds to a different input unit 27, that is, each of the players pressed during the game. The input unit 27 represents the note element 233 of the corresponding position, respectively. Therefore, when there are a plurality of note elements 233 at the same time point, it means that the player needs to press a plurality of corresponding input units 27 at the same time, which will be described first. In addition, the initial spectral region 231A can be directly present in the picture of the display unit 23 directly, or the local initial spectral region 231A can be first appeared in the picture of the display unit 23, and the remaining initial spectral region 231A is continuously displayed. In the picture, regardless of the presentation mode, the content of the music file 297 corresponding to the music file in the subsequent game can be known in advance by the initial spectrum area 231A before the game is played by the player, and the game can be inferred in advance. The difficulty level is the initial spectral area 231A referred to in this case.

In addition, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, when the game is officially performed, the control unit 21 starts playing the music file 295, and outputs the music sound from the sound broadcasting unit 25, so that the player can listen to the music, and at the same time, the control unit 21 will generate a relay spectrum area 231B on the display unit 23, the relay spectrum area 231 B has a reference line 235, and the control unit 21 will make the corresponding note element 233 according to the time currently played by the music file 295. Through the reference line 235, 玩家, the player can press the corresponding input unit 27 (equivalent to the setting of the initial spectral area 231A) when each note element 233 passes the reference line 235, so that the corresponding input unit 27 transmits a tone input message. To the control unit 21, at this time, the control unit 21 determines whether the pressed input unit 27 and the note element 233 passing through the reference line 235 are the same according to the pitch data in the tone input message transmitted from each input unit 27. If they are the same, the corresponding note element 233 is rendered in the first representation state (eg, white), and if it is wrong, the corresponding note element 233 is rendered in the second representation state (eg, in black), for example, when B When the note element 233 passes the reference line 235, the player must press the corresponding B input unit 27. If the player correctly presses the B input unit 27, the B note element 233 will appear white, and if the player presses the C input unit 27, the B note element 233 will appear black. Finally, when the game is over, meaning that the music file 295 has been played, please refer to FIG. 6, the control unit 21 will display a complete spectral area 231C on the display unit 23, and the complete spectral area 231C has been presented. The first note state 233 or the second note state note element 233 (as shown in Figure 6 is a black and white note component 233), allowing the player to intuitively understand where the music passage is in the course of the game. A good or poorly performing position, which in turn allows the player to pay more attention or practice related music passages when repeatedly playing the same music file 295.

In order to clearly disclose the music game method of the present invention with the spectral preview and the result state, the following is only the processing flow of the control unit 21 of the present invention after executing the music game software 291, please refer to the 3rd and 7th, 7B. The figure shows: (101) receiving one of the input units 27 to transmit a specified music message, proceeding to step (102); (102) reading the specified music message, and reading the music material according to the content of the specified music message The corresponding music file 295 and the music file 297 in the library 293 are advanced to step (103); (103) an initial spectral area 231A is displayed on the display unit 23 (as shown in FIG. 4), and according to the content of the music file 297, A plurality of note elements 233 are generated on the initial spectral area 231A, and the scale positions of the note elements 233 are matched with the tones of the time in the music file 295, and the process proceeds to step (104); (104) the music is started to be played. The file 295, and the music is output from the sounding unit 25, proceeds to step (105); (105) displays a relay spectrum area 231B (as shown in FIG. 5) on the display unit 23, and in the relay spectrum area 231B Forming a baseline 235, proceeding to step (106); (106) determining whether the music file 295 is continuously played, if yes, proceeding to step (107), otherwise, proceeding to step (112); (107) making the note component corresponding to the scale position in the current time 233, through the reference line 235, proceeds to step (108); (108) determines whether the tone input message transmitted by each input unit 27 is received, and if so, proceeds to step (109), otherwise, proceeds to step (111); Determining whether the pitch data included in each tone input message conforms to the scale position of the note element 233 currently passing the reference line 235, and if so, proceeds to step (110), otherwise, proceeds to step (111); (110) causes the corresponding note The component 233 is in the first representation state, proceeds to step (106); (111) causes the corresponding note component 233 to assume the second representation state, proceeds to step (106); and (112) displays a complete spectrum on the display unit 23. Region 231C, the complete spectral region 231C includes individual note elements 233 that have been in a first representation state and/or a second representation state.

In this way, please refer to the figures 3~6. Through the foregoing method, the player can first view the game content to be played by the initial spectrum area 231A before the music game, so that the player can roughly understand the current game. Difficulty and content. At the same time, after the game is over, the player can still know the performance of the game and the part of the whole music that is good or missing in the whole music by the corresponding representation state of each note element 233 on the complete spectrum area 231C. , greatly improve the convenience of the player in the game. In particular, the music score file 297 described above is a tone for recording the music file 295. However, as described above, the operator can adjust the rhythm point of the music file 295 according to the actual game content, so that the note of the initial spectrum area 231A is made. The component 233 can be located at a position corresponding to the rhythm point. In addition to the foregoing first representation state and the second representation state, the operator can additionally add a plurality of representation states according to the time point pressed by the player, that is, the control unit. 21 Upon receiving the tone input message from the input unit 27, the receiving time is still determined, and the representation state of the note element 233 is set according to different receiving times, for example, when the C note element 233 passes the reference line 235, if the player When the C input unit 27 is pressed within 0 seconds to 0.5 seconds (the first time zone), the C note component 233 will be in the first representation state; if the player is within 0.5 seconds to 1 second (the second time zone) The lower C input unit 27, then the C note element 233 will be in the third representation state; if the player presses the C input unit 27 after more than 1 second, the C note element 233 will assume the second representation state; thus, there can be Increase the difficulty and fun of the game, so players can be volatile due to game content and continue the fun.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of the claims of the present invention is not limited thereto, and according to those skilled in the art, according to the technical content disclosed in the present invention, Equivalent changes that are easily considered are within the scope of protection of the invention.

2. . . Music game machine

twenty one. . . control unit

twenty three. . . Display unit

231A. . . Initial spectral region

231B. . . Relay spectrum area

231C. . . Complete spectral area

233. . . Note component

235. . . Baseline

25. . . Broadcasting unit

27. . . Input unit

29. . . Storage unit

291. . . Music game software

293. . . Music database

295. . . Music file

297. . . Music file

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a conventional music game machine;

Figure 2 is a schematic view of the music game machine of the present invention;

Figure 3 is a hardware architecture diagram of the music game machine of the present invention;

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the initial spectral area of the present invention;

Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of a screen of a relay spectrum area of the present invention;

Figure 6 is a schematic view showing the entire spectrum area of the present invention;

Figure 7A is a first partial flow chart of the music game method of the present invention; and

Figure 7B is a second partial flow chart of the music game method of the present invention.

2. . . Music game machine

twenty one. . . control unit

twenty three. . . Display unit

25. . . Broadcasting unit

27. . . Input unit

29. . . Storage unit

291. . . Music game software

293. . . Music database

295. . . Music file

297. . . Music file

Claims (10)

A music game method with a spectral preview and a result state is applied to a music game machine, wherein the music game machine comprises a display unit and a plurality of input units, wherein a music game software and a plurality of music files are provided therein. And the plurality of music score files respectively corresponding to the music files, wherein the music game machine performs the following steps after executing a music game software: receiving one of the input units to specify a music message And reading a corresponding music file and a music score file according to the content of the specified music message; displaying an initial spectral region on the display unit, and generating a plurality of note components on the spectral region according to the content of the music file, Each of the note elements is arranged along a time axis; the music file is started to be played; during the playing of the music file, a relay spectrum area is displayed on the display unit, the relay spectrum area includes a reference line, and Passing the corresponding note component through the reference line according to the current playing time of the music file; receiving Inputting a tone input message from the input unit; determining whether the pitch data included in each tone input message conforms to the note component currently passing the reference line, and if so, causing the corresponding note component to be in the first representation state, and if not, corresponding The note component is in a second representation state; and in the state in which the music file is played, a complete spectral region is displayed on the display unit, and the complete spectral region includes the first representation state and/or the second representation state. Each of the note components. The music game method of claim 1, wherein in the state in which the note component passes the reference line and the tone input message transmitted from each input unit is not received, the control unit causes the corresponding note component to be in the second representation. status. According to the music game method of claim 2, when the control unit receives the tone input message from each input unit, it still determines whether the receiving time is in a first time zone or a second time zone. In the first time zone, and in the state of the note element currently passing the reference line, the corresponding note element is brought into the first representation state. The music game method of claim 3, wherein the control unit receives the tone input message in the second time zone, and the tone data of the tone input message conforms to the state of the note component currently passing the reference line. The corresponding note component is in a third representation state. The music game method of claim 4, wherein the complete spectral region further includes each of the note elements that have been in a third representation state. The music game method of claim 5, wherein the position of each of the note elements corresponds to each of the input units. The music game method of claim 6, wherein the music game machine further comprises a music database, the music database comprising each of the music files and each of the music files. The music game method of claim 7, wherein the music game machine outputs the music sound of the music file from a sounding unit in a state in which the music game machine starts playing the music file. A music game machine with a spectral preview and a result state, comprising: a plurality of input units, which are respectively triggered to generate a specified music message or a tone input message and transmitted, and a storage unit having a storage unit therein a music game software and a music database, the music database includes a plurality of music files and a plurality of music score files, each of the music files corresponding to each of the music files, a sounding unit, and capable of outputting music sounds of the music files; The display unit can sequentially display an initial spectral region, a relay spectral region, and a complete spectral region, wherein the initial spectral region, the relay spectral region, and the complete spectral region can generate a plurality of note components, each of the notes The components are arranged along a time axis, and the relay spectral region can still generate a reference line; and a control unit is respectively connected to each of the input unit, the storage unit, the broadcasting unit and the display unit, and can execute The music game software, and reading from the music database according to the content of the specified music message received The music file and the music file are played, and the music of the music file is played by the sounding unit, and the control unit can generate a plurality of note elements corresponding to the content of the music file on the initial spectral area, and on the relay spectrum area Having each of the note elements pass through the reference line in sequence, and according to the content of the received tone input message, the note element currently passing through the reference line is in a first representation state or a second representation state, and the last note component passes the reference After the line, a note element that has been in the first representation state and/or the second representation state is displayed in the full spectral area. The music game machine of claim 9, wherein each of the input units is integrated with the display unit.