Method for displaying chat window applied to network game

A video game apparatus connected, via a network, to a server apparatus, which is connected to at least one other video game apparatus via the network, said video game apparatus comprising:

• a message receiver that receives messages transmitted from the server apparatus via the network in accordance with progress of a game;
• a message display device that scrolls and displays the messages received by said message receiver in a window displayed on a game screen;
• a window enlarging device that enlarges the window in response to reception of the message by said message receiver so as to increase the number of display lines of the messages in the window up to a preset maximum value;
• and
• a window reducing device that reduces the window so as to decrease the number of display lines of the messages in the window to a preset minimum value when a predetermined condition is satisfied.

A video game apparatus connected, via a network, to a server apparatus, which is connected to at least one other video game apparatus via the network, said video game apparatus comprising:

• a memory that stores a network game program;
• a processor that executes the network game program;
• a display device that displays a processing result of the network game program performed by said processor;
• and
• a communications apparatus that communicates with the server apparatus, the network game program causing said processor to execute:
• receiving messages transmitted from the server apparatus via the network in accordance with progress of a game;
• scrolling and displaying the received messages in a window displayed on a game screen;
• enlarging the window in response to reception of a newly received message so as to increase the number of display lines of the messages in the window up to a preset maximum value;
• and
• reducing the window so as to decrease the number of display lines of the messages in the window to a preset minimum value when a predetermined condition is satisfied.

A message display controlling method in a network game executed in a video game apparatus, which is applied to the network game that advances a game by being connected to a server apparatus via a network, comprising:

• receiving messages transmitted from the server apparatus via the network in accordance with progress of a game;
• scrolling and displaying the received messages in a window displayed on a game screen;
• enlarging the window in response to reception of a newly received message so as to increase the number of display lines of the messages in the window up to a preset maximum value;
• and
• reducing the window so as to decrease the number of display lines of the messages in the window to a preset minimum value when a predetermined condition is satisfied.

A computer-readable storage medium on which a network game program is recorded, the program causing a computer connected, via a network, to a server apparatus, which is connected to at least one other video game apparatus via the network to execute:

• receiving messages transmitted from the server apparatus via the network in accordance with progress of a game;
• scrolling and displaying the received messages in a window displayed on a game screen;
• enlarging the window in response to reception of a newly received message so as to increase the number of display lines of the messages in the window up to a preset maximum value;
• and
• reducing the window so as to decrease the number of display lines of the messages in the window to a preset minimum value when a predetermined condition is satisfied.

A carrier wave having a data signal of a network game program, which is executed by a computer apparatus connected to a plurality of client apparatuses via a network, superimposed thereon, wherein the program causes the computer to execute:

• receiving messages transmitted from the server apparatus via the network in accordance with progress of a game;
• scrolling and displaying the received messages in a window displayed on a game screen;
• enlarging the window in response to reception of a newly received message so as to increase the number of display lines of the messages in the window up to a preset maximum value;
• and
• reducing the window so as to decrease the number of display lines of the messages in the window to a preset minimum value when a predetermined condition is satisfied.