GB2480172B - Interactive animation - Google Patents

Interactive animation

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Publication number
GB2480172B
GB2480172B GB1113213.1A GB201113213A GB2480172B GB 2480172 B GB2480172 B GB 2480172B GB 201113213 A GB201113213 A GB 201113213A GB 2480172 B GB2480172 B GB 2480172B
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Prior art keywords
interactive animation
animation
interactive
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GB1113213.1A
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GB201113213D0 (en
Inventor
Nicholas Bridger
Ed Bainbridge
Jon Williams
Matthew Humphries
David Navarro
Andy Brown
David Pridmore
Jon Maine
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Disney Enterprises Inc
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Disney Enterprises Inc
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Priority claimed from GB0822354A external-priority patent/GB2451996B/en
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F13/00—Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions
    • A63F13/55—Controlling game characters or game objects based on the game progress
    • A63F13/56—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
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F13/00—Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F13/00—Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions
    • A63F13/80—Special adaptations for executing a specific game genre or game mode
    • A63F13/833—Hand-to-hand fighting, e.g. martial arts competition
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
    • G06F3/048—Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
    • G06F3/0481—Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
    • G06F3/04815—Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional, e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
    • G06T13/00—Animation
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F13/00—Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions
    • A63F13/20—Input arrangements for video game devices
    • A63F13/21—Input arrangements for video game devices characterised by their sensors, purposes or types
    • A63F13/214—Input arrangements for video game devices characterised by their sensors, purposes or types for locating contacts on a surface, e.g. floor mats or touch pads
    • A63F13/2145—Input arrangements for video game devices characterised by their sensors, purposes or types for locating contacts on a surface, e.g. floor mats or touch pads the surface being also a display device, e.g. touch screens
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F13/00—Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions
    • A63F13/90—Constructional details or arrangements of video game devices not provided for in groups A63F13/20 or A63F13/25, e.g. housing, wiring, connections or cabinets
    • A63F13/95—Storage media specially adapted for storing game information, e.g. video game cartridges
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F2300/00—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game
    • A63F2300/60—Methods for processing data by generating or executing the game program
    • A63F2300/66—Methods for processing data by generating or executing the game program for rendering three dimensional images
    • A63F2300/6607—Methods for processing data by generating or executing the game program for rendering three dimensional images for animating game characters, e.g. skeleton kinematics
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F2300/00—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game
    • A63F2300/80—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game specially adapted for executing a specific type of game
    • A63F2300/8029—Fighting without shooting
GB1113213.1A 2006-05-09 2007-05-09 Interactive animation Active GB2480172B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US74682706P 2006-05-09 2006-05-09
GB0822354A GB2451996B (en) 2006-05-09 2007-05-09 Interactive animation
US11/746,293 US7843455B2 (en) 2006-05-09 2007-05-09 Interactive animation

Publications (3)

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GB201113213D0 GB201113213D0 (en) 2011-09-14
GB2480172A GB2480172A (en) 2011-11-09
GB2480172B true GB2480172B (en) 2012-02-15

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Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0885638A1 (en) * 1997-06-16 1998-12-23 Konami Co., Ltd. Competitive video game apparatus, method of playing video game, and computer-readable recording medium
US6244959B1 (en) * 1996-09-24 2001-06-12 Nintendo Co., Ltd. Three-dimensional image processing system with enhanced character control
US6626759B1 (en) * 2000-06-05 2003-09-30 Kabushiki Kaisha Square Enix Game apparatus, method for displaying motion of character, and computer readable recording medium for recording program used to display motion of character
JP2005073964A (en) * 2003-08-29 2005-03-24 Samii Kk Fighting game machine

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6244959B1 (en) * 1996-09-24 2001-06-12 Nintendo Co., Ltd. Three-dimensional image processing system with enhanced character control
EP0885638A1 (en) * 1997-06-16 1998-12-23 Konami Co., Ltd. Competitive video game apparatus, method of playing video game, and computer-readable recording medium
US6626759B1 (en) * 2000-06-05 2003-09-30 Kabushiki Kaisha Square Enix Game apparatus, method for displaying motion of character, and computer readable recording medium for recording program used to display motion of character
JP2005073964A (en) * 2003-08-29 2005-03-24 Samii Kk Fighting game machine

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