JP2000153057A - Game device and information storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game device and an information storage medium with which the traveling sounds of a moving object during cornering can be made real without depending on the operation of a player. SOLUTION: In cornering of a moving object 20, the traveling sounds of the moving object are switched to dummy decelerated sounds and even when the players moves into a corner while fully opening an accelerator, the player can feel cornering while decelerating from the sense of hearing. The traveling sounds of the moving object are switched to dummy decelerated sounds by detecting the cornering operation of the player (lean angle of easing) or corner approach of the moving object 20. Since the volume of traveling sounds of the moving object is made low, a pitch is reduced or tone is made into tone at the time of partial slot, dummy decelerated sounds are generated. By lowering the volume of partial sound source (such as traveling sounds at the time of high speed traveling of the moving object, for example), among plural sound sources to be used for generating the traveling sounds of the moving object, dummy decelerated sounds are generated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game device and an information storage medium for allowing a player to play a game.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a game apparatus which arranges a plurality of objects in an object space which is a virtual three-dimensional space and generates an image viewed from a given viewpoint in the object space. Has been developed and put into practical use, and is very popular for experiencing so-called virtual reality. For example, in the case of a game device capable of enjoying a motorcycle game, a player can control a player by rolling a casing imitating a motorcycle or turning an accelerator provided on a handle of the casing. A running bike (own bike) in the object space. Then, the user enjoys a three-dimensional game by competing with a motorcycle (other motorcycle) operated by another player or a computer.

[0003] In running a motorcycle in the real world, the motorcycle is cornered while returning the accelerator slightly at the corner of the course. Therefore, in the real world, the volume of the running sound of the motorcycle during cornering is low. However, it has been found that there are very few players who return the accelerator during cornering when riding a motorcycle in the game world. That is, most players run with the accelerator fully opened during cornering, as in the case of straight traveling. When riding a motorcycle in the game world, even if the cornering fails and the motorcycle falls, the game result is only slightly worse, and many players tend to enjoy full-open driving without worrying about such trivial things Because it is in. In order to complete the game, even when the motorcycle enters the corner with the accelerator fully opened, it is necessary to allow the motorcycle to corner the corner.

[0004] However, when the player corners the motorcycle with the accelerator fully opened as described above, if the running sound of the motorcycle remains the sound when the accelerator is fully opened, the running noise becomes even more unnatural. Would. For this reason, the realism of the game cannot be enhanced once more,
Achieving the task of improving virtual reality becomes insufficient.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to make the traveling sound of a moving body during cornering realistic without depending on the operation of a player. It is to provide a game device and an information storage medium.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention relates to a game apparatus for a player to play a game, wherein the player moves a moving body in an object space by an operation of the player. Means for performing processing;
Means for performing processing for generating an image that can be viewed from a given viewpoint in the object space; means for performing processing for generating a game sound including a traveling sound of the moving object; Means for performing processing for setting the running sound of the body to a pseudo deceleration sound that simulates the running sound of the moving body when decelerating.

According to the present invention, the moving object moves in the object space by the operation of the player. Then, when the moving body corners, the traveling sound of the moving body is set to the pseudo deceleration sound. Usually, in this type of game, the player often enters a corner with the accelerator fully opened, and in this case, the running sound of the moving body also becomes the sound when the accelerator is fully opened. However, according to the present invention, even when the moving body enters the corner with the accelerator fully opened, the traveling sound of the moving body becomes a sound at the time of deceleration. Can be given audibly to the player. Thereby, the virtual reality feeling felt by the player can be improved.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that a cornering operation of the player is detected, and the traveling sound of the moving body is set to the pseudo deceleration sound. This makes it possible to set the traveling sound of the moving body to the pseudo deceleration sound by a simple process of detecting the cornering operation of the player.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the traveling sound of the moving body is changed stepwise in accordance with the cornering operation amount of the player. This makes it possible to generate pseudo deceleration sounds having different degrees of deceleration in accordance with the amount of cornering operation by the player, thereby realizing a more realistic simulation of the traveling sound of the moving object.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the approaching of the corner of the moving body is detected and the traveling sound of the moving body is set to the pseudo deceleration sound. With this configuration, the running sound of the moving body can be set to the pseudo deceleration sound without detecting the cornering operation of the player.

Further, the present invention performs at least one of processing to reduce the volume of the traveling sound of the moving object, processing to lower the pitch of the traveling sound, and processing to change the timbre of the traveling sound to the timbre at the time of the partial slot. Thus, the running sound of the moving body is set to the pseudo deceleration sound. In this way, it is possible to give the player a feeling that the moving body is decelerating and cornering even though the accelerator is fully opened.

Further, according to the present invention, when the traveling sound of the moving object is generated by a plurality of sound sources, the volume of at least one of the plurality of sound sources is reduced, so that the traveling sound of the moving object is reduced to the pseudo sound. The deceleration sound is set. This makes it possible to set the traveling sound of the moving body to the pseudo deceleration sound by a simple process with a small processing load.

[0013] In this case, it is desirable that the sound source for reducing the volume is a sound source representing a traveling sound of the moving body during high-speed traveling.

[0014]

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the following, a case where the present invention is applied to a motorcycle game will be described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this.

1. 1. Configuration FIG. 1 shows an example in which the present embodiment is applied to an arcade game device. The player 1092 looks at the game image projected on the screen 1050 while looking at the handle 1070.
Alternatively, the user operates an accelerator or a brake provided on the steering wheel 1070 or rolls a housing (vehicle body) 1090 made to simulate a real motorcycle. And player 1
When the operator 092 operates the accelerator or the brake, the moving object (motorcycle) 1100 projected on the screen 1050 accelerates or decelerates. In addition, when the player 1092 steers the handle 1070 or rolls the housing 1090, the moving body 1100 corners or rolls left and right.

A game sound such as a running sound of the moving body 1100 is output from the speaker 1094.

The handle 1070 shown in FIG. 1 is provided with a sensor (for example, a distance sensor, a proximity sensor, a motion sensor, etc.) 1072 for detecting a forward leaning posture (attachment posture) of the player 1092. By detecting the distance from the player 1092 using the forward tilt sensor 1072, it is possible to detect whether or not the player 1092 has taken the forward tilt attitude. Then, the movement of the moving body 1100 can be controlled based on the obtained forward leaning posture information.

FIG. 2 shows an example of a functional block diagram of the game device of the present embodiment.

Here, the operation unit 10 is for the player to input operation information.
Handle 1070, the accelerator and brake provided on the handle 1070, the forward tilt sensor 1072, the housing 10
90 and the like.

The processing section 100 performs various processes such as control of the entire apparatus, instruction of each block in the apparatus, game calculation, and the like.
Type, RISC type), DSP, ASIC (gate array, etc.) or a given program (game program).

The storage unit 180 serves as, for example, a work area of the processing unit 100, and its function can be realized by hardware such as a RAM.

An information storage medium (a storage medium from which information can be read by a computer) 190 stores programs and data. The functions of the information storage medium 190 include, for example, an optical disk (CDROM, DVD), a magneto-optical disk (MO), a magnetic disk, a hard disk, a magnetic tape, and a portable information storage device (memory card, PDA, portable game device, game cassette). ), And hardware such as a semiconductor memory (ROM). The processing unit 100 performs various processes based on the programs and data stored in the information storage medium 190.

A part or all of the information stored in the information storage medium 190 is stored in the storage unit 1 when the power of the apparatus is turned on.
80.

The processing section 100 includes a game calculation section 110, an image generation section 150, and a sound generation section 160.

Here, the game calculation unit 110 includes a coin (price) receiving process, a game mode setting process, a game progress process, a selection screen setting process, and a moving object (motorbike, character, robot, car, tank, airplane). , Spaceships, ships,
Processing to determine the position and direction of boats, skis, surfboards, balls, bullets, etc., processing to determine the viewpoint position and line of sight, processing to reproduce the motion of moving objects, processing to place objects in object space, hit check processing Processing for calculating a game result (achievement), processing for a plurality of players to play in a common game space, or various game calculation processing such as game over processing, using operation information from the operation unit 10, a game program, or the like. Perform based on.

The image generation unit 150 includes a game calculation unit 110
A game image is generated according to the game calculation in. The game image generated by the image generation unit 150 is displayed on the display unit 1.
2 is displayed.

The sound generating section 160 generates a game sound according to the game calculation in the game calculation section 110. The game sound generated by the sound generation unit 160 is output from the sound output unit 14.

The sound processing unit 16 included in the sound generation unit 160
Reference numeral 2 denotes various processes for generating a game sound (effect sound such as a running sound of a moving object, game music, voice, and the like) such as selection of a sound source to be used and control of a volume, a pitch, and a tone. .

The game operation unit 110 includes a moving object operation unit 11
2, including a viewpoint control unit 114, an operation amount detection unit 116, and a running sound setting unit 118.

Here, the moving body operation unit 112 is operated by the operation unit 10.
Based on the operation information input from and the given program,
A process for moving the moving object in the object space is performed.
That is, a process of moving the moving object in the object space is performed based on operation information from the player (the own player or another player) or an instruction (a given movement control algorithm) from a computer.

More specifically, the moving body operation unit 112
The position and direction of the moving object is, for example, one frame (1/60 second)
The required process is performed every time. For example, in the (k-1) frame, the position of the moving object is PMk-1, the speed is VMk-1, and the acceleration is AM.
Let k-1 be the time of one frame, Δt. Then, the position PMk and the speed VMk of the moving body in the k frame are obtained, for example, by the following equations (1) and (2).

PMk = PMk−1 + VMk−1 × Δt (1) VMk = VMk−1 + AMk−1 × Δt (2) The viewpoint control unit 114 obtains the position and direction of the moving object obtained by the moving object operation unit 112. Based on this information, a process of obtaining a viewpoint position, a line-of-sight direction, and the like is performed. More specifically, a process of changing the viewpoint position or the line-of-sight direction so as to follow, for example, the position or direction of the moving body operated by the player is performed. In this case, it is desirable to cause the viewpoint position or the line-of-sight direction to follow the position or the direction of the moving body while having inertia, for example. The image generation unit 150 generates an image that can be seen at the viewpoint controlled by the viewpoint control unit 114.

In FIG. 1, the operation amount detector 116 detects a lean angle (corner operation amount), an accelerator opening, a brake operation amount, and the like when the player 1092 rolls the housing 1090. Things.
The moving body calculation unit 112 calculates the position and direction of the moving body based on the operation amount detected by the operation amount detection unit 116. More specifically, based on the lean angle,
The degree to which the moving body is cornered is determined, and the degree to which the moving body is accelerated / decelerated is determined based on the accelerator opening and the amount of brake operation.

The traveling sound setting section 118 performs processing for setting the traveling sound of the moving body to a pseudo deceleration sound (a sound representing the traveling sound of the moving body when decelerating) at the time of cornering of the moving body. Do.

In this case, in this embodiment, the housing 1 shown in FIG.
Rolling operation of 090 (Corner operation in a broad sense)
Is detected, and the traveling sound of the moving body is set to the pseudo deceleration sound. Furthermore, the traveling sound of the moving body is changed stepwise according to the lean angle (corner operation amount in a broad sense) of the housing 1090.

It should be noted that the game device of the present embodiment is capable of performing both game play in a single player mode in which one player plays and game play in a multi-player mode in which a plurality of players play.

When a plurality of players play,
The game images and the game sounds to be provided to the plurality of players may be generated using a single game device, or may be generated using a plurality of game terminals connected by a transmission line, a communication line (Internet), or the like. May be.

2. Features of the present embodiment A feature of the present embodiment is that the running sound of the moving body is set to a pseudo deceleration sound at the time of cornering of the moving body. That is, even when the player opens the accelerator fully when cornering the moving body, the running sound of the moving body (for example, engine sound, sound generated when the accelerator is turned on / off, exhaust noise, wind noise, road noise, etc.) is also generated. , As if it were decelerating.

For example, FIGS. 3A and 3B show examples of game images generated according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 3A shows the state of the player 10 as shown in FIG.
Reference numeral 92 denotes a game image generated when the housing 1090 is not rolling. In this case, as shown in FIG. 3A, the moving object (motorcycle) 20 on the screen operated by the player 1092 goes straight on the course. On the other hand, FIG.
FIG. 5B shows that the player 1092 has the housing 109 as shown in FIG.
It is a game image generated when 0 is rolled. In this case, as shown in FIG.
The moving body 20 on the screen operated by 92 turns left at the left corner. The motion of the character 30 (virtual player) is also the motion for the left corner. 4 and 5 are different from FIG.
Only the skeleton inside 90 is shown.

Now, in a real world motorcycle, FIG.
When the vehicle enters a corner as shown in (B), the motorcycle is cornered while the accelerator is slightly returned. However, in the game world, the player often does not return the accelerator even when entering the corner. That is,
The player uses the speedometer 32 shown in FIGS.
Also, as shown in the tachometer 34, the accelerator 20 is fully opened and the moving body 20 runs at the corner as in the case of the straight course. In the game world, even if the moving body 20 falls due to excessive speed, the game result is only slightly deteriorated, and many players tend to enjoy full-open running without worrying about such trivial matters. Because there is.

In such cornering with the accelerator fully open, if the moving body 20 is easily overturned or out of the course, the degree of immersion of the player in the game is impaired. Therefore, in this type of game apparatus, in many cases, an attractive force or the like that pulls toward the center line of the course is applied to the moving body 20 so that the moving body 20 is forcibly cornered at a speed that cannot be cornered in the real world. I will. Therefore, after all, the player can clear the corner with the accelerator fully opened without almost returning the accelerator. And in this case, since the player has almost never returned the accelerator and the engine speed has not decreased, if the player simply generates a running sound based on only the accelerator opening and the engine speed without any contrivance, The running sound is almost the same as the running sound when the accelerator is fully open. That is, despite the cornering of the corner, the running sound heard by the player's ear is almost the same as the running sound when traveling straight on the straight course. Therefore,
It is not possible to simulate the real running sound of the moving object, and the achievement of the challenge of improving the virtual reality of the player becomes insufficient.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, FIG.
Even when the player fully opens the accelerator when cornering the moving body 20 as described above, the running sound of the moving body is set to a pseudo deceleration sound that is a running sound as if the vehicle was decelerating. Therefore, even when cornering with the accelerator fully open as shown in FIG. 3B, the player can hear a real running sound close to the real world, and the virtual reality of the player can be improved.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a rolling operation (corner operation in a broad sense) of the player is detected, and the traveling sound of the moving body 20 is switched to a pseudo deceleration sound. (Set). The fact that the player has performed the rolling operation is because the moving body 20 is considered to be approaching the corner. And
The detection of the rolling operation is a process that is required in any case for calculating the position and direction of the moving body 20. Therefore, even if the detection of the rolling operation is used for setting the pseudo deceleration sound, a new increase in processing load may be caused.

Further, in the present embodiment, the housing 10 shown in FIG.
The running sound of the moving body is changed stepwise according to a lean angle θ of 90 (corner operation amount in a broad sense). That is, when the lean angle θ is small, the traveling sound of the moving body 20 is not changed so much. Then, as the lean angle θ becomes larger, the traveling sound of the moving body 20 is made closer to the sound at the time of deceleration. By doing so, a more realistic simulation of the traveling sound of the moving body 20 can be performed.

In the above, the case where the rolling operation of the player is detected and the traveling sound of the moving body 20 is switched to the pseudo deceleration sound has been described, but the present embodiment is not limited to this. For example, the traveling sound of the moving body 20 may be switched to the pseudo deceleration sound by detecting the approach of the corner of the moving body (may be set).

For example, as shown in FIG.
The switching points P1 to P12 of the traveling sound are set on 0. Then, the traveling sound selection data 42 having a data structure as shown in FIG. 6B is set in association with these switching points.

As shown in FIG. 6B, when the moving body 20 traveling on the course 40 is located in the area between the start point and the switching point P1, the traveling sound is set to the normal sound. Then, when the moving body 20 enters the corner 44 beyond the switching point P1, the traveling sound is switched from the normal sound to the pseudo deceleration sound.

Whether or not the moving body 20 has exceeded the switching point can be determined based on, for example, the distance from the start point. That is, the distance from the start point to the switching point is stored in a given storage area. Then, by comparing the distance from the start point to the moving body 20 and the distance from the start point to the switching point, it is determined whether the moving body 20 has exceeded the switching point.

Next, when the moving body 20 exceeds the switching point P2, the running sound is switched from the pseudo deceleration sound to the normal sound. Similarly, the moving body 20 is switched to the switching point P
3, P4, P5 ... When P11 and P12 are exceeded, the running sound is switched from the normal sound to the pseudo deceleration sound or from the pseudo deceleration sound to the normal sound.

In this way, even if the player fully opens the accelerator at the corner, the running sound switches from the normal sound to the pseudo deceleration sound, so that the player can hear the realistic sense of cornering the corner. Will be able to give to.

In FIG. 6B, a parameter for controlling the pseudo deceleration sound is associated with the switching point where the pseudo deceleration sound is set. The use of such parameters enables more detailed control of the pseudo deceleration sound.

For example, a parameter G1 is associated with the switching point P1, and using this parameter G1, the traveling sound of the moving body 20 is reduced by a pseudo deceleration for a middle-speed corner (a corner having a moderate degree of curvature) 44. You will be able to switch to sound.

A parameter G2 is associated with the switching point P3, and the deceleration sound of the moving body 20 is switched to a pseudo deceleration sound for a high-speed corner (a corner with a gentle bend) 46 using the parameter G2. Will be able to do it. That is, in such a high-speed corner 46, it is considered that the speed of the moving body 20 does not decrease so much even in the real world. Therefore, in such a high-speed corner 46, the deceleration sound is switched to a pseudo deceleration sound having a lower deceleration degree by specifying the parameter G2.

The switching point P11 is associated with a parameter G3. Using the parameter G3, the traveling sound of the moving body 20 is switched to a pseudo deceleration sound for a low-speed corner (a corner with a sharp bend) 48. Will be able to do it. That is, such a low-speed corner 4
In 8, the speed of the moving body 20 may decrease in the real world. Therefore, such a low-speed corner 48
Then, by changing the setting of the parameter G3, the sound is switched to a pseudo deceleration sound having a greater degree of deceleration.

It is desirable that the pseudo deceleration sound switched at the time of cornering of the moving body be set as shown in FIG.

For example, it is desirable that the volume of the traveling sound of the moving object be as follows. That is, when the moving body is traveling straight, the sound volume is reduced from normal sound volume when the moving body is cornering. Generally, when the moving body enters the corner and the moving body decelerates, it is considered that the volume of the traveling sound of the moving body decreases due to a decrease in the accelerator opening and a decrease in the engine speed. It is. When the volume of the traveling sound of the moving object is reduced, the overall volume of the traveling sound of the moving object may be reduced, or a part of the sound sources among a plurality of sound sources used for generating the traveling sound of the moving object may be reduced. May be reduced.

It is desirable that the pitch of the traveling sound of the moving body is set as follows. That is, when the moving body moves straight, the pitch is normal, but when the moving body is cornering, the pitch is lowered. Generally, when the moving body enters the corner and the moving body decelerates, the pitch of the traveling sound of the moving body is considered to be low due to a decrease in the engine speed or the like. When the pitch of the traveling sound of the moving object is lowered, the entire pitch of the traveling sound of the moving object may be lowered, or a part of a plurality of sound sources used for generating the traveling sound of the moving object may be used. The pitch of the sound source may be lowered.

It is desirable that the timbre of the traveling sound of the moving body be as follows. That is, when the moving object is traveling straight, the tone is changed from a normal tone to a tone at the time of a partial slot (half slot) when the moving object is cornered.
Generally, when the moving body enters a corner and the moving body decelerates, it is considered that the rider of the motorcycle puts the accelerator into a partial slot state in which the accelerator is not completely closed but slightly opened. When the traveling sound of the moving object is set to the tone at the time of the partial slot, the sound source itself of the traveling sound of the moving object may be switched to the sound source of the partial slot, or a plurality of sounds used for generating the traveling sound of the moving object may be used. May be set to a given sound source so that the tone color at the time of the partial slot is obtained.

In this embodiment, more specifically, the traveling sound of the moving body is set to the pseudo deceleration sound as follows.

That is, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, the traveling sound of the moving body is generated using a plurality of sound sources. For example, in FIG. 8, the mobile object is generated by sound sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc., which generate sound based on basic waveform data, high-speed running waveform data, low-speed running waveform data, idling waveform data, treble noise waveform data, and the like. Is generated. These waveform data are stored in the waveform data storage unit 182 in the storage unit 180 of FIG. And
These waveform data can be obtained, for example, by recording the running sound of an actual motorcycle running in the real world.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, the volume of the sound sources 1 to 5 and the like is set to a normal volume when the moving body is going straight, while, for example, when the moving body is cornering, a high speed is set. The volume of the sound source 2 of the running waveform data is reduced. By reducing the volume of the sound source 2 of the waveform data during high-speed running in this way, the sound from other sound sources such as the sound source 3 of the waveform data during low-speed running becomes eventually conspicuous. This makes it possible to generate a pseudo deceleration sound that sounds as if the moving body is decelerating. Moreover, according to this method, compared to a method of separately controlling the volume, pitch, and tone of the traveling sound of the moving object, the traveling sound can be realized in a simple process of simply reducing the volume of some sound sources. It becomes possible to approach the deceleration sound. Therefore, the virtual reality of the player can be improved while reducing the load of the process of setting the running sound to the pseudo deceleration sound.

In FIG. 8, the volume of the sound source 2 of the waveform data during high-speed running is reduced at the time of cornering of the moving object. However, the volume of a different sound source may be reduced at the time of cornering of the moving object. The volume of a plurality of sound sources may be reduced.

3. Detailed Processing Example Next, a detailed processing example of the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG.

First, the operation information of the player is obtained from the operation unit 10 of FIG. 2 (step S1). That is, operation information on an accelerator operation, a brake operation, a rolling operation, and the like of the player is obtained.

Next, based on the operation information obtained in step S1, the lean angle θ of the housing 1090 is detected as shown in FIG. 5 (step S2).

Next, the position and direction of the moving body in the frame are calculated based on the operation information of the player (step S3).

Next, based on the lean angle obtained in step S2, the volume HS of the sound source during high-speed running (the sound source 2 in FIG. 8) is determined.
V is obtained (step S4). In the present embodiment, the sound volume HSV is determined so that the sound volume HSV decreases as the lean angle increases.

Next, a game sound including a running sound is generated based on the engine speed, the accelerator opening, the volume HSV obtained in step S5, and the like (step S5). For example, when the engine speed is low, a running sound with reduced high-pitched noise is generated. Further, when the accelerator is closed, processing such as switching to a sound source group representing a sound when the accelerator is off is performed. Further, when the lean angle due to the rolling operation of the player increases and the HSV decreases, the volume of the sound source 2 of the waveform data during high-speed running in FIG. 8 is reduced.

Next, a game image is generated on the basis of the position and direction of the moving object determined in step S3, the viewpoint position and the line-of-sight direction determined based on these positions and directions (step S6).

4. Hardware Configuration Next, an example of a hardware configuration that can realize the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

The information storage medium 430 mainly stores programs, image data, sound data (waveform data, sequence data) and the like. For example, in a home game machine, C is used as an information storage medium for storing a game program and the like.
D-ROMs, DVDs, and game cassettes are used, and memories such as ROMs are used in arcade game machines.

The control device 400 corresponds to a game controller, an operation panel, and the like, and is a device for inputting a result of a determination made by a player in accordance with the progress of a game to the main body of the device.

In accordance with programs and data stored in the information storage medium 430, signals input by the control device 400, and the like, the CPU 402 controls the entire device, performs various data processing, and performs game calculation processing. The data and the like read from the information storage medium 430 are temporarily stored in, for example, a RAM (not shown) serving as storage means.
This RAM is also used as a work area for the CPU 402, the image generation IC 404, and the sound processing IC 414.

Further, the game device has an image generation IC 4
04 and a sound processing IC 414 are provided so that suitable output of sounds and images can be performed. As the image generation IC 404 and the sound processing IC 414, for example, an ASIC, a DSP, or the like can be used.

The image generation IC 404 includes a RAM (not shown)
And an integrated circuit that generates pixel information to be output to the display 406 based on image data sent from the information storage medium 430 or the like. As the display 406, a so-called head-mounted display (HMD) can be used.

The sound processing IC 414 includes instructions from the CPU 402, programs from the RAM and the information storage medium 430,
Based on sequence data (score data, pitch data, volume data, tone color data) and the like, various processes for generating game sounds such as game music, sound effects (including running sounds), and voices are performed.

The PCM sound source 416 receives the processing result of the sound processing IC 414 and the information storage medium (or RA (not shown)).
M) A digital signal of a sound to be output is generated based on waveform data (data representing an actual physical waveform of a sound such as a sound effect or a sound) from the 430 or the like, and this is converted into a D / A signal.
Output to converter 418. Note that the PCM sound source 416
It also has a function of controlling the volume of some sound sources among the plurality of sound sources. The D / A converter 418 converts a digital signal from the PCM sound source 416 into an analog signal and outputs the analog signal to the low-pass filter 420. The output of the low-pass filter 420 is input to the electronic volume 422. The electronic volume 422 adjusts the volume according to an instruction from the sound processing IC 414. The output of the electronic volume 422 is input to the speaker 426 via the amplifier 424, so that game music, sound effects, sounds, and the like are output to the outside.

The various processes described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8 include an information storage medium 430 storing a program for performing the processes shown in the flowchart of FIG. 9, a CPU 402 operating according to the program, and an image generation IC 40.
4, the sound processing IC 414, the PCM sound source 416 and the like. Note that the image generation IC 404 and the sound processing IC 414
The processing performed by the CPU 402 or the general-purpose DS
It may be performed by software using P or the like.

When the present embodiment is applied to an arcade game device as shown in FIG. 1, a system board (circuit board) 1106 built in the device includes a CPU,
An image generation IC, a sound processing IC, a PCM sound source, and the like are mounted. Then, information for performing processing for moving the moving body in the object space by the operation of the player, information for performing processing for generating an image that can be viewed from a given viewpoint in the object space, Information for performing processing for generating a game sound including a running sound,
When cornering the moving object, the running sound of the moving object
Information for performing processing for setting a pseudo deceleration sound representing a traveling sound when the moving body is decelerated, a cornering operation of the player is detected, and the traveling sound of the moving body is set as the pseudo deceleration sound. Information for the system board 1106
The information is stored in the semiconductor memory 1108 as the information storage medium. Hereinafter, such information is referred to as stored information. These stored information are a program code for performing the processing of the present invention, image information, sound information, shape information of a display object, table data, list data, player information, information for instructing the processing of the present invention, The information includes at least one of information for performing processing according to the instruction.

FIG. 11A shows an example in which the present embodiment is applied to a home game machine. The player looks at the game image displayed on the display 1200,
The game controller 1202 and 1204 are operated to enjoy the game. In this case, the stored information is stored in a CD-ROM 1206, memory cards 1208, 1209, etc., which are information storage media detachable from the main unit.

FIG. 11B shows a host device 1300 and
A terminal 1304-1 connected to the host device 1300 via a communication line (small network such as LAN or wide area network such as the Internet) 1302.
An example in a case where the present embodiment is applied to a system including 1304-n. In this case, the storage information is stored in an information storage medium 1306 such as a magnetic disk device, a magnetic tape device, or a semiconductor memory that can be controlled by the host device 1300. Terminals 1304-1 to 1304-n are CPs
U, an image generation IC, a sound processing IC, and a game image and a game sound that can be generated stand-alone, a game program and the like for generating the game image and the game sound are output from the host device 1300. Terminal 1304-1
~ 1304-n. On the other hand, if it cannot be generated stand-alone, the host device 1300 generates a game image and a game sound, and transmits them to the terminals 1304-1 to 1304-1.
4-n and output at the terminal.

In the case of the configuration shown in FIG. 11B, the processing of the present invention is performed in a distributed manner between the host device and the terminal (or, when a server is provided, between the host device, the server and the terminal). It may be. Further, the storage information for realizing the present invention is distributed to the information storage medium of the host device and the information storage medium of the terminal (or the information storage medium of the host device, the information storage medium of the server, and the information storage medium of the terminal). May be stored.

The terminal connected to the communication line may be a home game device or a business game device. When the arcade game device is connected to a communication line, information can be exchanged with the arcade game device and the portable information storage device can exchange information with the home game device. Equipment (memory card,
It is desirable to use a PDA or a portable game device.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, and various modifications can be made.

For example, in the present embodiment, as an example of the cornering operation of the player, the rolling operation of the housing is exemplified, but the cornering operation in the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in the case of a car game, the steering operation of the player is a cornering operation.

The method for detecting a corner entry of a moving body is not limited to the method described with reference to FIGS. 6A and 6B, and various modifications can be made.

The method of setting the traveling sound of the moving body to the pseudo deceleration sound is not limited to the method described with reference to FIGS.
Various modifications are possible as long as the method can be set to a pseudo deceleration sound that sounds as if the moving body is decelerating and cornering.

The present invention can be applied not only to the game described in the present embodiment but also to various games (car game, bicycle game, motor boat game, water ski game, spaceship game, etc.).

The present invention can be applied not only to home and business game machines, but also to simulators, large attraction devices in which many players participate, personal computers,
The present invention can be applied to various game devices such as a multimedia terminal and a system board for generating a game image.

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[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an application example of the present embodiment to an arcade game device.

FIG. 2 is an example of a functional block diagram of the embodiment.

FIGS. 3A and 3B are examples of a game image generated according to the embodiment; FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a cornering operation of a player.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a cornering operation of the player.

FIGS. 6A and 6B are diagrams for explaining a method of detecting a corner entry of a moving body and setting a traveling sound of the moving body to a pseudo deceleration sound.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a technique of changing the volume, pitch, and timbre of the traveling sound of the moving body to set the traveling sound of the moving body to a pseudo deceleration sound.

FIG. 8 is a diagram for describing a method of setting the traveling sound of the moving body to a pseudo deceleration sound by reducing the volume of some sound sources among a plurality of sound sources used to generate the traveling sound of the moving body. FIG.

FIG. 9 is an example of a flowchart showing a detailed processing example of the embodiment;

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration capable of realizing the present embodiment.

FIGS. 11A and 11B are diagrams showing examples of various types of apparatuses to which the present embodiment is applied.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 operation unit 12 display unit 14 sound output unit 20 moving body 30 character 32 speedometer 34 tachometer 40 course 42 running sound selection data 44, 46, 48 corner 100 processing unit 110 game calculation unit 112 moving body calculation unit 114 viewpoint control unit 116 Operation amount detection unit 118 Running sound setting unit 150 Image generation unit 160 Sound generation unit 180 Storage unit 182 Waveform data storage unit 190 Information storage medium 1050 Screen 1070 Handle 1072 Forward tilt sensor 1090 Housing 1092 Player 1100 Moving body 1106 System board 1108 Semiconductor memory

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A game device for a player to play a game, comprising: means for performing processing for moving a moving object in an object space by an operation of the player; Means for performing a process for generating an image, means for performing a process for generating a game sound including a running sound of the moving body, and a running sound of the moving body when cornering the moving body.
Means for performing processing for setting a pseudo deceleration sound that represents a running sound of the moving body when decelerating, in a pseudo manner. 2. The game device according to claim 1, wherein a cornering operation of the player is detected, and a running sound of the moving body is set to the pseudo deceleration sound. 3. The game device according to claim 2, wherein the traveling sound of the moving body is changed stepwise according to a cornering operation amount of the player. 4. The game device according to claim 1, wherein a corner of the moving body is detected, and the running sound of the moving body is set to the pseudo deceleration sound. 5. The process according to claim 1, wherein the processing includes reducing the volume of the traveling sound of the moving object, reducing the pitch of the traveling sound, and setting the tone of the traveling sound to the tone at the time of the partial slot. A game device, wherein a running sound of a moving object is set to the pseudo deceleration sound by performing at least one of the processes. 6. The moving object according to claim 1, wherein when a traveling sound of the moving body is generated by a plurality of sound sources, the volume of at least one of the plurality of sound sources is reduced. A game device, wherein a running sound of a body is set to the pseudo deceleration sound. 7. The game device according to claim 6, wherein the sound source for reducing the volume is a sound source representing a traveling sound of the moving body at a high speed traveling. 8. An information storage medium on which information can be read by a computer and which allows a player to play a game, and for performing processing for moving a moving object in an object space by an operation of the player. Information, information for performing a process for generating an image that can be viewed from a given viewpoint in the object space, information for performing a process for generating a game sound including a traveling sound of a moving object, and movement. During the cornering of the body, the running sound of the moving body,
An information storage medium including information for performing processing for setting a pseudo deceleration sound that represents a traveling sound when the moving body is decelerated.