JP2005205235A - Billiards game apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a billiards game apparatus which increases the reality of play of a billiards game and can have a feeling of regulating the direction of a simulated cue at will when a player strikes the simulated cue. <P>SOLUTION: In a display device 9 which has a screen 9a to display a game image, operating means 32, 36, 40, 41, 44, 45 for entering an operation of a player to produce an operation signal, and a billiards game apparatus which plays a billiards game in three-dimensional virtual space responding to the operation signal, a simulated bridge 11 with a cue supporting roller 32 which supports a simulated cue 19 to be movable backward and forward is prepared on a simulated billiards table 7. The simulated bridge 11 is movable from front to back and from side to side. The travel distance from front to back and from side to side of the simulated bridge 11 is detected by simulated bridge travel distance detecting means 44, 45. A cue object is displayed on a screen 9a in response to the detection signal and so on. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a billiard game apparatus in which a player operates an operation means to move a moving object on a game screen displayed on a display device to play a game.

  As a game apparatus of this type, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-93655 of Patent Document 1, a player hits a hand ball object on a billiard table with a simulated cue, and the hand ball object hit by the cue is placed on the billiard table. There is known a billiard game device that rolls and hits a target ball object and puts the target ball object in a pocket.

JP 2000-93655 A

  In real billiards, before the player kicks the cue toward the handball, the player approaches the cue tip to the handball, then pulls backward, and then throws the cue again. The device does not require such an operation, and simply casts the simulated cue toward the handball object, so the player has a different sensation from real billiards and lacks the authenticity of play. . Further, there is a problem that the player cannot have a sense that the direction of the simulated cue is adjusted at will when the simulated cue is drawn out.

  An object of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks of known billiard game devices and to obtain an improved billiard game device.

  In order to achieve the above object, an invention according to claim 1 is directed to a display device for displaying a game image, operation means for inputting a player's operation as an operation signal, and in a three-dimensional virtual space according to the operation signal. In the billiard game apparatus for proceeding with the billiard game, the billiard game apparatus is characterized in that a simulation bridge that supports the simulation cue so as to be movable back and forth is provided so as to be movable back and forth and right and left on the simulation billiard table.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the billiard game apparatus according to the first aspect, a simulated bridge movement amount detecting means for detecting a front / rear / left / right movement amount of the simulated bridge on the simulated billiard table, and detection of the simulated bridge movement amount detecting means Corresponding to the signal, a handball throwing position display means for displaying a position where the tip of the cue object displayed on the screen of the display device abuts on the handball object displayed on the screen of the display device, In addition to determining the moving direction of the handball object according to the position of the handing, the handball display means for determining and displaying the moving speed according to the speed of the handing is provided.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the billiard game device according to the second aspect, the target ball object is pocketed around the target ball object positioned in the direction of the cue object displayed on the screen of the display device. Therefore, an imaginary sphere object indicating a position to which the hand ball object is to be applied is displayed.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the billiard game device according to the third aspect, the imaginary ball object is displayed when the hand ball object can be pocketed by hitting the target ball object.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the billiard game device according to the third or fourth aspect, the imaginary ball object is not displayed when the target ball object is the last one.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the billiard game device according to the second aspect, the display device displays a billiard table object, and the direction in which the cue object rolls with respect to the hand ball object on the screen of the display device A cue direction changing means is provided for changing and displaying the billiard table object viewed from the direction.

    According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the billiard game device according to the second aspect, an enlargement / reduction selection capable of selecting an enlarged screen approaching a handball object on the screen of the display device and a reduced screen separated from the handball object, respectively. Means are provided.

  The invention according to claim 8 is the billiard game device according to claim 6 or claim 7, wherein the billiard table object on the screen of the display device is viewed from substantially horizontally or obliquely upward near the horizontal, vertically below the table. It is characterized in that it is provided with a vertical downward viewing angle switching means for switching to the viewed state.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the player can feel that the direction of the simulated cue is adjusted at will by moving the simulated bridge back and forth and from side to side.

  According to the invention of claim 2, when the player appropriately moves the simulated bridge, and the tip of the cue object on the display screen of the display device is properly aligned with the handing position of the handball object, as the player thinks By rolling the handball object on the display screen, the target ball object can be put in the pocket, and the player can have a high level of play feeling.

  In an actual billiard game, the player determines which part of the target ball the target ball is to hit based on the assumption of an imaginary sphere. However, according to the invention of claim 3, the center of the imaginary sphere object is displayed on the display screen. The cue object can be easily sown toward the user, and even a beginner can reliably put the target ball object in the pocket on the display screen.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when the handball object can be pocketed by hitting the target ball object, the imaginary sphere object can be displayed and the target ball can be put in the pocket.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, when the target ball object is the last one, the imaginary ball object is not displayed, and a situation that requires the skill of the player is created.

  In the invention of claim 6, the direction in which the cue object rolls and the angle at which the billiard table object is viewed with respect to the handball object on the display screen of the display device can be freely changed to provide a play sensation similar to that of actual billiards. Can be given to players.

  According to the invention of claim 7, billiard play can be performed delicately by being able to select an enlarged screen and a reduced screen.

  According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, the billiard table object on the display image of the display device can be switched from a state viewed from the upper side of the substantially horizontal or horizontal direction to a state viewed from the upper side of the table to the lower side of the table. It is possible to accurately grasp the arrangement state of the hand ball object and the target ball object on the billiard table object on the screen, and to increase the success rate of play.

  The first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 35 will be described below.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the housing 2 of the billiard game apparatus 1 includes a pair of left and right side plates 3, a front plate 4, a rear plate 5, a top plate 6, and a bottom plate (not shown). As shown in FIG. 5, a simulated billiard table 7 is horizontally stretched on the front side of the upper and lower central portions of the side plates 3, and both side edge surfaces and front edge surfaces of the simulated billiard table 7 are rich in elasticity. A rubber cue drop prevention member 8 is protruded upward from the upper surface of the simulated billiard table 7 and is integrally mounted, and a display device 9 is disposed above the simulated billiard table 7 at a predetermined interval. A protective wooden board 10 is stretched on the lower surface of the display device 9.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 4, the display device 9 swells upward at the center of the play surface 7a of the simulated billiard table 7 exposed from the front side to the front side of the display device 9, and the left and right center portions are depressed. A simulated bridge 11 having a shape is provided. The simulated bridge 11 can move within a predetermined range from front to back and right and left along the upper surface of the simulated billiard table 7 and can automatically return to the center position when left unattended. It has become.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, on the playing surface 7a of the simulated billiard table 7, a cue direction control ball 12 is disposed on the left side of the simulated bridge 11 and slightly closer to the front side. A start mode switching button switch 13 is disposed near the center of the left and right directions and closer to the front than the cue direction control ball 12, and the top is located on the far left side of the cue direction control ball 12. A screen push button switch 14 is disposed, and an enlargement selection button switch 15 and a reduction selection button switch 16 are disposed forward and backward, which are located closer to the center in the left-right direction than the top screen push button switch 14.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 1, a medal insertion slot 17 is arranged on the right side of the front face of the front plate 4, and a inserted medal number indicator 18 is arranged below the medal insertion slot 17. Yes.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 4, the simulated cue 19 has a thickness that is loosely fitted in the left and right central recesses 20a (FIGS. 7 to 10) of the cover 20 of the simulated bridge 11 and is shorter than the actual cue. In the state where the simulated cue 19 is placed on the simulated billiard table 7 as shown by a two-dot chain line, the cue drop prevention member 8 raised above the simulated billiard table 7 The simulated queue 19 is blocked so that it cannot fall down from the simulated billiard table 7.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the simulated bridge 11 includes a bridge horizontal slide unit 21 that moves the cover 20 back and forth and right and left while contacting the upper surface of the simulated billiard table 7 on the simulated billiard table 7, and FIGS. As shown in FIG. 25, a bridge position detecting unit 22 that detects the amount of front / rear / left / right movement of the cover 20 by pivotally supporting a swinging shaft 23 that tilts forward / backward / left / right in conjunction with the horizontal movement of the bridge horizontal slide unit 21; It has become more. Even when the simulated bridge 11 is moved to the foremost position, the simulated cue 19 is placed on the simulated bridge 11, and the simulated cue 19 is attached to the upper edge 8a of the cue drop prevention member 8 of the simulated billiard table 7 (the billiard table rail). When the simulated cue 19 is rolled forward in a state of being placed on the top surface), the front end 19a of the simulated cue 19 does not collide with the display surface 9a of the display device 9, and the protective wooden board 10 and the simulated bridge 11 The size of the display device 9 and the simulated bridge 11, the arrangement interval of the simulated bridge 11 and the display device 9 with respect to the simulated billiard table 7, and the size of the simulated billiard table 7 The height of the upper edge 8a of the cue drop prevention member 8 is set.

  The structure of the bridge horizontal slide unit 21 will be described with reference to FIGS. In addition, the arrow F in FIG. 7 points to the front.

  As shown in FIGS. 7, 26, and 27, the simulated billiard table 7 includes a wooden plate 24, a metal plate 25, and a synthetic resin plate 26, and the metal plate 25 and the synthetic resin plate 26 are sequentially disposed above the wooden plate 24. As shown in FIGS. 5, 7, 11, and 12, a rectangular opening 24 a having a concave portion 24 c at the front and rear edge center portions opposed to the front left and right center portions of the wooden board 24 of the simulated billiard table 7 is provided. At the same time, notches 24b (FIG. 11) are formed on the lower surfaces of the front and rear edges of the opening 24a, and the base plate 27 is fitted into these notches 24b from below. The positions of the notches 24b and the recesses 24c correspond as shown in FIG.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 13, a circular hole 27a is formed at the center of the base plate 27 disposed below the simulated billiard table 7, and front and rear grooves 27b are formed on the front and rear sides of the circular hole 27a. The guide plate 28 shown in FIGS. 15 and 16 is mounted integrally with the upper surface of the base plate 27 so that the front and rear grooves 27b of the base plate 27 are closed from above in FIG. The front and rear guide pins 29a protruding downward from the lower surface of the front and rear slide plate 29 shown in FIGS. 17 and 18 are fitted in the guide grooves 28a of the guide plate 28 so as to be movable back and forth. The front / rear slide plate 29 is accommodated in the opening 24a of the wooden board 24.

  Further, the cover bottom plate 30 disposed above the simulated billiard table 7 is formed in an oval shape as shown in FIGS. 19 and 20, and in the center of the front and rear of the cover bottom plate 30, left and right oriented in the left-right direction. Grooves 30a are provided, and in FIG. 7, the guide plates 28 are overlapped with and attached to the cover bottom plate 30 so that the two guide plates 28 respectively block the left and right portions of the left and right grooves 30a. The guide groove 28a of the guide plate 28 is movably fitted to the left and right guide pins 29b protruding from the upper surface of the front / rear slide plate 29, whereby the cover bottom plate 30 is fitted to the front / rear slide plate 29. On the other hand, it can move in the left-right direction.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 21, the support bracket 31 has a U-shape in plan view, and the left and right leg portions 31a are integrally connected to each other by a rear connection portion 31b. A lower bent portion 31c of the leg portion 31a is integrally mounted on the upper surface of the cover bottom plate 30 so as to straddle the guide plate 28, and both end shaft portions of the cue support roller 32 are formed in the upper notches 31d of the front and rear leg portions 31a of the support bracket 31. 32a is fitted, a presser plate 33 is integrally attached to the bent portion 31e at the upper part of the left and right leg portions 31a, and a notch disc 34 is integrally fitted to the left end of the cue support roller 32 so that the left and right leg portions A sensor body 35 having a light emitting element and a light receiving element is integrally attached to the left leg 31a of 31a, and a rotary encoder 36 is constituted by the cutout disk 34 and the sensor body 35. , The rotation angle of the rotation amount i.e. queue support roller 32 notch disc 34 is adapted to be detected with a rotary encoder 36.

  Next, the bridge position detection unit 22 shown in FIGS. 24 and 25 will be described. An outer shell of the bridge position detection unit 22 includes an upper base 37 and a bearing cover 38 that is integrally attached to the lower part of the base 37. The base 37 is formed with substantially semi-cylindrical bearing receiving recesses 37a and 37b on the left and right and front and rear sides of the base 37, and a circular opening 37c on the center, and is substantially semi-cylindrical on the left and right and front and rear of the bearing cover 38 Bearing receiving recesses 38a and 38b are formed. In FIGS. 24 and 25, the arrow F points to the front.

  In addition, the shaft portion 40a of the front / rear swing member 40 is pivotally supported by the left / right bearing receiving recesses 37a, 38a, in which the base 37 and the bearing cover 38 are vertically stacked, via the bearing 39. A shaft portion 41a of the left and right swing member 41 is pivotally supported by the receiving recesses 37b and 38b via a bearing 39 so as to be swingable left and right. The front and rear swing member 40 and the left and right swing member 41 are connected to the front and rear swing member. 40 and the left and right swing member 41, the base 37 and the bearing cover 38 are biased so as to always return to the neutral position by the spring force of the coil spring 42 coupled to both ends thereof.

  Further, a segment gear 43 is integrally fitted to each of the shaft portions 40a, 41a of the front / rear swing member 40 and the left / right swing member 41, and the front / rear position detection encoder 44 and the left / right position detection encoder 45 are attached to the segment gear 43, respectively. The front and rear position detection encoder 44 and the left and right position detection encoder 45 are attached to the bearing cover 38 so that the pinions 44a and 45a of the first and second pinions 44a and 45a mesh with each other.

  Furthermore, front and rear rocking shafts 46 are integrally mounted on the left and right sides of the rocking shaft 23, and the front and rear rocking shafts 46 are pivotally supported in a substantially central portion of the left and right rocking member 41 so as to be able to rock back and forth. The lower portion 23a of the swing shaft 23 is slidably fitted in the guide groove 40b of the front / rear swing member 40. When the swing shaft 23 swings back and forth, the lower portion of the swing shaft 23 is The front / rear swing member 40 engaged with 23a swings back and forth in response to the swing of the swing shaft 23, and the front / rear swing angle is detected by the front / rear position detection encoder 44. When the shaft swings left and right, the left and right swing member 41 swings left and right integrally with the swing of the swing shaft 23, and the left and right swing angle is detected by the left and right position detection encoder 45. ing.

  In addition, a disc swing limit stopper 47 is mounted in the central opening 37c of the base 37, and a universal joint member 48 is slidable along the axial direction of the swing shaft 23 at the upper end of the swing shaft 23. The universal joint member 48 is integrally attached to the cover bottom plate 30.

  A game control device 50 for controlling the operation of the billiard game device 1 is built in the housing 2. The game control device 50 includes a program data storage device 51, a CPU 52, a system memory 53, as shown in FIG. BOOT ROM 54, bus aviator 55, rendering processor 56, graphic memory 57, sound processor 58, and sound memory 59, which are connected to the bus as shown in the block diagram of FIG. Are connected to each other.

  The program data storage device 51 includes a plurality of billiard game programs such as nine balls and eight balls, a game execution program for executing the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 31 to 32, and video and audio for reproducing these billiard games. The program data storage device 51 is connected to a bus aviator 55 via a bus. Instead of the program data storage device 51, a program data storage medium such as an optical disk or an optical disk drive may be used. When the program data storage medium is used, the program data storage medium can be inserted into and removed from the game control device 50. A data storage medium can be inserted, and various kinds of billiard games can be executed.

  The CPU 52 executes a billiard game program, controls the entire system, performs coordinate calculation for image display, and the like, and the system memory 53 stores programs and data necessary for the CPU 52 to perform processing. The BOOT ROM 54 stores programs and data necessary for starting the game control device 50, and the bus aviator 55 controls the flow of programs and data output from each block of the game control device 50 and the controller 63 described later. It is like that.

  Further, the rendering processor 56 transmits video data read from the program data storage device 51, operation data output by the operation of the player, and image data to be generated according to the game development to the display monitor 60, The image to be generated is displayed on the display monitor 60. The display monitor 60 corresponds to the display device 9. The graphic memory 57 stores graphic data and the like necessary for the rendering processor 56 to generate an image.

  Furthermore, the sound processor 58 transmits the audio data read from the program data storage device 51, the operation data output by the operation of the player, and the audio data to be generated according to the game development to the speaker 61. The sound to be generated is generated from the speaker 61.

  The game control device 50 can communicate with other game control devices 50 and network servers via a modem and a telephone line (not shown).

  Furthermore, in the game control device 50, the CPU 52 and the bus aviator 55 are connected to a backup memory 62 for recording information about the progress of the billiard game and program data input / output through the modem, and a controller 63 is provided. Connected to the bus aviator 55, the controller 63 has a medal insertion detector at the medal insertion slot 17 operated by the player, a cue direction control ball 12, a start mode switching button switch 13, a top screen push button switch 14, and an enlargement selection. The controller 63 includes a button switch 15, a reduction selection button switch 16, a rotary encoder 36 of the simulated bridge 11, a front / rear position detection encoder 44, and a left / right position detection encoder 45. The controller 63 sends control signals of these detectors to the game control device 50. It is designed to output.

  Thus, in the game control device 50, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 31, when a power source is connected to the billiard game device 1 (step S1), a billiard screen is displayed on the display monitor 60 in the virtual three-dimensional space. It is displayed (step S2). The game control apparatus 50 can perform operations as described below.

  First, when the player presses the start mode switching button switch 13 (step S3), several kinds of billiard games are displayed (step S4). Subsequently, when the player selects any one of the billiard games (step S5). ), The screen of the selected billiard game is displayed on the display monitor 60. On the screen of the display monitor 60, among the many sphere objects, the hand ball object is on the front side, and the cue with the cue extension direction facing this hand ball object. An object is displayed, and a target ball object and an imaginary ball object that can be placed in a pocket object when the hand ball object is applied to the target ball object are displayed (step S6).

  Further, when the player rolls the cue direction control ball 12 to the left or right (step S7), the cue extension line on the screen and the hand ball object remain stationary, and the table object on the screen and a number of ball objects on the table object are When the player rotates the cue direction control ball 12 back and forth without changing the positional relationship as a whole and the player rolls the cue direction control ball 12 back and forth, the bird's-eye view state on the screen becomes higher or lower (step S8).

  Furthermore, when the player presses the enlargement selection button switch 15 (step S9), the mutual distance between the hand ball object and the target ball object on the screen of the display monitor 60 is shortened, and the screen of the display monitor 60 is enlarged (step S10). ) When the player presses the reduction selection button switch 16 (step S11), the mutual distance between the hand ball object and the target ball object on the screen of the display monitor 60 is enlarged, and the screen of the display monitor 60 is reduced (step S12). .

  When the top screen pushbutton switch 14 is pressed (step S13), the billiard table is viewed from directly above, and the planar positional relationship between the cue, the hand ball and the target ball is clearly displayed for a certain period of time (step S14). . If this display state appears when the top screen pushbutton switch 14 is operated, even if the simulated cue 19 is operated on the simulated bridge 11, the cue is being displayed on the display monitor 60 screen. It is supposed not to be.

  When the player moves the simulated bridge 11 from the neutral position to the left and right (step S15), the whirling point where the cue extension line on the screen of the display monitor 60 intersects with the handball object moves to the left and right, and the cue on the screen moves with the cue. The rolling path of the handball object is bent to the right or left (step S16).

  Further, when the player moves the simulated bridge 11 from the neutral position to the foreground (step S17), the handball object's whirling point on the screen of the display monitor 60 moves downward, and the handball object that is thrown in the queue on the screen is displayed. A reverse rotation is performed in the direction opposite to the rolling direction, and a draw shot is displayed (step S18).

  Furthermore, when the player moves the simulated bridge 11 from the neutral position to the back side (step S19), the handball object's whirling point on the screen of the display monitor 60 moves upward, and the handball hit in the cue on the screen. The object immediately rotates in the forward direction, and a follow shot is displayed (step S20).

  When the player sets the simulated cue 19 on the cue support roller 32 of the simulated bridge 11 and pulls the simulated cue 19 (step S21), the rotary encoder 36 detects the reverse rotation angle of the cue support roller 32. Then, the distance between the cue and the hand ball is calculated (step S22), and it is determined whether or not the distance is equal to or less than a predetermined distance, that is, whether or not the cue amount is equal to or less than a predetermined value (step S23). If below, the cue object on the screen becomes translucent (step S24), and the process returns to step S22. If the cueing amount is not less than a predetermined value, the cue on the screen is clearly displayed from translucent to opaque. (Step S25).

  When the player rolls the simulated cue 19 and rotates the cue support roller 32 forward (step S26), the distance between the cue and the handball is calculated (step S27), and it is determined whether or not the cue hits the handball ( Step S28), the rolling state of these spheres is displayed on the screen based on the location of the cue tip with respect to the hand ball, the moving speed of the cue, the moving distance, the position of the hand ball, the target ball, and other balls (step S29). Then, a final result screen in which these balls are stationary is displayed (step S30), and it is determined whether or not the game is over (step S31). If it is over, the game is over (step S32) and the game is over. If not, the process returns to step S7.

  Moreover, in response to the rotational speed of the cue support roller 32 detected by the rotary encoder 36, the handball object displayed on the display monitor 60, that is, the display device 9, advances fast or slow, and moves a long or short distance. It has become.

  In the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 35, even when the simulated bridge 11 is moved to the foremost side, the simulated cue 19 is placed on the simulated bridge 11 and the simulated cue 19 is prevented from falling off the simulated billiard table 7. When the simulated cue 19 is rolled forward while being placed on the upper edge 8 a of the member 8, the tip 19 a of the simulated cue 19 does not collide with the display surface 9 a of the display device 9, and the protective wooden board 10 and the simulated bridge 11 The size of the display device 9 and the simulated bridge 11, the arrangement interval of the simulated bridge 11 and the display device 9 with respect to the simulated billiard table 7, and the simulated billiard table 7 Since the height of the upper edge 8a of the cue drop prevention member 8 is set, the player moves the simulated bridge 11 to any position to simulate the simulated bridge 11. Even if the pseudo cue 19 is set and the simulated cue 19 is turned forward, the front end 19a of the simulated cue 19 does not accidentally collide with the display surface 9a of the display device 9, and the display device by the turning operation of the simulated cue 19 The destruction of 9 is prevented in advance.

  In addition, since the cue drop prevention member 8 is provided on the outer periphery of the simulated billiard table 7 so as to rise upward, the simulated cue 19 is blocked by the cue fall prevention member 8 and is simulated from the simulated billiard table 7. Is prevented, and the simulated queue 19 is prevented from being damaged.

  Furthermore, if the player sets the simulated cue 19 on the simulated bridge 11 and does not pull it forward by a predetermined distance, the billiard game is not executed on the screen of the display monitor 60, which is similar to actually playing billiards. You can have a sense of play.

  Furthermore, when the player rolls the cue direction control ball 12 back and forth, left and right, he moves his body so that the target ball is positioned on the front extension line of the hand ball and assembles a finger bridge so as to actually play billiards. A screen of the same situation can be displayed on the display monitor 60, that is, the display surface 9a of the display device 9, and the player can be given the same feeling as if the body was actually moved on the line connecting the hand ball and the target ball.

  Specifically, when the player rotates the cue direction control ball 12 to the left, the target ball object 65, the pocket object 66, and the table object 69 displayed on the display surface 9a of the display device 9 as shown in FIG. Is displayed on a screen rotated to the right as shown in FIG. 34, with the cue object 68 as the center, without changing the orientation of the cue object 68. When the target ball object 65, the pocket object 66, and the table object 69 are fixed, this is the same as the direction of the player and the direction of the cue object 68 are turned to the left.

  Further, when the player rotates the cue direction control ball 12 toward the back, the hand ball object 64, the target ball object 65, the pocket object 66, and the like displayed on the display surface 9a of the display device 9 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 35, the cue object 68 and the table object 69 are not rotated to the left and right, and as shown in FIG.

  Furthermore, by pressing the reduction selection button switch 16, the player can display on the display surface 9a of the display device 9 a screen having the same situation as when the hand ball and the target ball are viewed from a distance, and then the enlargement selection button. By pressing the switch 15, a screen having the same situation as when approaching the hand ball can be displayed on the display surface 9a of the display device 9, and the player can be given the same feeling as if the cue was actually held toward the hand ball.

  When the player presses the top screen pushbutton switch 14, an image of the billiard table viewed from directly above is displayed on the display surface 9a of the simulated billiard table 7. Therefore, the player can accurately determine the positional relationship between the hand ball and the target ball. Can figure out.

  When the simulated cue 19 is set on the cue support roller 32 of the simulated bridge 11 and the simulated cue 19 is not pulled forward by a predetermined distance, the tip of the cue object on the display surface 9a of the display device 9 is translucent. Therefore, the positional relationship where the cue tip contacts the hand ball is clearly displayed, and it is easy to aim.

  Furthermore, when the simulation cue 19 is set on the cue support roller 32 of the simulation bridge 11 and the simulation cue 19 is pulled forward by a predetermined distance or more, the translucent cue tip object on the display surface 9a of the display device 9 becomes opaque. It becomes the same situation as actually playing billiards.

  Furthermore, the cue direction control ball 12 is appropriately operated so that the direction of the cue object on the display screen 9a of the display device 9 is appropriate, and the front / rear and left / right positions of the simulated bridge 11 are appropriate. If the cue object's whirling position with respect to the handball object on the display surface 9a is appropriate and the forward speed of the simulated cue 19 set on the cue support roller 32 of the simulated bridge 11 is appropriate, these data are All are transmitted from the controller 63 to the game control device 50 and calculated together with the video data in the game control device 50. After the hand ball collides with the target ball, the target ball rolls toward the pocket, and the target ball is placed in the pocket. The incoming shot success image is displayed in the virtual three-dimensional space of the display surface 9 a of the display device 9.

  If the operations of the cue direction control ball 12, the simulated bridge 11, and the simulated cue 19 are not appropriate, the target ball does not enter the pocket, and an image in which the shot is unsuccessful is a virtual image on the display surface 9a of the display device 9. Displayed in 3D space.

  When the game mode for beginners is selected by the selection operation of the start mode switching button switch 13, as shown in FIGS. 29 and 30, a hand ball is displayed on the display surface 9a of the display device 9. Since the imaginary sphere object 67 is displayed in addition to the object 64, the target sphere object 65, and the pocket object 66, even the beginner who cannot assume the imaginary sphere determined by the positional relationship between the hand sphere, the target sphere, and the pocket can display the display device 9. If the hand ball object 64 can be appropriately advanced toward the imaginary sphere object 67 displayed on the display surface 9a, the shot can be made successful and the player's interest can be increased.

  In the above-described embodiment, when the simulated cue 19 is drawn on the simulated bridge 11 by a predetermined distance, when the cue object moving operation on the screen of the display monitor 60 by the forward movement operation of the simulated cue becomes possible, the translucent cue object Becomes opaque, the player can know on the screen of the display monitor 60 that the cue object can be moved, but the cue object can be moved on the screen of the display monitor 60 You may make this known.

  In the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 35, the cue object 68 and the cue object 68 on the display screen 9a of the display device 9 are moved forward by rotating the cue direction control ball 12 in the horizontal direction and the front-rear direction. While turning from the side to the back, the table object 69 and the target ball object 64 on the table object 69 and other target ball objects 65 are rotated left and right around the hand ball object 64 on the extension line of the cue object 68, Alternatively, since the overhead view state of each object 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69 on these display screens 9a can be changed, the player operation of the simulated cue is not appropriate during the progress of the play, If the opponent player is unable to hit the target ball against the target ball or if the player has put the hand ball in the pocket (scratch), It has not been possible to freely set the 64 favorite places on the table object 69.

  In order to solve this problem, instead of providing the cue direction control ball 12 on the simulated billiard table 7, as shown in FIG. 36, a trackball 70 and a viewpoint moving button 71 are provided to perform the operations described below. Two embodiments may be configured.

  That is, when only the trackball 70 is rotated to the left without pressing the viewpoint movement button 71, the arrangement of the various objects 64, 65, 66, 68, and 69 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the hand ball object 64 and the cue object 68 on the display screen 9a are fixed, and the target ball object 65, the pocket object 66, and the table object 69 are only a distance corresponding to the rotation operation amount of the trackball 70. It moves to the right (downward in the drawing).

  Further, when only the trackball 70 is rotated forward without pressing the viewpoint movement button 71, the arrangement state of the various objects 64, 65, 66, 68 and 69 shown in FIG. As shown, the hand ball object 64 and the cue object 68 on the display screen 9a are fixed, and the target ball object 65, the pocket object 66, and the table object 69 are in front by a distance corresponding to the rotational operation amount of the trackball 70. It is designed to move in the direction. When the rotation direction of the trackball 70 is inclined, the target ball object 65, the pocket object 66, and the table object 69 can be moved in the direction of the vector sum of the left and right components and the front and rear components. Yes.

  Furthermore, when the trackball 72 is rotated left and right and back and forth while pressing the viewpoint movement button 71, the operation is the same as in the embodiment shown in FIGS.

  Therefore, in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 36 to 38, the hand ball object 64 and the cue object 68 are displayed for the target ball object 65 and the table object 69 in addition to the operation of the embodiment shown in FIGS. It can be moved on the screen 9a.

  In the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 35 and the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 36 to 38, the rotation direction of the cue direction control ball 12 and the trackball 70 and the target on the display screen 9a are shown. The moving directions of the sphere object 65, the pocket object 66, the imaginary sphere object 67, and the table object 69 may be reversed.

  In the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 35 and the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 36 to 38, regardless of the orientation of the simulated cue 19 set by the player on the simulated bridge 11 on the simulated billiard table 7, FIG. As shown in FIGS. 33 to 35 and FIGS. 37 to 38, the cue object 68 on the display screen 9 of the display device 9 is always in the back direction perpendicular to the lower edge 9c of the display screen 9a from the near side to the far side. Because it is displayed so as to be suitable for, it gave a sense of playing different from real billiards.

  In order to improve this, as shown in FIG. 39 to FIG. 40, a large number of horizontal direction detection sensors 72 and vertical direction detection sensors 73 of the simulation cue 19 are centered on the top of the cue support roller 32 of the simulation bridge 11. Along the circular arc of radius r, the simulation billiard table 7 and the side plate 3 are arranged at equal intervals, respectively, the horizontal positions X and Y of the simulation bridge 11, and the arrangement position of the horizontal direction detection sensor 72 that detects the simulation cue 19, Based on the arrangement position of the vertical direction detection sensor 73 that detects the simulated cue 19, the game control device 50 calculates the orientation of the simulated cue 19 on the simulated billiard table 7, and displays this on the display screen 9a. Configure as follows.

  When the cue direction control ball 12 is rotated, the orientation of the table object 69 around the hand ball object 68 changes on the display screen 9a, that is, an image showing where the player has approached the billiards is displayed. As described above, the image forming apparatus is configured.

  Further, when the position of the simulated bridge 11 is changed back and forth, and left and right, the image forming apparatus is configured to change a bridge object (not shown) displayed on the display screen 9a correspondingly.

  In the third embodiment shown in FIG. 39 to FIG. 40, a player approaches a real billiard table, builds a bridge with his left hand on the billiard table, places a cue thereon, and plays toward the hand ball. A similar situation can be displayed on the display screen.

It is a front view of the billiard game device concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a side view of the billiard game device. It is a top view of the billiard game device. It is an expanded sectional view of the table periphery of the billiard game device. It is a top view of the table wooden board part of the said billiard game device. It is a side view of the table wood board part of the said billiard game device. It is a disassembled perspective view of the simulation bridge and the bridge horizontal slide unit. It is a top view of the cover of a simulation bridge. It is sectional drawing seen from the front of the cover of a simulation bridge. It is sectional drawing seen from the side of the cover of the simulation bridge. It is a top view of opening of a table wooden board part. It is sectional drawing of the opening of a table wooden board part. It is a top view of a base plate. It is a side view of a base plate. It is a top view of a guide plate. It is a front view of a guide plate. It is a top view of a back-and-forth slide plate. It is a front view of a back-and-forth slide plate. It is a top view of a cover bottom plate. It is a front view of a cover bottom plate. It is a top view of a support bracket. It is a front view of a support bracket. It is a side view of a support bracket. It is a disassembled perspective view of a bridge position detection unit. It is a disassembled perspective view of the rocking shaft rocking | fluctuation mechanism of a bridge position detection unit. It is sectional drawing which looked at the apparatus which combined the bridge horizontal slide unit and the bridge position detection unit from the front. It is sectional drawing which looked at the apparatus which combined the bridge horizontal slide unit and the bridge position detection unit from the side. It is a system block diagram of the billiard game device of the embodiment. It is the monitor display screen which looked at the billiard table in play from the diagonal. It is the monitor display screen which looked at the billiard table in play from the upper part. It is the first half of the flowchart of the game execution program of the first embodiment. FIG. 32 is the latter half of the flowchart shown in FIG. 31. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated the arrangement | positioning state of the various objects displayed on the display screen of a display apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated the arrangement | positioning state of the various objects displayed on the display screen of a display apparatus when a cue direction control ball | bowl is rotated right and left. It is explanatory drawing which shows the arrangement | positioning state of the various objects displayed on the display screen of a display apparatus at the time of rotating a cue direction control ball back and forth. It is a top view of the billiards game device by a 2nd embodiment of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the arrangement | positioning state of the various objects displayed on the display screen of a display apparatus at the time of rotating a trackball to the left. It is explanatory drawing which shows the arrangement | positioning state of the various objects displayed on the display screen of a display apparatus at the time of rotating a trackball ahead. It is a top view of the simulation bridge vicinity of the simulation billiard table by 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a side view of the simulation bridge vicinity of the simulation billiard table of 3rd Embodiment.

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    DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Billiard game apparatus, 2 ... Housing, 3 ... Side board, 4 ... Front board, 5 ... Rear board, 6 ... Top board, 7 ... Simulated billiard table, 8 ... Cue fall prevention member, 9 ... Display apparatus, 10 ... Protective wooden board 11 ... Simulated bridge, 12 ... Cue direction control ball, 13 ... Start mode switching button switch, 14 ... Top screen pushbutton switch, 15 ... Enlargement selection button switch, 16 ... Reduction selection button switch, 17 ... Medal slot, 18 ... Number of inserted medals, 19 ... Simulated cue, 20 ... Cover, 21 ... Bridge horizontal slide unit, 22 ... Bridge position detection unit, 23 ... Swing shaft, 24 ... Wood plate, 25 ... Metal plate, 26 ... Synthetic resin Plate, 27 ... Base plate, 28 ... Guide plate, 29 ... Front / back slide plate, 30 ... Cover bottom plate, 31 ... Support bracket, 32 ... Cue support roller, 33 ... Presser plate, 34 ... Notch disc, 35 ... Sensor Main body, 36 ... Rotary encoder, 37 ... Base, 38 ... Bearing cover, 39 ... Bearing, 40 ... Front / rear swing member, 41 ... Left / right swing member, 42 ... Coil spring, 43 ... Segment gear, 44 ... Front / rear position detection encoder 45: Left and right position detection encoder, 46: Front / rear swing axis, 47: Swing limit stopper, 48: Universal joint member, 49: Queue entry space, 50 ... Game control device, 51 ... Program data storage device, 52 ... CPU 53 ... System memory, 54 ... BOOT ROM, 55 ... Bus Abita, 56 ... Rendering processor, 57 ... Graphic memory, 58 ... Sound processor, 59 ... Sound memory, 60 ... Display monitor, 61 ... Speaker, 62 ... Backup memory, 63 ... Controller, 64 ... Hand ball object, 65 ... Target ball object, 66 ... Pocket, 67 ... Imaginary sphere object.

Claims (8)

In a display device for displaying a game image, operation means for inputting an operation of a player as an operation signal, and a billiard game device for proceeding with a billiard game in a three-dimensional virtual space in accordance with the operation signal,
A billiard game apparatus, characterized in that a simulated bridge that supports a simulated cue movably back and forth is provided on a simulated billiard table so as to be movable back and forth and left and right. Simulated bridge movement amount detecting means for detecting the amount of movement of the simulated bridge on the simulated billiard table in the front-rear and left-right directions;
Corresponding to the detection signal of the simulated bridge movement amount detection means, a handball display for displaying a position where the tip of the cue object displayed on the screen of the display device comes into contact with the handball object displayed on the screen of the display device Position display means;
2. A handball display means for determining a moving direction of the handball object according to a handing position of the handball object and determining and displaying the moving speed according to a handing speed. Billiard game equipment.   An imaginary sphere object indicating a position where the hand ball object is to be applied to pocket the target ball object is displayed around the target ball object positioned in the direction of the cue object displayed on the screen of the display device. The billiard game apparatus according to claim 2, wherein:   4. The billiard game device according to claim 3, wherein the imaginary ball object is displayed when the hand ball object can be pocketed by hitting the target ball object.   5. The billiard game device according to claim 3, wherein the imaginary ball object is not displayed when the target ball object is the last one.   The display device is configured to display a billiard table object, and a cue display for changing and displaying the direction of the cue object with respect to the handball object on the screen of the display device and the billiard table object viewed from the direction of the cue. 3. The billiard game device according to claim 2, further comprising a direction changing means.   3. The billiard game according to claim 2, further comprising enlargement / reduction selection means capable of selecting an enlarged screen approaching the handball object on the screen of the display device and a reduced screen separated from the handball object. apparatus. The display device further comprises a vertical downward viewing angle switching means for switching a state in which the billiard table object on the screen of the display device is viewed from a substantially horizontal or near-horizontal obliquely upward state to a vertically downward state from directly above the table. The billiard game apparatus according to claim 6 or claim 7.

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