JP4542233B2 - Computer-readable external storage medium storing game program - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an external storage medium used for a portable game machine such as a portable game machine, and a portable game machine to which the external storage medium is attached.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, a game device advances a game based on a pre-stored game program, and a user manually performs an input operation using operation means such as a controller in the course of the game progress. The game is further advanced and the game is repeated while reflecting the above.
[0003]
In recent years, the use of game devices has become very diversified. As an example, in addition to a manual input operation by the user, for example, a vibration sensor that detects vibration transmitted to the game device is built in the game device, for example, vibration when the user walks while wearing the game device. Is detected by a vibration sensor, and a character appearing in the game is grown based on the detected data, and the user is displayed with the grown character according to the number of steps to promote health management.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The game device is used for various purposes such as health management as described above, and it is desired that the game device can cope with various functions and uses.
[0005]
In recent years, game devices have become increasingly portable and are becoming smaller in size, and the area required for operation means such as a controller for a player to operate during a game has been reduced. It is very difficult to provide an additional operation lever or the like. However, the game content is complicated, and there is a tendency that the operation method using the player's operation means is complicated and diverse.
[0006]
The present invention provides an external storage medium capable of playing a game while answering a variety of needs of the player by solving the above-described problems, and a portable game machine that allows the player to play a game by mounting the external storage medium. The issue is to provide.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problems, the present invention employs the following means.
[0008]
That is, the invention of claim 1 is a display unit that displays an image of a character or the like appearing in a game, an operation unit that a player operates while viewing an image displayed on the display unit, the operation unit, and the display A game program to be executed on a computer of a portable game machine, comprising: a case body for storing a portion; and an acceleration sensor that detects a movement of the case body when the player moves while holding the case body by hand External storage medium that stores A blur image display step for causing the computer to display the image in a blurred state on the display unit, a motion detection step for detecting the motion of the case body by the acceleration sensor, and the case body by the motion detection step A motion determination step for determining the degree to which the motion detection result matches the motion of the blurred image, and the motion detection result of the case body determined by the motion determination step is the blurred state The image correction display step of correcting and displaying the blurring of the blurred image according to the degree of matching with the movement of the image is executed. I remembered the game program It is characterized by that.
[0009]
The invention of claim 2 includes a display unit that displays an image of a character or the like appearing in a game, an operation unit that a player operates while viewing an image displayed on the display unit, the operation unit, and the display unit. A game program to be executed on a computer of a portable game machine comprising: a case body to be stored; and an acceleration sensor that detects movement of the case body when the player moves while holding the case body by hand External storage medium that stores A blur image display step for causing the computer to display the image in a blurred state on the display unit, a motion detection step for detecting the motion of the case body by the acceleration sensor, and the case body by the motion detection step A motion determination step for determining whether the motion detection result matches the motion of the blurred image, and the motion detection result of the case body determined by the motion determination step is in the blurred state. When it is determined that the movement of the image is appropriate, an image correction display step is executed for correcting the blurred image into a non-blurred image and displaying it. I remembered the game program It is characterized by that.
[0011]
Main departure In the light In addition to the configuration described in claim 1 or 2, the display unit displays a focus image for indicating a degree of focus on blurring of an image of a character or the like, and the player moves the case body. It is also possible to provide a program that changes the focus image on the display unit in accordance with the detection of the acceleration sensor. With this configuration, the player checks the focus image on the display unit while checking the focus degree against the blur of the image, and plays the game by moving the case body along the focus degree. On the other hand, the game can be performed as if the user has a camera and is shooting an image of a character or the like on the display unit.
[0012]
In addition, this departure In the light In addition to the configuration described in claim 1 or 2, the display unit displays a focus image for indicating a degree of focus on blurring of an image such as a character, and the player operates the operation unit. It is also possible to provide a program for changing the focus image on the display unit according to the above.
[0014]
In addition to being applied to the portable game machine as described above, the external storage medium can also be applied to a home game machine, a commercial game machine, or a personal computer machine capable of playing games.
[0015]
That is, an image of a character or the like appearing in a game is displayed on the display unit, and the player operates while watching the image displayed on the display unit, and the player moves while holding the operation unit by hand. A controller as an operation unit provided with an acceleration sensor for detecting the movement of the operation unit or a mouse-like operation body used in a personal computer, and a gaming machine main body that advances a game based on an operation input of the operation unit. An external storage medium that can be attached to the gaming machine main body, storing data related to an image displayed on the display unit, and detecting movement of the image and acceleration sensor on the display unit The image on the display unit is blurred according to the relationship with the result, and the player moves the case body to correct the image blur on the display unit. It is also possible to provide an external storage medium characterized by storing grams.
[0016]
Game program of the present invention Computer-readable external storage medium storing According to the player actually by hand Portable game machine Have the player play a game while correcting the blurring of the image due to the movement of the image on the display unit or reflecting the change in the image display, for example, the image is enlarged by the action of holding the operation unit and moving it It is possible to allow the player to play the game with a new sense of preventing blurring of the image according to the movement of his / her hand.
[0017]
In the present invention, when image blurring occurs, it is possible to program the display screen so that the player can see the blurring of the image. It is also possible to program so that the image blur cannot be seen.
[0018]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
This portable gaming machine uses an external storage means A having a ROM 1 for storing a game program 1a, a plurality of image data 1b and sound data 1c, and uses this external storage medium A as a control unit 2 for advancing the game program 1a. A liquid crystal display device serving as a display unit 3 along with the progress of the game program 1a by the control unit 2 in a state where it is detachably and electrically connected to a gaming machine main body B equipped with a CPU. An image of a character or the like appearing in the game is displayed on the display screen 3a as image data 1b, sound is generated as sound data 1c from the speaker 4, and the operation unit 5 is used by the user to manually input his / her intention. A plurality of operation buttons, and an acceleration sensor 6 for detecting the movement of the case body when the player moves while holding the case body to be described later. It is provided.
[0019]
As the acceleration sensor 6, a semiconductor acceleration sensor is used. This semiconductor-type acceleration sensor is composed of a thin silicon beam part (sensor part) and a weight part, and uses the piezoresistive effect of the sensor part for the stress caused by the distortion of the beam part caused by acceleration. Is detected. When acceleration is applied to the weight, the sensor portion is distorted, whereby the electric resistance values of a plurality of diffusion layers (in this example, diffusion layers formed in four rows) formed on the sensor portion change. A thin piezoresistive sensor part that is bent by stress by processing a silicon chip is made a weight part. The resistance value of the piezoresistive sensor is formed by forming a bridge circuit as shown in FIG. 2, and using the fact that the resistance value decreases with compressive stress and conversely increases with tensile stress, Converting to voltage output. Note that R1 to R4 in FIG. 2 are diffusion resistors corresponding to respective resistance values of the diffusion layer.
[0020]
The gaming machine main body B has a RAM 10 as a work area in which the game program 1a is executed, and two power supplies 11 made of AA batteries.
[0021]
The image data 1b is stored separately as an image code and image data. Although not shown, a display drive circuit is connected to the display unit 3. This display drive circuit also includes a display control unit. Image data 1b necessary for advancing the game from the ROM 1 of the external storage medium A is temporarily stored in the RAM 10, and the image code is read by the instruction of the display control unit, and corresponds to each image code. By sequentially transferring the image data to the display screen 3a, the image is displayed on the display screen 3a.
[0022]
Further, the game program 1a has a state in which the image on the display screen 3a is blurred according to the relationship between the movement of the image on the display screen 3a and the detection result of the acceleration sensor 6, and the display screen is displayed when the player moves the case body. A program for correcting image blur in 3a is stored. The blurred image is stored in stages according to the relationship between the detection result of the acceleration sensor 6 and the motion of the image on the display screen 3a. As described above, the motion of the image on the display screen 3a and the detection of the acceleration sensor 6 are performed. A blurred image corresponding to the relationship with the result is displayed on the display screen 3a. In addition, the game program 1a stores a program for correcting the blurring of the image on the display screen 3a in accordance with the operation of the operation unit of the player. Further, the game program 1a displays or hides the image on the display screen 3a according to the detection of the acceleration sensor 6, and the player moves the case body, which will be described later, in which direction to display the image on the display screen 3a. The contents for displaying the direction of movement for guiding this are also stored.
[0023]
Next, the structure of the portable game machine will be described.
[0024]
FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a portable game machine as a portable game machine used in the present embodiment.
[0025]
FIG. 4 is a bottom view showing the portable game machine. FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view showing the game cassette A and the game machine main body B in the present embodiment.
[0026]
Describing with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5, this portable game machine includes a case body 21 that houses the various functions described above. On the surface of the case body 21, a display screen 3a for displaying an image according to the progress of the game for the user is disposed at a substantially central portion in the longitudinal direction. The display screen 3a is arranged such that its center line (two-dot chain line in the figure) D is located slightly above the center line (one-dot chain line in the figure) C in the short direction of the case body 21. Yes.
[0027]
In addition, on the left and right sides of the display screen 3a, an operation unit 5 is provided for the user to input his / her intention. The operation unit 5 includes an operation controller 5a located on the left side of the display screen 3a, two push buttons 5b located on the right side, and a pause key 5c. The operation controller 5a has pressing points at four locations, top, bottom, left and right.
The operation controller 5a and the push button 5b (the center position of the two push buttons) (the three-dot chain line F in the figure) are arranged so as to be located slightly above the center line D of the display screen 3a. In addition, the operation controller 5a and the push button 5b are arranged substantially symmetrically with the display screen 3a interposed therebetween. As a result, when the user holds the palms on both the left and right sides in contact with both side surfaces of the case body 21, the thumbs of the thumbs on both sides come to be positioned on the operation unit 5 and the input operation becomes extremely easy. . The pause key 5c is for temporarily stopping the displayed image when the user turns it on. As described above, the display screen 3a is disposed at a substantially central portion in the longitudinal direction on the surface of the case body 21, but is slightly disposed at a position on the operation controller 5a side (that is, a position biased to the left). The surface of the case body 21 is formed so that the area in the vicinity of the push button 5b side is larger than that on the operation controller 5a side. In some cases, the user advances the game by arbitrarily pressing an appropriate one of the two push buttons 5b at a relatively high speed. In order to alternately operate the two push buttons 5b at such a high speed, the area near the push button 5b is increased as in the present embodiment, and the distance between the push buttons 5b is increased to some extent. It is possible to improve the property. On the other hand, if the distance between the two push buttons 5b is too small, the operability is deteriorated.
[0028]
Furthermore, a power switch 22 that can be manually operated by the user is disposed on the upper side of the operation controller 5a. The power switch 22 is set to be turned on when the user keeps pressing for a certain time (for example, 2 seconds). As a result, even if the user accidentally presses the power switch 22 instantaneously, the power switch 22 is not turned on, and wasteful power consumption can be prevented. Further, on the right side of the power switch 22, a light emitting device 32 made of an LED device or the like is disposed. Thereby, for example, even when the contrast volume of the display screen 3a described later is the darkest and the image is hardly visible on the display screen 3a, the user can confirm that the power switch 22 is ON. Since the determination can be made immediately, it is less likely that the power supply 11 is continuously turned on and the power supply is unnecessarily consumed without knowing the operating state of the power switch 22.
[0029]
A plurality of long holes 24 are provided below the operation controller 5a to make it easier for the user to hear the sound from the speaker 4.
[0030]
The following functions are arranged inside the case body 21.
[0031]
On the back side of the push button 5b, two AA-type dry batteries (power sources) 11 as power sources are arranged side by side. A substantially circular thin auxiliary battery (power source) 26 is disposed on the back side of the speaker 4. Although not shown in the functional block diagram of FIG. 1, the auxiliary battery 26 always moves the clock display circuit and the memo storage circuit provided in the game machine main body B regardless of the ON operation of the power switch 22. It is provided for. The clock display circuit is provided for the purpose of, for example, displaying Japanese time or displaying time around the world. The memo storage circuit is provided for the purpose of, for example, taking notes of work and private affairs not related to the game by key input and storing them for viewing. In recent years, electronic devices are often desired to have many functions. On the other hand, there is no game device that includes the above functions, and the game device according to the present embodiment plays the game or uses the above functions depending on the situation, and uses the user himself / herself. Can be decided each time.
[0032]
In addition, the following functions are arranged in the case body 21 and on the lower end surface thereof. First, a volume volume 27 for changing the volume reproduced from the speaker / microphone 4 from the left side, an external power supply adapter 29 for taking in power from the outside in addition to the dry battery 25 and auxiliary battery 26 in the case body 21, and for earphones An adapter 28 and a display volume 30 for changing the shade of an image displayed on the display screen 3a are provided. The volume volume 27 and the display volume 30 can be changed by a user's manual operation. The acceleration sensor 6 is located below the dry battery and is built in the case body 21.
[0033]
Further, since there is no function that the user can operate manually on both sides of the case body 21, when the user plays a game while holding it with both left and right hands, for example, the display volume 30 is erroneously set by the hand. The image on the liquid crystal display screen 3a is not seen at all due to contact with the touch screen, and the game can be progressed satisfactorily.
[0034]
In addition, the upper end surface of the case body 21 is provided with an insertion port for inserting the external storage medium A at a substantially central portion in the longitudinal direction. A connector as a connection means for electrically connecting to the external storage medium A is disposed at the back of the insertion slot.
[0035]
In addition, an adapter 31 that is electrically connected to another game device (for example, for a communication unit to be electrically connected to the communication unit) is disposed on the left side portion of the upper end surface of the case body 21. .
[0036]
Next, in the present embodiment, an example will be described in which a game is played while the acceleration sensor 6 is functioning. In this game, images of characters appearing in the game are sequentially found, and the operation unit 5 is operated while looking at a focus image indicating the degree of focus to correct the blur of the image, and the case body 21 is moved in accordance with the movement of the image. The image is shot by operating the operation unit 5 by pressing the shutter when the image is in focus and the image is not shaken. In other words, the score is added according to the evaluation such as whether the image is close to the center of the display screen 3a, whether the image is in focus, or whether the image is blurred when the operation unit is operated. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the flow of this game.
[0037]
First, the player attaches the external storage medium A to the game machine main body B, and turns on the power switch 22 in this state. Then, the control unit 2 of the game machine main body B reads the game program 1a stored in the ROM 1 of the external storage medium A and executes it in the RAM 10, and among the image data 1b and the sound data 1c stored in the ROM 1 of the external storage medium A. Necessary data is temporarily stored in the RAM 10, the image data 1 b is transferred to the display unit 3, and the sound data 1 c is sequentially transferred to the speaker 4. On the display screen 3a, a plurality of types of characters appearing in the game, or background images are displayed, and the game is demonstrated. Further, the player starts the game by operating the operation controller 5a and the two push buttons 5b. The game displays a place on the display screen 3a, such as a natural landscape or a city. On the display screen 3a, a moving direction display for guiding in which direction the player moves the case body 21 is performed, and an arrow 41 indicating the guiding direction is displayed (see FIG. 6 (See (a)). The player moves the case body 21 in the direction while looking at the arrow 41 so that the character appears on the display screen 3a. Then, when the target character 43 starts to be displayed on the display screen 3a, the arrow 41 disappears and the focus image 42 is displayed instead. The focus image 42 is dark when the outline and overall appearance of the character 43 are displayed blurred. (Figure 6 (See (b)). Then, the player moves the case body 21 so that the character 43 is positioned at the center of the display screen 3a while looking at the focus image 42, and corrects the blurred image of the character so that the controller 5a and / or the focus can be adjusted. When the two push buttons 5b are operated, the focus image 42 glows red or lights up (see FIG. 6 (See (c)). At this time, when the player presses the push button 5b, the character 43 is photographed. However, the time interval at which the focus image 42 glows red or blinks is very short, and the character 43 is not moving at a fixed position on the display screen 3a, and the player is constantly moving. It is difficult to operate the operation unit so as to accurately press the shutter while moving the matching case body 21, and the operation controller 5 a and the push button 5 b with the player moving the case body 21 faster or slower than the movement of the character 43. When the button is operated, the image will be shot in a blurred state, or if the player's response to the operation of the operation controller 5a and the push button 5b is slow, the image of the character 43 may be blurred again or the display screen 3a The arrow 41 is displayed again on the display screen 3a (see FIG. 6 (See (d)). In this way, the player follows the fast moving character 43, moves the case body 21 along the arrow 41 so that the character 43 is displayed on the display screen 3a, and the character 43 on the display screen 3a is displayed. The case body 21 is moved in accordance with the movement (when the character is stopped, the case body 21 is kept stationary without being moved) and shooting is performed. That is, in the game program 1a, image blurring occurs in the display unit 3 according to the relationship between the image movement on the display screen 3a and the detection result of the acceleration sensor 6, and the player moves the case body 21 to display the display unit. The contents for correcting the image blurring in 3 are stored. At the same time, the game program 1a is caused to display or hide an image on the display unit 3 according to the detection of the acceleration sensor 6, and in order to display an image on the display unit 3, the player selects a case body to be described later. The contents for displaying the moving direction for guiding whether to move in the direction are stored, and the contents for correcting the blur of the character 43 on the display unit 3 according to the operation of the operation unit of the player are stored. It is.
[0038]
In order to correct the image blur, the player may move the case body 21 three-dimensionally in accordance with the movement of the character 43 on the display unit 3. For example, the planar movement of the character 43 on the display unit 3 For example, the case body 21 may be moved in a planar manner, and the three-dimensional movement of the character 43 may be moved in the front-rear direction with respect to the player so that the character does not shake.
[0039]
In the present embodiment, the relationship between the movement of the image on the display unit and the detection result of the acceleration sensor due to the movement of the case body is not displayed as an image blur on the display unit. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It is also possible to cause the player to recognize the shake by displaying the displayed state on the display unit, and to play the game while checking whether or not the shake of the image has been corrected. In this case, a plurality of stages of blurred image data are prepared and stored in advance as image data in the ROM 1, and the blurred image data of the stages corresponding to the relationship between the image motion and the detection result of the acceleration sensor are used. The blurred image may be displayed on the display unit.
[0040]
In the present embodiment, the description has been given by taking as an example a game in which the character is searched for and displayed on the display screen by the movement of the player's case body, but the present invention is not limited to this. When you play a battle game using a game machine, attach an external storage medium that stores the above-mentioned game program to each game machine, and refer to the display contents of arrows and focus images on the display screen. In addition, it is possible to play games such as moving the case body, searching for each other's characters, moving the case body according to the character's movement, correcting the blurring of the image, focusing on it by focusing, and attacking the characters It is.
[0041]
In the present embodiment, the case where the external storage medium is mounted on the portable gaming device has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention includes a game machine body capable of mounting the external storage medium, It can be applied to home game machines and arcade game machines equipped with a controller connected thereto, or a personal computer machine capable of playing a game and having an operation unit such as a mouse-like operation body. In this case, it is also possible to play a game by incorporating an acceleration sensor in an operation unit such as a controller.
[0042]
Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the acceleration sensor is provided on the portable gaming device side, but the present invention is not limited to this, and can be provided on the external storage medium side. Of the functions described in the embodiment, an acceleration sensor may be provided on the external storage medium side. If comprised in this way, it is not necessary to provide an acceleration sensor in a portable game machine, and it becomes possible to contribute to the cost reduction of a portable game machine. Since not all of the contents of the game-related programs stored in the external storage medium require an acceleration sensor, it is effective to prepare for the external storage medium side in order to use the acceleration sensor according to the contents of the game. is there. In addition, the acceleration sensor is not provided in either the portable gaming device or the external storage medium, and an external unit provided with an acceleration sensor is provided separately, and this is attached to the portable gaming machine together with the external storage medium to perform the game. It is also possible to With this configuration, the structure of the external storage medium can be shared with that having no acceleration sensor, and the manufacturing cost on the manufacturing side tends to be low.
[0043]
As an external storage medium in the present invention, a predetermined program is stored in a ROM or a non-volatile memory different from a ROM, a game cassette incorporating the same, a CD-ROM in which the predetermined program is stored as optical information, or a DVD It is also possible to use a ROM or the like.
[0044]
【The invention's effect】
Therefore, according to the external storage medium of the present invention, the game content that the player actually holds the case body by hand and moves the case body in accordance with the movement of the image on the display section corrects the image blur on the display section. It is possible to make a player play a game while being reflected in the game.
[0045]
According to the portable game machine of the present invention, by executing the program in the external storage medium described above, the player is provided with a game that incorporates an action such as moving the case body by hand as one parameter. It becomes possible to do.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram for explaining functions of a game machine main body and a game cassette.
FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the liquid crystal display device 3;
FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a portable game machine as a portable game machine used in the present embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a bottom view showing the portable game machine.
FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view showing a game cassette A and a game machine main body B in the present embodiment.
[Fig. 6] It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the content of the display screen at the time of playing a game in this embodiment. .
[Fig. 7] It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the game flow at the time of playing a game using the portable game machine in this Embodiment. .
[Explanation of symbols]
A External storage medium
B Game console
1 ROM
1a Image data
2 Control unit
3 Display section
3a Display screen
5 Operation part
6 Accelerometer
21 Case body
41 arrow
42 Focus image

Claims (3)

A display unit for displaying an image of a character or the like appearing in a game, an operation unit operated by a player while viewing the image displayed on the display unit, a case body for storing the operation unit and the display unit, and a game An external storage medium that stores a game program to be executed by a computer of a portable game machine that includes an acceleration sensor that detects movement of the case body when the person moves while holding the case body by hand,
In the computer,
A blurred image display step of displaying the image in a blurred state on the display unit;
A motion detection step of detecting the motion of the case body by the acceleration sensor;
A motion determination step for determining a degree to which the motion detection result of the case body in the motion detection step matches the motion of the blurred image;
And, according to the degree to which the motion detection result of the case body determined by the motion determination step matches the motion of the blurred image, the blurred image blur is corrected and displayed. A computer-readable external storage medium storing a game program , wherein the image correction display step is executed. A display unit for displaying an image of a character or the like appearing in a game, an operation unit operated by a player while viewing the image displayed on the display unit, a case body for storing the operation unit and the display unit, and a game An external storage medium that stores a game program to be executed by a computer of a portable game machine that includes an acceleration sensor that detects movement of the case body when the person moves while holding the case body by hand,
In the computer,
A blurred image display step of displaying the image in a blurred state on the display unit;
A motion detection step of detecting the motion of the case body by the acceleration sensor;
A motion determination step for determining whether the detection result of the motion of the case body in the motion detection step matches the motion of the blurred image;
And, when it is determined that the motion detection result of the case body determined by the motion determination step matches the motion of the blurred image, the blurred image is converted into a non-blurred image. A computer-readable external storage medium storing a game program , wherein an image correction display step of correcting and displaying the image is executed. A display unit for displaying an image of a character or the like appearing in a game, an operation unit operated by a player while viewing the image displayed on the display unit, a case body for storing the operation unit and the display unit, and a game An external storage medium that stores a game program to be executed by a computer of a portable game machine that includes an acceleration sensor that detects movement of the case body when the person moves while holding the case body by hand,
In the computer,
A blurred image display step of displaying the image in a blurred state on the display unit;
A motion detection step of detecting the motion of the case body by the acceleration sensor;
And storing a game program for executing an image correction display step of correcting and displaying the blurred image into a non-blurred image when the movement of the case body is not detected by the motion detection step. Computer-readable external storage medium .

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