JP4886200B2 - Program, information storage medium, and image display device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a program, an information storage medium, and an image display device.

A cursor movement system that connects an auxiliary input device such as a mouse and an image display device (display device) having a plurality of display units (screens), and when a switching operation of the display unit that displays the cursor is performed, A device that moves a cursor on a designated display unit is known (see Patent Document 1). The technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 is for easily moving a cursor from one display unit to another display unit without performing a drag operation.
JP 2000-330687 A

  By the way, when displaying the image of one virtual space by a some display part, when the some display part was arrange | positioned at intervals, there existed the following problems. That is, when a moving body that moves in the virtual space is moved and displayed between adjacent display units, the user may feel uncomfortable because the moving body does not move and display in a certain direction. is there.

  Specifically, description will be made on the assumption that a moving body is obliquely traversed and displayed from one display unit to another display unit. In this case, if the one display unit and the other display unit can be arranged in contact with each other, the moving body is displayed in a certain direction. However, since there is actually a space between the display units, the user feels as if the moving body is moving in a zigzag manner. In addition, when the user instructs the moving direction of the moving body, inconvenience occurs when the target position is set in a display unit different from the display unit on which the moving body is currently displayed and the moving direction is specified. In other words, the user instructs the direction of movement based on the display on the physically arranged display units, including the interval between the display units, but the device side moves the moving body assuming that there is no interval between the display units. Since it displays, the situation which a mobile body does not move to the direction which the user thought may arise.

  In addition, a display method in which the moving body moves in a certain direction in consideration of the interval between the display units is also conceivable. That is, the virtual space portion corresponding to the interval portion is not displayed, and the moving body before and after passing through the non-display portion is displayed on one display unit and another display unit. However, in this case, there is a conflicting result that a non-display portion occurs even though a pseudo large screen is realized by a plurality of display units.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problem, and when realizing a pseudo large screen by a plurality of display units arranged at intervals, a sense of incongruity is generated without generating a non-display part. It is to realize the movement display of an appropriate moving body without any problem.

The program of the 1st invention for solving the above subject is:
By causing a computer including a plurality of display units arranged at intervals to display different portions of an image in one virtual space on each of the plurality of display units, a simulation by the plurality of display units is performed. A program for realizing a large screen and controlling display of continuous images without a non-display portion between adjacent display portions,
Detecting means (for example, a trajectory setting unit 221a shown in FIG. 4) for detecting that a moving body moving in the virtual space is displayed moving across the display units;
The position in the virtual space of the moving object displayed on the display unit immediately after straddling from the position immediately before being the position in the virtual space of the moving object displayed on the display unit immediately before straddling according to the detection of the detection means The position of the moving body is controlled such that the moving body is discontinuously transferred to a position immediately after the position and the moving body is displayed in a fixed direction across the display units arranged at intervals. Moving body control means (for example, the shot control unit 221 shown in FIG. 4),
As a program for causing the computer to function.

The image display device of the sixth invention is
A plurality of display units arranged at intervals are provided, and different portions of an image in one virtual space are controlled to be displayed on each of the plurality of display units, and a pseudo large screen is formed by the plurality of display units. And an image display device that controls display of continuous images without a non-display portion between adjacent display units,
Detecting means (for example, a trajectory setting unit 221a shown in FIG. 4) for detecting that a moving body moving in the virtual space is displayed moving across the display units;
The position in the virtual space of the moving object displayed on the display unit immediately after straddling from the position immediately before being the position in the virtual space of the moving object displayed on the display unit immediately before straddling according to the detection of the detection means The position of the moving body is controlled such that the moving body is discontinuously transferred to a position immediately after the position and the moving body is displayed in a fixed direction across the display units arranged at intervals. Moving body control means (for example, the shot control unit 221 shown in FIG. 4);
Is provided.

  According to the first or sixth invention, an image of one virtual space is pseudo-enlarged on the plurality of display units arranged at intervals and controlled to be displayed. In addition, when displaying a continuous image without a non-display portion between adjacent display units, if a moving body that moves in the virtual space is moved and displayed between the display units, the display unit Is displayed on the display unit immediately after straddling from the immediately preceding position that is the position in the virtual space of the moving body displayed on the display unit immediately before straddling so that the moving body is moved and displayed across a certain direction. The position of the moving object can be controlled by discontinuously transferring the moving object to a position immediately after it is the position in the virtual space. Therefore, when a mobile body straddles between adjacent display units, it can be moved and displayed without a sense of incongruity.

The second invention is the program of the first invention, wherein
The moving body control means changes transfer amount changing means (for example, the trajectory shown in FIG. 4) for changing the transfer amount between the immediately preceding position and the immediately following position based on the moving direction when the moving body straddles between display units. This is a program for causing the computer to function so as to have a setting unit 221a).

  According to the second aspect of the invention, it is possible to change the transfer amount when transferring the moving body from the immediately preceding position to the immediately following position based on the moving direction when the moving body straddles between the display units.

A third invention is the program of the second invention, wherein
The transfer amount changing means is a program for causing the computer to function so as to eliminate the transfer amount when the moving body straddles display units vertically.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the moving body straddles the display unit vertically, the position of the moving body can be controlled without transferring the moving body.

A fourth invention is a program according to any one of the first to third inventions,
The detection means sets a boundary in the virtual space corresponding to a display boundary between the plurality of display units as a division boundary in the virtual space, and detects passage of the division boundary by the moving body, It is a program for causing the computer to function so as to detect a moving display across display units of the moving body.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the movement across the display units of the moving body depends on whether or not the moving body has passed through the division boundary that is the boundary in the virtual space corresponding to the display boundary between the plurality of display units. The display can be detected.

  A fifth invention is a computer-readable information storage medium storing a program according to any one of the first to fourth inventions.

  According to the fifth aspect of the invention, an information storage medium that achieves the same effects as any of the first to fourth aspects of the invention is realized by causing a computer to read a program from the information storage medium and perform arithmetic processing. be able to.

  According to the present invention, an image in one virtual space is displayed on a plurality of display units arranged at intervals with a pseudo large screen by the plurality of display units, and the adjacent display units are controlled. When a moving object that moves in the virtual space is displayed across a display unit when display control of continuous images without a non-display part between the display units, the moving object is fixed between the display units. In the virtual space of the moving object displayed on the display unit immediately after straddling from the immediately preceding position that is the position in the virtual space of the moving object displayed on the display unit immediately before straddling so as to move and display across the direction It is possible to control the position by moving the moving body discontinuously to the immediately following position. Therefore, when a mobile body straddles between adjacent display units, it can be moved and displayed without a sense of incongruity.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, this embodiment is embodiment at the time of applying the image display apparatus of this invention to the game device which performs a 2D golf game.

[Overview]
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of an overview of the game apparatus 1. A game apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1 is a foldable portable game machine, and shows an open state of the game apparatus 1 in use in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the game apparatus 1 is configured such that an upper casing 10 and a lower casing 20 are connected via a hinge 30 so as to be opened and closed. Two displays 300a, 300b, a speaker 11, and various operation buttons 21 are arranged on the inner side surfaces of the respective housings 10, 20, and the aforementioned displays 300a, 300b are hinges 30 in use. It is arranged so as to be lined up and down apart from each other. In the following description, the upper display 300a in the open state is referred to as “upper screen 300a”, and the lower display 300b is referred to as “lower screen 300b”.

  On the lower screen 300b, a touch panel (not shown) is integrally formed over the entire display area, and the touch panel is touched by a detection principle such as a pressure sensitive type, an optical type, an electrostatic type, an electromagnetic induction type or the like. For example, the operation position is detected in units of dots constituting the lower screen 300b. The player can perform various operation inputs by touch operations on the lower screen 300b using the attached stylus pen 40 or the like.

  In this game apparatus 1, a cartridge 50 detachably attached to the insertion port 23 provided on the side surface of the housing 20 is used as an information storage medium for storing programs and data necessary for executing game processing.

  In addition, the game apparatus 1 includes a control unit (not shown) in which a CPU and IC memories are mounted, and various types of the game apparatus 1 are based on programs and data read from the cartridge 50, touch operation positions detected by the touch panel, and the like. The game process is executed to generate an image signal of the game screen and a sound signal of the game sound. The generated image signal of the game screen is displayed and output on the upper screen 300a and the lower screen 300b, and the sound signal of the game sound is output from the speaker 11. The player enjoys the game by touching the lower screen 300b while watching the game screens displayed on the upper screen 300a and the lower screen 300b.

  In the present embodiment, an image obtained by looking down on a game stage (game space) on which objects such as golf courses, balls, and characters are arranged is displayed on the upper screen 300a and the lower screen 300b as game screens. At this time, different portions of the generated image are displayed on each of the upper screen 300a and the lower screen 300b so that there is no non-display portion, thereby realizing a pseudo large screen.

  FIG. 2A is a diagram illustrating an example of an image of a game space generated in, for example, a tee shot scene, and FIG. 2B is a schematic diagram illustrating an operation environment in which the image of the game space illustrated in FIG. FIG. In the tee shot scene, for example, the entire area of the game stage is set as a display area, and an upper half image is displayed on the upper screen 300a with the display boundary 71 as a boundary. On the other hand, on the lower screen 300b, the lower half image including the tea ground is displayed with the display boundary 71 as a boundary. The player inputs a shot operation on the player character PC by a slide operation (drag) starting from the tee ground on the lower screen 300b. Here, the slide operation refers to an operation of sliding on the touch panel with the stylus pen 40 kept in contact therewith.

  More specifically, by this shot operation, the start of the shot motion by the player character PC is instructed, and the shot direction and its strength are instructed. Specifically, the shot direction is determined by the direction of the slide operation (slide direction), and the shot strength is varied by the operation speed (slide speed) of the slide operation.

[principle]
The present embodiment relates to control of a ball position when a ball as a moving body passes through a boundary (divided boundary) in a game space corresponding to the display boundary described above, and the ball is divided into a lower screen 300b and an upper screen. It is moved along a ball trajectory that is set so as to move and display between screens 300a in a certain direction.

  3A and 3B are diagrams for explaining the principle of setting a ball trajectory, where FIG. 3A is a schematic diagram showing an operating environment of the player, and FIG. 3B is an example of a ball trajectory moving in the game space. FIG.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 3A, when a slide operation indicated by an arrow A1 is input as a shot operation on the lower screen 300b, the shot direction is determined according to the slide direction, and the strength is determined according to the slide speed. The ball B1 is moved and displayed across the screens from the lower screen 300b to the upper screen 300a. At this time, the ball B1 is moved and displayed along the shot direction indicated by the alternate long and short dash line.

  Actually, the movement of the ball B1 is controlled along the ball trajectories 73a and 73b shown in FIG. 3B in the game space. As a result, the ball B1 is discontinuously transferred from the position immediately before the position P11 in the game space immediately before straddling between the screens to the position immediately after the position P13 in the game space immediately after straddling.

  Similarly, as shown in FIG. 3A, when a slide operation indicated by an arrow A2 is input as a shot operation on the lower screen 300b, the shot direction is determined according to the slide direction, and the strength is determined according to the slide speed. Then, the ball B1 is moved and displayed across the screens from the lower screen 300b to the upper screen 300a. At this time, the ball B1 is moved and displayed along the shot direction indicated by the two-dot chain line.

  Actually, the movement of the ball B1 is controlled along the trajectories 75a and 75b shown in FIG. 3B in the game space. Thereby, the ball B1 is discontinuously transferred from the position immediately before the position P21 in the game space immediately before straddling between the screens to the position immediately after the position P23 in the game space immediately after straddling.

The calculation formula (1) for the transfer amount (dn) from the immediately preceding position to the immediately following position is shown below.
Transfer amount (dn) = D / tan (θn) (1)
Here, D is the screen interval and θn is the shot angle.

The screen interval (D) is an interval between the upper screen 300a and the lower screen 300b in the open state of the game apparatus 1 that is in use, and is set in advance.
The shot angle (θn) is an angle formed by the division boundary and the shot direction. As shown in FIG. 3B, the value when the shot direction straddles the screens vertically is 90 °.

  When the transfer amount (dn) calculated according to the calculation formula (1) is a positive value, the ball is transferred to the right in FIG. 3B, and when it is a negative value, the ball is transferred to the left. The When the shot angle (θn) is 90 °, the transfer amount (dn) is not present.

  That is, when the shot operation indicated by the arrow A1 shown in FIG. 3A is performed, the shot angle (θ1) determined based on the shot direction indicated by the alternate long and short dash line and the screen interval (D) are set. Based on this, the transfer amount (d1) is calculated. Then, the ball trajectory is set by shifting the portion of the ball trajectory determined by the shot direction indicated by the alternate long and short dash line after passing through the division boundary 77 along the division boundary 77 according to the transfer amount (d1).

  Further, when the shot operation indicated by the arrow A2 in FIG. 3A is performed, the shot angle (θ2) determined based on the shot direction indicated by the two-dot chain line and the screen interval (D) are used. Then, the transfer amount (d2) is calculated. Then, the ball trajectory is set by shifting the portion of the ball trajectory determined by the shot direction indicated by the two-dot chain line after passing through the division boundary 77 along the division boundary 77 according to the transfer amount (d2). .

[Function configuration]
FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the game apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, the game apparatus 1 includes an operation unit 100, a processing unit 200, a display unit 300, a sound output unit 400, a communication unit 500, and a storage unit 600.

  The operation unit 100 is a device for a player who operates the game apparatus 1 to input various game operations, and is realized by, for example, a pointing device such as a touch panel or a mouse, or an input device such as a button switch, lever, dial, or keyboard. Is done. In FIG. 1, a touch panel (not shown) and operation buttons 21 formed integrally with the lower screen 300 b correspond to this, and an operation signal input from the operation unit 100 is output to the processing unit 200. In particular, the touch panel outputs to the processing unit 200 the position coordinates of the touch operation position designated by a finger or a dedicated stylus pen. The position coordinates of the touch operation position output to the processing unit 200 are temporarily accumulated and held in operation input data 640 described later.

  The processing unit 200 performs various processes such as control of the entire game device 1, instructions to each functional unit in the game device 1, image processing, sound processing, and the like based on programs and data stored in the storage unit 600. . The functions of the processing unit 200 are realized by hardware such as various processors (CPU, DSP, etc.), ASIC (gate array, etc.), and a given program.

  The processing unit 200 includes a game calculation unit 220, an image generation unit 240, and a sound generation unit 260 as main functional units. The processing unit 200 generates a game screen and displays it on the upper screen 300a and the lower screen 300b. The sound output unit 400 outputs sound effects and BGM as appropriate.

  The game calculation unit 220 executes various game processes based on operation signals input from the operation unit 100, programs and data read from the storage unit 600, and the like. As game processing, for example, game space setting processing, object placement processing in the game space, character motion control processing, hit ball trajectory calculation processing, object intersection determination processing (hit check processing), game result Various game processes including calculation are performed, and the processing results are output to the image generation unit 240 and the sound generation unit 260.

  Further, the game calculation unit 220 includes a shot control unit 221, and the shot control unit 221 includes a trajectory setting unit 221a.

  The shot control unit 221 controls the shot motion of the player character and controls the movement of the ball along the trajectory set by the trajectory setting unit 221a in conjunction with the shot motion of the player character.

  When the trajectory setting unit 221a detects a shot operation, the trajectory setting unit 221a determines the shot direction and its strength and sets the ball trajectory. At this time, the trajectory setting unit 221a determines whether or not the ball passes through the division boundary set in the game space. When passing, the transfer amount (dn) is calculated according to the above-described calculation formula (1), and the ball trajectory is set based on the calculation result.

  The image generation unit 240 is realized by, for example, hardware such as a CPU or DSP, a control program for the hardware, a drawing frame IC memory such as a frame buffer, and the like. The image generation unit 240 generates a game screen based on the processing result by the game calculation unit 220, and outputs an image signal of the generated game screen to the upper screen 300a and the lower screen 300b.

  The sound generator 260 is realized by, for example, hardware such as a CPU and a DSP and a control program thereof. The sound generation unit 260 generates game sounds such as sound effects and BGM used during the game based on the processing result of the game calculation unit 220, and outputs the generated game sound signal to the sound output unit 400. To do.

  The display unit 300 is a device for displaying a game screen based on an image signal input from the image generation unit 240, and an upper screen 300a and a touch panel, which is the operation unit 100, are integrally formed in the display area. And a lower screen 300b.

  The sound output unit 400 is a device for outputting sound effects and BGM based on the sound signal input from the sound generation unit 260, and the speaker 11 corresponds to this in FIG.

  The communication unit 500 performs data communication with the outside (for example, another game device) via a communication line. The function of the communication unit 500 is realized by, for example, a wireless communication module, a modem, a TA, a wired communication cable jack, a control circuit, and the like.

  The storage unit 600 stores a system program for causing the processing unit 200 to control the game apparatus 1 in an integrated manner, and a program and data necessary for executing the game. The functions of the storage unit 600 are realized by, for example, an IC memory, a hard disk, a memory card, and the like. In FIG. 1, the IC memory mounted on the cartridge 50 or a control unit (not shown) corresponds to this.

  In particular, a game program 610 is stored in the storage unit 600 in order to realize the present embodiment. The game program 610 includes a shot control program 611 for causing the processing unit 200 to function as the shot control unit 221, and the shot control program 611 includes a trajectory setting program 611a for causing the processing unit 200 to function as the trajectory setting unit 221a. .

  The data includes stage data 620, screen interval (D) 630, operation input data 640, shot angle (θn) 650, and ball trajectory data 660. Although not shown, various data necessary for the progress of the 2D golf game is appropriately stored as other information.

  The stage data 620 stores data for displaying the game stage of the 2D golf game on the game screen. For example, a background image of each course, information about objects arranged on the course, and the like are prepared for each course.

  The operation input data 640 accumulates and stores touch operation positions input from the operation unit 100 in the input order. Based on the operation input data 640, the shot direction and its strength are determined.

  The ball trajectory data 660 stores the ball trajectory set by the trajectory setting unit 221a. The shot control unit 221 controls the movement of the ball according to the ball trajectory data 660.

[Flow of shot control processing]
Next, the flow of shot control processing executed by the shot control unit 221 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. Note that the processing described here is realized by the processing unit 200 reading and executing the game program 610 including the shot control program 611 and the trajectory setting program 611a.

  As shown in FIG. 5, in the game process, a standby state is entered until a shot operation is detected. The shot control unit 221 detects a shot operation with reference to the locus of the touch operation position accumulated in the operation input data 640.

  If a shot operation is detected (step s10: YES), the trajectory setting unit 221a then determines the shot direction based on the slide direction (step s20). At this time, the trajectory setting unit 221a calculates the shot angle (θn) based on the determined shot direction, and stores the calculation result in the storage unit 600 as the shot angle (θ) 650.

  Subsequently, the trajectory setting unit 221a determines the strength of the shot according to the slide speed based on the operation amount per unit time (step s30). The shot strength may be determined based on the operation amount of the slide operation.

  Next, the trajectory setting unit 221a determines whether or not the ball passes the division boundary based on the shot direction determined in step s20 and the shot strength determined in step s30. Then, when passing (step s40: YES), the trajectory setting unit 221a substitutes the screen interval (D) 630 and the shot angle (θn) 650 for the above-described calculation formula (1), and the transfer amount (dn ) Is calculated (step s50).

  Then, the trajectory setting unit 221a sets the trajectory of the ball according to the calculated transfer amount (dn) (step s60). That is, when the trajectory of the ball passes the division boundary, the trajectory setting unit 221a shifts the starting point of the trajectory after passing the division boundary along the division boundary according to the transfer amount (dn), thereby setting the division boundary. The entire ball trajectory including the trajectory of the ball after passing is set. The set ball trajectory is stored in the ball trajectory data 660.

  On the other hand, when the division boundary is not passed (step s40: NO), the trajectory setting unit 221a sets the ball trajectory based on the shot direction determined in step s20 and the shot strength determined in step s30 ( Step s70). The set ball trajectory is stored in the ball trajectory data 660.

  If the ball trajectory is set in step s60 or s70, the shot control unit 221 controls the player character's shot motion (step s80), and then refers to the ball trajectory data 660 as described above. The movement of the ball is controlled along the ball trajectory set by the trajectory setting unit 221a (step s90).

[Hardware configuration]
Next, an example of a hardware configuration for realizing the game apparatus 1 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the apparatus shown in FIG. 6, the CPU 1000, ROM 1002, RAM 1004, information storage medium 1006, image generation IC 1010, image generation IC 1011, sound generation IC 1008, I / O ports 1012, 1014, and 1015 can mutually input and output data via the system bus 1016. It is connected to the. A control device 1022 is connected to the I / O port 1012, a communication device 1024 is connected to the I / O port 1014, and a touch panel 1025 is connected to the I / O port 1015.

  The CPU 1000 controls the entire apparatus and performs various data processing in accordance with a program stored in the information storage medium 1006, a system program stored in the ROM 1002 (such as initialization information of the apparatus main body), and a signal input by the control apparatus 1022. Do.

  The RAM 1004 is a storage unit used as a work area of the CPU 1000, and stores given contents in the information storage medium 1006 and the ROM 1002, the calculation result of the CPU 1000, and the like.

  An information storage medium 1006 mainly stores programs, image data, sound data, play data, and the like. As an information storage medium, a memory such as a ROM, a hard disk, a CD-ROM, a DVD, an IC card, a magnetic A disk, an optical disk or the like is used. The information storage medium 1006 corresponds to the storage unit 600 shown in FIG.

  In addition, the image generation IC 1010 and the sound generation IC 1008 provided in this apparatus can appropriately output sound and images.

  The image generation ICs 1010 and 1011 are integrated circuits that generate pixel information based on information sent from the ROM 1002, the RAM 1004, the information storage medium 1006, and the like according to instructions from the CPU 1000. Display signals generated by the image generation IC 1010 are display devices. In 1018, the display signal generated by the image generation IC 1011 is output to the display device 1019.

  The display devices 1018 and 1019 are realized by an LCD, ELD, CRT, TV, plasma display, projector, or the like, and a touch panel 1025 is integrally formed in the display area of one display device 1019. The display device 1018 corresponds to the upper screen 300a shown in FIG. 4, and the display device 1019 corresponds to the lower screen 300b shown in FIG.

  The sound generation IC 1008 is an integrated circuit that generates sound signals according to information stored in the information storage medium 1006 and the ROM 1002 and sound data stored in the RAM 1004 according to instructions from the CPU 1000. Output from the speaker 1020. The speaker 1020 corresponds to the sound output unit 400 shown in FIG.

  The control device 1022 and the touch panel 1025 are devices for the player to input operations related to the game. The function of the control device 1022 is realized by hardware such as a lever, a button, and a housing. The control device 1022 and the touch panel 1025 correspond to the operation unit 100 shown in FIG.

  The communication device 1024 exchanges information used inside the device with the outside. The communication device 1024 is connected to other devices via a communication line, and is used to send and receive given information according to a program. The communication device 1024 corresponds to the communication unit 500 shown in FIG.

  The above-described processing such as game processing is realized by the information storage medium 1006 storing the game program 610 and the like described with reference to FIG. 4, and the CPU 1000, the image generation IC 1010, the sound generation IC 1008, and the like that operate according to these programs. . The CPU 1000, the image generation IC 1010, and the sound generation IC 1008 correspond to the processing unit 200 shown in FIG. 4, and the CPU 1000 mainly uses the game calculation unit 220 shown in FIG. 4, and the image generation IC 1010 shows the image generation shown in FIG. The sound generation IC 1008 corresponds to the unit 240, and corresponds to the sound generation unit 260 shown in FIG.

  Note that the processing performed by the image generation IC 1010, the sound generation IC 1008, and the like may be performed by software using the CPU 1000 or a general-purpose DSP. In this case, the CPU 1000 corresponds to the processing unit 200 shown in FIG.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, a pseudo large screen is obtained by displaying different portions of the image of the game space on the upper screen 300a and the lower screen 300b so that there is no non-display portion. However, at this time, the movement display of the ball straddling between the screens is discontinuously changed from the immediately preceding position that is the position in the game space immediately before straddling to the immediately following position that is the position in the game space immediately after straddling. The position of the ball can be controlled so as to be moved and displayed across a certain direction between the lower screen 300b and the upper screen 300a. Therefore, when a mobile body straddles between adjacent display units, it can be moved and displayed without a sense of incongruity. For the user, the ball is moved and displayed toward the target position determined by the direction of the shot operation. Therefore, it is possible to improve the operational feeling of the shot operation and realize a game play without stress.

[Modification]
The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, but the present invention is not limited to those described above, and can be changed as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the invention.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a game device that executes a 2D golf game has been described, but the present invention can be similarly applied to a game device that executes a 3D golf game. FIG. 7A is a diagram showing an example of a ball trajectory that moves in the game space in this case, and FIG. 7B is a schematic diagram showing an operating environment of the player. In FIG. 7A, the coordinate system (world coordinate system) of the game space is represented as (Xw, Yw, Zw), and the coordinate system of the virtual camera CM arranged in the game space is represented by (Xc, Yc, Zc).

  In this modified example, the arrangement position of the virtual camera CM is fixed, and for example, the division boundary that is a boundary in the virtual space corresponding to the display boundary between the upper screen 300a and the lower screen 300b is a surface (XZ Plane). At this division boundary, for example, an angle formed by the shot direction and the Xc axis direction is a shot angle (θn).

  For example, when a shot operation is performed with the direction indicated by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 7 as the shot direction, based on the shot angle (θ11) and the screen interval (D) determined based on the shot direction. Then, the transfer amount (d11) is calculated. The portion of the ball trajectory determined by the shot direction indicated by the one-dot chain line is shifted in the Xc-axis direction along the division boundary in accordance with the transfer amount (d11), thereby shifting the portion of the ball trajectory. The whole is set. Thereby, the ball B11 is discontinuously transferred from the immediately preceding position that is the position P31 in the game space immediately before straddling between the screens to the immediately following position that is the position P33 in the game space immediately after straddling.

  The game executed by the game apparatus 1 is not limited to a golf game, and can be applied to various games such as a bowling game and a shooting game in addition to a shooting game and billiard described below.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen displayed on the upper screen 300a and the lower screen 300b when applied to a game device that executes a shooting game. In FIG. 8, three types of targets with different sizes are displayed on the upper screen 300a, and a pistol barrel 83 is displayed on the lower screen 300b. The player instructs the shooting direction of the ball by a slide operation on the lower screen 300b, and enjoys the game by hitting the ball 85 fired from the pistol to the target.

  For example, when a slide operation indicated by an arrow A11 is input on the lower screen 300b (FIG. 8A), as shown in FIG. 8B, a ball 85 is fired from the pistol and displayed. Then, the ball 85 is moved and displayed across the screens from the lower screen 300b to the upper screen 300a. At this time, the ball B1 straddles from the immediately preceding position that is the position in the game space immediately before straddling the screens. The position is controlled so that it is discontinuously transferred to the immediately following position, which is the position in the game space immediately after, and the ball 85 is moved and displayed across the screen in the firing direction.

  Further, the present invention can also be applied to a game device that executes a game that changes when the moving direction of the ball comes into contact with another object in the game space, such as billiards. In this case, the trajectory setting unit 221a detects the occurrence of an event that changes the moving direction of the ball, such as contact, and if detected, changes the moving direction of the ball and recalculates the trajectory. When the trajectory obtained as a result of the recalculation passes through the division boundary, the transfer amount (dn) from the immediately preceding position to the immediately following position is calculated, the ball trajectory is set again, and along the set ball trajectory. Control the movement of the ball.

  In the embodiment described above, the movement of the ball is controlled along the set ball trajectory. However, the movement of the ball may be controlled while calculating the movement direction vector. In this case, the transfer amount (dn) from the immediately preceding position to the immediately following position is calculated based on the moving direction when the ball is at a position that passes the division boundary, and the ball is transferred discontinuously. Then, the movement of the ball is controlled along the movement direction vector starting from the position immediately after the transition.

The figure which shows an example of an apparatus structure at the time of making a game device into a foldable portable game machine. (A) is a figure which shows an example of the image of a game space, (b) is the schematic which shows the operation environment where the image of the game space shown to (a) was displayed. The figure for demonstrating the principle of the track | orbit setting process of a ball | bowl. The block diagram which shows an example of a function structure of a game device. The flowchart which shows an example of the flow of a game process. The figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of a game device. The figure which shows the modification of the ball | bowl track | orbit which moves in the game space. The figure which shows the example of a game screen at the time of applying to the game device which performs a shooting game.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game device 100 Operation part 200 Processing part 220 Game calculating part 221 Shot control part
221a Trajectory setting unit 240 Image generation unit 260 Sound generation unit 300 Display unit 300a Upper screen 300b Lower screen 400 Sound output unit 500 Communication unit 600 Storage unit 610 Game program 611 Shot control program
611a Trajectory setting program 620 Stage data 630 Screen interval (D)
640 Operation input data 650 Shot angle (θn)
660 ball trajectory data

Claims (3)

A program for realizing a pseudo large screen by the plurality of display units on a computer including a plurality of display units arranged with a predetermined interval including one display unit formed of a touch panel ,
Game stage setting means for setting a game stage,
Game stage image display control means for controlling display of the image of the game stage on the plurality of display units so that images between the adjacent display units are continuous due to the pseudo large screen .
A moving direction determining means for determining a moving direction of a moving body that moves on the game stage based on a direction of a slide operation from a given start position on the display screen of the one display section ;
Detecting means for detecting that the moving body is moved and displayed between display units by movement along the determined moving direction;
The moving body is moved and displayed from the starting position along the determined moving direction, and when detected by the detecting means, immediately before the moving body is in the game stage immediately before straddling. Using the position, the determined moving direction, and the predetermined interval, the immediately following position that is the position in the game stage of the moving body immediately after straddling is obtained, and after straddling the Moving body control means for moving and displaying the moving body along the determined moving direction;
A program for causing the computer to function as A computer-readable information storage medium storing the program according to claim 1 . An image display device comprising a plurality of display units arranged at a predetermined interval including one display unit comprising a touch panel, and realizing a pseudo large screen by the plurality of display units,
Game stage setting means for setting a game stage;
Game stage image display control means for controlling display of the image of the game stage on the plurality of display units so that images between the adjacent display units are continuous by the pseudo large screen ,
A moving direction determining means for determining a moving direction of a moving body moving on the game stage based on a direction of a slide operation from a given starting position on the display screen of the one display section ;
Detecting means for detecting that the moving body is moved and displayed between display units by movement along the determined moving direction;
The moving body is moved and displayed from the starting position along the determined moving direction, and when detected by the detecting means, immediately before the moving body is in the game stage immediately before straddling. Using the position, the determined moving direction, and the predetermined interval, the immediately following position that is the position in the game stage of the moving body immediately after straddling is obtained, and after straddling the Moving body control means for moving and displaying the moving body along the determined moving direction;
An image display device comprising:

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