KR20020022627A - Dance game machine, and storage medium used therein - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To improve the conformity of the dance actions specified by the data generated by using noncontact sensors with the dance actions intended by a player. CONSTITUTION: This dance game device is provided with a detecting device 12 for detecting the dance actions of a player, a data generating device 20 judging the dance actions implemented by the player from the detection results of the detecting device 12 to generate the data of the dance actions based on the judgment results, and a guiding device guiding a series of dance actions based on the generated data to the player through a display device 8. The detecting device 12 is provided with a plurality of sensors 13a, 13b, 13c capable of detecting the dance actions in a prescribed detection area in no contact and outputting the signals corresponding to the detection results. The respective detection results of a plurality of sensors 13a-13c are compared with the prescribed conditions, and whether the signals outputted from the sensors should be processed as the signals for the bases of the data on the dance actions or not is judged.

Description

DANCE GAME MACHINE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM USED THEREIN

The present invention relates to a game device for detecting a dance movement of a player using a non-contact sensor.

As a game device for enjoying a dance operation in accordance with music, for example, Japanese Patent No. 3003851 includes a footrest provided with a plurality of foot switches, and a monitor provided facing a player located on the foot switch. A series of steps in accordance with the dance music is guided to the player through the monitor screen, while a foot switch detects the player's step corresponding to the guide, and the player's skill is evaluated by comparing the guided step with the actually performed step. A game device is disclosed.

As a kind of game device described above, there is a game device that detects a dance motion of a player with a foot switch, creates data of a step motion based on the detection result, and newly guides the step motion based on the data. do. When a dance motion is input using the detection device of the game device as described above, if the detection device is a foot-switched foot switch, the detection area of each switch is clearly distinguished both visually and positionally. There is little fear that the player may accidentally touch an unwanted switch and output an unintended motion detection signal. Therefore, there is no fear that the player's step detection result by the foot switch is not intended by the player.

However, when a non-contact sensor such as an infrared sensor is used as the detection device, the player cannot visually discriminate the detection area of each sensor, and the player does not know whether each sensor detects the player's motion. . Therefore, there is a fear that the detection result of the dance motion input by the player may include an motion not intended by the player. For example, in an environment in which a plurality of detection devices are arranged and arranged, in addition to the detection area of the detection device for which the player wants to detect the motion, the player enters the detection area of other detection devices simultaneously or consecutively and is different from the intended motion of the player. There is a fear that an action is input to the game device.

The present invention provides a dance game device capable of improving the correspondence between the dance motion specified by the data and the dance motion intended by the player, even when data relating to the dance motion is generated using a non-contact detection device, and It is an object to provide a storage medium suitable for use therein.

1 is a perspective view of an embodiment in which the present invention is configured as an arcade game machine.

2 is a front view of the game machine of FIG.

3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along line III-III of FIG. 2;

4 is a cross sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 2;

5 shows the arrangement of the distance sensor attached to the frame of the top unit.

6 is a diagram illustrating a mutual relationship between detection areas of respective distance sensors.

7 is a functional block diagram of a control system of the game machine of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a part of data recorded on the CD-ROM of FIG. 7; FIG.

9 is a diagram illustrating a screen for choreography guidance displayed on the screen based on the data of the choreography procedure of FIG. 8;

10 is a diagram illustrating an example of an actual game screen.

11 is a flowchart showing a schematic procedure of game processing executed in the game machine of FIG.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a game process executed by a game machine in the case where the game machine of FIG. 1 detects a dance motion of a player to create choreography data.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a procedure of choreography recording processing executed in parallel with the processing in FIG. 12; FIG.

14 is a diagram illustrating an example of the process in FIG. 13.

15 is a diagram illustrating an example of specifying a choreography operation by comparing signals detected by a plurality of sensors with previously prepared pattern data.

16 is a perspective view illustrating an example of a game machine having a plurality of dance areas.

FIG. 17 is a cross sectional view along line XVII-XVII in FIG. 18; FIG.

18 is a front view of the game machine of FIG.

FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating an example of a game screen displayed on a monitor to guide a dance operation in each dance area in the game machine of FIG. 16. FIG.

<Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings>

1: dance game machine

2: main unit

2a: casing

3: stage unit

3a: Dance Floor

3b: light emitting unit

3d: lighting

5, 15: speaker unit

6: curing check device

6a: hardening slot

7: input device

8: monitor

9, 9: lighting

11: frame

12: motion detection device

13: distance sensor

20: main control unit

21: input switch

22: image processing unit

23: sound processor

24: dimming control unit

40: top unit controller

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, this invention is demonstrated. In addition, in order to make understanding of this invention easy, the referential mark of an accompanying drawing is added in parentheses, but the illustration form of this invention is not limited by this.

The dance game apparatus of the present invention comprises a song reproducing apparatus (20, 23) for reproducing a predetermined song, a player dance area (A) prepared for the player to perform a dance operation, and a position where the player can recognize in the dance area. A display device 8 for displaying a predetermined image on the screen, at least one detection device 12 for detecting a dance operation of the player in the dance area, and a dance performed by the player in conjunction with reproduction of the song; A data creation device 20 for discriminating an operation from a detection result of the detection device and creating data relating to a dance operation as a reference based on the determination result; and in association with reproduction of the song, the data creation device And a guide device (20, 22) for guiding a series of dance operations based on the created data to the player through the display device. A plurality of sensors 13a, 13b, and 13c capable of detecting a dance motion in a detection area of a non-contact area and outputting a signal corresponding to the detection result are provided so as to shift the respective detection areas, and the data creation device detects a predetermined detection. The detection result of each of the plurality of sensors is compared with a predetermined condition within a period, and a signal representing the detection of the dance motion output from each sensor within the detection period is processed as a signal as a basis of data relating to the dance motion. It characterized in that it comprises a determination device 20 for determining whether or not to.

According to the dance game device of the present invention, even if a plurality of sensors constituting one detection device output a detection signal of a dance motion within a predetermined detection period, the detection signal is used as a basis for creating data relating to the player's dance motion. Not used. The detection result of each sensor in the detection period is compared with a predetermined condition, and it is judged whether or not the detection signal from each sensor should be processed as a signal that is the basis of the data relating to the dance motion, and determined to be processed as a basis. Based on the received signal, data relating to the dance motion is created.

In the dance game apparatus of the present invention, only a part of the sensors of a plurality of sensors constituting one detection apparatus detects a dance motion, or one or more sensors among a plurality of sensors constituting one detection apparatus are interposed therebetween. The intention of the player to detect the dance motion by referring to the correlation of the detection result of each sensor, such as when a plurality of distant sensors are detecting a dance motion and a sensor sandwiched between them does not detect the dance motion. It is possible to specify the case where it is suspected whether or not a part such as a hand is invaded into the detection area of the detection device. By assuming such an example in advance, the conditions to be contrasted with the detection results of each sensor are determined so that a detection signal that is suspicious of whether or not the player corresponds to the intended dance motion should be processed as a basis for creating data relating to the dance motion. It is possible to create data faithful to the dance operation intended by the player, by excluding from the signal.

As one of the conditions for determining that the signal should be processed as a signal that is the basis of the data relating to the dance motion, two or more predetermined number of sensors within the detection period output a signal indicating the detection of the dance motion within a predetermined time difference. The presence or absence of a signal indicating the detection of the dance motion from each sensor within the detection period may be included, and the number of times that the state which is not output is changed may be included within a predetermined allowable range. The two or more predetermined numbers may be, for example, a majority of the number of sensors provided in one detection device. The predetermined time difference can be set to any time less than or equal to the time set as the detection period. The time difference may be substantially zero, that is, two or more predetermined numbers of sensors may be set under the condition that they simultaneously output a signal indicating the detection of the dance motion.

The detection result of each sensor may be evaluated as follows. In other words, the detection result of each sensor in the case of assuming that the player has performed a predetermined dance operation is prepared in advance with specific reference data, and the detection result of each of the plurality of sensors specified as the reference data by the determination device. It may be judged whether or not to process as a signal which is the basis of the data relating to the dance motion in preparation for the actual detection result for each of the plurality of sensors. In this case, in contrast to the detection result of each sensor specified from the actual detection result and the reference data prepared in advance, the detection signal which does not exist in the reference data may be excluded from the basis for creating data relating to the dance operation. The detection signal close to the reference data may be corrected in accordance with the reference data. In this way, the dance motion input by the player can be approximated to a predetermined dance motion, and when the wrong dance motion is input, the dance motion with generality can be generated as data, ignoring it.

The detection period may be set as a period in which a state indicating the detection of the dance motion is output from at least one sensor among a plurality of sensors constituting the one detection device. The detection device may be arranged in a plural number around the dance area, and a plurality of sensors provided in each detection device may be arranged along the direction in which each detection device is arranged. A plurality of dance areas are prepared, the data generating device detects a dance motion of a player in one dance area and creates data relating to the dance motion, and the guide device provides the data to a player in another dance area. A series of dance operations may be guided based on the data created by the creation apparatus.

The technical idea of the present invention can also be embodied as a computer readable storage medium. The storage medium includes a song reproducing apparatus for reproducing a predetermined song, a player dance area prepared for the player to perform a dance operation, a display device for displaying a predetermined image at a position visible to the player in the dance area, At least one detection device for detecting a dance motion of a player in the dance area, wherein the detection device is capable of non-contact detecting a dance motion in a predetermined detection area and outputs a signal corresponding to the detection result. A plurality of sensors are applied to a dance game device provided by shifting respective detection areas, and a dance operation performed by the player in conjunction with the reproduction of the song by a computer installed in the dance game device from the detection result of the detection device. The dance motion which becomes a reference | standard based on the discrimination procedure and the determination result A computer-readable storage medium having recorded thereon a program for executing a procedure for creating a data, wherein the procedure for discriminating from the detection result refers to the correlation of the detection result of each of the plurality of sensors within a predetermined detection period. The program is characterized in that the program is configured to determine whether or not a signal indicating the detection of the dance motion output from each sensor within the detection period should be processed as a signal as a basis of the data relating to the dance motion.

As one of the conditions for determining that the storage medium should be processed as a signal that is the basis of the data relating to the dance motion, two or more predetermined number of sensors within the detection period detect the dance motion within a predetermined time difference. The program may be configured to include outputting a signal indicating. One of the conditions for determining that the signal should be processed as a signal that is the basis of the data relating to the dance operation, and a state in which a signal indicating detection of the dance operation is output from each sensor within the detection period and a state in which it is not output. The program may be configured such that the number of times of change is within a predetermined allowable range. Specific reference data is recorded for the detection result of each sensor in the case of assuming that the player has performed a predetermined dance operation, and the detection result of each of the plurality of sensors specified as the reference data and for each of the plurality of sensors The program may be configured so as to determine whether to process as a signal which is the basis of the data relating to the dance operation in preparation for the actual detection result. The program may be configured such that the detection period is set as a period in which a state indicating the detection of the dance motion is output from at least one sensor among a plurality of sensors constituting the one detection device.

<Example>

1 is a perspective view of an embodiment in which the present invention is configured as an arcade game machine installed in a game center or the like. 2 is a front view thereof, FIG. 3 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view taken along line III-III of FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 2. As apparent from these drawings, the dance game machine 1 is provided on the main body unit 2, the stage unit 3 disposed in front of the main body unit 2, and the upper side of the stage unit 3. It has the top unit 4.

The main unit 2 has a casing 2a of vertical length. On the front side of the casing 2a, the woofer unit 5 for bass reproduction, the coincidence confirming device 6 for determining the authenticity of the coin input from the coin inlet 6a, the input device 7 used for selection of a game mode, etc. ( 2), the monitor 8, etc. are provided. On both sides of the front surface of the main body unit 2, illuminating lamps 9 and 9 using a fluorescent tube of vertical length are provided.

The stage unit 3 is provided in order to provide a place where the player dances, and has a flat and hollow box structure in which plate materials are combined. The upper surface of the stage unit 3 is configured as a dance floor 3a, and a dance space A as a player dance area is formed between the dance floor 3a and the top unit 4. The dance floor 3a is provided with eight light emitting parts 3b ... 3b so as to draw a regular octagon. Each light emitting part 3b is covered with a semi-transparent lens 3c, for example, and an illuminating lamp 3d such as an LED is provided inside the lens 3c (see Fig. 3). In addition, the light emitting portion 3b may be covered with a cover having no lens effect. An appropriate mark or the like may be displayed on the cover. For example, an arrow indicating the direction of each light emitting portion 3b when viewed from the player standing in the center of the dance floor 3a (the center of the square octagon drawn by the light emitting portion 3b) is attached to the light emitting portion 3b. You may display it.

The top unit 4 is a dance floor by two front support posts 10a and 10a provided on the left and right front and rear sides of the stage unit 3 and rear support posts 10b and 10b that protrude from the upper end of the main unit 2. It is supported just above (3a). The top unit 4 has a frame 11 of a substantially regular octagon. The center of the octagon that the frame 11 draws coincides with the center of the dance floor 3a. Each side of the frame 11 extends in the same direction as the longitudinal direction of each of the opposing light emitting portions 3b. As shown in FIG. 5, motion detection devices 12... 12 are attached to each side of the frame 11. In addition, the frame 11 is provided with illumination lamps 14a and 14b composed of a strobe lamp, a spot lamp, and the like, and a speaker unit 15.

The motion detection device 12 is provided for detecting the hand motion of the player located on the dance floor 3a. Each detection device 12 has three sensors 13a, 13b, and 13c. One sensor 13b is disposed at the center of each side of the frame 11, and the other two sensors 13a and 13c are disposed at the same distance with respect to the sensor 13b at the center. In addition, when it is not necessary to distinguish three sensors 13a, 13b, and 13c below, it is described with the sensor 13. As shown in FIG.

Each sensor 13 emits infrared light toward the measurement object and receives reflected light from the measurement object, and detects the distance to the measurement object based on the phase difference between the exit position and the incident position of the infrared light. It is a reflective distance sensor. The detection area of each sensor 13 faces almost immediately below, and the light emitting part 3b of the dance floor 3a is located on the extension. Therefore, the player can roughly grasp the detection area of each detection apparatus 12 by the light emission part 3b. In addition, the sensor 13 is not limited to outputting a signal correlated with the distance to the measurement target, and various sensors may be used as long as the sensor 13 can output a signal that can be used to determine the presence or absence of the measurement target in the detection area. good.

The distance between each sensor 13a-13c is adjusted so that each detection area may not mutually overlap (refer FIG. 6). However, when the detection area of each sensor 13 is enlarged as it moves away from the sensor 13, a detection target range of a predetermined height is set on the dance floor 3a, and the detection areas are not overlapped in the range. good. In the game machine 1 of the present embodiment, in order to ask the player for choreography regarding the movement of the hand, the detection target range is set as the range where the hand is expected to be located when the player stands on the dance floor 3a. The sensor 13 is not limited to a distance sensor using infrared light, and various sensors may be used. However, according to the distance sensor using infrared light, there is an advantage that the reaction speed is faster than the sensor using ultrasonic waves.

In the case where a distance sensor is used as the sensor 13, when a detection target (including a hand or a foot of a player) enters into the detection area of the sensor 13, the distance from the sensor 13 to the target is correlated. The signal (hereinafter, referred to as a distance signal) is output from the sensor 13. However, in this game machine 1, the distance signal when the detection object does not exist in the detection area of the sensor 13 is used as a reference signal, and the state in which the reference signal is output is turned off and the detection object. The player's hand or foot enters the detection area of the sensor 13 and the state in which the distance sensor is changed (the state in which the sensor 13 responds to the detection object) is treated as the on of the sensor 13.

7 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the control system of the game machine 1. The control system of the game machine 1 has a main control unit 20 mounted on the main body unit 2 and a top unit control unit 40 mounted on the top unit 4. Each of the control units 20 and 40 includes a CPU and various peripheral components such as a RAM, a ROM, a clock generator, and the like, which are necessary for the operation thereof, and various operations and processes required for the progress of the game according to a predetermined program. You can run

The main control unit 20 is connected to the input switches 21... 21 (only two are shown in FIG. 7) and the coincidence confirming device 6 constituting the above-described input device 7 (see FIG. 2). The processing unit 22, the sound processing unit 23, and the dimming control unit 24 are connected to each other. The image processing unit 22 generates and outputs a video signal for drawing an image corresponding to the data to the monitor CRT 8 in response to the data output for image drawing from the main control unit 20. The sound processor 23 generates a voice signal for outputting a sound or voice corresponding to the data in response to the output of the pronunciation data from the main controller 20, and outputs it to the speaker units 5 and 15. do. The dimming control unit 24 controls the lighting state of the lamp 9 in response to the dimming control signal transmitted from the main control unit 20. In addition, although only the illumination lamp 9 was shown in FIG. 7, the illumination lamp is installed also in the circumference | surroundings of the woofer speaker 5, for example.

In addition, a CD-ROM drive 25 is connected to the main control unit 20. In response to a request from the CPU of the main control unit 20, the CD-ROM drive 25 reads out a program or data for a game from the CD-ROM 50 as a storage medium and outputs it to the main control unit 20. The main control unit 20 is also connected to the dimming control unit 26 in the stage unit 3 via a predetermined communication cable. The dimming control part 26 controls the lighting state of the illumination lamp 3d (refer FIG. 3) installed in the light emission part 3b in response to the dimming control signal transmitted from the main control part 20. FIG.

The distance sensor 13... 13 and the dimming control part 41 mentioned above are connected to the top unit control part 40, respectively. The top unit control part 40 monitors the distance signal of each sensor 13 at a fixed period, and transmits the information corresponding to the monitoring result to the main control part 20. The top unit controller 40 also outputs a dimming control signal to the dimming control unit 41 in response to a request from the main control unit 20, and the dimming control unit 41 responds to the dimming control signal in response to the illuminating lamp 14a, 14b) to control the lighting state.

The control device of the game machine 1 by the combination of the main control unit 20 and the top unit control unit 40, the image processing unit 22, the sound processing unit 23, and the dimming control unit 24, 26, 41 connected thereto. Is composed. The control device functions as a computer that executes a predetermined dance game in accordance with the program recorded on the CD-ROM 50, so that the game machine 1 functions as a dance game device. In this dance game apparatus, any one song is selected from a plurality of pieces of song data recorded on the CD-ROM 50 in accordance with the player's operation and reproduced from the speaker units 5 and 15. The choreography of the dance is guided to the player through the monitor 8 in conjunction with the reproduction of the song. When the player moves his hand in the front, rear, left and right directions according to the guidance, the motion is detected by the sensor 13, and the skill of the player is evaluated by comparing the detected motion with the contents of the choreography guided through the monitor 8.

In order to enable such a game, as shown in Fig. 8, the CD-ROM 50 includes waveform data for each song for reproducing each song used in the game, and data defining choreography procedures for each song. It is recorded in the format. The waveform data of the song is recorded on the CD-ROM 50 in a compressed state, for example, in MP3 (MPEG Layer-3) format. When the game is executed, the waveform data of the song is loaded into a predetermined area in the RAM provided by the main control unit 20. At the time of reproduction of the song, waveform data of the song in the RAM is decoded by the CPU of the main control unit 20 and output to the sound processor 23. The sound processor 23 converts the digital waveform data of the given song into an analog audio signal and outputs it to the speaker units 5 and 15. In this way, the music reproducing apparatus is formed by the main control unit 20 and the sound processing unit 23. In this way, when the waveform data of a song is loaded into the RAM, the time required from the selection to the start of reproduction is shortened, for example, a medley that continuously reproduces a plurality of songs can be easily realized. However, the waveform data of a song may be recorded on the CD-ROM 50, for example, in a CD-DA format, and the encoded waveform data may be directly sent from the CD-ROM drive 25 to the sound processing unit 23. . In that case, the song reproducing apparatus is constructed in accordance with the CD-ROM drive 25 and the sound processor 23.

In addition to those shown in FIG. 8, various image data, data describing correspondence relations between music and choreography procedures, and the like are recorded in the CD-ROM 50 as necessary, but details are omitted.

Fig. 9 shows the main part of the image for choreography procedure guidance displayed on the screen 8a of the monitor 8 based on the choreography procedure data described above. In this example, the scroll area 100 of a predetermined range is set on the monitor 8, and arrow-shaped stop marks 101a to 101e (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as reference numeral 101) are located on the left and right sides thereof. It is arranged side by side in the direction (horizontal direction). In addition, the scroll area 100 also displays arrow-shaped movement marks 102a to 102e (some may be represented by reference numeral 102). The direction indicated by the arrows of the respective marks 101a to 101e and 102a to 102e corresponds to the direction of the choreography operation requested by the player. That is, the marks 101a and 102a mean the forward movement from the player, the marks 101b and 102b mean the diagonal rightward movement and the marks 101c and 102c from the player. It means the movement to the right side, and the marks 101d and 102d mean the movement to the diagonal left front as viewed from the player, and the marks 101e and 102e mean the movement to the left as viewed from the player.

Each of the moving marks 102a to 102e is scrolled from the lower end of the scroll area 100 toward the upper end at the tempo according to the performance of the song. Then, when the movement marks 102a to 102e coincide (overlap) with the stop marks 101a to 101e, the timing at which the hand must be moved in the direction indicated by the marks 101 and 102 comes. That is, the player standing on the dance floor 3a puts his / her hand under the detection device 12 located in the direction indicated by these marks 101 and 102 in accordance with the timing at which the marks 101 and 102 coincide. 12 is guided to detect the operation.

Thus, in the example of FIG. 9, the direction of choreography operation | movement and the timing which should perform the operation | movement are aimed at the range from the right side to the left side of a player according to each stop mark 101a-101e and the movement mark 102a-102e. This player is guided.

As apparent from the above description, the choreography procedure data is data in which the moving mark 102 coincides with the stop mark 101 for each operation direction. The operation timing is specified at a predetermined resolution. For example, one measure is divided into sections of lengths corresponding to sixteenth notes, and serial numbers are assigned to each section from the beginning of the song, and the timing at which the marks 101 and 102 coincide by the number is designated. The resolution in this case is the length corresponding to the sixteenth note, and the display position on the screen of the moving mark 102 determines the length corresponding to the sixteenth note as the minimum unit. The operation timing may be specified by the elapsed time from the beginning of the song instead of the serial number. The frame line indicating the scroll area 100 may be displayed on the screen, or the display may be omitted. The scroll area 100 may be further divided into elongated areas for each of the stop marks 101a to 101e, and these divisions may be distinguished by the player. For example, the scroll area 100 may be divided by division lines or the like for each of the stop marks 101a to 101e.

During game execution (at the time of playing a song), a choreography operation included in a predetermined display range (e.g., the next two measures from the next screen rewrite time) is specified based on the data that defines the choreography procedure. Then, the display coordinates of the marks 102a to 102e on the next screen are calculated according to the specified timing and direction of each operation, and the image data of the next scroll region 100 is created according to the calculation result. This process is repeated at a predetermined cycle so that the marks 102a to 102e are scrolled as described above.

9, the long object 103 which has a predetermined length to a scroll direction (up-down direction) may be added to some moving marks 102. As shown in FIG. The long object 103 measures the sensor 13 in the direction indicated by the mark 102 by the length of the long object 103 (while the long object 103 and the stop mark 101 overlap). It is asking the player to keep it on. In addition, below, the movement mark 102 to which the long object 103 was added may be called a long push mark, and may distinguish it from the normal movement mark 102. FIG.

In the example of FIG. 9, since the choreography motion direction for the player is limited to five directions of right side, diagonal right front, front, and left side of left and right of the overhead line, the motion detection device 12 faces the monitor 8. From the player looking, only five of the right side, diagonal right front, front, diagonal left front, and left side are used. However, from the player facing the monitor 8, three directions of diagonal right rear, rear, and diagonal left rear are added to the motion instruction direction to guide the player in choreography motions in a total of eight directions and eight detections. You may play a game using the apparatus 12. FIG.

FIG. 10 shows an example of a screen actually displayed on the monitor 8 corresponding to FIG. 9. The game screen 120 includes a main display unit 121, a title display unit 122, a score display unit 123, and a gauge 124. In the main display section 121, the above-mentioned still marks 101a to 101e and the moving marks 102a to 102e are displayed, and as these background images, a moving image or a still image for raising the mood of the game is displayed. The title display unit 122 displays information such as the song name of the song currently being played. The score display unit 123 scores and displays the player's skills. The gauge 124 is for displaying the evaluation of the play from the start of the song to the present time in a bar graph form. In addition, various images and information may be displayed on the game screen 120, but the details are omitted.

11 is a flowchart showing the procedure of game processing executed by the CPU of the main control unit 20 to execute the above-described game. When the player inserts a predetermined number of coins from the coin inlet 6a and the coin check device 6 determines that the coines are true, a predetermined game start signal is sent from the coin check device 6 to the CPU of the main control unit 20. Is received, the CPU starts the processing of FIG.

In the processing of Fig. 11, first, a mode select is performed in which a player selects a game mode (step S1). As a mode selectable here, the some mode from which difficulty differs is prepared, for example. If the mode is selected, the process proceeds to step S2 to perform stage select. In stage select, the player selects a song to be danced from now on by operating the input device 7. In the case where a predetermined unit of hardening is input, the player can play a predetermined number of stages, and one stage is tied to one song.

If a song is selected, processing proceeds to step S3, where various data (such as choreograph data) required for the game are loaded into the RAM of the main control unit 20, and an environment necessary for running the game is set. After this, the process proceeds to step S4 to start playing the selected song.

Subsequently, various operations (such as calculation of display coordinates) necessary for scrolling the moving mark 102 on the screen are executed based on the choreograph data used in the current stage (step S5). When it ends, it progresses to step S6 and the process of evaluating the player's operation | movement for a predetermined process target period (from the time of the last process of step S6 to the time of this process) is performed. This evaluation compares the player's motion detected by the sensor 13 with the choreography motion determined by the data of the choreography procedure within the processing target period, and scores and gauges displayed on the score display unit 123 according to the degree of agreement between the players. It is the process of calculating the gauge amount of 124). The higher the degree of agreement between the choreographic motion determined by the choreograph data and the motion detected by the sensor 13, the higher the score, and the calculation is performed to increase the gauge amount. The coincidence degree referred to here is a concept including both coincidence of the operation direction and coincidence of the operation timing.

When the evaluation is finished, it is judged whether the game stop condition is satisfied based on the evaluation result (step S7). For example, when the gauge 124 decreases by more than a predetermined amount, it is determined that the game is stopped. If the game stop condition is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step S8 to determine whether or not the song has been played back (played) to the predetermined end position. If it is not the end position, the process returns to step S5.

If it is determined in step S8 that the song has reached the end position, it is determined whether the stage is cleared. One stage is bundled with one song, and the stage is cleared if one song can be played at a predetermined level or more (for example, the amount of the gauge 124 at the end point is a predetermined value or more). If the stage is cleared, the process proceeds to step S10, where it is determined whether or not the player has played all the playable stages in the range where the coin has been added. If it is determined to be negative, the next stage is selected in step S11, and the processing returns to step S3. When all stages are complete | finished, a process progresses to step S12, the image which shows that the game was cleared is displayed on the monitor 8, and game processing is complete | finished. If step S7 is affirmatively determined, and if step S9 is negatively determined, the process proceeds to step S13, and an image indicating game over is displayed on the monitor 8, and the game processing is terminated.

The degree of correspondence between the choreography operation determined by the data of the choreography procedure and the operation detected by the sensor 13 may be evaluated by various methods. In the simplest method, among the three sensors 13a, 13b, and 13c constituting the detection device 12 corresponding to one direction of operation, the time (position in the music) at which the sensor 13 is first turned on, and designated by choreograph procedure data It is good to compare the time of operation (the position in the music to which the marks 101 and 102 should overlap) with respect to the same operation direction, so that the smaller the deviation of both, the higher the evaluation is to be provided. When the long object 103 shown in FIG. 9 is displayed, the time when the same sensor 13 was turned on and off was detected respectively, and it corresponds to the long object 103 prescribed | regulated by these times and the choreography procedure data. What is necessary is to compare one operation start time and an operation end time, and to make a judgment according to these correspondence degrees.

In the above-described process of FIG. 11, the choreography operation is guided to the player based on the data of the choreography procedure according to the music selected in step S2. In the game machine 1 of the present embodiment, the data input by the player through the motion detection device 12 is not limited to the choreography data (data relating to the dance operation), which is previously recorded in the CD-ROM 50. It can also be used.

12 and 13 show the processing executed by the main control unit 20 to create the choreography procedure data based on the player's input operation. These processes are executed instead of the process of Fig. 11 by the player operating the input device 7 to select the choreography recording mode. The choreography recording mode may be always selectable as in the general game mode, or may be selected only when predetermined conditions are satisfied. As the predetermined condition, it is conceivable to select the choreography recording mode only when, for example, the highest score is recorded in a specific mode of the game, or when the task song is cleared.

First, the processing of FIG. 12 will be described. When the choreography recording mode is selected, the main control unit 20 loads various data necessary for recording the choreography operation (such as waveform data for reproduction of a song or data of a background image) into the RAM of the main control unit 20 (step S21). The environment required to run the game is set. When this is finished, the process proceeds to step S22 to start playing the selected song. The tune to be recorded on the choreography procedure data may be limited to a part of the tune prepared in the game machine 1 or may be targeted to all tunes.

After the start of playback of the song, it is judged whether or not the song has been played back (played) to the predetermined end position (step S23), and if not, the determination of step S23 is repeated. When the music is played to the end position, the choreography procedure data is generated based on the result of the choreography recording processing in Fig. 13 executed so far and recorded in the predetermined memory (RAM) of the main control unit 20 (step S24). The process of FIG. 12 is completed by the above.

As apparent from the above, in the choreography recording mode, even if the music is played, the scroll display processing of the moving mark 102 based on the choreograph data is not performed, and the evaluation is based on the contrast between the choreograph data and the player's motion. Is not done. That is, the player can freely dance to the song. In the meantime, the choreography operation is sequentially recorded by the choreography recording process of FIG. The choreography recording process of FIG. 13 is executed in parallel with the process of FIG. 12, and is performed separately for each motion detection apparatus 12 that should be the object of detecting the choreography operation. For example, the choreography motion in five directions is detected using five motion detection devices 12 on the front, diagonal right front, right side, diagonal left front, and left side as viewed from the player facing the monitor 8. In this case, the process of FIG. 13 is repeatedly executed for each of these five motion detection devices 12 separately and at a predetermined cycle.

In the process of FIG. 13, it is first determined whether one or more sensors 13 of the three sensors 13a to 13c constituting one detection device 12 are turned on (a state where a detection target is detected) (step) S31). If this is affirmed, the time at which the on state was detected is recorded (step S32), and the on / off state of each sensor 13a-13c at that time is recorded (step S33). The time here is the elapsed time from the beginning of the song.

Next, based on the state recorded in step S33, the number of times the on / off of each sensor 13a to 13c is changed while the processing from step S31 to step S34 is repeated is recorded (step S34). After that, the process returns to step S31.

On the other hand, when step S31 is negatively determined, i.e., when all the sensors 13a to 13c constituting one detection device 12 are detected to be in the off state, any of the previous detections (when step S31 is executed last time) It is determined whether one of the sensors 13a to 13c is turned on (step S35). If it is off, the process returns to step S31. On the other hand, if it is on, the process of step S36 or less is executed on the information recorded in the processes of steps S32 to S34 so far.

As apparent from the above, in the processing of FIG. 13, the processing of steps S32 to S34 is repeated as long as the state in which any of the three sensors 13a to 13c constituting one detection device 12 is turned on. Is executed to accumulate information. Then, when all the sensors 13a to 13c are turned off, the processing up to step S35 is executed using the information accumulated so far as one processing unit. In addition, once step S35 or less is executed and the information accumulated in steps S32 to S34 is processed, the information on the processing target is cleared. And a new step S31 is affirmed and the process of steps S32-S34 is performed, and the information of the next process object is accumulate | stored. The description below is for information of one processing unit.

In step S36, it is determined whether the duration of the on state of the sensor 13 is within a predetermined length. The on state herein means a state in which any of the sensors 13a to 13c is turned on. This duration corresponds to the difference between the most recent time and the latest time among the on-times recorded in step S32. The duration of the on state is limited within a predetermined range in order to limit the length of the "stop" operation of stopping the hand in the detection area of the same detection apparatus 12 to an appropriate range. The time limit is set to, for example, a length corresponding to four measures. As a result, the input of an unnecessarily long "stop" operation is rejected, and the ON signal is continuously output due to the failure of the sensor 13 or the entry of foreign matter into the detection area. Will be ignored.

If step S36 is affirmed, the process proceeds to step S37, and it is determined whether or not a valid detection pattern has been detected in the information on the current processing target based on the information recorded in step S33. The effective detection pattern here refers to a state in which the central sensor 13b and the other at least one sensor 13a or the sensor 13c are turned on within a predetermined time difference. With such a condition, at least two sensors 13 including the central sensor 13b may be turned on simultaneously or successively when the player puts his hand under the detection device 12 for the purpose of detecting the choreography motion. On the other hand, when a possibility that the player does not intend is detected by the detection device 12, such a detection pattern is often not obtained. For example, if the player shakes his hand from the front to the diagonal right front, the motion should originally be detected only in the detection device 12 disposed forward and diagonal right forward, but with the momentum of the hand shaking the detection device on the right side. The hand may move to the detection area of (12), and the detection device 12 on the right side may respond to it. However, in this case, since the player tries to lower his hand in the step of moving his hand from the front to the diagonal right front, only the sensor 13a at the end may react even if the hand is detected by the right detecting device 12. This is high. Therefore, if detection by the central sensor 13b is essential, it is possible to ignore such unintentional motions and to create choreographed motions according to the intention of the player as data.

If affirmative determination is made in step S37 in Fig. 13, the process proceeds to step S38, and while the on-state continues on the basis of the information recorded in step S34 (the processing of steps S32 to S34 is repeated so that the information of one processing unit is repeated). It is determined whether or not the number of times the on / off change of each sensor 13a to 13c of the sensor (in the case of being accumulated) is within a predetermined range. The condition is such that the part of the hand or the like moved by the player with the intention of detecting by the specific detection device 12 is different from the detection device 12 (typically the next detection device ( 12), the entrance and exit may be repeated in the detection area. In this case, since the sensor 13 tends to repeat on and off frequently in the detection device 12 other than the specific detection device 12, the sensor ( This is to determine whether the choreography operation by the detection device 12 is intended by the player on the basis of the frequency with which the on / off of 13) is switched.

If any of the above steps S36 to S38 is negatively determined, the process returns to step S31. On the other hand, if all of the steps S36 to S38 are affirmatively determined, the process proceeds to step S39. In step S39, it is determined whether or not the long pressing operation is detected based on the duration of the valid pattern. For example, if the duration of the effective pattern is longer than one beat (corresponding to a quarter length of one measure), it is determined that the long pressing operation is detected. And when it is judged that it is not long press, the timing which should guide normal choreograph operation | movement is decided by the moving mark 102 based on the detection time of the effective pattern contained in this process object information, and The result is recorded (step S40). On the other hand, when it is judged that a long press is made, the timing which should guide a long press operation by the long press mark 102 based on the detection time of the effective pattern contained in the information of a process target of this time (time of a long press operation, and Boil) is determined and the result is recorded (step S41). After the process of step S40 or S41, the process returns to step S31 again.

An example of the correspondence between the information regarding the on / off of the sensor 13 recorded by FIG. 13, and the arrangement of the marks 102 is shown in FIG. FIG. 14A illustrates a state in which the sensor 13 is turned on and off while any N measures in the music are being played, and the lower side of the waveform is off and the upper side is on. The sensors A to C correspond to the sensors 13a to 13c, respectively. In this example, it is assumed that the resolution of the operation timing guided by the moving mark 102 corresponds to the sixteenth note, and a dashed line is displayed at the position at which the single measure is divided into sixteen. In the following description, the division position in one measure is identified by the serial number which sets the head of a measure to 0 and the last to 16.

When the process of FIG. 13 is executed with respect to the example of FIG. 14A, step S31 is affirmed between the times t1 to t4, t5 to t6, and t7 to t10, and otherwise negated. Therefore, the information accumulated in the processing of steps S32 to S34 between the times t1 to t4 is processed immediately after the time t4 has elapsed, and the information accumulated in the processing of the steps S32 to S34 between the times t5 to t6 has elapsed from the time t6. The information accumulated in the processing of steps S32 to S34 between the times t7 to t10 is processed immediately after the time t10 has elapsed.

Information accumulated between the times t1 to t4 is processed as follows. First, step S36 is affirmative because the intervals of time t1 to t4 are within four measures, and it is determined that there is an effective pattern since the central sensor B and the other sensor A are on at the same time at times t2 to t3. S37 is also positive. Further, since the ON and OFF of the sensors A and B only change once each time between the times t1 to t4, step S38 is also positively determined. And since the space | interval of time t2-t3 which is the duration of an effective pattern is less than one beat, it is judged that it is not a long pressing operation. Thereby, the timing which should perform normal choreography operation | movement is determined corresponding to the effective pattern detected at time t2-t3. As described above, in the present embodiment, since the timing guided by the moving mark 102 is specified with a resolution equivalent to sixteenth notes, the timings guided by the time t2 to t3 and the on-state following the on state are the same. The time corresponding to the fourth partition position from the head of the N-th section, which is the faster partition position, among the partition positions for every sixteenth note included between the times t2 to t3, corresponds to the effective pattern of the times t2 to t3. It is determined and recorded as the operation timing.

Next, with respect to the information accumulated between the times t5 to t6, step S37 is judged to be negative because only the sensor C is turned on and no valid pattern exists. Therefore, the timing of the choreography operation is not recorded for the information accumulated between the times t5 to t6.

As for the information accumulated between the times t7 to t10, the duration time of the on state is within 4 beats, and an effective pattern exists at the times t8 to t9, and the on / off of each sensor A to C between the times t7 to t10 is Each change only once, and the duration of the valid pattern is less than one beat. Therefore, steps S36 to S38 are affirmed, and step S39 is denied. As a result, the time corresponding to the eleventh division position counted from the head of the N measures is determined and recorded as the operation timing.

As described above, the timing of choreography operation in a song is sequentially determined according to the input operation of the player. When the song is finished, the recording contents are merged to produce one choreograph procedure data (step S24 in FIG. 12). The created choreographed data can be selected and played by the player in the same manner as the choreographed data previously recorded on the CD-ROM 50.

FIG. 14B shows the correspondence relationship between the movement mark 102 and the position in the music when the choreograph operation of the Nth measure is guided based on the choreograph procedure data created according to the detection result of FIG. 14A. It is shown. In this example, the upward movement mark 102 is shown assuming that the choreograph procedure corresponding to the front detection device 12 is determined by the above-described processing. When the process is executed, the movement mark 102 is also displayed as an arrow in the direction corresponding to the detection device 12. As described above, from the detection result of Fig. 14A, the fourth and eleventh counts from the head of the N-th row are determined as timings to guide the choreography operation. Therefore, the moving mark 102 is displayed so that the reference point RP coincides with the position on the screen corresponding to the fourth and eleventh of the N measures, respectively.

In the above description, the timing of the choreography operation was determined based on the earliest time while the effective pattern was detected, but the earliest time (for example, time t1 to t4) within one processing unit time (for example, time t1 to t4). The operation timing may be determined based on t1). When it is determined in step S39 of FIG. 13 that the long press is determined, the partition positions nearest to the timing and the end of the period during which the effective pattern is detected may be respectively determined as the timing and the end of the long pressing operation, respectively. In the process of Fig. 13, when an on state exceeding four measures is detected, the arrangement of the moving mark 102 based on the information is not executed, but the long pressing marks 102 of a predetermined length within four measures are arranged to be arranged. You may also

In the above embodiment, it has been determined using the steps S37 and S38 of FIG. 13 whether the signal detected by the sensor 13 can be used as a basis for creating choreograph data, but the determination may be made by other methods. For example, as shown in Fig. 15B, a plurality of types (reference pattern A) are used as pattern data to detect detection signals of the sensors 13 when several representative choreographed procedures are detected by the detection apparatus 12. , B…) Get ready. The pattern data can be stored in advance in the CD-ROM 50, for example. Then, as shown in Fig. 15A, the output signal from each sensor 13 is stored for a predetermined period, and it is compared with the pattern data. Then, the pattern data closest to the signal pattern actually detected is selected, and the choreography procedure data is created based on the selected pattern data. In this way, since the detection signal from each sensor 13 detected within a predetermined period is approximated by the pattern data closest to it, even if the player inputs the wrong choreography motion, it is ignored and general choreography motion data is created. In the example of Fig. 15A, since a pattern close to the reference pattern A shown in Fig. 15B is detected, the detection signals respectively shown in part D and E in Fig. 15A are ignored. Data about choreography is created.

The game device of the present invention is not limited to the example configured as an arcade game machine having a single dance area A, and is configured as an arcade game machine 1 having a plurality of dance areas A1, A2, and A3 as shown in FIG. It may be. Hereinafter, the game machine 1 of FIG. 16 is demonstrated centering on the characteristic part.

The structure of the game machine 1 of FIG. 16 is provided with three stage units 3 and three top units 4 on the front surface of the main body unit 2 of the game machine 1 of FIG. 1. Each top unit 4 is provided with an approximately octagonal frame 11, respectively. As also shown in Fig. 17, the frame 11 of each top unit 4 has five detection devices in front, diagonal right front, right side, diagonal left front, and left side, as viewed from the player facing the monitor 8; (12 ... 12) are provided. One detection apparatus 12 is provided with three sensors 13a-13c as demonstrated in FIG. 5, the detection apparatus 12 may be provided in all 8 directions. FIG. 17: shows the state which looked up the top unit 4 from the stage unit 3 side, and corresponds to the cross-sectional view along the XVII-XVII line of FIG.

As is clear from FIG. 17, in the game machine 1 of FIG. 16, the left and right units are shifted from the left and right units 4 and 4 and the center unit 4 in the front and rear directions while the three units 4. Since the center unit 4 is arranged side by side between (4, 4) so that interruption, the detection apparatus 12, 12 arrange | positioned at the quadrilateral part 11a of the frame 11 of the center unit 4, and The detection devices 12 and 12 are not adjacent to each other and the detection devices 12 of the left and right units 4 and 4 are arranged on the right side of the right side unit 4 and the left side of the left side unit 4, respectively. Some space is secured in between. Thereby, while preventing the detection apparatus 12 corresponding to each dance area | region A1-A3, respectively incorrectly detecting the dance motion of another dance area | region A, each stage unit 3 is integrated tightly and the game machine 1 The installation area of) can be suppressed.

As shown in FIG. 18, the mirror ball 30 is suspended between the left and right top units 4. By illuminating the mirror ball 30 at an appropriate angle before and after the game machine 1, the players of the dance areas A1 to A3 can be evenly illuminated. In accordance with the tune, the illumination shot on the mirror ball 30 may be blinked. The mirror ball 30 should just be arrange | positioned in the ceiling part of the substantially same position in each dance area.

The control system of the game machine 1 of FIG. 16 may be provided with three portions corresponding to the stage unit 3 and the top unit 4 in the configuration shown in FIG. 7. However, a plurality of game machines 1 having a single dance area A shown in FIG. 1 may be connected to each other, and a single arcade game machine in which a plurality of people can play at the same time may be synthesized as in FIG. In this case, a control system as shown in FIG. 7 is provided in each dance area. However, in order to synchronize the play in each dance area, each main control unit 20 is connected to each other by a network line, and any one main By assigning a host to the control unit 20, the play in each dance area may be centrally controlled by one main control unit 20.

In the case where a plurality of dance areas are provided in one arcade game machine as described above, the same choreographed motion may be guided to the players of each dance area or different choreographed motions may be guided. The choreography of the player in one dance area may be recorded by the processing of Figs. 12 and 13 to generate choreograph procedure data, and the choreography operation based on the data may be guided to the players of the other two dance areas.

In the game machine 1 of FIG. 16, since one monitor 8 is provided in three dance areas A1 to A3, each screen 8 displayed on the monitor 8 is, for example, as shown in FIG. Dance areas A1 to A3 which are divided into display areas 31A, 31B, and 31C corresponding to 1: 1 in the dance areas A1 to A3, and corresponding to respective areas 31A to 31C in each display area 31A to 31C. It is preferable to display the marks 101 and 102 to guide the choreography operation.

In the case where a plurality of dance areas A1 to A3 are provided, a display form of an element (stop mark 101 or moving mark 102) displayed for guiding choreography (dance operation) to a player of each dance area (for example, For example, it is preferable to make color) mutually different. In this way, there is an advantage that the player can easily distinguish the operation guide for each dance area A1 to A3.

As described above, when the display forms of the marks 101 and 102, which are elements for guiding choreography, are distinguished for each dance area A1 to A3, the player of each dance area A1 to A3 displays the display form of the marks 101 and 102. In this context, you will know the motion guide for yourself. Thus, for example, the player may be guided to alternate the dance areas A1 to A3 by exchanging the display form of the marks 101 and 102 displayed for each dance area A1 to A3 during the game. In this way, in addition to the pleasure of dancing in accordance with the guidance of the screen, the game is provided with other enjoyment in which the dance area is alternated between different players, thereby further increasing the interest of the game. When the display forms are exchanged at random, it is impossible to predict when the dance area will be instructed during the game, and the enjoyment of the game is further increased. Alternating the display form of the marks 101 and 102 may be performed with respect to at least one of the stop mark 101 and the movement mark 102. In the case of distinguishing the display form of the stop mark 101 for each dance area A1 to A3, the above-described alternate dance areas are exchanged by exchanging the display form of the stop mark 101 displayed in each display area 31A to 31C. Is realized. An animation in which the stop marks 101 are interchanged between the display areas 31A to 31C may be displayed to increase the alternation of the dance area more strongly.

Moreover, even if it is the integral structure which provided several dance area | region A1-A3 with respect to one main body unit 2, the monitor 8 may be provided independently, one in each dance area | region A1-A3.

The dance game apparatus of the present invention is not limited to a configuration in which a plurality of dance areas are collected and installed in one place, but also includes a form in which game machines installed at remote locations are connected by a communication line and controlled as one dance game apparatus. In this case, game machines may be directly connected or may be connected through a predetermined server.

This invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, You may implement in various forms. For example, the stage unit 3 is provided with a device for detecting the movement of the foot of the player (for example, a foot switch in response to a foot pressing operation or an infrared or ultrasonic wave) may be installed to move the hand. You may request both the player's and foot movements as a choreography of the dance. The choreography operation guidance to the player may be achieved by displaying a live action movie or the like on the monitor 8 instead of the display by the scroll area 100 or in addition to recording the dance scene.

In the above embodiment, the movement of the player's hand has been described as choreographed. However, as long as the sensor 13 touches the detection area of the sensor 13, the dance 13 detects the foot, other parts of the player's body, and the like. Of course it is also possible.

The game apparatus described above has a common feature in that the dance motion of the player is detected, the dance motion data is generated based on the detection result, and the dance motion is guided to the player based on the generated data. According to the dance game device having such a feature, the game device provides a play method in which a new dance created or memorized by one player is quickly delivered to another player so that many players enjoy dancing with the same choreography. It can be easily realized.

Although the game device shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 16 described above can be understood as an example of a game device for guiding a player to a player through a screen, the dance motion in accordance with music (song), the data of the dance motion described above in this type of game device. The following configuration may be provided with or without the creation function of.

The player may be instructed to change direction during the dance. For example, when dancing while facing the monitor 8, the monitor 8 may be turned over to give an instruction to dance or to dance in the left-right direction. In this case, the guidance of the dance movement through the screen specifies the direction of movement on the premise that the monitor 8 and the player face each other (hereinafter referred to as the standard posture), so that the player faces the other direction. In the case of dancing, a deviation occurs between the front and rear and left and right directions seen from the player and the front and rear and left and right directions of the dance motion guided through the monitor 8. Thus, the direction of the dance motion and the respective detection devices 12 in accordance with the direction change instruction of the player. It is good to change the correspondence relationship with). For example, when the monitor 8 is instructed to turn and dance, the detection signal of the dance motion from the detection device 12 located behind the player in the case of the standard posture is danced to the front of the player. It is handled as a detection signal of an operation, and similarly, in the case of a standard posture, a detection signal by the detection device 12 located on the right or left side from the player is treated as a detection signal of a dance operation to the left or right of the player, respectively. . The same applies to the operation forward diagonally.

The calories burned corresponding to the hand motion of the player may be calculated based on the detection result of the hand choreography motion. In this case, the calories burned based on the foot motion for each song are determined in advance based on the contents of the song (for example, rhythm), and the calories burned based on the foot motion and the calories burned based on the hand motion are determined in advance. The total may be notified to the player as the total calories burned. The calculated calories burned may be registered in a predetermined server to compete for ranking. The calories burned based on the hand motion may be adjusted for each player with reference to the information on the player's physique. For example, the player may input physique information such as weight or height in advance, and change the calories burned for each action according to the input information.

In a dance game device in which a plurality of dance areas are provided to guide dance movements separately for each dance area, elements for guiding the dance motion for each dance area or a technical idea requiring the players of each dance area to alternate between the dance areas during the dance. The technical idea of which the display mode is different from each other can be applied to various game devices in which the dance motion can be enjoyed regardless of whether the data creation function of the dance motion is present or not.

As described above, according to the dance game apparatus of the present invention, even if a plurality of sensors constituting one detection device output the detection signal of the dance operation within a predetermined detection period, the detection signal is directly applied to the dance operation of the player. It is not used as a basis for preparing the related data, and the detection result of each sensor in the detection period is compared with a predetermined condition to determine whether or not the detection signal from each sensor is to be processed as a signal for the data relating to the dance operation. Since the determination is made, the detection signal corresponding to the motion not intended by the player among the dance motions detected by the sensor is excluded from the basis for creating data relating to the dance motion, so that the dance motion faithful to the player's intended dance motion can be obtained. You can write data. Therefore, even when data relating to the dance motion is generated using the non-contact detection device, the correspondence between the dance motion specified by the data and the dance motion intended by the player can be sufficiently improved.

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In the dance game device, A song reproducing apparatus for reproducing a predetermined song, A dance area for the player prepared for the player to perform a dance action, A display device for displaying a predetermined image at a position visible to the player in the dance area; At least one detection device for detecting a dance movement of a player in the dance area; A data creation device for discriminating from the detection result of the detection apparatus the dance operation performed by the player in conjunction with the reproduction of the song, and creating data relating to the dance motion as a reference based on the determination result; A guide device for guiding the player through the display device a series of dance operations based on the data created by the data creating device in association with reproduction of the song; Including, The detection device is provided with a plurality of sensors which can detect the dance motion in a predetermined detection area in a non-contact manner and output a signal corresponding to the detection result, by shifting each detection area, The data generating device compares the detection results of each of the plurality of sensors within a predetermined detection period with a predetermined condition, and outputs a signal indicating the detection of the dance motion output from each sensor within the detection period in relation to the dance operation. And a judging device for judging whether or not to process the signal as a basis of data. The method of claim 1, As one of the conditions for determining that the signal should be processed as a signal which is the basis of the data relating to the dance motion, two or more predetermined number of sensors within the detection period output a signal indicating the detection of the dance motion within a predetermined time difference. Dance game device, characterized in that it is included. The method of claim 1, One of the conditions for determining that the signal should be processed as a signal that is the basis of the data relating to the dance operation, and a state in which a signal indicating detection of the dance operation is output from each sensor within the detection period and a state in which it is not output. The dance game apparatus, characterized in that the number of times changed is within a predetermined allowable range. The method of claim 2, One of the conditions for determining that the signal should be processed as a signal that is the basis of the data relating to the dance operation, and a state in which a signal indicating detection of the dance operation is output from each sensor within the detection period and a state in which it is not output. The dance game apparatus, characterized in that the number of times changed is within a predetermined allowable range. The method of claim 1, The reference data specifying the detection result of each sensor in the case of assuming that the player has performed a predetermined dance operation is prepared in advance, and the determination device determines the detection result of each of the plurality of sensors specified as the reference data, and the plurality of detection data. And a dance game device for judging whether to process as a signal which is a basis of data relating to the dance motion in preparation for an actual detection result for each of the sensors. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, The dance game device is set as the period in which the detection period is a period in which a state indicating the detection of the dance motion is output from at least one sensor among a plurality of sensors constituting the one detection device. . The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, A dance game device, characterized in that a plurality of detection devices are arranged and arranged around the dance area, and a plurality of sensors provided in each detection device are arranged along a direction in which each detection device is arranged. The method of claim 6, And a plurality of the detection devices are arranged and arranged around the dance area, and a plurality of sensors provided in each detection device are arranged along the direction in which each detection device is arranged. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, A plurality of dance areas are prepared, the data generating device detects a dance motion of a player in one dance area and creates data relating to the dance motion, and the guide device provides the data to a player in another dance area. A dance game device, characterized by guiding a series of dance movements based on data created by the creation device. A song reproducing apparatus for reproducing a predetermined song, a player dance area prepared for the player to perform a dance operation, a display device for displaying a predetermined image at a position visible to the player in the dance area, and in the dance area At least one detection device for detecting a dance motion of a player of the plurality of sensors, each of the plurality of sensors capable of non-contactly detecting a dance motion in a predetermined detection area and outputting a signal corresponding to the detection result; A procedure applied to a dance game apparatus provided with a shift of a detection area of a disc, and a dance operation performed by the player in association with reproduction of the song by a computer installed in the dance game apparatus, from the detection result of the detection apparatus; Based on the result of the determination, data about the dance motion as a reference is prepared. A computer readable storage medium having recorded thereon a program for executing a procedure, the method comprising: In the procedure for discriminating from the detection result, the dance operation refers to a signal indicating the detection of the dance motion output from each sensor within the detection period with reference to the correlation of the detection result of each of the plurality of sensors within a predetermined detection period. And the program is configured to determine whether or not to process the signal as a basis for data relating to the computer. The method of claim 10, As one of the conditions for determining that the signal should be processed as a signal that is the basis of the data relating to the dance motion, two or more predetermined number of sensors within the detection period output a signal indicating the detection of the dance motion within a predetermined time difference. A computer-readable storage medium, wherein the program is configured to include what is being written. The method of claim 10, One of the conditions for determining that the signal should be processed as a signal that is the basis of the data relating to the dance operation, and a state in which a signal indicating detection of the dance operation is output from each sensor within the detection period and a state in which it is not output. And the program is configured to include that the number of times of change is within a predetermined allowable range. The method of claim 11, One of the conditions for determining that the signal should be processed as a signal that is the basis of the data relating to the dance operation, and a state in which a signal indicating detection of the dance operation is output from each sensor within the detection period and a state in which it is not output. And the program is configured to include that the number of times of change is within a predetermined allowable range. The method of claim 10, Specific reference data records the detection result of each sensor in the case of assuming that the player has made a predetermined dance operation, and the detection result of each of the plurality of sensors specified as the reference data and the detection results of each of the plurality of sensors. And the program is configured to determine whether or not to process as a signal which is a basis of data relating to the dance operation in preparation for an actual detection result. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 14, The program is configured such that the detection period is set as a period in which a state indicating the detection of the dance motion is output from at least one sensor among a plurality of sensors constituting the one detection device. Computer readable storage medium.