JP2000176150A - Input operating device of game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the input operating device of a game machine capable of advancing games on the basis of movements extremely similar to the original movements of a fishing rod of a fishing game, a sward of a martial art game, a bat of a baseball game, a club of a golf game, etc. SOLUTION: In an input operating member 1, the movements of the input operating member 1 itself are detected by a detecting means with pendulum members provided with weights 7 and 8 at their tips and rotary encoders 3 and 4 to detect the amount of rotation of the pendulum members, and the input/ output of signals are performed with a game machine main body via a cable 12.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an input operation device for a game machine such as a fighting game using a sword, a baseball game, a golf game, and a fishing game.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, various kinds of games have been provided in game machines, and among them, an experience-type game in which a player can experience the game in a simulated manner has gained considerable popularity.
In this type of game machine, an input operation device operated by a player is often made to resemble an existing one.For example, in a fishing game, a player uses an object that resembles an actual fishing rod to swing the fishing rod. The entry point of the hook is determined from. In this case, a fishing rod is rotatably mounted on the device body, and a device for detecting the movement of the fishing rod is provided, so that the water entry point of the hook can be determined with a certain degree of accuracy.

[0003]

However, when the fishing rod is attached to the main body of the apparatus, even if the fishing rod itself resembles the actual one, its movement is greatly restricted, and the movement of the fishing rod is far away from the actual one. There was a problem that it would.

[0004] In view of the above-mentioned conventional circumstances, the present invention advances a game based on an operation very similar to a real one such as a fishing rod in a fishing game, a sword in a martial arts game, a bat in a baseball game, and a club in a golf game. It is an object of the present invention to provide an input operation device of a game machine which can perform the operation.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to an input operation device of a game machine having an input operation member, in which a player advances the game by moving the input operation member. In the input operation member, the movement of the input operation member itself is detected by a detecting unit having a pendulum member having a weight at a tip thereof and a rotary encoder for detecting a rotation amount of the pendulum member, and the main body of the game machine is wired or Signal input / output is performed wirelessly.

According to the present invention, the detecting means has two or more sets of rotary encoders using different weights, and the input operation member is swung by the two or more sets of rotary encoders. Detecting the speed of the time is effective.

Further, in the present invention, the detecting means includes: the detecting means includes two or more sets of rotary encoders;
It is effective to have an auxiliary detector that turns on and off according to the angle of the input operation member.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an input operation member imitating a sword as an example of an operation device according to the present invention.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an input operation member imitating a sword, reference numeral 2 denotes a handle of a sword held by a player, and two rotary encoders 3 and 4 in this example as detection means inside the handle 2. Is provided. The rotary encoders 3 and 4 are provided with a pendulum member rotatable about the center thereof. The pendulum member has shafts 5 and 6 rotatably mounted at one end at the centers of the rotary encoders 3 and 4 and the shafts thereof. 5, 6 attached to the free ends. In the case of this example, the weights of the weights 7 and 8 of the pendulum members attached to the rotary encoders 3 and 4 are different. A photointerrupter 9 with an actuator and a mercury switch 10 that are turned on and off according to the angle of the input operation member 1 are provided as auxiliary detectors inside the handle 2. Note that the auxiliary detector may be provided with only one of the photointerrupter 9 with an actuator and the mercury switch 10.

The input operation member 1 imitating the sword is provided with a PCB 11 for processing signals of the rotary encoders 3 and 4, the photointerrupter 9 and the mercury switch 10. The processed signal is flexible and has an appropriate length. It is sent to the game machine main body 15 shown in FIG. Therefore, the input operation member 1 is substantially in a state where it is not mechanically restricted by the game machine main body 15.

By the way, since the input operation member 1 imitating a sword (hereinafter referred to as a sword 1) is connected to the game machine body 15 via a flexible cable 12 such as an electric cord, the length of the cable 12 is reduced. By appropriately setting the height and the like, the player can move the sword 1 almost freely.
The input operation device is a game in which a player holds a sword, swings it down at a predetermined timing (for example, when an enemy projected on a monitor cuts in), and competes for a cut or a cut. Can be applied to In this case, the information necessary for the progress of the game includes the angle at which the player holds the sword 1, the speed at which the sword 1 is swung down, and the time when the player swings the sword 1 down. To a game control unit (not shown).

Regarding detection of information necessary for the progress of the game,
First, there is an angle when the sword 1 is held. In this case, the sword 1 is set at a predetermined home position 16 provided on the main body 15 of the game machine. In the example of FIG. 2, the holding portion 16 is set so that the direction of the sword 1 is vertical at the home position.
Is held in. Whether or not the sword 1 is at the home position can be easily known from a signal in which the positions of the weights 7, 8 of the rotary encoders 3, 4 are constant, and a signal from the photo interrupter 9 and the mercury switch 10. Then, when the game is started and the player takes out and holds the sword 1, the angle θ of the held sword 1 can be easily calculated from the positions of the weights 7, 8 of the rotary encoders 3, 4. At this time, since the sword 1 is connected to the game machine main body via the cable 12, the sword 1 can be moved almost freely, so that the player can hold the sword 1 at almost any angle. And when you hold sword 1,
Since the pendulums 2 and 3 of the rotary encoder rotate and the weights 7 and 8 face the direction of gravity and stop at that position, the position is determined by comparing the sword 1 with the home position.
Angle can be easily known. If the angle of the sword 1 is known, for example, a character image of the same attitude as the player can be displayed on the monitor.

Next, the speed at which the sword 1 is swung down is the weight 7, 8
You can know from the angle of swing. At this time, even one rotary encoder 2 or 3 can detect the angle, but providing two rotary encoders increases the reliability of data and can cope with a change at a data sampling rate or more. Furthermore, if the weights of the weights 7 and 8 of the rotary encoders 2 and 3 are different, if the swing-down speed is sufficiently low, the weights always point in the direction of gravity regardless of the weights of the weights 7 and 8. Therefore,
As shown in FIG. 3, the deflection angles θ of the weights 7, 8 having different weights are shown.
1, θ2 are almost equal. However, when the swinging speed is increased to some extent, the directions of the weights 7, 8 when the swinging is completed are changed as shown in FIG.
As shown in (1), it is not possible to follow the direction of gravity like the shake angles θ3 and θ4, and because the speed changes drastically, they do not match due to inertia. The swing speed of the sword 1 can be detected from the difference in the swing angle.

Thus, the rotary encoders 2, 3
Is one and cannot be distinguished from the true slope,
If weights 7 and 8 with different weights are used, the sword 12
You can know the state where was shaken.

When weights 7 and 8 having different weights are used, correction can be performed when acceleration is strong.
At this time, if at least one of the above-described photointerrupter with actuator 9 or mercury switch 10 is provided, the correction can be easily performed and the detection accuracy can be increased.

In the above-described embodiment, the input operation member simulates a sword. In this case, the input operation member is set on the upper stage and then swung down. However, since the sword is swung not only in the vertical direction but also in various directions, there is a problem that the cost increases when trying to detect such a swing. What is necessary is just to provide another rotary encoder shifted by 90 degrees.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the input operation member is constituted by a fishing rod 20 with a reel. The direction of the fishing rod 20 with a reel is uniquely determined by the player, and the swing-down direction is turned from top to bottom in a normal operation. Therefore, only the rotary encoders 2 and 3 having different weights of the built-in weights 7 and 8 as shown in FIG. 1 or one rotary encoder need be used, and the internal structure shown in FIG. 1 can be used as it is.

The input operation device configured as described above can determine the entry point of the fishing hook from the speed of the fishing rod 20 which the player swings almost free, so that an experience-type game close to a real one can be provided. it can.

The input operation device of the present invention can be applied to golf, club, and baseball bats. Also,
The input operation member is not limited to the cable, and may exchange signals with the game machine body wirelessly.

[0020]

According to the present invention, since the game is advanced by moving the input operation member almost free, it is possible to provide an experience-type game device which is close to a real one.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an internal light image of an input operation device of a game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing one aspect of the input operation device during play.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a swing width of a weight when the input operation device is slowly swung.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a swing width of a weight when the input operation device is quickly shaken.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Input operation member (sword) 3, 4 Rotary encoder 7, 8 Weight 9 Photo interrupter 10 Mercury switch 12 Cable 15 Game device 20 Input operation member (fishing rod)

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An input operation device of a game machine having an input operation member, in which a player advances a game by moving the input operation member, wherein the input operation member includes a pendulum member having a weight at a tip thereof. A game machine characterized in that the movement of the input operation member itself is detected by detection means having a rotary encoder for detecting the amount of rotation of the pendulum member, and signals are input / output to / from the main body of the game machine by wire or wirelessly. Input operation device. 2. The input operation device for a game machine according to claim 1, wherein said detection means has two or more rotary encoders each using a pendulum member having a weight having a different weight. An input operation device for a game machine, wherein a speed at which the input operation member is swung by one or more rotary encoders is detected. 3. An input operation device for a game machine according to claim 2, wherein said detection means includes said two or more sets of rotary encoders and an auxiliary detector which is turned on / off by an angle of said input operation member. An input operation device for a game machine.