JP2001079266A - Game device played by using feet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To activate a player's body and brain at the same time by developing an electronic game combining the movement of the player's body and thinking of the brain, displaying a game image corresponding to the movement of the body at each stage. SOLUTION: This game device has a game generating part 2 with a display part 6 and a step board 1 exchanging various signals with them, and players compete with each other for scores by stepping the step board 1 according to instructions displayed on the display part 6. In this case, a pressure sensor reacting to pressures in a prescribed range is mounted on the step board 1. A game generated by the game generating part 2 is displayed on the display part 6, and a detecting signal outputted by the pressure sensor and a picture and sound signal generated in the progress of the game are made to interact with each other.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game device using a foot, and more particularly to a motion-type game device using a foot-operated pressure sensor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, many electronic games are played on a chair by using the fingers of a hand, and there have been cases in which a growing child is criticized for lack of exercise.
A game device using a foot intended to move the body includes "Dance Dance Revolution (Konami Corporation)". This game is a dance-style game in which the user steps on any one of a plurality of fixed positions set on the platform using the foot in the order instructed by the monitor screen. This game merely detects whether or not "stepping on the designated position with a certain force or more" at the "time". Mole hitting game that hit the moles that came out with a light plastic hammer,
It is a game in which the player steps quickly on the platform with the left and right feet.

[0003]

In the past, electronic games have tended to be lacking in exercise for growing children. An electronic game that combines body movement and head thinking at the same time has hardly been realized. An object of the present invention is to simultaneously develop a player's body movement and head thinking to develop an electronic game, display game images corresponding to body movements at each stage, and simultaneously activate the body and the brain. It is to provide a game device using a foot.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the invention of claim 1 comprises a game generating unit having a display unit and a step board for communicating various signals with these units. A game device that uses a foot that competes for a score by stepping on the platform according to an instruction displayed on the display unit, and a pressure sensor that responds to the platform with a pressure within a predetermined range; The point is that a game to be performed is displayed on the display unit, and a detection signal output from the pressure sensor is caused to interact with the progress of the game by stepping on the platform.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game generating section having a display section, and a step board for communicating various signals with the game generating sections.
In a game device using a foot that competes for scoring by stepping on the platform according to the instructions displayed on the display unit, the platform responds to the platform with a pressure within a predetermined range.
A pressure sensor that detects two-dimensional position coordinates is provided, and the two-dimensional position coordinates of the step ladder and the plane coordinates of the display unit are associated with each other by the game generation unit, and the game generated by the game generation unit is displayed. The present invention is characterized in that the detection signal output from the pressure sensor and the position coordinate signal output from the pressure sensor are caused to interact with the progress of the game by stepping on the platform with a foot.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiment 1. The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, referring to FIG. 1, an external configuration of a game device using a foot according to the present invention will be described. In FIG. 1, the game device includes a stepping stand 1 on which a player places a game, a monitor device 2 provided in front of the stepping device, and speakers 3 and handrails 4 provided on both sides thereof. The monitor device 2 is in the shape of a vertically long box, and its lower portion is made heavy or fixed to the floor so that the player does not fall when grasped by the handrail 4. The handrail 4 is formed of a U-shaped rod fixed to both side surfaces, and is provided so as to protrude toward the step 1 side.

A step mark 1 has a square mark 20 indicating a range to be stepped on by a foot, and a pressure sensor is built therein. The monitor device 2 has a monitor screen 6, in which various circuits shown in FIG. 2 are provided. In FIG. 2, a pressure signal from a pressure sensor 5 built in the platform 1 is sent to a central processing unit (CPU) 8 via an interface (I / O) 12.

A read-only memory (ROM) 10 stores certain game software, and stores a predetermined pressure range in advance. The game software read from the ROM 10 is operated by the CPU 8 with the pressure signal from the pressure sensor 5, and the video data is sent to the image processing device 9 and the audio data is sent to the sound circuit 7. The CPU 8 calculates a pressure signal from a game signal obtained by developing the game software, and performs processing for interacting with the progress of the game in the work memory (R).
AM) 11.

The game signal is composed of a video signal and an audio signal. A sound signal accompanying the game development is sent from the sound circuit 7 to the speaker 3, while a changing video signal is sent from the image processing device 9 to the monitor screen 6. . The gamer faces the monitor device 2 as shown in FIG. 3 and stands on the platform 1 with the handrail 4 grasped by hand, while stepping on, for example, his right foot or left foot into the square mark 20.

In FIG. 4, the individual actions of the gamer are shown side by side for simplicity, and the inside of the square mark 20 is stepped from left to right (while shouting "press!").
You can relatively lightly step on (while shouting!) And release it suddenly (while shouting!). As shown in FIG. 5, a vertically long pressure graph 30 is displayed on the monitor screen 6.
Is displayed. In the pressure graph 30, for example, 0 kg to 1
There is a span of up to 00 kg, for example, 20 to 30 kg is indicated by a horizontal line as an allowable range.

When the player steps on the pressure, the pressure graph 30 changes the display color from blue to red or the like in the vertical direction to display the pressure.
Of course, if the gamer simply gets inside the square mark 20, it can be used as a weight scale. The fun of this game is pre-programmed so that the gamer can progress advantageously by applying a pressure of, for example, 20-30 kg within the square mark 20 of the platform 1 with his / her feet on the railing. There is a feature in the point. Hereinafter, the relationship between specific game software and stepping pressure will be described for some games.

An example in which a motorcycle riding game is read from the ROM 10 is shown on the right side of FIG. The motorcycle 33 runs on the belt-shaped course 32 having a large bend, and when the motorcycle 33 finishes running to the destination, a score is obtained. The monitor screen 6 displays a pressure graph 30 and an image of a motorcycle game. In the pressure graph 30, as shown in FIG. 3, when the gamer goes up to the platform 1 and steps on the square mark 20 with his left foot, the scale in the left graph pressure graph 30 of FIG.
30 kg, ... (color change display).

In this game, the pressure is between line A (50 kg) and B
If it is a line C (moving) between (60 kg), the motorcycle 33 shown in the right figure runs on the course 32 in the X direction.
The pressure line C, which is depressed too strongly, rises and exceeds the line B (60 kg), and the motorcycle 33 moves in the Z direction off the course 32 inward. Conversely, when the depression is not enough, the pressure line C drops and moves downward from the line A (40 kg), and the motorcycle 33 moves in the Y direction, which is off the course 32 outward. At the same time, the engine sound of the motorcycle 33 is generated from the speaker 3.

In the game, when the player runs in the X direction, a score is obtained, and
If both the direction and the Z direction deviate, no deduction or scoring can be performed. Next, FIG. 6 shows another game in which a solo walk is performed on an iced pond or lake to the other side. The pressure graph 30 is displayed on the left side of the monitor screen 6, and the bottom view 34 showing the sole on ice is displayed on the right side. When the game player puts his or her foot on the square mark 20 and steps on the platform 1 for a specified number of times while maintaining a certain range of pressure, the game player advances in the opposite shore direction. If the foot is stepped on with a certain (normal) strength or more, the ice at the foot is cracked and cracks 35 are generated with a crackling sound, and finally the ice is completely broken and falls down into the water.

If the pressure is below a certain range, it will not be possible to proceed forward.
Step on the platform 1 while maintaining a certain range of pressure to reach the other shore and score. At this time, the sound of the sound and the sound of the sound are heard from the speaker 3. As another example, there is a sneaking-footed drawboard game, in which a player can escape from an invading house or catch it.

Embodiment 2 In this embodiment 2, a special characteristic is added to the pressure sensor 5 shown in FIG.
That is, in FIG. 7, the sensor 5 includes an X decoder 37 and a Y decoder 36, and can output a pressure signal only in a certain pressure range. Also, the step 1 in FIG. 1 has the square mark 20 removed, and the entire surface becomes a mesh-shaped two-dimensional position sensing pressure sensor in FIG.

When the upper surface of the step 1 is stepped on with a foot at a constant pressure, the touch position is detected by the X and Y decoders 37 and 36 and the touch position is detected.
It is sent to PU8. The coordinates of the step 1 correspond to the coordinates of the monitor screen 6 by the X and Y decoders 37 and 36. In this example, the beard drawing game shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, the gamer presses the pressure sensor 5 on the platform 1 corresponding to the normal position of the face graphic 39 in the image.
When the user traces the position inside the area with his foot, that is, when the foot (kakato) is moved with a constant pressure in the locus of Q, a mustache between the nose and mouth of the face shown in FIG.

When the foot is moved at a constant pressure along the locus of P in FIG. 7, a corresponding beneath the mouth and a beard of the face graphic 39 in FIG. 8 are generated. If the stepping pressure is insufficient or too strong, the touch position is not detected in the pressure sensor 5, so that a beard cannot be drawn. In FIG. 7, the parts that must not be traced are R
If the trajectory is traced like this, hair that does not need to grow on the cheek under the left eye of the corresponding face in FIG.

[0019]

According to the present invention, since the stepping pressure of the foot is used, it is possible to eliminate unexpected movements which are common in video games. Since the stepping force of a moderately controlled foot is always determined in detail, the game is rich in taste. It is possible to generate a fun and fresh feeling of play that did not exist in the games up to now.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall external view of a game device using a foot according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an overall block circuit diagram of a game device using a foot according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating the operation of the game device using the feet according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating various operations of the game device using the feet of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an image during a game on a display unit in the game device using feet according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an image during another game on the display unit in the game device using feet according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a main part of another embodiment of the game device using the foot of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an image during a game of another embodiment of the game device using the feet of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Step platform 2 Monitor device 3 Speaker 4 Handrail 5 Pressure sensor 6 Monitor screen 8 Central processing unit (CPU) 10 Read-only memory (ROM) 12 Interface (I / O) 20 Square mark 30 Pressure graph 32 Course 33 Motorcycle 34 Bottom view 35 Cracks 36 Y decoder 37 X decoder 39 Face

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A game which includes a game generating section having a display section and a step board for communicating various signals with the game generating section, and uses a foot which competes for a score by stepping on the step step according to an instruction displayed on the display section. In the device, a pressure sensor that reacts with a pressure in a predetermined range is provided on the stepping platform, a game generated by the game generating section is displayed on the display section, and a detection signal output by the pressure sensor by stepping on the stepping platform with a foot. And a game device using feet. 2. A game using a foot which competes for a score by stepping on the platform according to instructions displayed on the display, comprising a game generator having a display and a platform for communicating various signals with the game generator. In the apparatus, a pressure sensor that detects a two-dimensional position coordinate while reacting to the step with a predetermined range of pressure is provided.
The two-dimensional position coordinates and the plane coordinates of the display unit are associated with each other by the game generation unit, a game generated by the game generation unit is displayed on the display unit, and the pressure sensor is stepped on by stepping on the platform. A game device using a foot, wherein the detection signal output from the game device and the position coordinate signal interact with progress of the game.