JP2001198356A - Game method, equipment and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase reality and fascinating aspects of games by reflecting physical ability of players on characters. SOLUTION: The game equipment is provided with a measuring unit 9 that measures physical ability of game players, a physical motion data measuring part 13, a power data transformation part 17 and a handicap control part 23 that reflect the measured physical ability of the player on the characters in a game to run the game based on the characters. As the game is performed after reflecting physical ability of the player on the game characters, the game can be processed by characters corresponding to the ability of the player.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game method, a device, and a recording medium for allowing a player to enjoy a character appearing in a game screen by operating the character.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional game apparatus of this type, for example, there is a game apparatus for performing a martial art. In this device, for example, the operation lever is operated with one hand, and a plurality of buttons are appropriately pressed with the other hand. By such an operation by the player, the character moves on the game screen or performs various techniques according to the player's intention.

[0003]

However, the prior art having such a structure has the following problems. That is, although the character in the game screen is moving by the player's operation, the movement of the character is programmed in advance, and the player selects various prepared movements. There is a problem that the game is not realistic and lacks in the fun of the game.

[0004] Some game devices allow a player to select an opponent from a plurality of characters, and are devised to exhibit different behaviors even when the same operation is performed. There is something. However, also in this case, since the movement of each character is programmed in the game device in advance, the player also lacks interest.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and a game that can increase the sense of reality and the interest of a game by reflecting the physical abilities of the player on the character. It is an object to provide a method and an apparatus thereof and a recording medium.

[0006]

The present invention has the following configuration in order to achieve the above object. That is, the game method according to claim 1 includes a body motion data measuring step of measuring a physical ability of a player who plays the game, and an ability reflecting step of reflecting the physical ability of the player on a character in the game. And then proceeding the game based on the character.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the game method according to the first aspect, the ability reflecting step is based on basic data corresponding to the player, and the ability between the opponent character and the player is determined. The method includes a handicap adjustment process for correcting the difference.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the game method according to the second aspect, the basic data is at least one of height, weight, sex, and age of the player. It is assumed that.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game apparatus for measuring body movement data for measuring a physical ability of a player who plays a game, and reflecting the measured physical ability of the player on a character in the game. And means for causing the game to proceed based on the character.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the game apparatus according to the fourth aspect, the ability reflecting means includes an ability of the opponent character and the player based on basic data corresponding to the player. It is characterized in that a handicap adjustment for correcting the difference is further performed.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the game apparatus according to the fifth aspect, the basic data is at least one of height, weight, sex, and age of the player. It is assumed that.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the game apparatus according to the fourth to sixth aspects, the body movement data measuring means includes an acceleration sensor.

[0013] The recording medium according to claim 8 is a body movement data measurement process for measuring a physical ability of a player who plays a game, and an ability to reflect the physical ability of the player on a character in the game. After executing the reflection processing, a program for controlling the computer to advance the game based on the character is stored.

[0014]

The operation of the first aspect of the invention is as follows. After the physical ability of the player measured in the body motion data measurement process is reflected on the characters in the game in the ability reflection process, the game is played by manipulating the character on which the physical ability of the player is reflected. Therefore, the game proceeds with a character corresponding to the ability of the player.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the difference in ability between the opponent character and the character reflecting the ability of the player is too large, the game itself may not be established. In such a case, in the handicap adjustment process, the ability difference is corrected based on the player's basic data, and the two abilities are antagonized.

Further, according to the third aspect of the present invention, the ability difference is corrected based on basic data such as height, weight, gender, age, etc., so that the ability of the character of the opponent and the character of the player are appropriately competed.

The operation of the invention described in claim 4 is as follows. After the physical ability of the player measured by the body movement data measuring means is reflected on the character in the game by the ability reflecting means, the game is played by manipulating the character on which the physical ability of the player is reflected. Therefore, the game proceeds with a character corresponding to the ability of the player.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, if the difference in ability between the opponent character and the character reflecting the ability of the player is too large, the game itself may not be established. The ability difference is corrected based on the player's basic data to antagonize both ability.

Further, according to the invention of claim 6, by correcting the difference in ability based on basic data such as height, weight, gender, age, etc., the ability of the character of the opponent and the character of the player can be appropriately competed.

According to the invention described in claim 7, the physical ability of the player can be measured by the acceleration sensor. For example, the punch force can be measured by measuring the acceleration at the time of punching on the arm, and the running force can be measured by running on the spot on the foot.

According to the present invention, the physical ability of the player measured in the body movement data measurement processing is reflected on the character in the ability reflection processing, and then the character is manipulated to play the game. Let go.

[0022]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing a schematic configuration of an arcade game machine according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of an image displayed in a game. FIG. 3 is a block diagram functionally showing the game machine.

In the main body 1 of the arcade game machine according to the present embodiment, a display unit 3 having a CRT is provided on the upper front side. The lower part of the display unit 3 in the main body 1 is formed so as to protrude forward, and the upper surface thereof is formed so as to be inclined forward. In this portion, an operation lever 5 and a switch 7 having four buttons are provided.

The operation lever 5 is for mainly controlling the movement of the character C1 of the character C1 of the player playing the game and the character C2 of the game machine. On the other hand, the switch 7 has a function of performing various techniques depending on the combination of pressing the four buttons and the state of the operation lever 5.

A measurement unit 9 having a built-in acceleration sensor is mounted on the right side of the main body 1 so as not to hinder the operation of the player during the play of the game. The measurement unit 9 is used by being attached to a player's arm, leg, or the like, and is used for measurement of a player's physical ability performed prior to a game.

The measuring unit 9 in this embodiment
Uses an acceleration sensor, but any sensor may be used as long as it is a sensor capable of measuring physical ability.

The above-mentioned operation lever 5, switch 7,
The measuring unit 9 is a processing unit 1 built in the main body 1.
1 connected. That is, the direction information from the operation lever 5 is given to the processing unit 11 and the switch 7
, And body movement data indicating physical ability is provided from the measuring unit 9.

The body motion data from the measurement unit 9 is CP
Processing unit 1 composed of electronic components such as U and memory
1 of the body motion data measurement unit 13. The measured body motion data is stored in the body motion data storage unit 15 and is converted by the power data conversion unit 17 into power data according to a program for moving the character.
The power data is stored in the power data storage unit 19, and is referred to by the handicap adjustment unit 23 together with the basic data input in advance and stored in the basic data storage unit 21. The handicap adjustment unit 23 refers to at least one of the height, weight, gender, and age of the player, and determines the difference between the ability previously given to the character C1 operated by the player and the actual ability of the player. Adjust appropriately to reflect the ability of the player on the character C1. Furthermore, if necessary, the opponent's character C2
Then, the adjusted power data is output to the game calculation unit 25 after the adjustment is performed so that the abilities of the two are opposed to each other.

The measuring unit 9 and the body movement data measuring section 13 correspond to body movement data measuring means in the present invention. Further, the power data conversion unit 17 and the handicap adjustment unit 23 correspond to a capability reflection unit in the present invention.

The game calculation section 25 converts the image information of the character in the game based on the game program stored in advance, the adjusted power data, the direction information of the operation lever 5 and the button information of the switch 7. Calculate. The calculation result is output to the image generation unit 27, from which an image is output to the display unit 3.

The above game program is stored in a recording medium M such as a semiconductor memory, a magnetic disk, and a flexible disk.

The functional components in the processing unit 11 described above may be configured by software. In this case, a program corresponding to the function of each unit is stored in the recording medium M in advance, read out at the time of execution, and executed by the CPU.

Next, the flow of the game will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

Step S1 (Basic Data Input) Prior to the game, basic data such as the height, weight, sex and age of the player is input. Specifically, a display prompting these inputs is displayed on the display unit 3, and the player operates the operation lever 5 and the switch 7 to input numerical values and the like.

Step S2 (Measurement of Body Motion Data) The body motion data to be measured is displayed on the display section 3, and guidance is given on how to perform the measurement.

For example, as shown in FIG.
Is guided by a hand, and the punching operation is performed in that state. Then, when the player pulls out the punch while holding the measurement unit 9 in accordance with the guidance, the acceleration at that time is measured by the body movement data measurement unit 13 and the body movement data storage unit 15 is used as the body movement data of the punch force.
Is stored in If necessary, measurement of other body motion data such as kick force is repeatedly performed.

Step S2 corresponds to the body movement data measurement process in the present invention.

Step S3 (Conversion of Power Data) The body motion data of the measured punching force is converted from a simple numerical value into a required format by the power data conversion unit 17 and stored in the power data storage unit 19. The following step S4
Is unnecessary, the power data is directly supplied to the game calculation unit 25.

Step S4 (Handicap Adjustment) Based on the player's power data and basic data,
The handicap adjustment unit 23 adjusts the handicap of the power data to adjust the difference between the physique and physical strength assumed for the character of the player and to antagonize the difference in ability with the opponent character.

Step S5 (Reflecting Body Motion Data) The power data adjusted as described above is output from the handicap adjustment unit 23 to the game calculation unit 25.

Note that step S4 described above corresponds to the handicap adjustment process in the present invention, and step S5
Corresponds to the capability reflecting process in the present invention.

Step S6 (Starting the Game) After completing the above-described processes, a fight between the character C1 reflecting the ability of the player and the character C2 of the opponent is started.

As described above, the physical ability of the player measured in the body motion data measurement process in step S2 is compared with the character C in the game in the ability reflection process in step S5.
Since the character C1 is reflected in the game and the game is played by manipulating the character C1, the game can be advanced by the character C1 according to the ability of the player. Therefore, the action of the character C1 is very realistic as compared with the conventional game machine, and an illusion that the player himself enters the game is caused, and the fun of the game can be increased.

In the handicap adjustment process of step S4, both abilities are antagonized, so that the fun of the game can be increased regardless of the physical ability difference between the opponent character C2 and the player character C1. it can.

Further, the ability of the characters C1 and C2 of the opponent and the player can be appropriately competed by correcting the difference in ability based on basic data such as height, weight, sex, and age. Therefore, it is possible to appropriately increase the fun of the game even for a player of any ability.

The present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, but can be modified as follows, for example.

(1) The present invention can be applied not only to arcade game machines but also to, for example, home game machines connected to a home television for playing.

(2) In addition to the martial arts game described above,
It can be applied to other games. For example, in a game such as soccer, baseball, rugby, or basketball, one player (character) may reflect the player's physical ability. In that case, swing your arm when throwing, swing your arm when swinging,
It is sufficient to measure running power and the like.

(3) In the above-described embodiment, a game in which a single player of the game plays a game against a character operated by a computer has been described as an example. It may be a game in which players compete against each other.

(4) As described in the embodiment, after the physical ability of the player is reflected on the character of the game, the processing unit is automatically operated without the game player operating the operation lever to play the game. The game may be automatically advanced by operating the character with that ability. With this configuration, after measuring the ability of the player, the player can see the game as if watching a live TV broadcast.

(5) Only body movement data, which is physical ability, is measured in advance and stored as body movement parts, for example, punching force, kicking force, and the like. You may comprise so that it may call and use.

(6) In the above embodiment, the configuration in which the measuring unit 9 is provided with the acceleration sensor has been described as an example, but any means may be used as long as the physical ability can be quantified. . That is, the running force may be measured by a means for counting the number of steps, such as a pedometer, or the back muscle strength or arm strength of the player may be measured by a strain gauge or a pressure sensor for measuring strain. .

[0053]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the method of the first aspect, the physical abilities of the player measured in the body motion data measurement process are converted into the character in the game in the ability reflection process. Since the character is manipulated and the game is played after the reflection, the game can be advanced by the character according to the ability of the player. Therefore, the action of the character is realistic, and there is an illusion that the alter ego of the character has entered the game, thereby increasing the fun of the game.

In the case where a plurality of characters are used in the game, it is possible to play against characters reflecting the abilities of other players other than the current player.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the handicap adjustment process, the ability difference is corrected based on the player's basic data so as to antagonize the ability of both, so that the opponent character and the player's ability are adjusted. The fun of the game can be increased regardless of the physical ability difference with the character.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the ability of the opponent and the character of the player are appropriately competed by correcting the difference in ability based on basic data such as height, weight, sex, and age. Can be. Therefore, it is possible to appropriately increase the fun of the game even for a player of any ability.

According to the apparatus described in claim 4, the method described in claim 1 can be suitably implemented.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, by making a handicap adjustment, the fun of the game can be increased irrespective of the physical ability difference between the character of the opponent and the character of the player.

According to the apparatus described in claim 6, the difference in ability is corrected based on basic data such as height, weight, gender, age, etc., so that a player of any ability can appropriately play a game. Can be more interesting.

According to the apparatus described in claim 7, the acceleration sensor can measure a player's physical ability, for example, a punching force or a running force.

According to the invention of claim 8, after the physical ability of the player is reflected on the character in the game, the character is operated to play the game. Allows the game to proceed. Accordingly, the action of the character is realistic, and there is an illusion that the alter ego of the player has entered the game, so that the fun of the game can be increased.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing a schematic configuration of an arcade game machine according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of an image displayed in a game.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram functionally showing the game machine.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a game flow.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a state at the time of measuring a punch force.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Main body 3 ... Display part 5 ... Operation lever 7 ... Switch 9 ... Measurement unit (body movement data measurement means) 11 ... Processing part 13 ... Body movement data measurement part (body movement data measurement means) 17 ... Power data conversion part ( Ability reflecting means) 23 Handicap adjusting unit (ability reflecting means) 25 Game calculation unit M Recording medium C1 Player character C2 Computer character

Claims (8)

[Claims] After performing a body motion data measuring step of measuring a physical ability of a player who plays a game and an ability reflecting step of reflecting the physical ability of the player on a character in a game, the character A game method characterized by causing a game to proceed based on a game. 2. The game method according to claim 1, wherein the ability reflecting step includes a handicap adjusting step of correcting a difference in ability between an opponent character and the player based on basic data corresponding to the player. A game method comprising: 3. The game method according to claim 2, wherein the basic data is at least one of height, weight, sex, and age of the player. 4. A game apparatus comprising: body motion data measuring means for measuring a physical ability of a player who plays a game; and ability reflecting means for reflecting the measured physical ability of the player to a character in the game. A game device for causing a game to proceed based on a game. 5. The game device according to claim 4, wherein the ability reflecting means further performs a handicap adjustment for correcting a difference in ability between an opponent character and the player based on basic data corresponding to the player. A game device characterized by the above-mentioned. 6. The game device according to claim 5, wherein the basic data is at least one of height, weight, sex, and age of the player. 7. The game device according to claim 4, wherein said body movement data measurement means includes an acceleration sensor. 8. After performing a body motion data measuring process of measuring a physical ability of a player who plays a game, and a capability reflecting process of reflecting the physical ability of the player to a character in a game, the character A storage medium storing a program for controlling a computer so as to advance a game based on the game.