JP2002177628A - Cenesthetic game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cenesthetic game machine which offers an enjoyment exercising the body of players thoroughly, especially enabling a game as desired to try once by most people though it is impossible to experience ordinarily. SOLUTION: In the cenesthetic game machine 1, a stage 5 where a player moves by himself is arranged and a prize exhibiting part 3 for exhibiting prizes 4 obtainable by the player is provided at the end part in the direction of the player's movement on the stage 5 while an interfering means is provided on the stage to block the player moving by a laser beam 2 so arranged as to require the player to keep from touching like infrared rays of an infrared sensing device. The player can get a prize 4 when he can reach the prize exhibiting part 3 successfully coming through the laser beam.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine installed in a game center, for example, and more particularly, to a bodily sensation game machine in which a player can move and experience the body and feel it with the body. About.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There are various sensation game machines. For example, there are driving games, flight games, train driving games, shooting games, and music and dance games. Such game consoles are very popular because they can experience the intriguing things that they cannot normally experience, but are intriguing.

[0003] However, such a game machine is a game machine that moves to a certain extent by turning a steering wheel or stepping on the spot, and the movement desired by the player is small, and the game is visually recognized by the player. It depends greatly.

[0004] By the way, there are scenes that often appear in television animations and movies that many people feel they want to try once. For example, this is a scene in which a person passes through the infrared rays of an infrared detector placed on the way.

[0005] However, there is no place that can do such a thing. Even if you want to experience it once, you can never do it.

[0006] Also, in the game that everyone played in the days of boys and girls, if Mr. Tatsuma fell or played rock paper scissors, he would move forward by the number of hands and the number of steps. There are games. However, such a game is not easy in a city. And such play is not inherited by children in urban areas today, and adults themselves want to look back on the past.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, the main object of the present invention is to provide a game machine which can be enjoyed using the whole body.

[0008] The means for this is a bodily sensation game machine provided with a stage on which the player himself moves and provided on the stage with obstruction means for obstructing the movement and operation desired by the player based on the set conditions. Features. The above setting conditions are determined by the type of game.

[0009] That is, in the game played by the bodily sensation game machine, the player gets on the stage and performs a desired movement or operation based on a preset game. At this time, the obstruction means is prevented from smoothly moving or moving. The game was won when the desired movement or movement was successfully performed while avoiding the obstruction.

[0010] In the game, for example, a light beam such as an infrared detector that should not be touched is placed on the stage, moved to the back without touching the light beam, and a prize or a prize exchange placed at the back of the stage There is a game in which goods such as tickets are acquired. In this case, the player moves using the entire body including the head while bending the body.

[0011] The obstruction means is appropriately configured according to the game.
For example, if you want to play a game that Tatsuma has fallen into,
For example, a means may be provided at the back of the stage for outputting a sound saying "Daruma is a colon" at appropriate time intervals and outputting a reflected image, and an imaging device such as a CCD camera may be provided above the stage. The result of the game can be determined based on the image obtained from the imaging device.

In the case of playing a game in which the player can proceed if the player wins by playing a rock-paper-scissors game, a device for outputting the sound and image of the rock-paper-scissors rock is provided at the back of the stage, and the hand of the rock-paper-scissors rock is detected. It is preferable to provide a detection device such as a CCD camera or a switch for rock-paper-scissors.

As described above, an unprecedented game machine using the whole body can be obtained. In addition, you can experience things that you cannot usually do, such as passing through an infrared detector.

It is to be noted that detection means is provided for detecting that the player has performed a desired movement or operation while avoiding the obstruction of the obstruction means, and an expression expressing the result based on the detection result of the detection means. Means may be provided.

Since the detection means only needs to know that the player has completed the movement or operation, for example, the detection means may be constituted by a switch or a pressure sensor capable of detecting that the player has touched or got on the board. The expression means may be performed by displaying voices, characters, numbers, images, or the like, by acquiring an article such as a prize, or by a combination thereof.

Since the result is expressed, the player can be satisfied with playing the game and winning the game.

As described above, when allowing a player to obtain an article, the player is placed on the stage (in the case of a moving game, the end of the player in the moving direction on the stage). It is preferable to provide an article display section for displaying the obtainable articles. In addition to prizes themselves, such as stuffed animals and trading cards that players want, substitutes,
For example, it is composed of a voucher or a point ticket. In this case, in order to make the game interesting, it may be configured to allow acquisition of the article when the player has performed a desired movement or operation while avoiding the obstruction of the obstruction means.

In the case of a game machine playing a game that passes through an infrared detector, the obstructing means may be constituted by a light beam emitted from the projector to the light receiver. It is possible to control so that the game is ended when the light beam hits, or to give a score according to the number of hits.

Since there is no game machine that uses such a light beam, the game machine has a new appearance and an effect of attracting customers can be obtained.

Light rays are composed of visible light rays, but if they are composed of light rays that can be seen by wearing glasses, the act of wearing glasses increases the sense of reality for the player. Also, since only the player wearing the glasses can see the rays, the third party sees only the appearance of the player playing, which is also interesting for the third party.

In this case, according to the degree of difficulty selected by the player and automatically during the game, the number and position of the rays, the color, the shape, the thickness, and the shooting situation such as scanning can be changed. It is good to constitute.

The obstructing means may be constituted by various means other than the above-described light beam, such as a sound wave, vibration, wind, rubber pulling force, pulling force, and punching such as boxing. Also in these cases, it is preferable that the disturbance situation can be changed.

[0023]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a bodily sensation game machine 1 (hereinafter, referred to as a game machine). The game machine 1 is such that a player walks into the game machine 1 and hits a laser beam 2 imitating an infrared detector. This is a game machine 1 that allows a player to acquire a prize 4 when he or she successfully advances while avoiding the prize and reaches a prize display section 3 provided in the back within a predetermined time.

That is, the game machine 1 has a structure having an elongate stage 5 of an appropriate height, on which a player can ride and walk.

The stage 5 has a front side as an entrance, and a part excluding the entrance is surrounded by a housing 6. The prize display section 3 described above is provided at the back of the stage 5, and a first illumination lamp 7 for illuminating the prize display section 3 is provided on the ceiling surface of the housing 6. A laser beam emitting device 8 composed of a light emitter and a light receiver is appropriately disposed on both inner surfaces of the housing 6 so that the colored laser beam 2 can be extended. The inner surface of the housing 6 is set to matte black so that the light inside can be seen well.

At the entrance of the stage 5, a gate device 9 is provided.
Several steps 10 for ascending to the stage 5, walls 11, 12 sandwiching the steps 10, and pivotally supported on the front side of the inner surface of one of the walls 11, 12. It is composed of a regulating member 13.

The stairs 10 and the stage 5 are provided with footprint indicators 14. The footprint indicator 14 is a game time display device for notifying a player of a predetermined time that has been set in advance for the game, and from the stairs 10 to the stage 5 and to the back as time elapses. Lighting-off control is performed so as to proceed. In other words, footprint indicator 1
4 forms footprint-shaped light-transmitting portions 14a on the staircase portion 10 and the stage 5, and the light sources 14b are provided below these light-transmitting portions 14a.
Are arranged and configured. The light-transmitting portion 14a may be formed by forming an opaque non-light-transmitting layer on a portion other than the portion on which the light-transmitting portion 14a is formed, with respect to a transparent plate having a strength on which a person can ride. Transparent sheets of various colors are attached to the portion 14a so that the colors can be seen at the time of lighting. Such a footprint indicator 14 is more interesting for the player because the progress of time can be directly understood by the player, but in addition, for example, an indicator such as a clock hand may be used.
An indicator indicated by a number may be used.

The other one of the walls 11, 12
2, a coin insertion slot 15 for inserting coins and a coin return slot 16 for returning coins are formed. Operation panel 17
Is attached so that the player can set the preferred playing conditions.

In this embodiment, a trading card on which a popular character or the like is printed as the prize 4 is exemplified.
The game difficulty level can be selected according to the difficulty level. The difficulty level of the game is appropriately set by changing the launch situation such as the number and position of the laser beams 2. In addition,
For example, it may be changed according to the length of the game time.

In this example, the difficulty level is divided into three levels, and only one type of prize 4 can be acquired for a low difficulty level.
The user can select any one of the two types of prizes 4 for medium-sized items and three types of prizes 4 for those of high difficulty. That is, the operation panel 17 can input symbols “A”, “B”, and “C” for specifying the difficulty level, and numbers “1”, “2”, and “3” for specifying the type of premium. For example, it is composed of an appropriate device such as a touch panel type device. In order to make this selection, a prize display plate 18 indicating the degree of difficulty and the type of prize 4 is attached to the front of the stage 5.

It should be noted that the types of prizes 4 may be increased so that the prizes 4 can be selected at all difficulty levels. Also, in addition to trading cards, prizes 4 include CDs and M
Various things such as D and stuffed animals can be used.

The restricting member 13 is for blocking the space between the walls 11 and 12 to prevent intrusion of a person other than during a game, and is formed in a rod shape in this example. The pivots are the walls 11, 12
It is preferable to instigate only the part on the stage 5 side from the position where the space is closed, and urge the pivoting portion of the regulating member 13 in the closing direction via a spring or the like. Further, a gate lock device 19 having an engagement / disengagement structure or the like is provided in order to keep the closed state by making the above-mentioned propulsion impossible. Further, a start switch 20 is connected. That is, the gate lock device 19 is operated and locked except during the game time, and the lock is released only when the game is started. Then, when the player presses the regulating member 13 to enter the gate device 9, the start switch 20 is automatically turned on.

At the back of the stage 5, together with the prize display section 3, an exit 21 for a player who has finished playing to go outside is formed. The outlet 21 is formed on a rear side surface of the housing 6 and is configured by a door that can be opened only from the inside. For example, the door may be mounted so as to open only to the outside and urged in the closing direction by a spring or the like, and a handle or the like may not be formed on the outer surface of the door.

The prize display section 3 is composed of a hollow base member 22 having a quadrangular prism shape, and a transparent box-shaped cover 23 placed on the upper surface of the base member 22. The trading card as the prize 4 is configured to enter and exit the cover 23. When the player succeeds in the game, the cover 23 is opened, so that the prize 4 can be taken.

In order to detect the success of the game, a success detection sensor 24 composed of a sheet-shaped pressure sensor or the like having a suitably large shape is laid on the stage 5 at the front side of the prize display section 3. That is, if the player steps on the success detection sensor 24, a signal indicating success is output.

The prize display section 3 for selecting and displaying the six types of prizes 4 based on the player's selection may be configured as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, for example. That is, the base member 2
2, a holder 25 for holding six types of premiums 4 for each type, and a transport means 26 for transporting the holder 25 are built in. As shown in FIG. 3, the holder 25 has a shape in which the prize 4 can be vertically stacked and stored in the front-rear direction, and is held while the laminated prize 4 is pushed forward by the pressing plate 27 from the back. ing. A prize feeding device 28 having a pickup roller 28a, a feeding roller 28b, and a gate roller 28c is disposed on the front surface of the holder 25 so that the prizes 4 can be fed one by one.

The pickup roller 28a and the feeding roller 28b are configured to be rotatable in the forward and reverse directions so that the fed prize 4 can be collected. That is, if the prize 4 is extended, the lower end portion of the prize 4 is, as shown by a virtual line in FIG.
This is a state held by the feed roller 28b. The prize 4 in this state can be easily pulled out by being pulled upward. However, the prize 4 can be stored (collected) in the holder 25 by rotating the feeding roller 28b in the reverse direction.

A weight 29 is attached to the lower end of the holder 25 so that the holder 25 can be held vertically.

These holders 25 are provided with a holder moving motor 3
It turns around by turning 0. That is, the sprocket 31 which rotates by inputting the rotational force of the holder moving motor 30
And a pair of left and right transport chains that are stretched around the sprocket 31 and rotate around, and are supported at regular intervals between the chains 32 so as to be relatively rotatable. This orbital rotation is performed in a vertically long and oblong shape, and is set so as to come into contact with the ceiling surface inside the base member 22 when the holder 25 is located at the uppermost position. A notch groove 22a is formed at a position corresponding to the feeding port 25a on the front side of the holder 25 stopped at the uppermost position in the base member 22, and a through groove 33a having a shape corresponding to the notch groove 22a is formed. The base member 22 having a rectangular parallelepiped shape is attached to the upper surface of the base member 22. On the front side of the upper surface of the base member 33, the prize 4 which has been fed out is provided.
Are provided with a plurality of second illumination lamps 34 for illuminating the front surface.

The rotation of the holder 25 is performed by reading an address of one of the six holders 25 by an address reading sensor 35 constituted by a photoelectric sensor or the like and mounted at an appropriate position in the base member 22. When the desired holder 25 selected by the player is located at the uppermost position, the orbital rotation is stopped.

The cover 23 is pivotally supported at the lower rear end,
The opening / closing mechanism 36 is connected. The opening / closing mechanism 36 is, for example,
A cover opening / closing motor 37 fixed to the back surface of the base member 22,
The cover opening / closing motor 37 may be constituted by a swing arm 38 and a connecting rod 39 for rotatably connecting these arms.
After opening, it is controlled so that it automatically closes after a predetermined time sufficient to take the prize 4.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a control circuit for driving and controlling the game machine 1 having the above-described components. The CPU 40 executes a control operation in accordance with a program stored in the ROM 41, and the RAM 42 executes a control operation. The necessary control data is stored. CPU 40, ROM 41, RAM
The control unit 42 includes a coin processing unit 43 connected to the coin insertion slot 15 and the coin return slot 16, an explanation sound and a BG
A sound storage unit 44 for storing sounds such as M and sound effects, a timer 45, and a speaker 46 for outputting the sound stored in the sound storage unit 44 are connected.

Hereinafter, the control operation of the game machine 1 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of the game processing operations performed by the CPU 40 in FIGS.

First, when coins are inserted (step n)
1) An appropriate explanatory sound or sound effect is output from the speaker from the voice storage unit 44 stored in advance (step n2). For example, in addition to a voice such as "Can you take away?", A description of the game and a description of the operation are provided, and the player is prompted to select a desired difficulty level and a premium 4.

Subsequently, the first illumination lamp 7 is turned on to give the prize 4
Lights up the prize display section 3 that is not displayed (step n3), and waits for an input from the operation switch 17a of the operation panel 17. When the operation switch 17a is turned on (step n4), each unit is driven according to the input signal.

That is, the holder moving motor 30 is driven based on the information read by the address reading sensor 35 so that the prize 4 selected by the player is fed out to the prize display section 3, and the predetermined holder 25 is moved to the uppermost position. Then, the premium delivery device 28 is driven (step n5).

Subsequently, after the prize 4 is paid out, the second illumination lamp 34 is turned on to illuminate the front surface of the prize 4 (step n6), and the laser beam emitting device 8 is driven to emit the laser beam 2. Fire (step n
7).

Then, a sound is output to explain the start of the game, a description of the game, notes, and an exit (step n8), and unlock the gate device 9 (step n9). .

When the player presses the regulating member 13 to enter the gate device 9, the start switch 20 is automatically turned on (step n10), so that sound effects, sound of BGM, etc. are output (step n11), and the timer 45 (step n12), and the footprint indicator 14
Is displayed (step n13). Then, the control device 13 is locked by locking the gate device 9 released earlier (step n14).

When the timer 45 measures the time, the footprint indicator 14 moves the lighting position forward for each footprint, and informs the player of the remaining time sensuously.

When the time is up (step n)
15) For example, a sound such as a notice of intrusion, such as a sound such as “Who is it!” And a sound effect such as a warning sound and a sound of a police car siren are output (step n).
16), end processing is performed. That is, the prize feeding device 28 of the holder 25 in the prize display section 3 is driven to collect the prize 4 (step n17), the first and second illumination lamps 7 and 34 are turned off (step n18), and the laser beam is emitted. The apparatus 8 is stopped to turn off the laser beam 2 (step n19).

If the laser beam 2 is cut off before the time is up in step n15 (step n20), the same processing as in steps n16 to n19 is performed.

If the time does not increase and the laser beam 2 is not cut off, there is a signal input from a success detection sensor provided below the prize display section 3 behind the stage 5 and the prize 4
Is provided. That is, sound output is performed (step n22), sound effects and the like that congratulate success are output, and the cover opening / closing motor 37 is driven (step n23) to open the cover 23 and obtain the premium 4 to the player. And then close. And the first and second illumination lamps 7,
34 is turned off (step n24), and the laser beam emitting device 8 is stopped to turn off the laser beam 2 (step n25).

As described above, the game machine 1 utilizes the laser beam 2 and can enjoy a new game. That is, since the laser beam 2 is used, the appearance is beautiful, and the interest of the viewer can be attracted. Moreover, since the laser beam 2 is directed in the direction in which the player travels, it is possible to enjoy a game that many people once wanted to play, as if they were the main characters of television animations and movies. Further, if the player succeeds in the game, the prize 4 can be acquired, so that the prize 4 can be enjoyed in addition to the content of the game. Furthermore, since the whole body is used in the game, the game machine 1 has an extremely high satisfaction when successful.

The obstruction means of the present invention corresponds to the laser beam 2 in the above embodiment, and similarly, the expression means is:
The prize display section 3, the CPU 40, the voice storage section 44, and the speaker 46 correspond to the article, the prize 4 and the article display section,
In the prize display section 3, the detection means is in the success detection sensor 24,
Corresponding.

In addition to the laser beam, infrared or ultrasonic waves, sound output from an appropriate sound source device, vibration from an appropriate vibration device, or the like may be adopted as the above-mentioned interference means.
The game may be configured not only to hinder the movement and movement of the player, but also to make the game interesting and lively by the effects of these actions.

[0057]

As described above, according to the present invention, an unprecedented fun game machine using the whole body can be obtained. In addition, for example, various games can be made available according to demand, such as, for example, things that are never experienced but are interesting.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a bodily sensation game machine.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing the structure of a prize display unit.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a structure of a holder.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a control circuit.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a game processing operation performed by a CPU.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a game processing operation performed by a CPU.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Experience game machine 2 ... Laser beam 3 ... Premium display part 4 ... Premium 5 ... Stage 8 ... Laser beam emitting device 24 ... Success detection sensor

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A bodily sensation game machine in which a stage on which a player himself moves is provided, and on the stage, an obstructing means for obstructing a movement or an operation desired by the player based on a set condition is provided. 2. An expression for detecting that the player has achieved a desired movement or operation while avoiding the obstruction of the obstruction means, and expressing the result based on the detection result of the detection means. The bodily sensation game machine according to claim 1, further comprising means. 3. The bodily sensation game machine according to claim 1, wherein an article display section for displaying articles that can be obtained by the player is provided on the stage. 4. An article display section for displaying articles which can be obtained by a player is provided on the stage, and when the player has performed a desired movement or operation while avoiding the obstruction of the obstruction means, the article is acquired. The bodily sensation game machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the bodily sensation game machine is configured to allow: 5. The bodily sensation game according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the obstruction means is constituted by a light beam, a sound wave, a vibration, or the like emitted from the light emitter to the light receiver. Machine. 6. The interfering means is constituted by a light beam emitted from the light emitter to the light receiver, and the number, position, color, shape, thickness, scan, etc. of the light beam can be changed. The bodily sensation game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4.