JP2002200339A - Game device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game device that executes a match game by detecting the direction and acceleration of motion and determining the movement via a simple structure. SOLUTION: The game device for displaying a game image on a display includes a control part 10 including a right-left part of body cases 11 and 12 for wearing on part of a human body, a triaxial acceleration sensor part disposed in each body case, and a transmitting part for transmitting a triaxial acceleration signal measured by the triaxial acceleration sensor part; and a game computer part 20 comprising a receiving part 21 for receiving the acceleration signal from the transmitting part, and a processing part for detecting the direction and acceleration of motion of each body case on the basis of the acceleration signal received by the receiving part and determining the movement of each body case.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game apparatus comprising a game computer section for processing a signal from a control section and displaying a game image on a display, for example.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a joypad, a joystick, or the like is used as a control unit used in a game device such as a game computer. In either case, the direction and various inputs can be performed, but it is impossible to input the magnitude of the acceleration with respect to the input direction. Therefore, for example, various operations in a boxing game, a soccer game, a fighting game, and the like that require a moving direction and a moving acceleration, that is, types of punches in a boxing game, types of kicks in a soccer game, and types of punches and kicks in a fighting game Cannot be determined.

[0003]

On the other hand, a conventional boxing game apparatus is disclosed, for example, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-28524.
No. 9. In this boxing game, a target is punched by a glove worn on a hand, an acceleration is detected on the glove, an impact force due to the punch is measured, and the measured value is displayed.

However, in such a boxing game device, it is only necessary to measure the impact force of the punch, and it is impossible to determine the type of punch, that is, straight, upper, hook or the like. In this way, it is impossible to determine the operation by detecting the moving direction and the moving acceleration, and therefore, based on such a moving direction and the moving acceleration, a so-called competitive type is performed via a computer or the like. It was difficult to play various games.

[0005] In view of the above, the present invention provides a game apparatus which has a simple structure, detects a moving direction and a moving acceleration, and determines an operation thereof to play a competitive game. It is intended to be.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a game apparatus for displaying a game image on a display, comprising: a pair of left and right main body cases mounted on a part of a human body; A control unit including an axis acceleration sensor unit and a transmission unit that transmits a triaxial acceleration signal measured by the triaxial acceleration sensor unit,
A receiving unit that receives the acceleration signal from the transmitting unit; and a process of detecting a moving direction and a moving acceleration of each body case based on the acceleration signal received by the receiving unit, and determining an operation of each body case. This is achieved by a game device having a game computer unit comprising a game unit.

[0007] The game device according to the present invention preferably comprises:
The control part is formed in a glove type.

[0008] The game device according to the present invention preferably comprises:
The processing unit determines the type of punch based on the moving direction and the moving acceleration of the control unit.

[0009] The game device according to the present invention preferably comprises
The control section is formed in a shoe shape.

[0010] The game device according to the present invention is preferably arranged such that:
The processing unit determines the type of kick based on the moving direction and the moving acceleration of the control unit.

[0011] The game device according to the present invention preferably comprises:
The control part is formed in a glove type and a shoe type.

[0012] The game device according to the present invention preferably comprises:
Further, the processing unit determines the type of punch and kick based on the moving direction and the moving acceleration of the control unit.

[0013] According to the above-described configuration, the user attaches the pair of left and right control units to a part of the body, for example, both hands or both feet, and moves a part of the body to move each control unit. Is measured as acceleration in the three-axis direction by the three-axis acceleration sensor unit. Then, the processing unit detects the moving direction and the moving acceleration of each of the control units based on the triaxial acceleration detected by the triaxial acceleration sensor unit, and based on the moving direction and the moving acceleration, the control unit Is determined, that is, the movement of a part of the body.

As described above, according to the present invention, the control unit is attached to a part of the body, for example, both hands or both feet, to detect the moving direction and the moving acceleration of each control unit, and to control each control unit. The motion of a part of the body, such as both hands or both feet, to which the part is attached can be determined. Then, based on the result of the determination, a competitive game is played for software running on the computer.

When the control section is formed in a glove type, the movement of both hands with the control section mounted thereon can be determined by detecting the moving direction and the moving acceleration of the control section. Therefore, it is possible to play a game such as a boxing game that is performed based on the operation of both hands.

When the processing section determines the type of punch in boxing on the basis of the moving direction and the moving acceleration of the control section, the type of punch by two-handed movement, ie, the straight type, based on the movement of the control section. , Upper and hook can be determined, and a more realistic boxing game can be realized.

When the control section is formed in a shoe shape, the movement of both feet on which the control section is mounted can be determined by detecting the moving direction and the moving acceleration of the control section. Therefore, it is possible to play a game such as a soccer game, which is played based on the movement of both feet.

When the processing section determines the type of kick in soccer based on the moving direction and the moving acceleration of the control section, the type of kick by the action of both feet is determined based on the movement of the control section. And a more realistic soccer game can be realized.

When the control section is formed in a glove type or a shoe type, the movement direction and the acceleration of the control section are detected to determine the operation of both hands and both feet on which the control section is mounted. be able to. Therefore, it is possible to play a game such as a fighting game such as kick boxing or karate, which is performed based on the movement of both hands and both feet.

Further, when the processing section determines the type of punch and kick based on the moving direction and the moving acceleration of the control section, the punch and the movement by both hands and both feet are performed based on the movement of the control section. The type of kick can be determined, and a more realistic fighting game can be realized. The reference numerals in the parentheses are provided for easy understanding, are merely examples, and the present invention is not limited to these.

[0021]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on embodiments shown in the drawings. 1 to 3 show an embodiment of a game device according to the present invention. FIG.
In FIG. 3 and FIG. 3, a control unit 10 is a control unit for a so-called boxing game, and a pair of left and right glove-type main body cases 1 mounted on both hands of a user.
, 12, three-axis acceleration sensor units 13, 14 provided in body cases 11, 12, and transmission units 17, 18.
And is composed of

The control section 10 is configured as described above, and when used, a boxing game is played as shown in FIG. That is, in FIG. 1, the control unit 10 is used together with the game computer 20, and signals from the transmission units 17 and 18 are received by the reception unit 21 provided in the game computer 20. In response to this, the game computer 20 proceeds with the boxing game based on the acceleration signal corresponding to the movement of both hands received by the receiving unit 21 and determines the movement of both hands. (Image signal and audio signal) are input to the television receiver 22, an image of the boxing game played by the game computer 20 is displayed on the display unit 23 of the television receiver 22, and a speaker (not shown) ) Outputs the sound of the boxing game.

The main body cases 11, 12 are formed symmetrically with respect to each other for the right hand and the left hand, so that the user can wear them on both hands. Each of the three-axis acceleration sensor units 13 and 14 has a known configuration, and measures acceleration in three axes, that is, XYZ directions, and outputs a measurement signal. Here, as shown in FIG. 2B, the X axis is the direction of the tip of the arm,
The Y axis is selected inward of the arm and the Z axis is selected in the upward direction of the arm.

Based on the measurement signals from the three-axis acceleration sensor units 13 and 14, the processing unit calculates the moving directions and the moving accelerations of the main body cases 11 and 12 from the three-axis directions, that is, the accelerations in each of the XYZ directions. Upon detection, the type of punch, for example, straight, upper, hook, etc., is determined based on the movement of each of the main body cases 11, 12;

The determination of the operation by such a processing unit is performed, for example, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. In FIG. 4, first, in step ST1, the main body case 1
In the stationary state of the triaxial acceleration sensor units 13 and 1
Then, the reference value of 4 is reset, and the reference acceleration value 0G of each XYZ axis is set. Next, in step ST2, the acceleration G of each of the XYZ axes is detected by the three-axis acceleration sensors 13 and 14.
The value is measured.

Subsequently, in step ST3, the processing unit 1
5 and 16 make the first determination, that is, X> Y and X> Z, and if YES, it is determined that the punching operation by the main body cases 11 and 12 is straight, and the processing is terminated.
If O, the process proceeds to step ST4 to continue the process.

Then, in step ST4, the processing unit 1
5 and 16 make the second determination, that is, Z> X and Z> Y, and if YES, it is determined that the punching operation by the main body cases 11 and 12 is the upper operation, and the processing is terminated.
If so, the process proceeds to step ST5 to continue the process.

Further, in step ST5, the processing unit 1
If the judgments of X, Z and Y> Z are made, that is, if YES is determined for YES in steps 5 and 16, and the punching operation by main body cases 11, 12 is determined to be a hook, the processing is terminated, and if NO, If it is, the process returns to step ST2 to continue the process.

As described above, steps ST2 to ST
5 is repeatedly performed at predetermined time intervals set in advance, whereby each body case 11,
The movement of the body 12 is always measured, and the movement of the user's both hands due to the movement of the main body cases 11 and 12 is determined.

The transmitting units 17 and 18 have a well-known configuration, and transmit acceleration signals in the three-axis directions measured by the three-axis acceleration sensor units 13 and 14 to an external device, for example, radio waves or infrared rays. Transmit as an optical signal.

From this state, the user mounts each of the main body cases 11 and 12 of the control unit 10 on both hands and starts a boxing game by the game computer 20. Then, the user performs a punching operation with both hands in a boxing game with the main body cases 11 and 12 mounted. Thereby, the three-axis acceleration sensor units 13 and 14 provided in the main body cases 11 and 12 respectively detect the movement of the main body cases 11 and 12 and
18 transmits the triaxial acceleration signals measured by the triaxial acceleration sensor units 13 and 14 to the receiving unit 21 of the game computer 20.

In response, the game computer 20
The processing unit determines the movement of both hands based on the acceleration signal corresponding to the movement of both hands received by the receiving unit 21 and proceeds with the boxing game, and converts the resulting image signal and audio signal to a television receiver. 22. Thus, an image indicating the progress of the boxing game is continuously displayed on the display unit 23 of the television receiver 22, and the sound of the progress of the boxing game is output from the speaker of the television receiver 22.

Then, one or two users of the game computer 20 use the control unit 10 to send their hands from the transmission units 17 and 18 to the reception unit 21 of the game computer 20, respectively. By transmitting the signal corresponding to the operation, the game computer 20 can play a competitive boxing game. In this case, the user can perform a punching operation on the boxing game by the game computer 20 by operating both hands in the same manner as boxing with the glove type main body cases 11 and 12 attached to both hands. . In this way, a sufficient bodily sensation can be obtained with respect to the punching operation in the boxing game, and the sense of presence can be further enhanced in the operation of software such as a game.

In the above-described embodiment, the control unit 10 for playing the boxing game has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Thus, it is possible to play a soccer game based on, for example, a kick operation by the operation of both feet.

It is also possible to prepare two types of main body cases to be attached to both hands and both feet and play a fighting game such as kick boxing or karate based on the movements of both hands and feet of the user.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the acceleration signals in the three-axis directions measured by the three-axis acceleration sensor units 13 and 14 are transmitted from the transmission units 17 and 18 as optical signals such as radio waves or infrared rays. However, the present invention is not limited to this.
Obviously, it may be directly input to an external device such as 0.

[0037]

As described above, according to the present invention, the user moves a part of the body by attaching the pair of left and right body cases to a part of the body, for example, both hands and both feet. Thus, the movement of each main body case is measured as triaxial acceleration by the triaxial acceleration sensor. Then, the processing unit detects the moving direction and the moving acceleration of each of the main body cases based on the triaxial acceleration detected by the triaxial acceleration sensor. Thereby, the determination unit
The movement of the main body case, that is, the movement of a part of the body is determined based on the moving direction and the moving acceleration detected by the processing unit.

As described above, according to the present invention, the main body case is attached to a part of the body, for example, both hands or both feet, so that the moving direction and the moving acceleration of each main body case are detected. The motion of a part of the body such as both hands or both feet with the case attached can be determined.
When the remote control device according to the present invention is connected to a computer or the like based on the determination result of a game computer or a personal computer to which the main body case is connected, an operation on the computer is performed based on the determination result. Competitive games will be played against the software.

Thus, according to the present invention, there is provided an extremely excellent game apparatus in which a competitive game is played by detecting the moving direction and the moving acceleration with a simple structure and judging the operation. Can be done.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing one embodiment of a game device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows a control unit of the game device of FIG. 1,
(A) is a schematic perspective view, and (B) is an explanatory view showing directions of each XYZ axis of the three-axis acceleration sensor.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a control unit of the game device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a processing unit in the game device of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Control part 11, 12 Main body case 13, 14 Triaxial acceleration sensor part 17, 18 Transmission part 20 Game computer 21 Receiving part 22 Television receiver 23 Display part

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A game device for displaying a game image on a display, comprising: a pair of left and right body cases mounted on a part of a human body; a three-axis acceleration sensor provided in each body case; A control unit including a transmission unit that transmits a triaxial acceleration signal measured by the axis acceleration sensor unit; a reception unit that receives the acceleration signal from the transmission unit; and a reception unit that receives the acceleration signal from the transmission unit. A game device comprising: a game computer unit comprising: a processing unit that detects a moving direction and a moving acceleration of each main body case based on an acceleration signal, and determines an operation of each main body case. 2. The game device according to claim 1, wherein the control section is formed in a glove type. 3. The game device according to claim 2, wherein the processing unit determines a type of punch based on a moving direction and a moving acceleration of the control unit. 4. The game device according to claim 1, wherein the control section is formed in a shoe shape. 5. The game device according to claim 4, wherein the processing unit determines a type of a kick based on a moving direction and a moving acceleration of the control unit. 6. The game device according to claim 1, wherein the control section is formed in a glove type and a shoe type. 7. The game device according to claim 6, wherein the processing unit determines the type of punch and kick based on the moving direction and the moving acceleration of the control unit.