JP2002273034A - Game device using location detecting device, and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a new game device wherein the play is advanced by the movement of a player in the open air, and a storage medium. SOLUTION: A control unit 4 as a game computing section computes the game based on the location information on the player from a GPS. In this case, the control unit 4 is equipped with a game area setting means, a first displaying means, a character setting means, and a second displaying means. The game area setting means sets a game area based on the present location of the player. The first displaying means displays at least a map in a game area A on a display 2 in the game machine. The character setting means arranges a character in the game area. The second displaying means displays the moving track of the player on the map by the GPS. Then, as a requirement, when the moving track displayed on the map indicates a region B, the character is obtained.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game device provided with a position detecting device and a storage medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, game machines of various genres have been developed, sold, and spread so that children and adults can enjoy them. However, in most of the game machines, most of the game machines can be played indoors by displaying the game contents on a display such as a CRT, and few can be played by moving the body.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. Hei 10-216361 discloses that a portable game machine is connected to a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver, receives signals (positioning radio waves) from GPS satellites, and obtains current position information. There is proposed a game device for playing outdoors in which the game element is incorporated as a game element. This game device is based on a completely new idea that goes beyond the category of conventional game machines, such as playing outdoors using a game machine.

[0004]

However, the game apparatus described in the above-mentioned publication cannot practically play unless at least five people gather, and furthermore, it is necessary to prepare a referee machine or to provide a transceiver for each game machine. It was difficult for anyone to enjoy it casually.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional circumstances, and has as its object to provide a novel game device and a storage medium in which a player progresses as he moves outdoors.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention relates to a game device equipped with a position detecting device, comprising: a game calculating portion for performing a game calculation based on player position information from the position detecting device. A game area setting means for setting a game area based on a current position of the player; a means for displaying at least a map in the game area on a display of the game machine; Character setting means for arranging a character, and display means for displaying the movement trajectory of the player on the map by the position detection device, wherein when the movement trajectory displayed on the map indicates a preset form, the character Is a condition for obtaining

[0007] The present invention is effective when an enclosure is formed by the movement trajectory displayed on the map, and when the character in the enclosure is hidden, a condition for acquiring the character is effective. .

Further, the present invention is effective when the player's allotted time is set in advance. Furthermore,
The present invention is effective when the character is movable.

Still further, the present invention is effective when the condition of whether or not the character can be obtained is set according to the size of the enclosure formed by the movement trajectory. In order to solve the above problem, the present invention provides a storage medium of a game device using a position detection device, a function of setting a game area by a signal from the position detection device based on a current position of a player, A function of displaying a map of the game area on the display of the game machine, a function of holding data of a large number of characters and causing characters to appear randomly in the game area, and a movement of a player to the map by the position detection device It is characterized by storing a program having a display function of displaying a trajectory and a function of determining whether or not a movement trajectory displayed on a map is a condition to be acquired.

[0010] The present invention is effective if a storage unit for writing map data is provided.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an external view of a game machine used in a game device according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, a portable game machine 1 having a liquid crystal display 2 and a switch 3 as an input unit is equipped with a GPS cassette 10 incorporating a GPS receiver as a position detecting device. The game machine 1 according to the present embodiment plays by mounting a game cassette, and the GPS cassette 10 is mounted on the game cassette mounting section 6. And G
The PS cassette 10 is provided with a mounting section 11 for mounting a data cassette 20 as a portable storage medium and a reading section (not shown in FIG. 1) for reading the cassette 20.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a game machine used in the game device according to the present invention. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 4 denotes a control unit as a game calculation unit provided in the game machine 1. The control unit 4 drives the reading unit 12 to store data stored in the data cassette 20 mounted on the mounting unit 11. Take in. The control unit 4 includes the GPS receiver 1
The information 3 and the signal of the switch 3 are input from 3, and output a video signal to the display 2 and an audio signal to an audio output device 5 such as a speaker.

The data cassette 20 has a function of setting a game area based on a signal from a GPS based on a current position of a player required for the game, a function of displaying at least a map of the game area on a display of the game machine, A function to hold character data and randomly appear characters in the game area
A program having a display function of displaying a player's trajectory on a map by a PS, a function of determining whether the trajectory displayed on the map is a condition for obtaining, and map data of an area where the player plays a game; And a storage unit for storing a game result.

[0014] The game device according to the present invention obtains a character that a player moves and hides, for example, a monster, and makes the monsters fight each other.
It is a game that can be raised and exchanged. In this kind of game, you will not be able to move on unless you get a monster. Then, in order to acquire the monster, the GPS positioning function is skillfully used, and a detailed game flow will be described.

First, the player writes map data including an area to be played in the data cassette 20,
The player can play the game when he is in the area of the map data. Since the size of the map data to be written depends on the storage capacity of the storage unit of the data cassette 20, it is preferable to provide the storage unit with the largest storage capacity in the data cassette 20 as much as possible.

Prior to starting the game, the game is set by operating the switch 3. Game settings are GPS
Since the latitude and longitude of the current position of the player are determined from the signal from the player, a player display indicating the current position of the player appears on the map displayed on the display 2.
Then, the player determines a game area, for example, as shown by reference numeral A in FIG. The game area A can be arbitrarily selected by the player as long as the game area A is within the area where the map data is present and includes the player display. The scale of the map when determining the game area A can be selected by the player, but is set to a predetermined scale in advance to unify the conditions for the player. In this case, when the game target age is low, the map is set to a large scale, and when the game target age is high, the action range is widened. Therefore, it is desirable to set the map to a smaller scale.

Thus, when the game area A is determined,
The game setting ends, and the game starts. When the game is started, the player moves freely in the game area A. When a monster is hidden in the game area A, when the player approaches the monster to a certain extent, a hint including a sound and / or a video for indicating that the monster is hidden and its rough position is given.
As an example of the hint, the sound such as "There is a monster moving slowly to the south near here" in the video etc. The outline of the monster.

When the player obtains such a hint, the player moves so as to include a position where the monster is considered to be hidden, and makes a box. At this time, since the position where the player has moved can be known from the GPS signal, the movement locus is displayed on the map of the display 3, so that a box B by the movement locus can be formed on the map as shown in FIG. 3. . In addition, it is preferable that the box B is not completely closed, and that even if one part is missing, the box B is regarded as the box. With this setting, a part of the movement trajectory may be missing due to the GPS measurement wave not reaching due to buildings, tunnels, etc.
This prevents players from forcing through very dangerous places.

Further, if the monsters are configured not to stay at a fixed position but to move, even a monster in a place where a player cannot pass can be captured when the monster moves. Furthermore, a monster can be obtained by forming an enclosure so as to set a trap at a place where the monster is expected to move.

The game is played in this manner. With the above-described game configuration, the larger the box B is, the more the game is formed.
This is advantageous because you can surely get monsters. However, since it takes time to make the large box B, providing a time limit for the game may run out of time. Furthermore, if you make a large box,
It can happen to surround several monsters at the same time, but in this case, a monster with higher ability escapes and it is possible to acquire a monster that is inferior. Furthermore, the size of the enclosure can be included in the conditions for obtaining monsters. With this setting, it is possible to prevent a large box from being necessarily advantageous.

The game device configured as described above is for playing while moving in the outdoors by walking or the like.
It is possible to provide a novel game in which a player's movement trajectory is incorporated into a game element using the S positioning device. Moreover, since the play area can be freely selected,
Players can play the game anywhere they want.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the flow of the above-mentioned game. In FIG. 4, the game area is determined (step 1), and the game is started after the determination (step 2). When the game is started, it is determined whether or not the player has found a monster (step 3). If the player has found a monster, it is determined whether or not the player has formed an enclosing area based on the movement locus (step 4). If it is determined that the box has been enclosed, it is determined whether there is a monster in the box (step 5). If there is a monster, the monster can be acquired (step 6). In steps 3 to 5, n
In the case of o and after step 6, it is determined in step 7 whether the time is over, and if the time is over, the game ends. If the time is not over, the process returns to step 3 again.

In the above embodiment, the GPS is used as the position detecting device. However, as the position detecting device, for example, a wireless telephone capable of performing wireless telephone communication in each area set in a cell shape such as a PHS. The current position may be calculated from the area designation information corresponding to the current position transmitted for communication by telephone, and a specific example thereof is shown in FIG.

In FIG. 5, the control unit 30 includes a game control unit 31, a device control unit 32, and a position data control unit 33. The control unit 30 includes a wireless unit 3 for communication.
4. Voice processing unit 35 for processing voice during communication, input unit 35 for performing game input and communication input, and storage unit 3.
6, a display unit 37 for displaying a game or the like, a sounding unit 39 for generating a ring tone, and a vibrating unit 39 for vibrating at least a part of the device by an incoming signal. The storage unit 36 stores game data 40, map data 41, and communication data 42. The storage unit 36 may be provided with an external information storage medium 43 such as a memory card for storing game save data or the like or a cassette for storing a game program, if necessary.

In the game device having such a configuration, the position of the player can be specified by the area designation information, but the position information of the player and the map data 41 corresponding to the position information of the player are used as game elements.

Reference numeral 44 denotes a timer connected to the controller 30. Time data from the timer 44 can also be used as a game element. It can be omitted if it is provided with.).

By the way, in a radio telephone such as a PHS, a paging area code and an additional ID are provided as an additional ID for the outdoor public in the arrival identification code. Therefore, when the call identification code is received, the paging area number and the additional ID are specified, so that the control unit 30 can calculate the current position. Then, based on the current position information calculated in this way, it is possible to play according to the game program stored in the game data.

[0028]

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a novel game device in which the trajectory of a player is displayed by a signal from the position detecting device, and the trajectory is incorporated in a game element.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view showing an embodiment of a game device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the game device.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a display during play.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a game progress flow of the game device.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of the game device according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine 2 Display 4 Control part 10 GPS cassette 20 Data cassette A Game area B Box

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Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A game device equipped with a position detection device, comprising: a game calculation unit that performs a game calculation based on position information of a player from the position detection device, wherein the game calculation unit is based on a current position of the player. A game area setting means for setting a game area, a means for displaying at least a map in the game area on a display of the game machine, a character setting means for arranging a character in the game area, and A game device, comprising: display means for displaying on the map by a position detecting device, and when the movement locus displayed on the map indicates a preset form, the game device is set as a condition for acquiring the character. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein an enclosure is formed by the movement locus displayed on the map, and the character is acquired when the character in the enclosure is hidden. The game device according to the above. 3. The game device according to claim 1, wherein the player's allotted time is set in advance. 4. The game device according to claim 1, wherein the character is movable. 5. The game device according to claim 1, wherein a condition of whether or not the character can be acquired is set according to a size of an enclosure formed by a movement trajectory. 6. A storage medium of a game device using a position detecting device, wherein a function of setting a game area based on a signal from the position detecting device based on a current position of a player, and at least a map of the game area being displayed on the game machine. It has a function to display on the display and data of many characters,
A function of randomly appearing a character in the game area, a display function of displaying the movement locus of the player on the map by the position detection device, and determining whether the movement locus displayed on the map is a condition to be acquired. A storage medium storing a program having a function of performing the following. 7. The storage medium according to claim 6, further comprising a storage unit into which map data is written.