JP2002331093A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily judge the feeling of a game player by jointly using the present state of a game and the psychological state of the game player, and make the game player settle to the game by providing a privilege to the game player by a real time system. SOLUTION: The feeling of the game player is judged based on the expression of the face and the voice of the game player. In this case, the expression of the face is photographed by a CCD camera 12. The voice of the game player is collected by a sound-collecting microphone 14. At the same time, by recognizing the game state from a major control board 150, the present psychological state of the game player is recognized. Then, a privilege in response to the psychological state of the game player is provided, and thus, the game player who is playing the game can be pleased more.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine in which a game progresses as a game medium moves on a game board in response to a player's operation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a gaming machine, in particular, in a pachinko machine, a lottery is performed by detecting a pachinko ball which has won a starting winning opening (special symbol starting winning opening). As a result,
There is a pachinko machine that has a function of opening a special winning opening a predetermined number of times for a predetermined period of time and increasing a winning rate of a game ball, so as to be in a state advantageous to a player.

[0003] In this type of pachinko machine, a display unit (usually a liquid crystal display screen) is provided at the center of the gauge board of the pachinko machine in order to notify the player of the result of the lottery. This display unit is configured with a plurality of rows of symbol variation screens (there is also a background screen), and is configured to notify a hit or miss in a line when the symbols are stopped. The player
By looking at this symbol change screen, it is possible to give a sense of expectation because it is a pleasure to see if it is a hit or miss.

[0004] Here, when the player is delighted, including the case of waiting for the result of the lottery, the player is changed in appearance or inside. If such a change in the psychological state of the player, for example, when the investment amount is increasing and frustrating, if this can be relaxed (relaxed), the player can continue the game, The operation rate can be stabilized.

[0005] As a function of determining a mental state, for example,
Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 11-169518 (hereinafter referred to as Prior Art 1) discloses that a touch sensor is provided on an operation handle for firing a pachinko ball to detect a heartbeat (pulse) of a player.

However, in the prior art 1, the heartbeat detection is only used to determine whether or not the player has touched the operation handle, and there is no description for determining the mental state.

On the other hand, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-308770 (hereinafter referred to as Prior Art 2), a player's mental state is measured by measuring a player's heartbeat and pulse, and a game state is determined based on the determination result. Is disclosed. According to this, the game can be controlled according to the player's mental state.

However, in the prior art 2, it is mainly described that a player's mental state is determined and reported. In addition, it is described that a change is made to the game state thereafter, but in accordance with the current psychological state of the player, a privilege is provided in real time, and the player is returned to a steady state. Absent.

The prior art 2 shown in FIG.
5, there is a description "reflected in the game (instantaneous response)", but in any case, this prior art 2 is a so-called human hand that progresses the game according to various operation instructions of the player. This is different from a pachinko machine in which a player only performs an operation for firing a pachinko ball, while the game is a game to enter.

Further, in the prior art 2, since the judgment of the mental state is not tied to the current game state, the judgment of the mental state is very complicated and impractical.

In the present invention, in consideration of the above fact, by using the current state of the game and the psychological state of the player together, it is possible to easily determine the emotion of the player and to give the player a privilege in real time. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine that can fix a player in a game by providing a game machine.

[0012]

According to the present invention, there is provided a gaming machine in which a game progresses by moving a game medium on a game board in response to an operation of a player. A player's psychological state detecting means for detecting at least one of a change in an external mental state or a change in an internal mental state of the player, and a change in a mental state of the player detected by the player's mental state detecting means Based on the emotion analysis means for analyzing the current emotion of the player, a game state determination means for determining the game state based on the progress of the game, the emotion of the player analyzed by the emotion analysis means, and And a privilege providing unit that provides a privilege corresponding to the current gaming state in real time based on the gaming state determined by the gaming state determining unit.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the apparatus for detecting a change in the apparent mental state of the player during the game is installed in the gaming machine and provided in the gaming machine. It is characterized by comprising at least one of an image pickup means for picking up an image of a face of a facing player and a sound collecting means for collecting a voice of the player.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the method of detecting a change in an inner mental state of the player during the game is carried out in order to advance the game of the player. And a plurality of electrodes for detecting at least one of the heart rate, the amount of sweat, and the blood pressure based on the amount of electrical change caused by the grip.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to third aspects, the privilege provided by the privilege providing means is such that a game ball wins a starting port on a game board. It is a service that is directly related to the progress of the game, including the increase in the probability of winning at the time of lottery, which determines whether to win or lose at a predetermined probability at the time of doing.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to third aspects, the privilege provided by the privilege providing means changes the psychological state of the player to a normal mental state. It is a service that is not directly related to the progress of the game, including at least one of the provision of goods, music, and a message.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the player's mental state detecting means detects the player's external mental state, the internal mental state, or both.

For example, in an outward psychological state, the facial expression is moderated when the game is proceeding advantageously, and conversely, when the game is disadvantageous, the facial expression is sharp (severe). In addition, when the game is proceeding advantageously, a humming or a tone rises. On the other hand, when the game is disadvantageous, a tongue or a tone is lowered. In claim 2, these are detected by the imaging means and the sound collecting means.

On the other hand, in the internal mental state, the heart rate is stable when the game is proceeding advantageously, and the heart rate is increased when the game is proceeding disadvantageously, The amount of sweating increases. In the third aspect, a plurality of electrodes for detecting at least one of the heart rate, the amount of perspiration, and the blood pressure are provided in the operation unit.

In the emotion analysis means, based on a change in the player's psychological state detected by the player's psychological state detecting means,
Analyze the current emotion of the player.

The privilege providing means provides a privilege corresponding to the current gaming state in real time based on the current emotion of the player and the gaming state determined by the gaming state determining means.

The privilege to be provided includes, as set forth in claim 4, an increase in the probability of winning at the time of a lottery which determines whether or not the game ball has a predetermined probability when the game ball has entered the starting port on the game board. It is a service directly related to the progress of the game, and this can create an opportunity to shift an unfavorable game state to an advantageous state.

[0023] The privilege to be provided is, as described in claim 5, the progress of the game including the provision of at least one of articles, music, and messages for changing the psychological state of the player to a normal psychological state. It is a service that is not directly related, and this can alleviate the emotions of a player who is losing his normal mind in an unfavorable game state.

In the above description, the remedy is described as a remedy for a player in an unfavorable game state, but it is also possible to make the game unfavorable for an advantageous player.

[0025]

FIG. 1 shows a pachinko machine 110 according to the present embodiment. This pachinko machine 110
Is constituted by a rectangular frame 113, and is supported by a base surface 115 on the store side. Also, the frame 11
3, a speaker 162, a decoration plate 113A, a key cylinder 113B, and the like are provided.

On the inner front side of the frame 113, a transparent glass plate 110A is provided so as to be fitted into the glass frame 110B. A game board 111 is provided in an inner area partitioned by the transparent glass plate 110A. The area of the game board 111 surrounded by the arc-shaped rail 112 is a gauge section 114 which is a game area.

As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of nails 116 are driven into the gauge portion 114 over the entire surface, and a pachinko ball driven through the rail 112 is used for the nails 116.
, And fall while being guided by a guide path formed by the nail 116.
In addition to the nail 116, a windmill 118 is attached at a position symmetrical to the gauge part 114,
The pachinko ball is turned in an unexpected direction.

Further, winning holes 120 are provided at a plurality of positions in the gauge section 114. A predetermined number of pachinko balls are paid out to the player by inserting pachinko balls into the winning holes 120.

The gauge section 114 has a substantially symmetrical system. An electric accessory unit 122 as a special symbol changing device is disposed in the center of the gauge section 114, and a display section 124 thereof is exposed. Below the display unit 124, a special symbol start winning port 126 for starting the electric accessory unit 122 is provided.

A special winning opening 128 is disposed further below the special symbol starting winning opening 126. The opening and closing member 129 for opening and closing the special winning opening 128 is connected to the electric accessory unit 12
2 is opened for a predetermined time in a so-called hit display state so that a large amount of pachinko balls can be won.

The pachinko balls that have won the special symbol start winning opening 126 are held for a maximum of four balls, and when the guidance of the lottery result by the electric accessory unit 122 ends,
The reserved portion is digested.

The gauge section 114 is provided with a normal symbol starting winning port 130, and the normal symbol starting winning port 13 is provided.
When the pachinko ball wins at 0, the display of the ordinary symbol display unit (not shown) fluctuates, and when a predetermined number is reached, the electric tulip 134 as a movable unit provided at the special symbol start winning port 126 is opened for a predetermined time. It has become. By opening the electric tulip 134, the probability of winning in the special symbol starting winning opening 126 is physically increased.

As shown in FIG. 1, the gauge 114
The lower part of the transparent glass plate 110A is a panel part 140, the upper panel 140A is provided with an upper plate 141, and the lower panel 140B is provided with a handle 136 as an operating part of the firing device, A lower plate 138 for receiving a pachinko ball falling from the plate 141 is provided. Note that an ashtray 143 is also provided on the lower panel 140B.

The handle 136 is attached to a rotating shaft protruding from the inside of the panel 140, and is rotatable about this rotating shaft. That is, when the player grips and rotates the handle 136, the firing device is activated, and the firing intensity is set based on the rotation angle. Note that this rotation
A return biasing force is applied, and when the player releases his / her hand, the player automatically returns to the original rotation position.

FIG. 3 schematically shows a control system for controlling the pachinko machine 110. The control system mainly includes the main control board 150, the payout control board 152, the voice control board 154, the lamp control board 156, and the emission control board 15.
8, the symbol display control board 160 and the like are classified according to their functions.
1).

The main control board 150 and the sub-control board 151 are connected to the hall computer 208 of the pachinko parlor through the management control board 206, so that the operation status of the pachinko machine can be managed. I have.

The main control board 150 stores a basic program relating to the game.
0 based on the command signal from other sub-control boards 15
1 executes independently.

The payout control board 152 controls the number of pachinko balls to be paid out, and the voice control board 154 controls output of sound effects and the like from a speaker 162 provided in the pachinko machine 110. Also, the lamp control board 156
Controls lighting and extinguishing of an electric decoration member (game board state indicator light) 164 attached to the pachinko machine 110, and the firing control board 158 controls firing of the pachinko ball by the player.

The symbol display control board 160 is provided on the display unit 1.
24 is connected via a display driver 166, and executes a display that provides a predetermined effect based on a command signal from the main control board 150. The symbol display control board 160 also controls a normal symbol display unit.

The main control board 150 includes a special symbol winning sensor 168 provided in the special symbol starting winning port 126, a normal symbol winning sensor 170 provided in the normal symbol starting winning port 130, and a winning symbol 120. The win sensor 172 and the win sensor 173 for detecting a pachinko ball winning the win 128 are connected. The special winning opening 128 is provided with a V zone for continuing the opening and closing operation of the special winning opening, and the V zone is also provided with a V zone sensor 171.

The main control board 150 has a solenoid 17 for opening and closing the electric tulip 134.
4. A solenoid 175 for opening and closing the opening and closing member 129 of the special winning opening 128, a special symbol holding lamp 200 (FIG. 2)
Is connected).

On the main control board 150, a lottery of a special symbol or a normal symbol is made, and the display content on the display unit 124 based on the result of the lottery is selected.
To output the command signal. That is, the symbol display control board 1
In 60, data of different display contents based on a plurality of types of command signals is stored in advance, and data is selected based on the command signals and activated.

The pachinko machine 110 has a function of detecting a player's mental state and providing a privilege such as reflecting the mental state in a game. In FIG.
The arrangement state of each part of the privilege providing device 10 is shown.

The above-mentioned display unit 124 provided on the game board 111 of the pachinko machine 110 also functions as a part of the privilege providing apparatus 10 and displays a message or the like according to the current psychological state of the player. Has become.

The speakers 162 provided on the left and right of the frame 113 also function as a part of the privilege providing device 10,
The sound (music) according to the player's current mental state is output.

The CCD cameras 12 are provided above the speakers 162 on the left and right sides of the frame 113, respectively. These CCD cameras 12 have their photographing optical axes slightly directed toward the center of the pachinko machine 110 so that the CCD camera 12 can image the face of a player sitting facing the pachinko machine 110 from diagonally left and right front. It has become.

The sound collecting microphones 14 are provided below the speakers 162 on the left and right sides of the frame 113, respectively.
Is provided. These sound collecting microphones 14 have directivity, and the direction of the sound collecting microphones 14 is the mouth of a player sitting facing the pachinko machine 110. As a result, it is possible to collect sounds emitted by the player.

The CCD camera 12 and the sound collecting microphone 14
Are arranged so as to correspond to a human face together with the speaker 162. The speaker 162 is at the height of the ear, the microphone 14 is at the height of the mouth, and the CCD camera 12
Is a height position at which the entire face can be imaged. The CCD camera 12 and the sound collecting microphone 14 are means for detecting a change in the outward mental state of the player, and are each connected to a control circuit unit 16 provided on the back of the pachinko machine 110.

On the other hand, the lower panel 1 of the panel section 140
A plurality of electrodes are embedded at predetermined intervals in a handle 136 provided in 40B. In FIG. 4, a plurality of electrodes are collectively illustrated as a touch panel 18. Here, when the player grips the handle 136, conduction between the electrodes is made through a human body (hand), which is a conductor. At this time, if a potential difference is provided between the electrodes, the resistance value varies depending on the amount of sweat on the palm, so that the amount of perspiration can be detected as a change in the current value. Further, a function of detecting a heart rate, such as an electrocardiogram, or a function of detecting a blood pressure may be provided.

By detecting the amount of perspiration (and / or heart rate, blood pressure) from the touch panel 18, the internal mental state of the player can be detected. It is connected.

As shown in FIG. 5, the control circuit unit 16
An external psychological state analysis unit 20 that performs an image analysis for analyzing an image captured by the CCD camera 12, a voice analysis for analyzing a voice emitted by a player detected by the sound collecting microphone 14, and a detection by the touch panel 18. And an internal psychological state analysis unit 22 for analyzing the perspiration amount (and / or heart rate, blood pressure), based on the correlation map between each detection signal and emotion stored in advance, and Analyze the psychological state (emotion) of the child. The analyzed psychological state is sent to the privilege setting unit 24, and a real-time privilege corresponding to the current gaming state is set.

The privilege information set by the privilege setting unit 24 is
By being sent to the privilege providing medium selecting unit 26, a medium for providing the privilege is selected according to the privilege.

In the present embodiment, the privilege providing medium selecting unit 2
6, the message display on the display unit 124, the music on the speaker 162, and the main control board 150
Adjustment of the probability of the lottery and contact to the game store are selected.

In other words, the display unit 124 is selected when the player is in a gaming state advantageous to the player and displays a message praising it, or is selected when the player is in a gaming state disadvantageous to the player and encourages the player. Sometimes a message is displayed.

The speaker 162 is selected when the player is in a game state that is advantageous to the player, and is selected when playing music that praises the player, or when the player is in a game state that is disadvantageous to the player.
There are times when music is played to encourage this.

Further, the main control board 150 is selected when the hit probability is extremely low in the short span but is extremely low in the short span (one form of a game state disadvantageous to the player). Is performed to increase the hit probability.

The contact to the game store is selected when the player is in an unfavorable game state, and provides a towel, drinking water, and the like.

The operation of this embodiment will be described below.

First, when the pachinko ball is fired, it is guided by the rail 112 and the nail 116 of the gauge portion 114 or the windmill 1
While abutting on 18 etc., it falls while moving unpredictably. Here, when a prize hole 120 is won, a predetermined number of pachinko balls are paid out (prize balls). Further, when the normal symbol starting winning port 130 is won, the normal symbol winning sensor 170 detects this.

By this detection, the main control board 150
Ordinary symbol lottery starts. That is, a number from 0 to 9 is randomly selected with a predetermined probability using a random number counter.
If the result of the lottery is off, there is no particular change in the gaming state. On the other hand, if the lottery results in a win (for example, a win number of 7 is drawn), the main control board 150 controls the electric tulip 13 provided in the special symbol starting winning opening 126.
The solenoid 174 is energized so as to open the solenoid 4. As a result, a high probability state can be achieved in which the pachinko ball easily enters the special symbol start winning opening.

When a pachinko ball wins in the special symbol starting winning opening 126, a big hit lottery is started on the main control board 150 with a predetermined establishment using a random number counter. As a result of the jackpot lottery, if a win / miss is determined, a symbol variation pattern (symbol variation pattern) prepared in advance is selected (a random number counter may be selected) in each case.
A command signal is sent to a control board related to the effect including the symbol display control board 160.

The symbol display control board 160 displays a symbol variation pattern on the display unit 124 via the display driver 166 based on the received command signal. In this pattern variation pattern, there are various effects such as hitting via reach, outreach, off without reach, etc.
The player can wait for the lottery result with a sense of expectation.

Here, in the case of a hit, the opening and closing member 129 of the special winning opening 128 is opened for a predetermined time and a predetermined number of times, so that the probability of winning a pachinko ball becomes extremely large.
An advantageous state for the player can be achieved.

The pachinko machine 110 according to the present embodiment has a function of giving a privilege to a player based on the state of the game and the emotion of the player. Hereinafter, the flow of the privilege providing function will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In step 300, the current state of the game is recognized by receiving a signal from the main control board 150. For example, the state of the game includes the number of winnings in the special symbol starting winning opening 126, the result of the lottery, and the like.

In the next step 302, the CCD camera 1
In step 2, the face of the player sitting facing the pachinko machine 110 is imaged. In this case, since the CCD cameras 12 are provided on the left and right sides of the frame 113, images of the player from diagonally left and diagonally right angles can be taken.

The image data picked up by the CCD camera 12 is sent to the appearance psychological state analyzing unit 20 (step 304), and is compared with the previously stored facial expression of the human (step 306). The emotion is determined (step 308).

In the next step 310, the sound collecting microphone 14
To collect the player's remarks. This sound collecting microphone 1
In 4, the voices of emotions and emotions emitted while the player is playing are collected. The collected voice data is sent to the appearance psychological state analysis unit 20 (step 312), and is compared with voice recognition data stored in advance (step 314).
The emotion of the current player is determined (step 316).

In the next step 318, the handle 136
The value of the current flowing between the electrodes of the touch panel 18 that changes according to the resistance value of the hand of the player holding the is detected. This current value changes depending on the amount of sweating of the player's hand. The current value data is sent to the internal mental state analysis unit 22 (step 320), and the amount of perspiration is determined based on the current value-perspiration amount characteristic map stored in advance (step 32).
2). In the next step 324, the emotion of the player is determined based on the amount of perspiration. That is, since the amount of perspiration generally increases in a nervous state, when the amount of perspiration is large, it can be determined that the user is in an excited state, and when the amount of sweat is small, it can be determined that the user is in a normal state.

In the next step 326, step 300
308, 316,
A privilege is selected based on the emotion of the player determined in 324. In step 328, the provision of the privilege is executed based on the selected privilege.

The first of the benefits is a change in the state of the game (for example, a change in the lottery probability). In this case, an instruction to change the lottery probability is issued from the privilege providing medium selecting unit 26 to the main control board 150.

The second benefit is output of music or the like that encourages or heals the player. In this case, the speaker 16
2 to output an audio signal.

The third benefit is the service of goods to the player. That is, to provide a player who is disadvantaged in playing state with a towel or drinking water service from a game store,
Provides information on partner restaurants. In this case, while transmitting the current player's emotion to the game store management device (not shown),
The menu of the affiliated restaurant is displayed on the display unit 124.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the emotion of the player is expressed by the facial expression obtained by capturing the emotion of the player with the CCD camera 12, and the emotion of the player is determined based on the voice of the player collected by the sound collecting microphone 14. The main control board 150
By recognizing the game state from, the current psychological state of the player is recognized, and by providing a privilege according to the player's psychological state, the player playing the game can be more enjoyed. .

In the above embodiment, the amount of sweating of the hand held by the handle 136 is used as an element for analyzing the internal mental state of the player, but the heart rate or blood pressure may be detected. In addition, in addition to these, the input amount per hour,
1, the presence / absence of a ball in the lower plate 138, the dollar box, the launch status of the game ball, the time of the last major role occurrence, the status of the major role occurrence on the day, the starting status, the appearance, the puncture, etc. may be incorporated.

Further, the first to third benefits have been described as benefits to the player. However, the big time per game can be changed, and the symbol change display which is not normally seen on the display unit 124 can be displayed. Or may be implemented.

[0076]

As described above, according to the present invention, the emotion of the player can be easily determined by using the current state of the game together with the psychological state of the player, and the player can be provided with the real-time information. Providing the privilege has an excellent effect that the player can be fixed in the game.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a game board according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a control system of the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing an arrangement state of a privilege providing device mounted on the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of a control circuit unit of the privilege providing device.

FIG. 6 is a control flowchart showing a flow of privilege provision by a control circuit of the privilege provision device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Privilege provision apparatus 12 CCD camera 14 Sound collection microphone 16 Control circuit part 18 Touch panel 20 Appearance psychological state analysis part 22 Internal psychological state analysis part 24 Privilege setting part 26 Privilege provision medium selection part 110 Pachinko machine (gaming machine) 116 Speaker 122 Electric accessory unit 124 Display unit 126 Special symbol start winning prize 150 Main control board

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A gaming machine in which a game progresses as a game medium moves on a game board in response to an operation of a player, wherein a change in the external mental state of the player during the game or an inner state of the player A player's mental state detecting means for detecting at least one of a change in the mental state of the player, and analyzing the current emotion of the player based on the change in the mental state of the player detected by the player's mental state detecting means. Emotion analyzing means, a gaming state determining means for determining a gaming state based on the progress of the game, a player's emotion analyzed by the emotion analyzing means, and a gaming state determined by the gaming state determining means. hand,
A privilege providing means for providing a privilege corresponding to the current gaming state in real time. 2. An image pickup means for detecting a change in an external mental state of a player during a game, the image pickup means being provided in the game machine and imaging a face of the player facing the game machine, and a game. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine comprises at least one of sound collecting means for collecting a voice of a player. 3. An apparatus for detecting a change in an internal psychological state of a player during a game is provided in an operation unit which is gripped in order to progress the game of the player, and the amount of electrical change caused by the grip. At least one of heart rate, sweat rate and blood pressure
2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, comprising a plurality of electrodes for detecting one. 4. The bonus provided by the bonus providing means includes a game probability including a probability increase at the time of a lottery which determines whether a game ball hits or loses at a predetermined probability when the game ball wins a starting port on a game board. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the service is a service directly related to progress. 5. A service not directly related to the progress of a game, wherein the privilege provided by the privilege providing means includes at least one of articles, music, and a message for providing a player's mental state to a normal mental state. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein