JP2003062339A - Game control device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a touch sense controller for finger type games having a glove shape, being the shape of a human hand, or having a manipulator shape, which can cope with various kinds of game software being sophisticated and complicated. SOLUTION: A button control being equivalent to the movements of fingers and a variable quantitative control are performed with finger tips, finger joints and the palm of a human. Therefore, this game controller has the shape of a glove or a manipulator which can be controlled with respective finger tips, finger joints and the palm.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an input device for a computer game machine and a home-use game machine. The term "computer game" refers to a game machine with a built-in computer, and refers to a personal computer or an arcade game machine, and the home-use game machine refers to a game machine with a built-in computer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional game controller is provided with a plurality of operation buttons. When the operation buttons are selectively turned on / off or when stepless quantitative operation is required,
It was operated by rotating operation, pushing operation and lever operation.

Role-playing games, simulation games and the like have been achieved by a combination of on / off buttons. For shooting games and vertical and horizontal depths in two-dimensional and three-dimensional directions, joysticks such as lever operations and quantitative operations include rotary and push-in operations. Also, in fighting games,
Only a single motion was possible, and only one motion was possible with one operation. The only thing that was possible was continuous operation by combining the buttons and repeatedly hitting the buttons.

There is a joystick as an input device dedicated to the game. Many joytic shapes are specialized for the content of the game, and often cannot be used in other games. A basic joystick is a rod-shaped tip that extends from the center of the base, and is operated with a round spherical stick to the front, back, left, and right. ing. The image object is operated by turning the joystick forward / backward and left / right and turning the button on / off.

As described above, the conventional controller operates a game by operating an image object displayed on a monitor screen by using a button on / off, a rotary operation, a push operation and a lever operation, and a joystick. It has progressed.
As a form of use, the controller is held with both hands or one hand, and the operation is mainly centered on the thumb, and the other fingers have the role of holding the controller and the fins, middle fingers, and index fingers for performing stepless quantitative operation. I turned on and off the additional button on the part. Further, the two-dimensional movement operation and the three-dimensional movement operation are mainly performed with the thumb, and when the joystick is operated, the thumb is mainly operated including the stepless operation of the movement amount.

As described above, in most games, the controller exists between the user and the main body of the game machine, and the controller is operated while watching the image object. There is an obstacle,
There is a time lag in the user's intention to directly respond to the image object.

[0007]

However, in recent years, the contents of the game have been elaborated in various ways, and moreover, the CPU, which is the heart of the game, has been developed to be more accurate than a personal computer. It can no longer be supported by the input method of. In particular, there is a problem that the game development that requires the movement of the image from two-dimensional directions to three-dimensional directions and the response speed and the number of keys and buttons that must be equipped in the controller for the operation pattern setting are large, resulting in poor operability Is occurring.

As described above, there is a need for a controller compatible with complicated game contents, a controller compatible with speed, or a controller capable of directly operating an image object.

[0009]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a control device which adds movements of five fingers, indirect movements and hand movements. The on / off operation is performed with the indirect part of the five fingers and the fingertip, and the front / rear / left / right / rotation / slide operation is performed with the palm of the hand to perform the stepless quantitative operation.

Further, like the conventional controller device,
Instead of turning the fingertip on and off on a designated button, the function can be achieved by bending the fingertip. Further, by directly inputting the finger movement and the hand movement as input signals, it is possible to perform a stepless quantitative operation depending on the bending condition of the finger and the force of the palm without the needless operation.

The controller device according to the present invention is capable of stepless operation by turning on / off each fingertip and indirect finger, bending condition of the finger, and front / back / left / right / rotation / sliding motion of the palm, and various settings and characters. This is a tactile control of the movement of the robot, and the fingers and palm of the human hand are integrated with the controller.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION To achieve the above object, there is provided a control device as shown in FIG. 1, which is composed of a finger type control section capable of holding five fingers and a joystick type main body section.

The finger-type control section is in the shape of a finger of a hand, and buttons are provided on an indirect part of the finger and a tip part of the fingertip to perform on / off operation. A quantitative stepless operation can be performed at the base of each finger, which is controlled by the bending condition of the finger. 3 of the finger contact signals and 4 of the signals detected by a variable resistor (not shown) by indirect finger refraction
It becomes a signal, and a total of 20 signals can be detected. Further, by rotating the joystick shaft 8 laterally right and left, it is possible to perform a stepless quantitative operation.

The joystick main body moves forward and backward, right and left, and slides forward and backward on the base base. Each operation of the joystick main body moves in accordance with a stepless operation.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a game machine controller according to the present invention.

The structure will be described. The control device is composed of a finger type control section 1 capable of holding five fingers and a joystick type main body section 2. The finger type control unit 1 is connected to the joystick type body unit 2 by providing a left / right rotation shaft 8 below the finger type controller.

The finger type control unit 1 has a shape capable of gripping a palm, and is constituted by a finger button unit 6, a finger penetration 4 for capturing a finger, and a left and right rotating shaft 8. Left and right rotating shaft 8
The joystick shaft 3 of the joystick type main body 2 is provided in the lower part of the, and the left / right front / back and front / back slide operation 7 is performed with the palm.

Now, the finger type control section will be described. The shape of the control unit is in the shape of a human palm and holds five fingers from the thumb to the little finger. 1, 2 and 3 are views showing the shape. The length of each finger holding bar can be adjusted, and the finger piercing 4 is installed in the middle of the finger to prevent the finger holding bar from easily coming off. As shown in FIG. 4, the indirect part of the finger can be bent, and the button can be turned on / off by bending the finger. The state of FIG. 5 (A) shows the open or off state of the button. In the state of FIG. 5B, the contact A and the contact B are excited by the bending operation, and the button is turned on. Similarly, the first indirect portion and the second indirect portion have the same effect. A button in the same manner as the conventional method is provided at the tip of the fingertip.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5C, when the bending motion of the finger becomes deep, the amount of bending tension is utilized, and the relative repulsive force and the urging force of the spring installed inside the stepless quantitative Do the operation. This is because the length pulled in by the bending motion can be detected by the variable resistor (not shown) or the like as the stepless signal.

As shown in FIG. 4- (b), three digital signals and one analog signal can be obtained for each finger holding bar. This gives a total of 1 for 5 fingers, as shown in FIG.
By obtaining 5 digital signals and 5 analog signals, continuous button operation can be facilitated, and complex multiple operations with variable-length analog signals and quantitative variable operation are possible. . Further, as shown by 8 in FIGS. 1, 2, and 6, the lateral rotation operation can be simultaneously performed.

Next, the joystick type controller will be described. As shown in FIG. 6, it has the same function as a conventional joystick type controller. The operation method is to grasp the finger-type controller installed on the upper part and perform front / rear and left / right operations on the entire palm. In order to obtain a three-dimensional effect, FIG.
This is realized by applying a force to the joystick in the downward direction and sliding the portion 15 in FIG. 6 back and forth on 7 in FIG.

As described above, the feature of the controller of the present invention composed of the finger-type controller and the joystick-type controller is that the controller is not controlled by the conventional controller but is operated by the hands and palms. It was invented based on the concept of doing. Therefore, the lower joystick type controller can be operated even if the arm bar is connected, as in an arcade game machine, depending on the application.

8 (A) and 8 (B) are perspective views showing an embodiment of the game controller according to the present invention. Further, FIG. 8- (C) is an example of an arcade game.

[0024]

According to the present invention, an interface corresponding to the game software of each model such as a computer game is provided. In the future, by operating with the consciousness that it is integrated with the controller so as to support advanced CPUs and complicated game software, there is an effect of improving the reaction speed of the user. By using the game controller according to the present invention, the user's own hand serves as a controller, and the player can experience a virtual sensation like the main character of the game.

The present invention can be applied to a wider range of applications by changing the interface with not only computer game machines but also game machines such as home game machines.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the present invention seen from the side.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the present invention as viewed from directly above.

FIG. 4 is a partial view of a finger type controller of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a partial view of a finger type controller of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram of a lower joystick type controller of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a rotary partial view of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an embodiment of the present invention (A), (B), (C).

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 Finger type controller section 2, 3, 5, 7, 15 Joystick type controller section 10, 11, 12, 13 Finger type controller parts a, b, c, d Joystick type controller Working part

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A game controller device for obtaining a game (including a personal computer) controller input signal corresponding to an input corresponding to a human fingertip and a finger indirect part and a front / rear / left / right / rotation / slide operation input operated by a palm. 2. A finger-type game controller in the shape of a glove in the shape of a human hand or in the shape of a manipulator. 3. A controller integrated with a finger and a palm