JP2003079939A - Game information, information storage medium, and game device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a highly visible sighting cursor. SOLUTION: A sighting cursor position computing part 242 computes a display position of the sighting cursor in accordance with an operation signal input from an operation part 100 according to a movement operation of the sight cursor. A sighting-cursor drawing part 244 draws the sighting cursor in the display position of the sighting cursor, which is computed by the computing part 242, when a displayed image is written into a frame buffer 520 in an image generating part 240; and the drawn sighting cursor is composed of an outer edge of a prescribed color and a background transparent part in which each pixel of an area of a corresponding game screen is inverted.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to game information, an information storage medium storing the game information, and a game device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various kinds of games have been provided. Especially, in a game screen of a shooting game or the like, an aiming cursor which is a standard for attacking an appearing enemy is displayed.

[0003]

By the way, since the aiming cursor is normally displayed in a fixed color, it becomes difficult to see when there are many colors of the same system on the game screen. There was a problem that the screen was blocked. An object of the present invention is to provide a sighting cursor with high visibility.

[0004]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention according to claim 1 causes a device to generate a game image and execute a given game by calculation / control by a processor. The game information, which is the first color of the predetermined color
A display portion (for example, the outer edge portion 30 shown in FIG. 3) and a variable color second display portion (for example, background transparent portions 32 and 3 shown in FIG. 3).
4) and an aiming cursor display means (for example, the display unit 300 shown in FIG. 5) for displaying an aiming cursor (for example, the aiming cursor 4 shown in FIG. 2) in the game image, and the color of the second display unit. It is characterized in that it includes information for causing the device to function as variable means for changing (for example, the aiming cursor drawing section 244 shown in FIG. 5).

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game device for generating a game image and executing a given game, wherein the first display portion of a predetermined color (for example, the outer edge portion 3 shown in FIG. 3 is used.
0) and a variable color second display unit (for example, the background transmission units 32 and 34 shown in FIG. 3).
Aiming cursor display means (for example, the display unit 3 shown in FIG. 5) for displaying the aiming cursor 4) shown in FIG. 2 in the game image.
00) and variable means for changing the color of the second display section (for example, the aiming cursor drawing section 244 shown in FIG. 5).

According to the invention of claim 1 or 9,
For example, it is possible to set a color having a low content rate in the game image generated as the predetermined color of the first display unit, and further change the color of the second display unit according to the progress status of the game and the like. Therefore, the first display unit can show a consistent presence of the aiming cursor, and the second display unit can show the presence of the aiming cursor corresponding to the change of the progress situation of the game.

In the game information according to claim 2, the variable means changes the color of the second display portion based on the color information of the game image corresponding to the position of the aiming cursor. It is characterized by including information for performing.

According to the invention described in claim 2, the color of the second display portion is changed based on the color information of the game image corresponding to the display position of the aiming cursor. Therefore, for example, by changing the color of the aiming cursor to a color that can be distinguished from the color of the game image, it is possible to always clarify the presence or the existence position of the aiming cursor regardless of the position of the aiming cursor on the game screen. . According to this, the visibility of the aiming cursor can be improved when the aiming cursor is moved on the game image.

Further, as in the game information according to claim 3, in claim 2, the variable means has a hue, a brightness, and a color information of the color information of the game image corresponding to the position of the aiming cursor.
Information for changing the color of the second display unit may be included by applying color information obtained by changing at least one of saturation and density to the second display unit.

According to the third aspect of the invention, the feature of the game image corresponding to the second display section can be expressed on the second display section. That is, the second display unit can be represented by an image in which the color attribute of the area of the game image corresponding to the second display unit is changed. Therefore, for example, when a boundary line or the like of the object displayed in the game image is located in the display area of the second display unit, the information on this boundary line can be held in the second display unit. According to this, the area of the game image which becomes invisible by the aiming cursor is reduced, the loss of the information amount of the game image can be minimized, and the visibility of the aiming cursor can be further improved.

The game information according to claim 4 is the game information according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the aiming cursor display means arranges a second display part inside the first display part to form an aiming cursor. It is characterized by including information for performing.

According to the invention of the fourth aspect, the first display section can serve as the contour of the second display section.
Therefore, for example, aiming in the case where the color of the area of the game image corresponding to the display position of the second display section is similar to the color of the second display section obtained by changing the color information of the area, etc. The visibility of the cursor can be improved.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the game information according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the game information includes information for causing the device to function as means for blinking the first display section.

The game information according to claim 6 is the same as in any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the variable by the variable means is invalidated and the first display part and the second display part have a predetermined color. It is characterized in that it includes information for causing the colorization means to function in the device.

According to the invention of claim 5 or 6,
For example, according to the progress of the game, such as when an event occurs in the game, by blinking the first display portion of the aiming cursor as in the invention of claim 5, or as in the invention of claim 6. By displaying the first display portion and the second display portion in the same predetermined color, the progress of the game such as the occurrence of the event can be visually represented by the aiming cursor.

[0016] Further, like the game information according to claim 7, in claim 6, information for causing the device to function as a selection means for selecting a target object in the game image,
The common colorization unit may include information for acting when the target is selected by the selection unit.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, when the target object in the game image is selected, the color of the aiming cursor is unified, so that the user can be alerted. . Specifically, for example, in the aiming cursor configured to automatically lock on when the aiming cursor overlaps any object displayed in the game image, the aiming cursor at the time of lock-on The display colors of the first display portion and the second display portion that configure the above are unified to a predetermined color set in advance. In addition, in a puzzle game such as Shanghai or a card game, it is possible to notify that a tile or a card has been selected, or to notify that a tile or a card cannot be selected.

Furthermore, the game information according to any one of claims 1 to 7 may be stored as in the information storage medium according to claim 8.

According to the invention described in claim 8, it is possible to realize an information storage medium having the same effect as the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 7.

[0020]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A game device to which the present invention is applied will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. In the following, a case where the present invention is applied to a shooting game will be described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this.

This shooting game is, for example, a game in which a player acts as a fighter pilot and attacks an enemy aircraft appearing on the game screen based on the viewpoint set in the cockpit. In the present embodiment, the course, speed, and the like of the movement of the fighter virtually arranged in the game space are fixed in advance, and the player is displayed on the game screen, and the enemy plane is displayed by the missile, the bomb, the laser, or the like. The game proceeds by manipulating the position of the aiming cursor, which is a guide when attacking, and the firing timing of missiles.

FIG. 1 is an external view showing an example in which the game device according to the present embodiment is applied to an arcade game device 10. As shown in the figure, the arcade game device 10
Is a speaker 12, a display 14, a control lever 16
And operation buttons 18 ... Further, the system board 20 built in the arcade game device 10 has a CP
A memory 22 that is an information storage medium on the system board 20 in which a U, an image generation IC, a sound generation IC, and the like are mounted, and information necessary for executing a game such as a game program and game data
It is stored in.

In this arcade game device 10, the player operates the operation lever 16 or the operation buttons 18 ... In accordance with the game screen displayed on the display 14 and the game sound output from the speaker 12. Enjoy shooting games with. The present invention may be applied not only to the arcade game machine 10 but also to any other form of game machine.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the game screen displayed on the display 14. In FIG. 2, for example, the player moves the aiming cursor 2 with the operation lever 16 to set a target on the enemy aircraft 4, and fires a missile or the like with the operation button 18 to attack the enemy aircraft 4.

The aiming cursor 2 displayed on the game screen will now be described. The aiming cursor 2 is, in detail, as shown in FIG. 3, an outer edge portion 3 drawn in a predetermined color.
0, 30 ', background transparent portions 32, 32' surrounded by the outer edge portions 30, 30 ', and a cross-shaped background transparent portion 34 arranged at the center of the cursor.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the drawing portion of the aiming cursor on the game screen. In FIG. 4, the aiming cursor is drawn so as to overlap a part of the ellipse 40.
The background transparent portions 32, 32 ′ and 34 are the background transparent portions 3
This is an area in which each pixel of the area of the game screen corresponding to the display positions of 2, 32 ′, and 34 is drawn in a color that is inverted. The outer edge portion 30 is an area in which an arbitrary color such as a color having a low content rate on the game screen is preset and drawn.

Next, the structure of the game device according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of functional blocks of the game device according to the present embodiment. In the figure, the functional block is the operation unit 1.
00, the processing unit 200, the display unit 300, and the storage unit 40.
0 and a temporary storage unit 500.

The operating section 100 is used by the player to input various operations related to the game, such as a moving operation of the aiming cursor and a missile firing operation. The operation unit 100 corresponds to the operation lever 16 and the operation buttons 18 shown in FIG. 1, and outputs an operation signal corresponding to the operation of the operation lever 16 and the operation buttons 18 ... .

The processing unit 200 controls the entire game device,
Instructions to each functional unit in the game device, game progress processing,
Various processes such as image processing and sound processing are performed. This processing unit 20
The function of 0 is hardware such as various processors (CPU, DSP, etc.), ASIC (gate array, etc.),
It can be realized by a given program.

Further, the processing section 200 includes a game calculation section 220 and an image generation section 240 as main functional sections, and a game program 420 stored in the storage section 400.
Perform processing according to.

The game calculation section 220 performs a game progress process, a virtual three-dimensional space setting process, a virtual camera position and a line-of-sight direction setting process in the virtual three-dimensional space, and a missile fired by the player and the enemy aircraft. Performs hit check processing, etc.

The image generating section 240 includes a game calculating section 220.
An image (hereinafter, referred to as a display image) in a virtual three-dimensional space viewed from the virtual camera set by is generated. Specifically, first, the visual field range of the virtual three-dimensional space based on the position of the virtual camera is determined. Next, the coordinates of each vertex of the object included in the set visual field range are converted into the viewpoint coordinate system, and the perspective projection conversion is further performed into the two-dimensional screen coordinate system. Then, the display image is generated by performing the drawing process of the object projected on the screen, and the generated display image is written in the frame buffer 520. The processing unit 200 outputs this display image to the display unit 300.

Further, in order to realize the present invention, the image generating section 240 particularly includes an aiming cursor position calculating section 242 and an aiming cursor drawing section 244.

The aiming cursor position calculation unit 242 executes processing according to the aiming cursor position calculation program 422, and calculates the display position of the aiming cursor based on the movement operation of the aiming cursor input from the operation unit 100.

Here, this aiming cursor position calculation unit 24
The operation of No. 2 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the aiming cursor position calculation processing. When the execution of the game is started in response to the game start instruction from the player, the aiming cursor position calculation unit 242.
Monitors the input of an operation signal related to the operation of moving the aiming cursor from the operation unit 100 (step S10).

In step S10, when the operation of moving the aiming cursor is accepted, the aiming cursor position calculation unit 24
2 calculates the display position of the aiming cursor in the screen coordinate system according to the moving direction and the moving amount of the aiming cursor based on the input operation signal (step S12), and the aiming cursor position data storage area of the temporary storage unit 500. 540
Is updated (step S14), and this processing ends.

The aiming cursor position data stored in the aiming cursor position data storage area 540 will be described below. The aiming cursor position data is, as described above,
It is the coordinate value of the representative point of the aiming cursor (hereinafter referred to as the representative point coordinate) indicating the display position of the aiming cursor in the screen coordinate system. For example, the coordinate value of the lower left point 50 of the aiming cursor 2 shown in FIG. Is stored. As described above, the aiming cursor position data storage area 540 is updated with the representative point coordinates calculated by the aiming cursor position calculation unit 242 according to the movement operation of the aiming cursor by the player. Further, at the start of the game, the aiming cursor position data storage area 540 is initialized by the aiming cursor position calculation unit 242 with representative point coordinates for displaying the aiming cursor in the center of the game screen, for example.

The aiming cursor drawing unit 244 executes processing according to the aiming cursor drawing program 424, and draws the aiming cursor on the display image written in the frame buffer 520 in the image generating unit 240. At this time, the aiming cursor drawing unit 244 acquires the representative point coordinates of the aiming cursor by referring to the data stored in the aiming cursor position information storage area 540 described above, and the aiming cursor data 44
Draw the aiming cursor with reference to 2.

The aiming cursor data 442 will be described below. The aiming cursor data 442 is data indicating the arrangement of the outer edge portion and the background transparent portion in the coordinate system with the representative point coordinates as a reference, and, for example, the coordinate value of the aiming cursor area when the representative point coordinates are the origin, Information that distinguishes whether the coordinate value is the coordinate value of the outer edge region or the coordinate value of the background transparent portion region is stored in association with each other.

Next, the operation of the aiming cursor drawing section 244 will be described. The aiming cursor drawing unit 244 starts execution of the aiming cursor drawing program 422 when the display image is written in the frame buffer 520, and executes the processing shown in FIG. 8. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of the aiming cursor drawing process. As shown in the figure, the aiming cursor drawing unit 244 first refers to the aiming cursor position information storage area 540 to acquire representative point coordinates (step S20).

Next, the aiming cursor drawing section 244 refers to the aiming cursor data 422 and draws the aiming cursor based on the acquired representative point coordinates.

That is, first, the background transparent portion of the aiming cursor is drawn (step S22). Specifically, the aiming cursor data 244 is referred to, the display area of the background transparent portion is determined based on the acquired representative point coordinates, and the frame buffer 5
The background transparent portion is drawn by overwriting the RGB value of each pixel set in the display area of the background transparent portion in the display image stored in 20 with a value obtained by inverting the RGB value. More specifically, for example, in the case where each value of RGB is represented by a value of “0” to “255”, by inverting the value by subtracting the value of RGB from “255”, Let

As a result, the visibility of the aiming cursor can be improved, and since the color information in the frame buffer is only inverted, so-called edge information in image processing is not lost. That is, the color of the image seen through the aiming cursor is not the correct color for the player, but the outline can be grasped as the outline, so that it is possible to reduce the situation in which the sight is blocked by the aiming cursor and the target is difficult to see. it can.

Then, the outer edge is drawn (step S2).
4). Specifically, similar to the drawing of the background transparent portion, the aiming cursor data 422 is referred to, the display area of the outer edge portion is determined based on the acquired representative point coordinates, and the frame buffer 5
The RGB value of each pixel set in the display area of the outer edge portion in the display image stored in 20 is overwritten with the RGB value of a predetermined color determined in advance, thereby drawing the outer edge portion in the same color.

The display unit 300 corresponds to the display 14 shown in FIG. 1 and displays, for example, the game screen shown in FIG. The processing unit 100 outputs the display image stored in the frame buffer 520 to the display unit 300.

In the storage unit 400, in addition to various processing programs and data, a game program 42 relating to the progress of the game.
0, game data 440, etc. necessary for the progress of the game are stored. In order to realize the present invention, the game program 420, in particular, the aiming cursor position calculation program 442.
And an aiming cursor drawing program 444. The game data 440 includes aiming cursor data 442 in which data indicating the arrangement of the outer edge portion and the background transparent portion in the coordinate system based on the representative point coordinates is stored. The processing unit 200 is
Various processes are performed based on the program and data read from the storage unit 400.

The temporary storage unit 500 temporarily stores a calculation result executed by the processing unit 200 according to the game program 420, operation information input from the operation unit 100, image data generated by the image generation unit 240, and the like. Is stored.

In addition, the temporary storage unit 500, in particular, the frame buffer 520 in which the display image generated by the image generation unit 240 is stored, and the aiming cursor position calculation unit 242.
The aiming cursor position data storage area 540 in which the representative point coordinates of the aiming cursor calculated by is stored.

In the present embodiment described above, the case where the present game device is applied to the arcade game device 10 shown in FIG. 1 has been described as an example, but it is applied to the home game device shown in FIG. 9, for example. It may be that. As shown in the figure, game controllers 1202 and 1204 and a display 1206 are connected to the game apparatus main body 1200, and the player can see the game image displayed on the display 1206 and output from a speaker (not shown). While listening to the played game sound, the game controllers 1202 and 1204 are operated to enjoy the game. Furthermore, a CD that can be attached to and detached from the game device body 1200.
(DVD) 1208, or memory card 1210 or I
Information such as the game program 420 and the game data 440 stored in the storage unit 400 shown in FIG. 5 is stored in the information storage medium such as the C card 1212, and the game device main body 1200 performs various processes according to the information. (For example, the processing shown in FIG. 6 or FIG. 8) is performed. Incidentally, FIG.
The operation unit 100 shown in FIG.
In addition, the display unit 300 corresponds to the display 1206.

Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the present game device is a host device 1300 and this host device 1300.
And a terminal 1304-connected via a communication line 1302.
1-1304-n may be applied to the game device. This terminal 1304-1 to 1304-n
Is a device capable of at least displaying a game image, outputting a game sound, and inputting a game operation, and the player enjoys the shooting game on any of the terminals 1304-1 to 1304-n.

In this case, the game program 4 shown in FIG.
Information such as 20 and game data 440 is stored in an information storage medium 1306 such as a magnetic disk device, a magnetic tape device, or a memory that can be controlled by the host device 1300. When each of the terminals 1304-1 to 1304-n has a CPU, an image generation IC, and a sound generation IC and can stand alone to generate a game image or a game sound, the host device 13
00, the programs and data stored in the information storage medium 1306 are transferred to the terminal 130 via the communication line 1302.
4-1 to 1304-n, each terminal 1304-1
In 1304-n, a game image and a game sound are generated. On the other hand, when the game image and the game sound cannot be generated standalone, the host device 1300 generates the game image and the game sound, and these are generated by the terminals 1304-1 to 1304-1.
04-n. Then, the terminals 1304-1 to 13-13
In 04-n, the generated or distributed game image or game sound is output.

Next, an example of a hardware configuration for realizing the game device according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the device shown in FIG. 11, the CPU
1000, ROM 1002, RAM 1004, VRAM
1005, information storage medium 1006, image generation IC 100
8, sound generation IC 1010, I / O ports 1012, 10
14 are connected to each other via a system bus 1016 so that data can be input / output. The image generation IC 1008 has a display device 1018, and the sound generation IC 1010 has a speaker 102.
0 is the control device 10 at the I / O port 1012.
22, the communication device 1024 is connected to the I / O port 1014.
Are connected to each other.

The CPU 1000 uses the information storage medium 1006.
According to a program stored in the ROM 1002, a system program stored in the ROM 1002 (initialization information of the apparatus main body, etc.), a signal input by the control device 1022, etc., control of the entire apparatus and various data processing are performed.

RAM 1004 or VRAM 1005
Corresponds to the temporary storage unit 500 shown in FIG. The RAM 1004 is a storage device used as a work area of the CPU 1000, and the information storage medium 1006.
The given contents in the ROM 1002, the calculation result of the CPU 1000, and the like are stored. Further, this RAM 1004 holds aiming cursor position data 540 shown in FIG.

The VRAM 1005 is a storage device for temporarily storing the display data displayed on the display device 1018, and is provided with a frame buffer for storing one frame of image data generated by the image generation IC 1008. This frame buffer corresponds to the frame buffer 520 shown in FIG. 5, has a capacity according to the resolution and the number of colors of the display device 1018, and stores color information for each pixel.

The information storage medium 1006 mainly stores programs, image data, sound data, play data, and the like. A memory such as a ROM as an information storage medium, a hard disk, a game cassette, an IC card,
Magnetic disks, optical disks, etc. are used. The function of the information storage medium 1006 corresponds to the storage unit 400 shown in FIG.

For example, when the game device is applied to an arcade game device, a memory such as a ROM or a hard disk is used as the information storage medium 1006. When applied to a home-use game machine, a CD-ROM, a game cassette, a DVD, etc. are used as the information storage medium 1006 for storing the game program 420 shown in FIG.
A memory card or the like is used as the information storage medium 1006 that stores the play data.

Further, the image generation IC 1008 and the sound generation IC 1010 provided in this apparatus can perform suitable output of sounds and images.

First, the image generation IC 1008 is the CPU 1
ROM 1002, RAM 100
4. An integrated circuit that generates pixel information based on information sent from the information storage medium 1006 or the like, and the generated display signal is output to the display device 1018. Display device 101
8 is CRT, LCD, TV, plasma display,
Alternatively, it is realized by a projector or the like and corresponds to the display unit 300 shown in FIG.

Further, the sound generation IC 1010 has a CPU 10
00, the information storage medium 1006 and the ROM 1
This is an integrated circuit that generates a sound signal according to the information stored in 002 and the sound data stored in the RAM 1004, and the generated sound signal is output by the speaker 1020.

The control device 1022 is a device for the player to input a game-related operation, and its function is realized by hardware such as a lever, a button, and a casing. The control device 1022 corresponds to the operation unit 100 shown in FIG.

The communication device 1024 exchanges information used inside the game device with the outside, and is connected to another device through a communication line to transmit and receive given information according to the program. Used.

The above-described processing such as the game progress processing is performed by the information storage medium 1006 storing the game program 420 and the game data 440 shown in FIG. 5, the CPU 1000 operating according to these programs, and the image generation I.
It is realized by the C1008, the sound generation IC 1010, and the like. The CPU 1000 and the image generation IC 1008 are shown in FIG.
Corresponding to the processing unit 200 shown in FIG.
1000 corresponds to the game calculation unit 220 shown in FIG. 5, and the image generation IC 1008 corresponds to the image generation unit 240 shown in FIG.

The image generation IC 1008 and the sound generation IC
The processing performed by 1010 or the like may be performed by software using the CPU 1000, a general-purpose DSP, or the like. In this case, the CPU 1000 causes the processing unit 20 shown in FIG.
It corresponds to 0.

The present invention is not limited to the one described in the above embodiment, but can be modified as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

For example, the aiming cursor in this embodiment is composed of an outer edge portion and a background transparent portion, and the background transparent portion inverts the color of the pixel in the area of the game screen corresponding to the display position of the background transparent portion. The drawing is performed in the selected color, but the method is not limited to this. That is,
The background transparent portion is expressed by changing the color attributes of the corresponding game screen area based on preset conditions. For example, in each pixel RGB
The dye with the largest numerical value among the respective RGB values in each pixel, which increases or decreases each value at a fixed rate,
Or, increase or decrease the value of the dye with the smallest numerical value at a constant rate, determine the value of each RGB in each pixel,
If this value is greater than or equal to a preset threshold value, the value of the dye is increased or decreased, and if it is less than the threshold value, the value of the dye is decreased or increased, and the like, hue, brightness, and saturation, The background information may be drawn by changing the color information based on the color attribute value such as the density.

Further, the R, G, or B value of each pixel in the area of the game screen corresponding to the display position of the background transparent portion is determined, and the drawing color of the background transparent portion is determined based on a preset threshold value. It may be decided to decide. As a specific example, for example, the drawing color of the background transparent portion may be set to white or black with a threshold value set in advance as a boundary, and the background transparent portion may be displayed in monochrome.

Further, by blinking the outer edge portion, which is a fixed color area provided for the aiming cursor, or changing the drawing color, a message can be notified to the player using the aiming cursor. Specifically, for example, a warning to the player when the aiming cursor is over the teammate object displayed on the game screen, or a change notification to the player when a plurality of available weapons are changed, The outer edge may be blinked for message notification to the player during the execution of the game.

As a notification to the player, for example, when the aiming cursor is automatically locked on when the aiming cursor overlaps the enemy aircraft and the enemy aircraft enters the range of the player's own aircraft, for example, The background transparent portion and the outer edge portion of the aiming cursor may be filled with the same color.

Further, the shape of the aiming cursor is not limited to the shape shown in FIG. 2 and the like, and it goes without saying that a cursor having any other shape may be adopted. Also,
For example, the shape of the aiming cursor may be changed for message notification as described above. Specifically, FIG.
As shown in (a), the outer edge portion 30-1 and the background transparent portion 32.
-1 and a circular shape, or as shown in FIG. 12B, a cross-shaped figure composed of an outer edge portion 30-2 and a background transparent portion 32-2. Good.

Further, in the present embodiment, it has been described that the display position of the aiming cursor is calculated and drawn in the screen coordinate system according to the operation signal from the operation unit 100. The position of the following aiming cursor may be calculated in the virtual three-dimensional space, and the aiming cursor object may be arranged at the calculated position to invert and draw the aiming cursor.

[0072]

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the aiming cursor is composed of the outer edge portion drawn in a fixed color and the background transparent portion whose color is variable according to the progress of the game. , The color of the background transparent portion is variably displayed based on the color information of the area of the game screen corresponding to the display position of the background transparent portion, so that the color of the background transparent portion reflects the information of the game screen. Can be different colors. Also,
The outer edge is privately drawn with the screen's low content color. Therefore, it is possible to provide a sighting cursor with high visibility that is not lost in the game screen.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a case where the present game device is applied to an arcade game machine.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen in the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the shape of an aiming cursor.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a display area of an aiming cursor in the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of functional blocks of the game device according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining aiming cursor position calculation processing in the present embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining aiming cursor position data.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining aiming cursor drawing processing in the present embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example in which the present game device is applied to a home-use game machine.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example in which the present game device is applied to a terminal connected to a host device via a communication line.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a modification of the shape of the aiming cursor.

[Explanation of symbols]

100 operation part 200 Processing unit 220 Game operation unit 240 Image generator 242 Aiming cursor position calculation unit 244 Aiming cursor drawing part 300 display 400 storage 420 game programs 422 Aiming cursor position calculation program 424 Aiming cursor drawing program 440 game data 442 Aiming cursor data 500 temporary storage 520 frame buffer 540 Aiming cursor position data storage area

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Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. Game information for causing a device to generate a game image and execute a given game by calculation / control by a processor, wherein a first display unit of a predetermined color and a second display unit of a variable color are provided. Game information including information for causing the device to function: aiming cursor display means for displaying an aiming cursor having a display portion in a game image; variable means for changing the color of the second display portion. 2. The game information according to claim 1, wherein the changing means includes information for changing the color of the second display unit based on the color information of the game image corresponding to the position of the aiming cursor. 3. The color information according to claim 2, wherein the variable means changes color information obtained by changing at least one of hue, brightness, saturation, and density of the color information of the game image corresponding to the position of the aiming cursor. Game information including information for changing the color of the second display unit when applied to the second display unit. 4. The aiming cursor display means according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the aiming cursor display means is provided inside the first display portion with a second display.
Game information including information for arranging the display and forming the aiming cursor. 5. The game information according to claim 1, including information for causing the device to function as means for blinking the first display section. 6. The apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the variable by the variable means is invalidated, and the common colorization means for causing the first display section and the second display section to have predetermined colors is caused to function in the apparatus. Game information including information for. 7. The information according to claim 6, wherein information for causing the device to function as a selection unit for selecting a target object in the game image, and the common colorization unit, when selecting the target object by the selection unit. Game information, including information for acting on. 8. An information storage medium for storing the game information according to claim 1. 9. A game device for generating a game image and executing a given game, wherein an aiming cursor having a first display portion of a predetermined color and a second display portion of a variable color is provided in the game image. A game apparatus comprising: an aiming cursor display means to be displayed; and a varying means for varying the color of the second display section.