JP2003108051A - Game device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game device of which the game area on a display picture can be extended with the display picture state precisely kept without considerably increasing the cost. SOLUTION: The game device is provided with picture concealing means 5A and 5B for concealing parts H1 and H6 of a display picture 3a displayed on a display device 3 to make them invisible to a player P being in the front of the display picture 3a and a plane mirror 4 for projecting the picture parts H1 and H6 concealed by the picture concealing means 5A and 5B to the outside of the display picture 3a to show them to the player P. For example, the picture concealing means are constituted of a pair of polarizing filters 5A and 5B of which the directions of planes of polarization are different by 90 deg., and one filter 5A is stuck to positions of concealed picture parts of the display picture 3a, and the other filter 5B is arranged on the player P side. When the concealed picture parts are inverted and are rotated at 90 deg. by the plane mirror 4, the player P can see them.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game device having a display.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A game apparatus in which a player advances a game by operating an operation unit while looking at the screen of a display such as a CRT, LCD or projector is widely known. In such a game device, by enlarging the display screen or lengthening it in one direction (for example, the left-right direction), the game area of the display screen can be expanded and the game can be given more power. In addition,
Even when the display screen is lengthened in one direction, since the aspect ratio of the display screen is fixed, it is generally necessary to use a large display.

However, since a large-screen display causes a significant increase in cost, conventionally, in order to enlarge the game area by the display screen, the display screen is enlarged by using a magnifying means such as a plate-shaped Fresnel lens or a concave mirror. Or (for example, in the case of a concave mirror
No. 161096), or a plurality of displays are connected to each other by using a shield plate and a half mirror to enlarge the display screen (for example, JP-A-61-156).
985).

[0004]

However, when enlarging the game area using an enlarging means such as a Fresnel lens or a concave mirror, the parallax is large, and the image is distorted or hard to see depending on the position of the player. However, there is a problem that the state of the displayed image is not good. In addition, when the game area is expanded by using a plurality of displays, there is a problem that a large cost is generated even if the display having a large screen is not used.

In view of the above points, the present invention provides a game device capable of enlarging a game area on a display screen without causing a large increase in cost and maintaining a state of a display image with high accuracy. The purpose is to do.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game device having a display,
An image concealment unit that conceals a part of the image displayed on the display so that a player in front of this display cannot recognize it, and a concealed image hidden by the image concealment unit are displayed outside the display screen, and the player It has a plane mirror that allows the user to recognize it.

According to the present invention, the concealed image in the display screen which cannot be recognized by the player is displayed outside the display screen (projected by a mirror) so that the player can recognize (show) it. The game area can be expanded by the display screen without being aware of the use of a mirror. In this case, since a plane mirror is used as the mirror, parallax or the like does not occur in the image (image by the mirror).

As a simple example of the image concealing means,
It is conceivable to place a shield or the like near the display screen so as to block the player's line of sight in a state where it does not appear in the plane mirror.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the case of the first aspect of the invention, the image concealing means is superposed on the line of sight of the player with the directions of the polarization planes crossing each other. The first polarizing filter is arranged on a part of the display screen, and the second polarizing filter is arranged between the display and the player. That is, the plane mirror is arranged so that the polarized light transmitted through the first polarizing filter can be transmitted through the second polarizing filter.

According to the present invention, the player has the first and second layers stacked so that the directions of the polarization planes intersect with the line of sight.
Although the concealed image on the display screen cannot be recognized by the polarizing filter of, when the concealed image is projected on the plane mirror, the orientation of the polarization plane of the first polarizing filter projected on this is the second polarizing filter. Since the direction of the polarization plane is the same, the concealed image can be recognized (viewed) through this plane mirror. The second polarizing filter may be attached to a transparent plate and arranged in front of a display or the like, or may be attached to eyeglasses so that the player can use the second polarizing filter.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the case of the first or second aspect of the invention, a second image is displayed on a display screen at a position where an image which is reflected on a plane mirror and which the player does not want to see is displayed. That is, the third polarizing filter whose polarization plane is the same as that of the polarizing filter is attached.

In the present invention, the player has a second and a third player.
When you look at the image on the display screen through the polarizing filters of, you can recognize (see) this image because the polarization planes of these filters are the same, but this image is rotated by a predetermined angle. When reflected on a plane mirror, the orientation of the plane of polarization of the third polarizing filter also rotates, so this image cannot be recognized (viewed) through the plane mirror.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the case of the invention according to any one of the first to third aspects, the concealed image in the display screen is displayed on the display screen when the player recognizes it through a plane mirror. That is, it is displayed so that the top and bottom are the same as the other images displayed above.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the case of the invention according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, a half mirror is provided in front of the display and the plane mirror, and the half mirror and the player are provided. And a plurality of operation sections for this player are provided between
The half mirror means that the operation unit is positioned at a position where a predetermined position on the display screen and a position of the image of the concealed image in the plane mirror are projected.

According to the present invention, the operating section operated by the player is projected through the half mirror to a predetermined position on the display screen and the position of the image of the concealed image in the plane mirror. The action can be recognized as an action on the image on the display screen, and the game can be made more interesting accordingly.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the case of the fifth aspect, the half mirror has a second
The polarizing filter is attached.

[0017]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a game device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The game apparatus 1 plays a target hitting game such as a round hitting game, and as shown in FIG. 1, a housing 2, a display 3, a pair of plane mirrors 4,
A polarization filter 5 which is an image concealing means, six operation detectors 6, a pair of speakers 7, a coin insertion machine 8, a control device 9 which is a control means, and a hammer 10 which is an operation tool.
It consists of and.

As shown in FIG. 1, the housing 2 is composed of a counter portion 2A protruding toward the player P side in the front and a main body portion 2B protruding above the counter portion 2A behind the counter portion 2A. Has been done. In the counter portion 2A, six square-shaped beating frames 22 are drawn in the left-right direction on the horizontal counter upper surface 20 at predetermined intervals, and below each of the beating frames 22, the hammer 10 strikes each. Six operation detectors 6A, 6 for detecting that
B, 6C, 6D, 6E, 6F are installed. Also,
In the counter section 2A, the coin inserting machine 8 is installed on the counter upper surface 20 side and the counter lower surface 2
A speaker 7 is installed on the first side, and a control device 9 is installed inside.

As shown in FIG. 2, the main body portion 2B has a half mirror 23 on the front surface on the player P side, is formed in a hermetically sealed state so as to prevent outside light from leaking from other than the front surface, and has an inner surface. Is also finished in black. The half mirror 23 is the counter top surface 2 of the counter section 2A.
This is for imprinting the 0 side inside the main body 2B and for allowing the inside of the main body 2B to be seen through from the player P side. The upper part is inclined so as to approach the front (player P side). It is arranged in a state.

The display 3 displays the target image H of the game, etc., and as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.
The display screen 3a is installed in the main body 2B of the housing 2 with the rear part thereof slightly raised so that the display screen 3a faces the player P side. In this case, the display 3 is positioned such that the display screen 3a is not stepped from the counter upper surface 20 side of the housing 2, and the half mirror 23 divides the angle formed by the display screen 3a and the counter upper surface 20 into two equal parts. The hitting frame 22 on the counter upper surface 20 can be projected on the display screen 3a via the half mirror 23.

The display screen 3a of the display 3 is shown in FIG.
As shown in, 4 of the same size on the rear (upper) side
The two target images H2, H3, H4, and H5 are displayed at equal intervals, and the target image H that is a concealed image of the same size as the target image H2 ... Is displayed on the left part and the right part on the front (lower) side.
1, H6 are displayed, and a slightly larger total image G showing the score display, game remaining time, etc. in the central part on the front (lower) side.
Is displayed. In this case, the target images H1 and H6 are displayed in a state in which the display image is inverted from the state desired to be shown to the player P, and is tilted (rotated) by 90 degrees toward the total image G side. In addition, each target image H2, H3, H4, H
5 is displayed so that the player P sees these in the image 22 'by the half mirror 23 of the four hitting frames 22 corresponding to the operation detectors 6B, 6C, 6D, 6E on the counter upper surface 20.

The pair of plane mirrors 4 generate images H1 'and H6' obtained by rotating the target images H1 and H6 in the display 3 by 90 degrees to the proper state, and the target images H outside the display 3 are displayed.
2, H3, H4, and H5 are displayed on the left side and the right side, and are arranged on both left and right ends of the display 3 in a bilaterally symmetrical state.

For example, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the plane mirror 4 on the left end side of the display 3 positions the lower right end portion at an intermediate position of the left end L of the display screen 3a in a state perpendicular to the display screen 3a. Meanwhile, the left end side of the display screen 3a is positioned so as to be inclined to the left end L of the display screen 3a by 45 degrees so as to approach the player P side. As a result, the image H1 ′ of the target image H1 on the display screen 3a by the plane mirror 4 viewed from the player P is displayed so as to continue to the left of the target image H2. In this case, the operation detector 6A on the counter upper surface 20
The image 22 'of the hitting frame 22 corresponding to the half mirror 23
Is projected around the image H1 ′ of the target image H1 on the plane mirror 4. The same applies to the plane mirror 4 on the right end side of the display 3.

The polarization filter 5 conceals the target images H1 and H6 on the display screen 3a of the display 3 as a concealed image so as not to be recognized by the player P, and also images H1 'and H6 of the target images H1 and H6 by the plane mirror 4. 'Can be recognized (visible) from the player P side, and
The image G ′ of the aggregated image G formed by the plane mirror 4 is made unrecognizable from the player P side. The polarizing filter 5 transmits only light having a plane of polarization parallel to one plane (hereinafter referred to as the direction M of the plane of polarization), and the direction M of the plane of polarization crosses 90 degrees. By overlapping them, it is possible to prevent transmission of light.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the first polarizing filter 5A whose polarization direction M is oriented in the horizontal direction is arranged on the display screen 3a of the display 3 at the positions of the target images H1 and H6. The second polarizing filter 5 having the polarization direction M oriented in the up-and-down (front-back) direction while being attached to
B is attached to the entire surface of the half mirror 23, and the third polarization filter 5C having the polarization direction M in the vertical (front-back) direction is placed at the position of the total image G on the display screen 3a of the display 3. It is attached.

Therefore, the main body 2A of the housing 2 is inserted through the second polarizing filter 5B attached to the half mirror 23.
The player P looking inside has a display screen 3a of the display 3.
The target images H1 and H6 above cannot be recognized (viewed), but the target images H rotated 90 degrees and reflected on the plane mirror 4
Rotate images H1 'and H6' of 1 and H6 by 90 degrees of the image of the first polarization filter 5A (rotation of polarization direction M by 90 degrees).
Can be recognized (see) by. Further, the player P can recognize (see) the total image G on the display 3, but an image G ′ obtained by rotating the total image G on the display 3 by 90 degrees by the plane mirror 4 is 9 of the image of the third polarizing filter 5C.
Since 0 degree rotation (the direction M of the polarization plane is rotated by 90 degrees) occurs, this cannot be recognized (viewed).

The operation detector 6 has a shock detecting element and the like, and the hammer 1 is placed on the hitting frame 22 on the upper surface 20 of the counter.
When an impact force of 0 is applied, this is detected and transmitted to the control device 9.

As shown in FIG. 2, the control device 9 includes six operation detectors 6 and a coin insertion machine 8 which are input means.
In addition to being connected to the display 3 and the speaker 7 which are output means, the output means is controlled by the game program and the input from the input means. As shown in FIG. 4, the control device 9 stores a CPU 90 that is a central processing unit, a ROM 91 that stores a game program, a RAM 92 that is used as a temporary storage unit of the CPU 90, and image data and sound data. Data ROM 93 and data ROM 9
3 has an image display circuit 94 for displaying the image data of 3 on the display 3 and a sound output circuit 95 for outputting the sound data in the data ROM 93 to the speaker 7.

Next, the operation of the game apparatus 1 and how to play it will be described. The player P standing in front of the game device 1 targets the target images H2, H3, H on the display 3.
Images 22 'of the four hitting frames 22 on the counter upper surface 20 corresponding to the operation detectors 6B, 6C, 6D, 6E are projected at the positions where 4 and H5 appear through the half mirror 23. recognize. Further, the player P recognizes the images H1 ′ and H6 ′ of the target images H1 and H6 projected through the plane mirror 4 on the left and right sides of the display 3 and around the images H1 ′ and H6 ′. Then, through the half mirror 23, the operation detector 6 in the counter upper surface 20
It is recognized that the image 22 'of the hitting frame 22 corresponding to A and 6F is projected. In this case, the player P cannot recognize the target images H1 and H6 on the display screen 3a of the display 3 because they are entirely black, and the target images H1 and H6 projected through the plane mirror 4.
The images G ′ of the aggregated images G on the sides of the images H1 ′ and H6 ′ of No. 1 cannot be recognized because they look black as a whole.

Next, when the player P inserts a predetermined amount of coins into the coin inserting machine 8, the speaker 7 outputs the voice and music for starting the game, and the predetermined position on the display screen 3a of the display 3 (shown). Predetermined target images H1, H2, H3, H4, H at the position of the operation frame 22 ').
5 and H6 are randomly displayed for a fixed time. In this case, the target images H2, H3, H4, H5 and the target images H
The images H1 'and H6' of 1 and H6 are displayed in a horizontal row by the display 3 and the plane mirror 4, so that the player P
The hammer 10 sequentially hits the hitting frame 22 of the operation detector 6 corresponding to these. Then, the operation detectors 6A, ... Corresponding to the displayed target images H2, H3, H4, H5 and the images H1 ', H6', are hammered in a timely manner.
When it is hit with 0, the target image H1 ... Is explosively displayed, a hit sound of Dokan is emitted from the speaker 9, and one point is added to the total image G. And
The game ends when a predetermined game time elapses.

As described above, in this game device 1, a part of the image displayed on the display 3 (target image H1,
H6) is hidden by the image concealment means (first and second polarization filters 5A and 5B) so that it cannot be recognized by the player P, and the concealed image is displayed via the plane mirror 4 on the display screen 3a of the display 3. Since the image is displayed on the left and right sides of the display 3 so that the player P can recognize it, even if the display screen 3a is the display 3 having a relatively small size, the necessary images are displayed on the left and right sides of the display 3 without overlapping. Thus, it is possible to give the player P the impression that the display screen 3a of the display 3 is elongated (spread) to the left and right. Therefore, the player P displays the display image on the display 3 on the display screen 3 a of the display 3.
The game can be played in correspondence with the operation section (striking frame 22) on the counter upper surface 20 having a wider left and right width. In other words, in this game device 1, the game area on the display screen 3a of the display 3 can be expanded in the left-right direction, and the game can be given more power.

In this case, since the display 3, the plane mirror 4, and the image concealing means are sufficient for displaying the image, a large increase in cost does not occur, and the image on the display 3 is also displayed when the image is displayed. Since the plane mirror 4 that is not used for enlarging is used, the quality of the image does not deteriorate. As an example of the simplest image concealing means, it is conceivable to place a shield near the display screen 3a of the display 3 in a state where the plane mirror 4 is not reflected.

Further, in this game device 1, as concealing means, the first and second polarization filters 5A and 5B are arranged so as to be overlapped with the line of sight of the player P in a state of changing the direction by 90 degrees. At the same time, the image concealed by this (target images H1, H6) and the direction M of the first polarizing filter 5A that covers the images are changed by the plane mirror 4 by 90 degrees, so that the image in the display 3 can be easily displayed. It can be hidden, and the player P can surely recognize (show) this hidden image through the plane mirror 4.
be able to.

Furthermore, in this game device 1, at the position of the display screen 3a corresponding to the aggregated image G near the concealed image on the display 3, the third direction different from the polarization filter 5A attached at the concealed image position by 90 degrees. Polarizing filter 5C
Since the image is attached, it is possible to prevent the player P from recognizing (not showing) the aggregated image G near the concealed image on the display 3 with the plane mirror 4 overlapping. Therefore, the player P can play the game in a comfortable state without being bothered by unnecessary images.

Further, in this game device 1, since the orientation of the concealed image shown on the display screen 3a of the display 3 is displayed in a state of being inverted and rotated from the state originally desired to be displayed, the concealment projected by the plane mirror 4 is displayed. Images can be viewed in proper condition.

Further, in this game device 1, a half mirror 23 is provided in front of the display 3 and the like, and the hitting frame 2 on the counter upper surface 20 is provided through the half mirror 23.
The image 22 'of the second image is displayed on the target images H2, H of the display 3.
The target images H1, H2, H3, H4, H3, H4, H3, H4, H3, H4, H3, H4, H3, H4, H3, H4, H4, H3, H4, H4, H5, H6, H6, H6, H6.
The positional relationship between H5 and H6 and the hitting frame 22 can be easily associated. Therefore, when the hitting frame 22 corresponding to each target image H1 ... Is hit with the hammer 10, the image 10 'of this hammer 10 is projected at the position of the corresponding target image H1. Target image H1
・ ・ You can get the feeling that you are really hitting. In this case, since the second polarization filter 5B is attached to the half mirror 23 through which the line of sight of the player P passes,
The image can be hidden or displayed without fail.

The second polarizing filter 5B may be attached to the glasses, and the player P may wear the glasses to play the game.

The hammering frame 22 is not displayed on the counter upper surface 20 and the image of the hammer 10 reflected on the half mirror 23 is displayed as the target images H2, H3, H4, H5 on the display 3.
Of the target images H1 and H6 projected on the plane mirror 4
The hit degree by the hammer 10 may be determined depending on whether the images H1 'and H6' are located.

Further, the target images H1 ... May be moved so that when the target images H1 ..

[0041]

According to the invention of claim 1 of the present invention, a part of the image on the display screen is made visible (visible) to the outside of the display screen by the plane mirror without overlapping. It is possible to expand the game area on the display screen without causing a large increase in cost and maintaining the state of the displayed image with high accuracy.

According to the second aspect of the present invention,
The first and second polarization filters having different directions are used as the image concealment means, and the images of the image concealed by the first polarization filter and the first polarization filter covering the same are rotated by a plane mirror by a predetermined angle. Therefore, the image on the display screen can be hidden easily and surely, and the hidden image can be surely recognized (showed) by the player P using the plane mirror.

According to the invention of claim 3 of the present invention,
The third polarizing filter is used to prevent the player from recognizing (not showing) the image on the display screen near the concealed image through the flat mirror, so that the player can display an image overlapping the display screen and the flat mirror. You can play the game comfortably without seeing.

According to the invention of claim 4 of the present invention,
The player can see the concealed image on the display screen using a plane mirror in an appropriate state.

According to the invention of claim 5 of the present invention,
For example, in the case of playing a game such as a target hitting game, it is possible to make the player's action on the operation unit (the action of hitting the operation unit with a hammer) recognized as the action on the image on the display screen (the action of hitting the image with the hammer). Yes, you can make the game more interesting.

According to the invention of claim 6 of the present invention,
It is possible to facilitate the attachment of the second polarization filter.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the game device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state where an image on the display is taken by a plane mirror and a state where a hitting frame on the upper surface of the counter is taken by a half mirror.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a control device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 game device 3 display 3a Display screen (display screen) 4 plane mirror 5 Polarization filter (image hiding means) 5A First polarizing filter 5B Second polarizing filter 5C Third polarizing filter 22 Strike frame (operation part) 23 Half mirror H1, H6 Target image (Hidden image) P player

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A game device having a display, wherein a part of an image displayed on the display is hidden by a player in front of the display so as not to be recognized by the player, and the image concealment unit hides the image. And a plane mirror for displaying the concealed image outside the display screen to allow the player to recognize the hidden image. 2. The image concealment means is composed of first and second polarization filters arranged so as to be overlapped with the line of sight of the player in a state where the directions of polarization planes intersect each other, The first polarizing filter is attached to a part of the display screen, the second polarizing filter is arranged between the display and the player, and the plane mirror is the first mirror. The game device according to claim 1, wherein the polarized light transmitted through the polarization filter is arranged so as to be transmitted through the second polarization filter. 3. A third polarizing filter having a polarization plane in the same direction as that of the second polarizing filter is mounted on the display screen at a position where an image which is not shown to the player is displayed on the plane mirror. The game device according to claim 2, wherein 4. The hidden image in the display screen is
The game according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein when the player recognizes the image through the plane mirror, the image is displayed in the same manner as other images displayed on the display screen. apparatus. 5. A half mirror is provided in front of the display and the plane mirror, and a plurality of operation units for the player are provided between the half mirror and the player, and 5. The half mirror is positioned at a position where the operation unit is projected at a predetermined position on the display screen and a position of an image of the hidden image in the plane mirror. The game device according to 1. 6. The game apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the second polarization filter is attached to the half mirror.