JP2003205170A - Image display control program, image display control method and video game device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To create excellent presence in carrying out a game. <P>SOLUTION: This image display control program is provided with a situation discriminating part 313 for discriminating the game situation of a carried-out game event, and a character display control part 318 for displaying a plurality of spectator characters arranged at spectator seats to see the game event, on a television monitor 21 and increasing/decreasing the arrangement number of the spectator characters according to the game situation. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to image display control in which a player character executes a predetermined match event in a game space, and the number of spectator characters observing the match event is increased or decreased according to the match situation. The present invention relates to a program, an image display control method, and a video game device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Many video game systems have been proposed. For example, it is a system including a home-use special-purpose device and a television monitor, a business-use special-purpose device, a system including a personal computer or workstation, a display, and an audio output device. Each of these systems generates a controller, a controller for a game player to operate, a recording medium on which game program data is recorded, a CPU for controlling an image and a sound based on the game program data, and an image. Processor, a processor for generating sound, a monitor such as a CRT for displaying an image, and a speaker for outputting sound. As a recording medium for recording the game program data, a CD-ROM, a semiconductor memory, a cassette type having a semiconductor memory, etc., is often used.

In such a video game system, various competitive sports such as tennis, soccer, and baseball played outdoors, various race competitions such as short-distance races and long-distance races, and jumping horses, horizontal bars, etc. conducted indoors, etc. It is possible to allow the player character to execute various match events such as the gymnastics competition in the game space, and to allow the spectator character who views the match event to appear.
In addition, background sounds such as "cheers" and "applause" emanating from spectators in the spectator seats are present in event fields such as stadiums where competitions are actually held. Therefore, even in the video game system, the background sounds such as "cheers" and "applause" from the spectator character corresponding to the background sounds of the actual event place are output from the speaker in accordance with the progress of the game, so that the presence is realistic. An overflowing game can be realized.

[0004]

As described above, in the conventional game system, since the background sound from the spectator character is output from the speaker in accordance with the progress of the game, a game full of realism can be realized. . However, there is a certain limit in providing a realistic sensation only by outputting background sounds such as “cheers” and “clapping”. For this reason,
It has been desired that the player character and the spectator character be united so as to enliven the match event, thereby providing an excellent sense of presence.
The game content is not limited to the one in which the player character and the spectator character appear.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides an image display control program, an image display control method, and a video game device capable of producing an excellent sense of presence in executing a game. The purpose is to

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 is a spectator character who views a match event in which a predetermined match event by a player character is executed in a game space displayed on a monitor. Is an image display control program for displaying in accordance with the match situation, and a situation determining means for determining the match situation of the match event to be executed, and a spectator character viewing the match event and arranged at a predetermined position. The video game device is made to function as a character display control means for displaying the plurality of displayed spectator characters on the monitor and increasing or decreasing the number of arranging the spectator characters according to the match situation.

According to this structure, the image display control program includes the situation determining means for determining the match situation of the match event to be executed, and a plurality of spectators who are the spectator characters viewing the match event and arranged at predetermined positions. The video game device is caused to function as a character display control means for displaying the character on the monitor and increasing or decreasing the number of the spectator characters arranged according to the game situation.

[0008] The game status here is, for example,
In a match event in which the number of winning games or winning sets can be decided, such as tennis, whether the current game event is the first game, the second game, or the first set is two sets. What kind of game or set (such as the number of rounds in the present invention) such as eyes, or whether it is the first round, the second round, or the final round in the tournament battle. It means whether it is the round of the match (this is also called the round number in the present invention). Further, this match situation may mean attributes of player characters such as ranking, nationality (or birthplace), famous player, or player with high attention level.

As described above, according to the present invention, since the number of spectator characters arranged is increased or decreased according to the match situation of the match event to be executed, an excellent sense of presence can be provided in executing the match event. become able to. Therefore, the game player can progress the game in an atmosphere as if he / she is actually playing a game.

The invention according to claim 2 relates to the invention according to claim 1, wherein the situation determination means determines the number of rounds of the match event as the match status, and the character display control means controls the match. It is characterized in that the number of spectator characters arranged is increased in accordance with the increase in the number of rounds of the event.

According to this structure, the number of rounds of the match event is determined, and the number of spectator characters arranged is increased as the number of rounds of the match event increases. For example, the number of arranged spectator characters is increased when the match event is in the second round than in the first round, and the number of arranged spectator characters is increased when the match event is in the third round rather than in the second round. As a result, it becomes possible to create an excellent sense of presence when executing a match event.

Further, in the invention of claim 3 according to claim 1, the situation determining means determines the number of rounds of the match event and the attribute of the player character as the match situation, and the character display The control means increases the number of spectator characters arranged in accordance with an increase in the number of rounds of the match event, and further increases the number of spectator characters arranged when the attribute of the player character is a predetermined one. It is characterized by being.

According to this configuration, the number of rounds of the match event is determined, and the number of spectator characters arranged is increased as the number of rounds of the match event increases. Further, when the attribute of the player character is a predetermined one, the number of spectator characters arranged is further increased. In this way, not only the number of rounds of the match event but also the number of spectator characters arranged is increased not only by the attributes of the player characters, but the game content is diversified.

The attribute of a player character refers to the player character's unique characteristics such as the ranking, nationality or place of origin of the player character, as well as a famous player or a player with a high degree of attention. Therefore, for example, if the player character has a higher ranking,
In the case of a player character having nationality of the host country of the match event or a player character from the venue, in the case of a famous player or a player character with a high degree of attention, the number of spectator characters arranged is further increased as compared to a player character that does not. Will be increased. As a result, it becomes possible to create a more realistic sensation when executing a match event.

The invention of claim 4 is the same as claim 2 or 3.
The number of the spectator characters is randomly increased or decreased for each round number within a predetermined range set corresponding to the round number of the match event.

With this configuration, the number of spectator characters to be increased is randomly increased or decreased for each number of rounds within a predetermined range set corresponding to the number of rounds of the match event. For example, when the match event is the first round, the increase number of the audience characters is increased or decreased within a range of ± 2%, and when the match event is two or more rounds, the increase or decrease is within a range of ± 5%. Therefore, even if the number of rounds is the same, the number of additional spectator characters is randomly increased / decreased each time the game is played, and as a result, a novel game screen is always displayed, which can create a more realistic sensation. become able to.

Further, the invention of claim 5 relates to claims 1 to 4.
In any one of the above, the match event is executed in a predetermined match area, and the spectator character is arranged in a spectator arrangement area set around the match area. I am trying.

According to this structure, the spectator character is arranged in the spectator arrangement area set around the match area where the match event is executed. Therefore, the spectator character can be easily arranged in the predetermined spectator arrangement area.

The invention according to claim 6 is the invention according to claim 5, wherein the spectator arrangement area is divided into a plurality of areas along the circumferential direction of the match area, and the spectator character is concerned. It is characterized in that it is arranged in a predetermined area among the divided areas.

According to this structure, the spectator placement area is divided into a plurality of areas along the circumferential direction of the game area, so that the players around the entrance / exit gates of the player characters in the tennis arena or in the vicinity of the court. It is possible to easily arrange the spectator character in a concentrated place at a specific place such as around the character's rest bench.

The invention of claim 7 is the invention of claim 5 or 6.
The spectator placement area is divided into a plurality of areas along the contacting / separating direction of the match area in the vicinity of the match area, and is close to the match area of the plurality of areas. The area is set so that the width in the contacting / separating direction is narrower than that of the far area.

According to this structure, of the plurality of areas divided along the contacting / separating direction around the game area, the closer to the game area, the narrower the width in the contacting / separating direction. By arranging the same number of spectator characters in the area, the density of arranging the spectator characters increases as the area is closer to the match area. For this reason, it is possible to easily realize a state in which the spectators gather in a place close to the match area, imitating an actual match. Also, by arranging the same number of spectator characters in each area, it is easier to create a game program than when arranging a different number of spectator characters in each area.

The match area may be divided in the contact / separation direction in each of the areas divided in the circumferential direction. Alternatively, the match area may not be divided in the circumferential direction but only in the contact / separation direction of the match area. You may do it. In any case, by arranging the same number of spectator characters in each area, it is possible to increase the arrangement density of spectator characters in areas closer to the match area.

Further, the invention of claim 8 is the invention of claim 6 or 7.
The spectator character is arranged at a random position for each match event in each area.

According to this structure, the spectator characters are randomly arranged in each area for each match event, so that a novel game screen is always displayed, and a greater sense of realism can be created. become able to.

Further, according to the invention of claim 9, a predetermined match event by the player character is executed in the game space displayed on the monitor, and the spectator character viewing the match event is displayed according to the match situation. An image display control method, wherein a step of determining a match situation of a match event to be executed by a situation determining means, and a plurality of spectator characters who are spectator characters viewing the match event and arranged at predetermined positions are monitored by the monitor. And the number of arranged spectator characters is increased or decreased by the character display control means according to the match situation.

According to this method, the number of spectator characters arranged is increased or decreased according to the match situation of the match event to be executed, so that an excellent sense of presence can be provided in executing the match event. For this reason,
The game player can progress the game in an atmosphere as if he / she is actually playing a game. Note that the game status here means the same content as described in claim 1.

According to the tenth aspect of the invention, the player character performs a predetermined match event in the game space displayed on the monitor, and the spectator character viewing the match event is displayed according to the match situation. In a video game device, a situation determination means for determining a match situation of a match event to be executed, and a plurality of spectator characters who are spectator characters viewing the match event and arranged at predetermined positions are displayed on the monitor. At the same time, a character display control means for increasing or decreasing the number of arranged spectator characters according to the match situation is provided.

According to this configuration, the match situation of the match event to be executed is determined by the situation determining means, and the number of spectator characters arranged is increased or decreased by the character display control means in accordance with the determined match situation. ,
You will be able to create a great sense of realism in executing match events. As a result, the game player can progress the game in an atmosphere as if he / she is actually playing a game. Note that the game status here means the same content as described in claim 1.

The invention according to claim 11 is an image display control program for displaying, in a game space displayed on a monitor, a surrounding situation of a main event relating to a main character appearing in the game space. A video game device as an event situation determining means for determining the situation of the main event, and an ambient situation displaying means for changing and displaying the ambient situation of the main event based on the situation of the main event determined by the event situation determining means It is characterized by making it function.

According to this structure, the image display control program determines the status of the main event relating to the main character, and the status of the main event whose peripheral status is judged by the event status determining means. The video game device is caused to function as a surrounding condition display means which is changed and displayed based on the above. As described above, according to the present invention, the surrounding situation of the main event is changed in accordance with the situation of the main event relating to the main character, so that it is possible to create an excellent sense of presence in executing the main event. . As a result, the game player can proceed with the game in an atmosphere as if he / she is actually performing a main event.

[0032]

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a video game system (video game device) 100 to which an image display control method according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. In the following description, the video game system 1
A home video game apparatus configured by connecting a home video game machine to a home television will be described as an example of No. 00, but the present invention is not particularly limited to this example, and a monitor is integrally configured. The invention can be similarly applied to a commercial video game device, a personal computer that functions as a video game device by executing a video game program, and the like.

The video game system 100 shown in FIG.
Is a home-use game machine 200 and a home-use television 30.
Equipped with 0. The home-use game machine 200 is loaded with a computer-readable recording medium 400 in which a video game program and game data are recorded, and the video game program and game data are appropriately read to execute a game.

The home-use game machine 200 has a CPU (Centra).
l Processing Unit) 1, bus line 2, graphics data generation processor 3, interface circuit (I
/ F) 4, main memory 5, ROM (Read Only Memor
y) 6, decompression circuit 7, parallel port 8, serial port 9, drawing processor 10, audio processor 11, decoder 12, interface circuit 13, buffer 14 to
16, a recording medium drive 17, a memory 18, and a controller 19. The home-use television 300 includes a television monitor 21, an amplifier circuit 22, and a speaker 23.

The CPU 1 is connected to the bus line 2 and the graphics data generation processor 3. The bus line 2 includes an address bus, a data bus, a control bus, etc., and includes a CPU 1, an interface circuit 4,
The main memory 5, ROM 6, decompression circuit 7, parallel port 8, serial port 9, drawing processor 10, audio processor 11, decoder 12 and interface circuit 13 are interconnected.

The drawing processor 10 is connected to the buffer 14. The audio processor 11 is connected to the buffer 15 and the amplifier circuit 22. The decoder 12 is the buffer 1
6 and the recording medium drive 17. The interface circuit 13 is connected to the memory 18 and the controller 19.

The television monitor 21 of the home television 300 is connected to the drawing processor 10. The speaker 23 is connected to the amplifier circuit 22. In the case of a commercial video game device, the television monitor 21, the amplification circuit 22, and the speaker 23 are the same as those for the home game machine 200.
It may be housed in one housing together with each block constituting the.

When the video game system 100 is constructed by using a personal computer, a workstation or the like as a core, the television monitor 21 or the like corresponds to a display for a computer. Further, the expansion circuit 7, the drawing processor 10, the voice processor 11, etc.,
Each corresponds to a part of the program data recorded in the recording medium 400 or the hardware on the expansion board installed in the expansion slot of the computer. The interface circuit 4, the parallel port 8, the serial port 9, and the interface circuit 13 correspond to the hardware on the expansion board mounted in the expansion slot of the computer. Further, the buffers 14 to 16 correspond to the respective storage areas of the main memory 5 or the expansion memory.

Next, each component shown in FIG. 1 will be described. The graphics data generation processor 3 uses CP
U1 plays a role as a coprocessor. That is, the graphics data generation processor 3 performs coordinate conversion and light source calculation, for example, calculation of a fixed-point format matrix or vector by parallel processing.

The main processing performed by the graphics data generation processor 3 is based on the coordinate data, movement amount data, rotation amount data, etc. of each vertex in the two-dimensional or three-dimensional space of the image data supplied from the CPU 1. , A process of obtaining address data of an image to be processed on a predetermined display area and returning it to the CPU 1, a process of calculating the brightness of the image according to a distance from a virtually set light source.

The interface circuit 4 is used for interfacing peripheral devices, for example, pointing devices such as a mouse and a trackball. The main memory 5 is composed of a RAM (Random Access Memory) or the like. The ROM 6 stores program data serving as an operating system of the video game device. This program is the BIO of a personal computer
It corresponds to S (Basic Input Output System).

The decompression circuit 7 is an MPEG (Mov
ing Picture Experts Group) JP for standards and still images
Decompression processing is performed on a compressed image that has been compressed by intra coding in accordance with the EG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) standard. Decompression processing is performed by decoding processing (VLC: Vari
Decoding of data encoded by the able length code), inverse quantization processing, IDCT (Inverse Discrete C
(osine Transform) processing, intra-image restoration processing, etc.

The drawing processor 10 performs drawing processing on the buffer 14 based on a drawing command issued by the CPU 1 every predetermined time T (for example, T = 1/60 seconds in one frame).

The buffer 14 is composed of, for example, a RAM,
It is divided into a display area (frame buffer) and a non-display area. The display area is composed of an expansion area of data to be displayed on the display surface of the television monitor 21. The non-display area is composed of storage areas such as data defining skeletons, model data defining polygons, animation data for moving the model, pattern data indicating the contents of each animation, texture data and color palette data.

Here, the texture data is two-dimensional image data. The color palette data is data for designating colors such as texture data. Recording medium 40
The CPU 1 records these data in advance in the non-display area of the buffer 14 from 0 at once or a plurality of times according to the progress of the game.

As the drawing command, there are a drawing command for drawing a three-dimensional image using polygons and a drawing command for drawing a normal two-dimensional image. Here, the polygon is a polygonal two-dimensional virtual figure, and for example, a triangle or a quadrangle is used.

The drawing command for drawing a three-dimensional image using polygons is the polygon vertex address data indicating the storage position of the polygon vertex coordinate data on the display area of the buffer 14, and the texture buffer 14 to be attached to the polygon. In the buffer 14 of the texture address data indicating the storage position, the color palette data indicating the color of the texture, and the brightness data indicating the brightness of the texture.

Of the above-mentioned data, the polygon vertex address data on the display area is converted by the graphics data generation processor 3 into the polygon vertex coordinate data in the three-dimensional space from the CPU 1 based on the movement amount data and the rotation amount data. By doing so, it is replaced with the polygon vertex coordinate data in two dimensions. The brightness data is determined by the graphics data generation processor 3 based on the distance from the position indicated by the polygon vertex coordinate data after the coordinate conversion from the CPU 1 to the virtually arranged light source.

The polygon vertex address data indicates an address on the display area of the buffer 14. The drawing processor 10 performs a process of writing texture data corresponding to the range of the display area of the buffer 14 indicated by the three polygon vertex address data.

An object such as a character in the game space is composed of a plurality of polygons. The CPU 1 stores the coordinate data in the three-dimensional space of each polygon in the buffer 14 in association with the corresponding skeleton vector data.
Then, when the character is moved on the display screen of the television monitor 21 or the movement of the character is expressed or the viewpoint position at which the character is viewed is changed by operating the controller 19 described later, The following processing is performed.

That is, the CPU 1 uses the three-dimensional coordinate data of the vertices of each polygon held in the non-display area of the buffer 14 for the graphics data generation processor 3, the skeleton coordinates, and the rotation amount data thereof. The movement amount data and rotation amount data of each polygon thus obtained are given.

Graphics data generation processor 3
Calculates sequentially the three-dimensional coordinate data after the movement and the rotation of each polygon based on the three-dimensional coordinate data of the vertices of each polygon and the movement amount data and rotation amount data of each polygon.

3 of each polygon obtained in this way
The horizontal and vertical coordinate data of the dimensional coordinate data is supplied to the drawing processor 10 as address data on the display area of the buffer 14, that is, polygon vertex address data.

The drawing processor 10 writes the texture data indicated by the pre-assigned texture address data on the display area of the buffer 14 indicated by the three polygon vertex address data.
As a result, on the display screen of the television monitor 21, an object having a texture attached to a large number of polygons is displayed.

A drawing command for drawing a normal two-dimensional image is composed of vertex address data, texture address data, color palette address data indicating the storage position of the color palette data indicating the color of the texture data in the buffer 14, and texture. This is performed on the luminance data indicating the luminance. Among these data, the vertex address data is the vertex coordinate data from the CPU 1 on the two-dimensional plane, and the graphics data generation processor 3 based on the movement amount data and the rotation amount data from the CPU 1.
Is obtained by coordinate transformation.

The voice processor 11 reads the ADPCM (Adaptive Differential Puppy) read from the recording medium 400.
Lse Code Modulation) data is stored in the buffer 15, and the ADPCM data stored in the buffer 15 serves as a sound source.

Further, the audio processor 11 reads out ADPCM data from the buffer 15 based on a clock signal having a frequency of 44.1 kHz, for example. The audio processor 11 performs processing such as pitch conversion, noise addition, envelope setting, level setting, and reverb addition on the read ADPCM data.

Audio data read from the recording medium 400 is a PC such as CD-DA (Compact Disk Digital Audio).
In the case of M (Pulse Code Modulation) data, the audio processor 11 converts this audio data into ADPCM data. Further, the processing of the PCM data by the program is directly performed on the main memory 5. The PCM data processed on the main memory 5 is supplied to the audio processor 11 and converted into ADPCM data. Then, the above-described various processes are performed, and the voice is output from the speaker 23.

As the recording medium drive 17, for example,
DVD-ROM drive, CD-ROM drive, hard disk drive, optical disk drive, flexible disk drive, silicon disk drive, cassette medium reader, etc. are used. In this case, a DVD-ROM, a CD-ROM, a hard disk, an optical disk, a flexible disk, a semiconductor memory or the like is used as the recording medium 400.

The recording medium drive 17 is a recording medium 400.
The image data, the audio data, and the program data are read out from the above, and the read data are supplied to the decoder 12.
The decoder 12 performs error correction processing by ECC (Error Correction Code) on the data reproduced from the recording medium drive 17, and supplies the data subjected to the error correction processing to the main memory 5 or the audio processor 11.

As the memory 18, for example, a card type memory is used. The card-type memory is used to hold various game parameters at the time of interruption, such as holding the state at the time of interruption when the game is interrupted.

The controller 19 is an operation device used by the player to input various operation commands, and sends an operation signal to the CPU 1 according to the operation of the player. The controller 19 has a first button 19a and a second button 1
9b, third button 19c, fourth button 19d, up arrow key 19U, down arrow key 19D, left arrow key 19L, right arrow key 19R, L1 button 19L1, L2 button 19L.
2, R1 button 19R1, R2 button 19R2, start button 19e, select button 19f, left stick 19SL and right stick 19SR are provided.

The up-direction key 19U, the down-direction key 19D, the left-direction key 19L and the right-direction key 19R are used to give a command to the CPU 1 to move a character or a cursor vertically and horizontally on the screen of the television monitor 21, for example. used.

The start button 19e is used for the recording medium 400.
It is used to instruct the CPU 1 to load the game program from. The select button 19f is
It is used to instruct the CPU 1 to make various selections regarding the game program loaded from the recording medium 400 to the main memory 5.

Left stick 19SL and right stick 1
Each button and each key of the controller 19 except 9SR is an on-off switch which is turned on when pressed from the neutral position by an external pressing force and is returned to the neutral position and turned off when the pressing force is released. Composed.

Left stick 19SL and right stick 1
9SR is a stick-type controller having almost the same configuration as a so-called joystick. This stick-type controller has an upright stick, and is configured to be tiltable in a 360 ° direction including front, rear, left and right with a predetermined position of the stick as a fulcrum. Left stick 1
The 9SL and the right stick 19SR send the values of the x-coordinate in the left-right direction and the y-coordinate in the front-rear direction with the upright position as the origin to the CPU 1 via the interface circuit 13 as operation signals according to the tilt direction and tilt angle of the stick. To do.

The first button 19a and the second button 19
The b, third button 19c, fourth button 19d, L1 button 19L1, L2 button 19L2, R1 button 19R1 and R2 button 19R2 are used for various functions according to the game program loaded from the recording medium 400.

Next, the above video game system 100.
The outline of the operation will be described. When the recording medium 400 is loaded in the recording medium drive 17, a power switch (not shown) is turned on to turn on the video game system 100.
When the power is turned on, the CPU 1 instructs the recording medium drive 17 to read the game program from the recording medium 400 based on the operating system stored in the ROM 6. As a result, the recording medium drive 17 reads the image data, the audio data, and the program data from the recording medium 400. The read image data, audio data, and program data are the decoder 1
2 and the decoder 12 performs error correction processing on each data.

The image data which has been subjected to the error correction processing by the decoder 12 is sent via the bus line 2 to the expansion circuit 7.
Is supplied to. The image data subjected to the above-described expansion processing by the expansion circuit 7 is supplied to the drawing processor 10,
It is written in the non-display area of the buffer 14 by the drawing processor 10. The audio data subjected to the error correction processing by the decoder 12 is written in the buffer 15 via the main memory 5 or the audio processor 11. The program data subjected to the error correction processing by the decoder 12 is written in the main memory 5.

After that, the CPU 1 advances the video game based on the game program stored in the main memory 5 and the contents instructed by the player using the controller 19. That is, the CPU 1 appropriately controls the image processing, the audio processing, the internal processing, and the like based on the content that the player uses the controller 19 to instruct.

As the control of the image processing, for example, the calculation of the coordinates of each skeleton or the calculation of the polygon vertex coordinate data from the pattern data corresponding to the animation instructed by the character, the obtained three-dimensional coordinate data and the viewpoint position data are performed. The supply to the graphics data generation processor 3 and the issuing of a drawing command including the address data and the brightness data on the display area of the buffer 14 which is determined by the graphics data generation processor 3 are performed.

As control of voice processing, for example, issuance of voice output command to the voice processor 11, level,
Reverb etc. are specified. As control of internal processing,
For example, calculation or the like is performed according to the operation of the controller 19. Note that the voice includes various background sounds such as “cheers” and “clapping” for enlivening the game content.

Next, an outline of the video game executed by the game system 100 based on the game program recorded in the recording medium 400 will be described. In this video game, for example, a tennis game as shown in FIG. 2 can be executed.

In this tennis game, an international tennis match is played on the tennis court TC, which is a match area of Japan in the game space, and the player character PL1 is a player character imitating a tennis player operated by the game player. And an opponent character PL2, which is a player character imitating a tennis player whose movement is controlled by the CPU 1 of the opponent video game system 100, or an opponent character imitating a tennis player operated by another game player. The ball BA is hit with the character PL2 by using the rackets RC1 and RC2, and when the ball BA is in a predetermined state, the victory or defeat is decided.

This player character can select one player character from a plurality of preset player characters at the start of the game or the like. The nationality is given to each player character, and a ranking is set in advance. The ranking is changed, for example, when a predetermined game is over.

In this tennis game, a spectator seat SS, which is a spectator seating area having an inclination that becomes higher as it moves away from the tennis court TC, is arranged around the tennis court TC. A plurality of audience characters SP are displayed at appropriate places.
In the present invention, the number of spectator characters SP arranged in the spectator seats SS (the number of persons) is increased or decreased according to the game situation such as the progress of the number of games or the climax of the game. As a result of the player being able to proceed with the game in the same atmosphere as in the actual game, it becomes possible to create a realistic sensation that is close to that of actual tennis.

Next, the main control block configuration of the video game system 100 centering on the display control operation of the spectator character SP, which is increased or decreased according to the game situation when playing the tennis game, will be described. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the video game system 100 includes the control unit 31 including the CPU 1, the main memory 5, and the like. A recording medium drive 17 and a controller 19 are connected to the control unit 31, a television monitor 21 is connected via the drawing processor 10, and a speaker 23 is connected via an audio processor 11 and an amplifier circuit 22. There is.

The control section 31 also controls the game start determination section 3
11, game progress control unit 312, situation determination unit 313, game image display control unit 314, and background sound output control unit 31.
It is provided with a function implementation unit as 5. The situation determination unit 313 also includes the round number determination unit 316 and the player attribute determination unit 31.
7, the game image display display control unit 314 is provided with a function display unit as a character display control unit 318 and an audience capacity setting control unit 319.
These function implementation units function by the CPU 1 and the like executing image display programs and the like stored in the main memory 5.

Here, the game start discriminating section 311 discriminates the game start based on the output signal from the controller 19 when the start button 19e is turned on by the game player, and the ON signal is detected. Starts the game. Game progress control unit 31
2 is for advancing a tennis game in accordance with a predetermined rule by the game player operating various buttons such as the first button 19a and the second button 19b. In this embodiment, for example, the player who wins 6 games in advance acquires the set, and the player who wins 3 sets in advance becomes the winner of the match, and the winner is determined in the tournament match.

The situation discriminating section 313 discriminates the game situation. Here, the number-of-rounds determination unit 316 determines, based on an identification code or the like assigned to the game program, how many games in the tournament match are to be played. In addition, the player attribute discriminator 317 determines that the player character selected by the game player is the nationality of the host country (Japanese nationality in this embodiment).
It is determined whether or not the player has a player ID based on the identification code or the like assigned to the selected player character, and the ranking of the selected player character is determined by the identification code or the like assigned to the player character. It is determined based on In the present embodiment, the elements that characterize the player character such as the nationality and ranking of the player character are referred to as attributes of the player character.

As shown in FIG. 2, the game image display control unit 314 controls the tennis court TC, which is the match area, the spectator seats SS, which is the spectator arrangement area provided around the tennis court TC, and the tennis court TC. A self-character PL1 which is a player character imitating a tennis player playing in each of the zones, and an opponent character PL2 which is a player character imitating a tennis player whose operation is controlled by the CPU1 of the video game system 100 which is an opponent. , A three-dimensional display of a game image consisting of a tennis racket RC1 held by the right hand of the self character PL1, a tennis racket RC2 held by the right hand of the opponent character PL2, and a tennis ball BA hit by the tennis rackets RC1, RC2. To do. In addition,
The spectator character SP is displayed on the spectator seat SS by the character display control unit 318. The display of these game images is controlled corresponding to the control operation of the game progress control unit 312 when the game player operates various buttons such as the first button 19a and the second button 19b.

Here, the spectator seat SS is the tennis court TC.
It is provided on the periphery of and has an inclination so that it becomes higher as it moves away from the tennis court TC. This spectator seat SS is, for example, as shown in a plan view in the schematic view of FIG. 4, a first spectator seat SS1 arranged along one side line SL1 of the tennis court TC and the other of the tennis court TC. Second spectator seat SS2 arranged along the side line SL2 of the tennis court, a third spectator seat SS3 arranged along one end line EL1 of the tennis court TC, and the other end of the tennis court TC. Line EL
The fourth spectator seat SS4 arranged along the second line, and the fifth spectator seat arranged on one of the corners on the end line EL1 side.
Audience seat SS5, a sixth audience seat SS6 provided at the other corner portion on one end line EL1 side, and a seventh audience seat provided at one corner portion on the other end line EL2 side It is composed of a seat SS7 and an eighth spectator seat SS8 arranged at the other corner portion on the other end line EL2 side. A player character rest bench RB is provided between the tennis court TC and the second spectator seat SS2.

First to fourth spectator seats SS1 to SS4
Are divided into a plurality of areas along the direction of contact and separation with respect to the tennis court TC (direction between the side close to and the side away from the tennis court TC), and the area close to the tennis court TC is the far area. The width in the contact and separation direction is set to be narrower than that.

In other words, in the present embodiment, the first spectator seat SS1 and the second spectator seat SS2 respectively face the first area S from a position close to the tennis court TC to a position distant therefrom.
a, the second area Sb, the third area Sc, and the fourth area S
When the width Wa of the first area Sa in the contact and separation direction is 1, the width W of the second area Sb is divided into four areas d.
b is 1.5, the width Wc of the third region Sc is 2, and the width Wd of the fourth region Sd is 2.5. Here, since the lengths of the respective regions Sa, Sb, Sc, Sd in the direction along the side lines SL1, SL2 are set to the same length, the areas of the respective regions Sa, Sb, Sc, Sd also have a width ratio. And the same ratio.

The first area S of the first spectator seat SS1
a and a first area Sa of the second spectator seat SS2, a second area Sb of the first spectator seat SS1 and a second area of the second spectator seat SS2.
Area Sb, the third area Sc of the first spectator seat SS1 and the third area Sc of the second spectator seat SS2, and the fourth area Sd and the second spectator seat SS2 of the first spectator seat SS1. The fourth regions Sd are set to have the same area.

Further, the third spectator seat SS3 and the fourth spectator seat SS4 are, in this embodiment, the tennis court T respectively.
4 from the first area Ea, the second area Eb, the third area Ec, and the fourth area Ed toward the position far from the position close to C.
When the width We of the first region Ea in the contact and separation direction is 1, the width Wf of the second region Eb is 1.5 and the width Wg of the third region Ec is 2. Fourth area Ed
Width Wh is set to a ratio of 2.5.
In the present embodiment, the width W of each of the divided areas Ea to Ed
e to Wh are the first spectator seat SS1 and the second spectator seat S
The widths Wa to Wd of the corresponding areas Sa to Sd of S2 are the same (that is, Wa = We, Wb = Wf, Wc = W).
g, Wd = Wh).

Here, since the lengths of the respective areas Ea, Eb, Ec, Ed in the direction along the end lines EL1, EL2 are set to be the same, the respective areas Ea, Eb, Ec,
The area of Ed has the same ratio as the ratio of width. The lengths of the end lines EL1 and EL2 are the side lines SL1 and
Since it is shorter than SL2, the area of the first region Ea is the first
And smaller than the first area Sa of the second spectator seats SS1 and SS2, the area of the second area Eb is smaller than the second area Sb of the first and second spectator seats SS1 and SS2,
The area of the third region Ec is smaller than the third region Sc of the first and second spectator seats SS1 and SS2, and the fourth region E
The area of d is smaller than the fourth area Sd of the first and second spectator seats SS1 and SS2.

The first area E of the third spectator seat SS3
a, the first area Ea of the fourth spectator seat SS4, the second area Eb of the third spectator seat SS3, and the second area Eb of the fourth spectator seat SS4.
Area Eb, the third area Ec of the third spectator seat SS3 and the third area Ec of the fourth spectator seat SS4, and the fourth area Ed and the fourth spectator seat SS4 of the third spectator seat SS3. The fourth regions Ed are set to have the same area.

Fifth to eighth spectator seats SS5 to SS8
Are divided into a plurality of areas as shown in the figure. That is, in the present embodiment, the fifth to eighth spectator seats SS5 to SS8 are adjacent to the first area Ca located in the corner portion closest to the tennis court TC and the first area Ca in the up-down direction illustrated. A second area Cb, a third area Cc adjacent to the first area Ca in the left-right direction in the drawing,
A fourth region Cd which is diagonally adjacent to the first region Ca in the drawing, and a fifth region C which is vertically adjacent to the region including the first to fourth regions Ca to Cd in the drawing.
e, the sixth region Cf adjacent to the region including the first to fourth regions Ca to Cd in the left-right direction in the figure, and the diagonal line shown in the diagram to the region including the first to fourth regions Ca to Cd Is divided into seven areas, that is, a seventh area Cg adjacent to.

Here, assuming that the area of the first region Ca is 1, the areas of the second region Cb and the third region Cc are 2, the fourth region Cd is 4, and the fifth to seventh regions are respectively. Area Ce
The areas of Cg to Cg are set to a ratio of 9. The areas of the first to seventh regions Ca to Cg are all the third and fourth spectator seats SS3 to SS4.
It is set to be smaller than any of the first to fourth areas Ea to Ed.

The background sound output control unit 315 controls the output of game music and sound effects accompanying the progress of the game, and also generates a plurality of background sounds having different attributes such as "cheers" and "clapping" generated from the spectator character SP. Output of each background sound is read from the main memory 5 and output from the speaker 23 as a background sound. The plurality of background sounds having different attributes such as “cheers” and “clapping” generated from the spectator character SP are generated by sound sources having different frequencies in relation to the number (number) of spectator characters arranged according to the game situation. The number (number of sound sources) is increased or decreased. That is, the number of sound sources is increased when the number of arranged spectator characters SP is large, and the number of sound sources is reduced when the number of arranged spectator characters SP is small.

As described above, by increasing or decreasing the number of sound sources in accordance with the number of arranged spectator characters SP, it is possible to form an atmosphere similar to the atmosphere of the audience seats corresponding to the number of spectators in an actual game. The background sound output control unit 315
According to the number of sound sources, the volume output from the speaker 23 is increased or decreased (when the number of sound sources is large, the volume is increased,
If it is small, decrease it). Further, the number of sound sources is fixed, and only the volume output from the speaker 23 is increased / decreased according to the number of arranged spectator characters SP (when the number of arranged spectator characters SP is large, the volume is increased, and when the number is large, the number is large). May be decreased).
In short, the background sound output control unit 315 may increase or decrease at least one of the number of sound sources of the background sound and the volume of sound in accordance with the number of arranged spectator characters SP.

The character display control section 318 displays the spectator characters SP seated in the first to eighth spectator seats SS1 to SS8, and the number of spectator characters SP arranged in the spectator seats SS1 to SS8. (Number of people)
Is increased or decreased in accordance with the accommodation rate set by the audience accommodation rate setting section 319 according to the game situation determined by the situation determination section 313.

In this embodiment, the number (number) of spectator characters SP set according to the match situation is arranged in each area. That is, for the first spectator seat SS1 and the second spectator seat SS2, the same number of spectator characters SP set according to the game situation are arranged in the first to fourth areas Sa to Sd, respectively. . Also, the third
For the spectator seats SS3 and the fourth spectator seats SS4, the same number set in the first to fourth areas Ea to Ed according to the game situation (from the first to fourth areas Ea to Ed Also, a spectator character SP having a large area (a smaller value than the first to fourth regions Sa to Sd of the first and second spectator seats SS1 and SS2) is arranged. Furthermore, for the fifth spectator seat SS5 to the eighth spectator seat SS8,
The first to seventh areas Ca to Cg each have the same number according to the match situation (the first to seventh of the third and fourth spectator seats SS3 and SS4 having a larger area than the first to seventh areas Ca to Cg). Audience character SP of a value smaller than the areas Ea to Ed of 4) is arranged.

As a result, the smaller the area of the spectator seats SS1 to SS8, which is closer to the tennis court TC, is, the higher the density of arranging the spectator characters can be (the larger the accommodation rate can be), the more the actual tennis can be done. As a result of simulating the accommodation structure of spectators in the game, the game player can progress the game in an atmosphere as if he / she is actually playing the game, and it is an excellent presence for the execution of the game event. It can create a feeling.

Also, the first and second spectator seats SS1 and S
The same number of spectator characters SP are arranged in each of the first to fourth areas Sa to Sd in S2, and the first to fourth in the third and fourth spectator seats SS3 and SS4.
The same number of spectator characters S in each area Ea to Ed
P is arranged and the fifth to eighth spectator seats SS5 to S
Since the same number of spectator characters SP are arranged in each of the first to seventh areas Ca to Cg in S8, it is easier to create a game program as compared with the case where a different number of spectator characters SP are arranged. Become.

Even if the spectator characters SP have the same arrangement density in the same area between games (for example, when the previous game is executed and when this game is executed) (however, Except when the accommodation rate is set to 100% or a value close to 100%.) Every time the number of rounds in a tournament battle is different, it is arranged at random positions using a random number table, etc. . This allows
Even if the arrangement density is the same, the arrangement state of the spectator characters changes, so the game player can proceed with the game in an atmosphere as if he or she is actually in a match, which is better for executing a match event. It can create a sense of realism.

The spectator accommodation rate setting control section 319 sets the accommodation rate (mobilization rate) of the spectator character SP to be placed in the spectator seat SS in accordance with the game situation judged by the situation judging section 313. The accommodation rate of the spectator character SP is a ratio of the spectator character SP to the total area of the spectator seat SS. In the present embodiment, the accommodation rate having a predetermined allowable range is set according to the number of rounds in the tournament battle. Further, in the present embodiment, the audience seat S
By adjusting the arrangement density in each region of S1 to SS8, the accommodation rate of the spectator characters SP arranged in the entire spectator seat SS is set to a predetermined value.

That is, when the number of rounds of the game event to be held from now on is the first round, the accommodation rate of the spectator character SP is set to 5% ± 2% (the basic set value at the first round), and the number of rounds is two. Spectator character SP during the round
Accommodation rate of 20% ± 5% (basic setting value for the second round)
When the number of rounds is three rounds, the accommodation rate of the spectator character SP is set to 40% ± 5% (basic setting value for the third round). Further, the accommodation rate of the spectator character SP is set to 60% ± 5% (basic setting value at the time of the semifinal) during the semifinal match, and the accommodation rate of the spectator character SP is 80% ± during the final match. It is set to 5% (basic setting value in the final match). These permissible widths are set randomly, for example, in units of 1% using a random number table or the like each time the accommodation rate is set.

In this way, the number of spectator characters increased is randomly increased or decreased within a predetermined allowable range (that is, within a predetermined range) set corresponding to the number of rounds of the match event. Even if the number of rounds is the same, the increased number of spectator characters is randomly increased / decreased each time a game is played, and a novel game screen is constantly displayed, which can provide an excellent sense of presence.

Further, in this embodiment, the accommodation rate set corresponding to the number of rounds is increased by 10% in the case of a local player (that is, a player having Japanese nationality). Also, depending on the ranking of the athletes, the accommodation rate set corresponding to the number of rounds is increased within the range of 1 to 20% (however, the cumulative value does not exceed 100%).
Is set to. In this way, the accommodation rate of the spectator character SP in the spectator seat SS changes in the same manner as in the actual game depending on the game situation such as the number of rounds and whether or not the player is a local player. You can progress the game in a similar atmosphere,
It is possible to create an excellent sense of presence when executing a match event.

Next, the display control operation of the spectator character SP, which is increased or decreased according to the game situation when playing the tennis game, will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. Here, the player character PL1 operated by the game player
Are selected by the game player in advance, and the player character PL2 of the opponent is controlled by the computer. In addition, the game is set so that the fourth round is the semi-final round and the fifth round is the final round.

First, the game start determination unit 311 determines whether or not the start button 19e for starting the game is turned on (step ST1). This step ST
If the determination in 1 is affirmative, the situation determination unit 313 determines whether or not the match event to be held is the first round in the tournament battle (step ST3).
If the determination in step ST1 is negative, the process waits until the determination is positive.

If the determination in step ST3 is affirmative,
The occupancy rate of the spectator character SP to be placed in the spectator seat SS is set within the range of 5% ± 2% by the spectator accommodation rate setting control unit 319 (step ST5), and subsequently the local player (that is, the player having Japanese nationality). ) Is determined by the situation determination unit 313 (step ST7). If the determination in step ST7 is affirmative, the accommodation rate set previously is increased by 10% (step ST9).

Then, the situation determination section 313 determines whether or not the selected player character PL1 is a player having a predetermined rank or higher (for example, 10th rank or higher) (step ST11). If the determination in step ST11 is affirmative, the previously set accommodation rate is further increased by a value preset according to the ranking within the range of 1 to 20% (step ST13). In addition, the accommodation rate is increased in step ST13 when the accommodation rate is 100.
It is adjusted and set so that it does not exceed%.

Next, a predetermined number (predetermined number) of spectator characters SP are displayed on the spectator seats SS displayed by the game image display control unit 314 so that the accommodation rate finally set is reached. And the stadium image is displayed (step ST15). Note that FIG. 6 shows a case where the accommodation rate of the finally set spectator character SP in the first round is set to 20% (set by the basic setting value and the added value by the local player and the ranking). In this way, when the accommodation rate of the spectator character SP is 20%, the number of sound sources of "cheers" and "applause" emitted from the spectator character SP is set to a small number corresponding to the accommodation rate.

In this step ST15, the first and second
The same number of spectator characters S for the first to fourth areas Sa to Sd in the spectator seats SS1 and SS2, respectively.
P is arranged and the third and fourth spectator seats SS3 and SS4
In the first to fourth areas Ea to Ed in, the same number of spectator characters SP having values smaller than those in the first and second spectator seats SS1 and SS2, respectively, are arranged. Further, the same number of spectator characters having a smaller value for the first to seventh areas Ca to Cg in the fifth to eighth spectator seats SS5 to SS8 than in the third and fourth spectator seats SS3 and SS4, respectively. SP is arranged. The number of spectator characters SP arranged in the first to eighth spectator seats SS1 to SS8 is set according to the area of the spectator seats.

As a result, the ratio of the spectator character SP to the total area of the spectator seat SS becomes the accommodation rate of the spectator character SP finally set in step ST13. As a result, the smaller the area of the spectator seats SS1 to SS8, which is closer to the tennis court TC, is, the higher the density of arranging the spectator characters can be (the larger the accommodation rate can be), the more the actual tennis game can be performed. As a result of imitating the accommodation structure of the spectators, it is possible to create a great sense of presence in executing the match event, and the game player progresses the game in an atmosphere as if they were actually in a match. be able to.

When the determination in step ST7 is negative, the process proceeds to step ST11 and the subsequent steps are executed. When the determination in step ST11 is negative, the process proceeds to step ST15, and the stadium image based on the accommodation rate based on the determination result in step ST7 is displayed.

When the determination in step ST3 is negative, the situation determination section 313 determines whether the match event to be held is the second round in the tournament battle (step ST17). This step ST1
If the determination in 7 is affirmed, the accommodation rate of the spectator character SP to be arranged in the spectator seat SS is set to the audience accommodation rate setting control unit 31.
It is set within the range of 20% ± 5% by 9 (step S
T19), after that, the process proceeds to step ST7 and the subsequent steps are executed. In addition, in FIG. 7, the accommodation rate finally set in the second round (set by the basic setting value and the added value by the local player and the ranking) is 40.
It is a figure which shows the stadium image when it is%. As described above, when the accommodation rate of the spectator character SP is 40%, the number of sound sources of "cheers" and "applause" emitted from the spectator character SP is set to be larger than that when the accommodation rate is 20%. It has become so.

When the determination in step ST17 is negative, the situation determination section 313 determines whether or not the upcoming match event is the third round in the tournament battle (step ST21). This step ST
If the determination in 21 is affirmative, the accommodation rate of the spectator character SP to be arranged in the spectator seat SS is set to the spectator accommodation rate setting control unit 3
It is set within the range of 40% ± 5% by 19 (step ST23), and then the process proceeds to step ST7 and the subsequent steps are executed. In addition, in FIG. 8, the accommodation rate finally set in the third round (set by the basic set value and the added value by the local player and the ranking) is 7
It is a figure showing a stadium image in case of being 5%. As described above, when the accommodation rate of the spectator character SP is 75%, the number of sound sources of “cheers” and “applause” emitted from the spectator character SP is set to a number larger than that when the accommodation rate is 40%. It has become so.

When the determination in step ST21 is negative, the situation determination section 313 determines whether or not the match event to be held is the semi-final match in the tournament battle (step ST25). This step S
If the determination in T25 is affirmative, the occupancy rate of the spectator character SP to be placed in the spectator seat SS is set within the range of 60% ± 5% by the spectator accommodation rate setting control unit 319 (step ST27), and thereafter. After shifting to step ST7, the subsequent steps are executed. Note that FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a stadium image in the case where the accommodation rate finally set (set by the basic setting value and the added value by the local player and the ranking) in the semi-final match is 90%.
As described above, when the occupancy rate of the spectator character SP is 90%, the number of sound sources of “cheers” and “applause” emitted from the spectator character SP is set to a larger number than when the occupancy rate is 75%. It has become so.

If the determination in step ST25 is negative, the situation determination section 313 determines that the match event to be held is the final match in the tournament battle, and the spectator character SP to be placed in the spectator seat SS.
The occupancy rate is 80% ± by the audience accommodation rate setting control unit 319.
It is set within the range of 5% (step ST29), after which the process proceeds to step ST7 and the subsequent steps are executed. Note that FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a stadium image when the accommodation rate finally set (set by the basic setting value and the added value by the local player and the ranking) in the final match is 100%. As described above, when the occupancy rate of the spectator character SP is 100%, the number of sound sources of “cheers” and “applause” emitted from the spectator character SP is set to a larger number than when the occupancy rate is 90%. It has become so.

According to the present invention, as described above, the match situation of the match event to be executed is determined, and the number of spectator characters arranged is increased or decreased according to the match situation, which is excellent in executing the match event. As a result, the game player can progress the game in an atmosphere as if he / she is actually playing the game, which inspires the player to take on the challenge. Become.

That is, as the number of rounds in the tournament battle increases, the level of the match increases, and the stadium image imitating the actual match in which the number of spectators increases is displayed, so that the game player is united with the spectators. You can easily get the feeling that you are playing a game, and you can play the game in an atmosphere as if you were playing a real game.

When the player has Japanese nationality as the host country, a stadium image simulating an actual match in which the number of spectators increases is displayed, so that the game player becomes one with the spectators. You can easily get the feeling that you are playing a game, and you can play the game in an atmosphere as if you were playing a real game. Furthermore, in the case of a player with a high ranking, the stadium image imitating the actual match that the number of spectators increases because the level of the match is high is displayed,
The game player can easily get the feeling that he is playing the game together with the audience.

The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, but various modifications as described below can be adopted as necessary.

(1) In the above-described embodiment, as the match situation, whether the match is the first match, the second match, or the final match in the tournament match of the match event to be started. It means the number of rounds, the nationality of the selected player character (attribute of the player character), and the ranking of the selected player character (attribute of the player character), but is not limited thereto.

For example, in a match event in which a predetermined number of win games or a set number of wins can be determined, such as tennis, whether the current match event is the first game or the second game, or one set. It may mean which game or set such as the eye or the second set (these are also called round numbers in the present invention).
Further, in a game event such as soccer in which the outcome is decided by the score in the first half and the second half, whether it is the first half or the second half (the present invention also refers to the number of rounds. Pretend the match is the first round and the second half is 2
Pretending to be a round. ), Or the number of rounds of the tournament (whether it is the number of rounds in the present invention) such as whether it is the first round or the second round of the tournament or the final round. May be.

In a match event such as boxing, wrestling, etc., in which there are an opening game and a production match,
It may also mean whether it is an undercard match or a production match (also in the present invention, the number of rounds. In other words, the undercard match is assumed to be the first match and the actual match is assumed to be the second match).

Further, it means environmental conditions such as weather and outside temperature when the match event is being executed, and the time zone when the match event is being executed (when it is bright in the morning or noon, or in the dark in the evening, etc.). Time and the like). Further, it may mean a state of excitement of the game contents due to the player character repeating good play.

In this way, when the number of rounds indicates the number of rounds, the number of spectator characters arranged on the game screen may increase as the number of rounds increases. In addition, the game situation means an environmental condition, and when the weather is fine, the number of spectator characters arranged increases more than when it is cloudy, and when the outside temperature is warm, the number of spectator characters arranged is more than when it is cold. It should be increased.

When the match situation means the time zone in which the match event is executed, the number of spectator characters arranged may be reduced in the morning or in the evening than in the daytime, for example. Further, when the match situation means that the match contents are exciting, the number of spectator characters arranged may be increased as the match contents become exciting.

(2) In the above embodiment, the spectator seat SS is divided into a plurality of areas along the circumferential direction of the tennis court TC, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the audience seat S
The S may be provided only at the position facing the side lines SL1 and SL2 of the tennis court TC, or may be provided only at the position facing the end lines EL1 and EL2.

(3) In the above embodiment, the first to fourth spectator seats SS1 to SS4 are divided into a plurality of areas along the direction of contact and separation of the tennis court TC, and the tennis court TC among the plurality of areas is divided. Although the width of the area close to is narrower in the contact and separation direction than that of the area far away, the invention is not limited to this. For example, the widths of the respective areas in the contacting / separating direction may be set to be the same. In this case, the closer the area is to the tennis court TC, the larger the number of spectator characters to be arranged (the number of people) may be. Of course, it is possible to arrange the same number of spectator characters in each area.

(4) In the above embodiment, the fifth to eighth spectator seats SS5 to SS8 are divided in the vertical and horizontal directions as shown in FIG. 4, but the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, as shown in FIG. 11, first to fourth spectator seats S
It may be divided in the contacting / separating direction with respect to the tennis court TC so as to be continuous with each divided area of S1 to SS4. In this case, the fifth to eighth spectator seats SS5 to SS8 are divided into four in the contacting / separating direction of the tennis court TC, like the first to fourth spectator seats SS1 to SS4.

(5) In the above embodiment, the spectator character SP is randomly arranged in each of the divided areas of the first to eighth spectator seats SS1 to SS8, but the present invention is not limited to this. Absent. For example, the second auditorium S
S2 may be concentrated and arranged near the player character's rest bench RB (FIG. 4). Although not shown in the figure, they can be concentrated near the entrance / exit gates of athletes.

(6) In the above embodiment, the spectator character SP is placed in the spectator seat SS, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as in the case of a golf game, a spectator character may be placed in a standing position without providing a spectator seat at a fixed position.

(7) In the above embodiment, the spectator seat SS is divided into a plurality of spectator seats, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, it may be configured with one spectator seat as a whole. Also, the first to eighth spectator seats SS1 to SS8
Although each is divided into a plurality of areas, it is not limited to this. For example, the audience seats divided into a plurality of areas may each be configured by one area.

(8) In the above embodiment, a battle-type video game is described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the game may be a game event in which a player character plays alone, such as in the case of mechanical exercise or golf.

(9) In the above embodiment, the number of sound sources of the background sound or the volume is increased as the number of arranged spectator characters SP is increased. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The increase / decrease in the number of arranged spectator characters SP does not necessarily correspond to the number of sound sources or the volume of the background sound.

(10) In the above embodiment, the game in which the match event by the player character is executed is explained, but the present invention is not limited to this. It may be a game in which an event other than a game such as a play is executed. In games that execute events other than matches such as plays, for example, the venue where the event is held is changed from a small venue to a large venue as the number of times the event is performed increases, and when this venue is changed. It is possible to increase the number of spectator characters.

As described above, as the number of times the event is executed is increased, the venue is changed to a larger venue, and the number of spectator characters is increased, so that an excellent sense of presence can be provided in executing the event. Like Therefore, the game player can proceed with the game in an atmosphere as if an actual event is being performed. The number of spectator characters may be increased or decreased without changing the venue. Further, the target of change (change target) such as increase or decrease is not limited to the spectator character, and the cause of changing the change target is not limited to the number of event executions.

According to the present invention, the game appears in the game space,
A player character that executes a match event or a character that executes an event other than a match such as a play is called a main character, and a match event executed by the main character or an event other than the match is called a main event. In addition, the audience character or the like that is a target of change (change target) such as increase or decrease is referred to as the surrounding situation of the main event, and the cause of changing the change target is referred to as the status of the main event. In addition, the status of the main event is determined by a function realizing section as an event status determination section (event status determination means) provided in the control section 31, and the ambient status of the main event is displayed in the ambient status display section provided in the controller 31. The function realizing unit as (surrounding condition display unit) changes and displays the status based on the status of the main event judged by the event status judging unit.

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As described above, according to the invention of claim 1, the situation determining means for determining the match situation of the match event to be executed, and the spectator character viewing the match event, which is arranged at a predetermined position. A plurality of spectator characters are displayed on the monitor, and the video game device is made to function as a character display control means for increasing or decreasing the number of spectator characters arranged according to the game situation. For this reason, it becomes possible to create an excellent sense of presence in executing the match event, and the game player can proceed with the game in an atmosphere as if he or she is actually playing a match.

Further, in the invention of claim 2, the situation discriminating means discriminates the number of rounds of the match event as the game situation, and the character display control means indicates that the number of rounds of the match event increases. Since the number of arrangements is increased, it is possible to surely bring about an excellent sense of presence as if an actual match is being performed when executing a match event.

According to the invention of claim 3, the situation determining means determines the number of rounds of the match event and the attribute of the player character as the match situation, and the character display control means increases the number of rounds of the match event. According to the above, the number of spectator characters to be arranged is increased, and when the attribute of the player character is a predetermined one, the number of spectator characters to be arranged is further increased, so that the game contents are diversified. When executing a match event, it is possible to create an excellent sense of presence as if a match was actually being played.

Further, according to the invention of claim 4, the increase number of the spectator character is randomly increased or decreased for each round number within a predetermined range set corresponding to the round number of the match event. Even if the number of rounds is the same, the increase in the number of spectator characters is randomly increased / decreased each time the game is played. As a result, a novel game screen is always displayed, and a more realistic presence can be created.

According to the invention of claim 5, the match event is executed in a predetermined match area, and the spectator character is arranged in the spectator arrangement area set around the match area. The spectator character can be easily arranged in the predetermined spectator arrangement area.

According to the invention of claim 6, the spectator arrangement area is divided into a plurality of areas along the circumferential direction of the match area, and the spectator character is arranged in a predetermined area of the divided areas. Therefore, the spectator character should be concentrated in a specific place such as around the entrance / exit gate of the player character on the tennis field, around the player character's rest bench near the court, etc. Can be easily realized.

According to the invention of claim 7, the spectator arrangement area is divided into a plurality of areas in the periphery of the match area and along the contact and separation direction of the match area. The area close to the match area is set to have a narrower width in the approaching / separating direction than the area far away, so it is possible to easily realize a state in which the audience gathers near the match area, simulating an actual match. it can. Also, by arranging the same number of spectator characters in each area, it is easier to create a game program than when arranging a different number of spectator characters in each area.

Further, in the invention of claim 8, since the spectator character is arranged at a random position for each match event in each area, a novel game screen is always displayed, which is more excellent. It can create a sense of presence.

[0143] Further, the invention of claim 9 includes the step of determining the match situation of the match event to be executed by the situation determining means, and a plurality of spectator characters who are the spectator characters viewing the match event and arranged at predetermined positions. Is displayed on the monitor, and the number of arranged spectator characters is increased or decreased by the character display control means according to the game situation. For this reason, it becomes possible to create an excellent sense of presence in executing the match event, and the game player can proceed with the game in an atmosphere as if he or she is actually playing a match.

Further, the invention of claim 10 is a situation discriminating means for discriminating a game situation of a game event to be executed, and a plurality of spectator characters who are spectator characters watching the game event and arranged at predetermined positions are monitored. And a character display control means for increasing / decreasing the number of arranged spectator characters according to the game situation. For this reason, it becomes possible to create an excellent sense of presence in executing the match event, and the game player can proceed with the game in an atmosphere as if he or she is actually playing a match.

According to the invention of claim 11, the event situation discriminating means for discriminating the situation of the main event and the surrounding situation of the main event are changed based on the situation of the main event discriminated by the event situation discriminating means. The video game device is made to function as an ambient condition display means for displaying. For this reason, it becomes possible to create an excellent sense of realism in executing the main event, and the game player can progress the game in an atmosphere as if the actual main event is being executed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a video game system to which an image display control method according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the contents of a video game executed by the video game system shown in FIG.

3 is a block diagram showing a main control configuration centering on a display control operation of a spectator character in the video game system shown in FIG.

4 is a plan view schematically showing a configuration of spectator seats around a tennis court displayed in a video game executed in the video game system shown in FIG.

5 is a flowchart for explaining a display control operation of a spectator character of a video game executed in the video game system shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a game screen when the accommodation rate of the audience characters of the video game executed in the video game system shown in FIG. 1 is about 20%.

7 is a diagram showing a game screen in the case where the accommodation rate of the spectator characters of the video game executed in the video game system shown in FIG. 1 is about 40%.

8 is a diagram showing a game screen when the accommodation rate of the spectator characters of the video game executed in the video game system shown in FIG. 1 is 75%.

9 is a diagram showing a game screen when the accommodation rate of the audience characters of the video game executed in the video game system shown in FIG. 1 is 90%.

10 is a diagram showing a game screen in the case where the accommodation rate of the audience characters of the video game executed in the video game system shown in FIG. 1 is 100%.

11 is a plan view for explaining a modified example of the spectator seat shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

21 Television Monitor (Monitor) 100 Video Game System 313 Status Discrimination Unit (Situation Discrimination Means) 318 Character Display Control Unit (Character Display Control Means) TC Tennis Court (Match Area) SP Spectator Character SS Spectator Seats (Audience Arrangement Area)

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Hiromasa Yoshitake             2-5-25 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka City Co., Ltd.             Konami Computer Entertainment Large             Sakauchi F-term (reference) 2C001 AA03 BA05 BB01 BB02 BB05                       BB07 BC10 CB01 CB06 CC02                       CC08

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A predetermined match event by a player character is executed in a game space displayed on a monitor,
An image display control program for displaying a spectator character viewing the match event according to the match status, the situation determining means for determining the match status of the match event to be executed, and a spectator character viewing the match event. A plurality of spectator characters arranged at predetermined positions are displayed on the monitor, and the video game device is made to function as a character display control means for increasing or decreasing the number of spectator characters arranged according to the match situation. An image display control program characterized by the above. 2. The situation determining means determines the number of rounds of a match event as a match state, and the character display control means determines the number of spectator characters arranged as the number of rounds of the match event increases. The image display control program according to claim 1, wherein the image display control program is increased. 3. The situation discriminating means discriminates the number of rounds of a match event and the attribute of a player character as a match situation, and the character display control means responds to an increase in the number of rounds of the match event. 2. The image display control program according to claim 1, wherein the number of arranged spectator characters is increased and the number of arranged spectator characters is further increased when the attribute of the player character is a predetermined one. . 4. The increase number of the spectator character is randomly increased or decreased for each round number within a predetermined range set corresponding to the round number of the match event. The image display control program according to item 2 or 3. 5. The match event is executed in a predetermined match area, and the spectator character is placed in a spectator placement area set around the match area. The image display control program according to any one of Items 1 to 4. 6. The spectator arrangement area is divided into a plurality of areas along the circumferential direction of the match area, and the spectator character is arranged in a predetermined area of the divided areas. The image display control program according to claim 5, wherein 7. The spectator arrangement area is a periphery of the match area and is divided into a plurality of areas along a contact direction of the match area. An area of the plurality of areas close to the court. The image display control program according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the width is set to be narrower in the contact and separation direction than in a far area. 8. The image display control program according to claim 6, wherein the spectator character is arranged at a random position for each match event in each area. 9. A predetermined match event by a player character is executed in a game space displayed on a monitor,
An image display control method for displaying a spectator character viewing the match event according to the match situation, the step of determining the match situation of the match event to be executed by the situation determining means, and viewing the match event. A plurality of spectator characters, which are spectator characters arranged at predetermined positions, are displayed on the monitor by the character display control means, and the number of spectator characters to be arranged is increased or decreased according to the match situation. An image display control method characterized by: 10. A video game device, wherein a predetermined match event is performed by a player character in a game space displayed on a monitor, and a spectator character viewing the match event is displayed according to the match situation. Situation determining means for determining the match situation of the match event to be executed, and a plurality of spectator characters who are the spectator characters viewing the match event and arranged at predetermined positions are displayed on the monitor, and depending on the match situation. And a character display control means for increasing / decreasing the number of arranged spectator characters. 11. An image display program for displaying, in a game space displayed on a monitor, a surrounding situation of a main event related to a main character appearing in the game space, the event displaying the situation of the main event. The video game device is made to function as a situation determining means and a surrounding situation displaying means for changing and displaying the surrounding situation of the main event based on the situation of the main event determined by the event situation determining means. An image display control program characterized by: