JP2004209217A - Attraction system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable every player to feel that he/she really participates in an attraction by making possible interactive conversation control with every player (participant) in a multi-participant type attraction system. <P>SOLUTION: In the multi-participant type attraction system wherein a great number of participants can simultaneously experience the attraction, a host computer 100 is equipped with an input means with which a participant inputs personal information and which has a function for reading an ID of an ID-incorporated article carried by the participant, a storage means for storing the personal information inputted by the participant in accordance with the ID of the ID-incorporated carried article, a response means 22 for answering an inquiry from a control means of the attraction, and the control means for implementing the attraction while reflecting implementation contents with the personal information corresponding to the ID stored in the storage means and input information of the answer from the response means 22. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an attraction system in which a large number of participants can experience attractions at the same time.

  Conventionally, in an attraction system where many people can participate and enjoy some attractions while watching images at live venues, etc., the staging effect is enhanced by displaying stereoscopic images and devising sound effects. . In such an attraction system, a participant simply enjoys watching the video, and the video projected on the screen or the like has the same content every time if the video has the same theme.

  On the other hand, a system that allows not only a large number of participants to view and enjoy but also allows the viewer to input an answer to a video question from the system side includes, for example, an automobile test center education system and a quiz program on a television And the like. In such a viewer participatory system, each participant inputs a response to a question from a video by pressing a button of an input device or the like, and a total of the input results is displayed.

  By the way, the viewer participation type system as described above is a simple interactive system in which the participant simply answers a question from the system side, and the system side proceeds unilaterally. . In addition, in a multi-participation type attraction system, even if a simple interactive system exists, one-to-one bidirectional information transmission is performed, and the information from the participants is reflected while reflecting the information from the participants. An attraction system in which attraction is advanced has not been realized. That is, there has been no interactive interactive system in which the execution contents and the display contents change while the participants and the system interact and influence each other. Therefore, since the participant is always in a passive position, he / she cannot feel the mood of participating, and the displayed video has the same content every time if the same theme is used.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an attraction in which interactive conversation control with each player (participant) can be performed and a real feeling that each player is participating in the attraction is obtained. It is to provide a system.

  The present invention relates to a multi-participation type attraction system in which a large number of participants can simultaneously experience an attraction while watching a video. Input means for reading the ID of the portable object, storage means for storing personal information input by the participant in association with the ID of the ID-equipped portable object, and image output for outputting a corresponding image in accordance with a computer command Means, having a function of reading the ID of the portable device with the built-in ID carried by the participant, a response means for the participant to input an answer to the inquiry in the video, and the read by the response means In addition to storing the answer input by the participant in association with the ID of the portable device having the built-in ID, an individual corresponding to the ID stored in the storage means Distribution, and to reflect the input information reply from said response means corresponding to the ID, a achieved by a control means for executing the attraction for participants.

  Further, the control means determines an inquiry to all the participants of the attraction based on the total information of the personal information of each participant stored in correspondence with the ID, outputs the inquiry as a video, and outputs the inquiry from the response means. Executing an attraction for determining the next inquiry to all the participants based on the input of the participant's answer to the inquiry and outputting the image as a video; the control means is configured to execute the attraction based on the ID read by the response means. Having a function of discriminating the participant; further comprising an execution result storing means for storing the attraction result of the attraction in association with the ID; the control means, in response to the inquiry, A function of selecting a specific person from the participants based on the stored personal information of each participant; Each sends a lighting command to the response means constant the particular person, that a notification of the said chosen for the specific person with light; by, respectively is more effectively achieved.

  According to the present invention, since the input information of each player is reflected in the content of execution of the attraction, it is possible to obtain a real feeling that each player participates in the attraction. In addition, since the content of the attraction is different each time, it can be enjoyed by participating as many times as possible, leading to an improvement in the repeat rate.

  In addition, in the conventional multi-player attraction system, while watching the video at the attraction venue, the play as an attraction was completed on the spot, but the player responded while watching the video, and the result was Because it is memorized and received on print paper, the range of play is expanded. For example, when applied to a fortune-telling system, the content of a question related to fortune-telling is determined in accordance with the implementation date and the input information of the player.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of an overall configuration of an attraction system according to the present invention (hereinafter, referred to as “conversational attraction system”). First, an outline of the entire system will be described with reference to FIG. The room related to the execution of the attraction is divided into three areas: an input room for inputting personal information of the player, one or more live venues where the attraction is performed, and a print room for receiving the result of the attraction. The example shown in the figure is an example applied to a fortune-telling system, and the capacity of one area is about 50 people. Attraction participants have a group of about 50 people and play around each area.

  The control of the entire system is performed by the host computer 100, the attraction is executed by the fortune-telling control computer 200, and the output of the attraction execution result is performed by the printer control computer 300. Personal computers are used as the computers 100, 200, and 300. The input terminal device 21 provided in the input room is connected to the host computer 100. The terminal device 22 provided in the live venue has the terminal control device 120 and data. It is connected to the host computer 100 via the line transfer device 110. Here, in this embodiment, since a pyramid-shaped portable object with a built-in ID (hereinafter, referred to as an ID pyramid) is used, the terminal device 22 provided in the live venue is hereinafter referred to as a “pyramid terminal device”.

  In the live venue, a projector 411, a speaker 421, and a laser beam projector 431 for displaying a question or the like from a player on a screen are provided, and a video control device 410, a sound / voice control device 420, and a It is connected to the host computer 100 via the laser beam controller 430. The printing device 23 provided in the printing room is connected to the printer control computer 300 via the print concentrator 310.

  FIGS. 2A and 2B are diagrams showing a configuration example of an ID pyramid used in the system of the present invention, wherein FIG. 2A is a plan view and FIG. 2B is a side view. The inside of the ID pyramid 10 is filled with a liquid 10C, and a star pattern 10D is formed on the inner wall of the bottom surface, so that the stars can be seen from above when viewed from above. The ID 10A and the anti-theft coil 10B are embedded at predetermined positions on the bottom side of the ID pyramid 10. The size of the ID pyramid 10 may be any size that is convenient to carry, and in the example of the figure, the length of one side of the quadrangular pyramid is 8 cm.

  In such a configuration, processing related to the execution of the attraction will be described for each area.

  (1) Input room: An area for inputting personal information of a player. Each player receives the ID pyramid 10 at reception, enters the input room with the ID pyramid 10, and places it on a mounting portion of an arbitrary input terminal device 21. Then, personal information (name, gender, date of birth, birth time, place of birth, etc.) is input using the input terminal device 21. The input terminal device 21 reads the ID 10A of the mounted ID pyramid 10 and transmits it to the host computer 100 via the communication system together with the input information. The host computer 100 stores the input information in an information storage area corresponding to each ID (individual). The player who has completed the input has the ID pyramid 10 and moves to the live venue.

  (2) Live venue: an area where an attraction is performed. Each player sits in an arbitrary seat, and places the ID pyramid 10 on the mounting portion of the pyramid terminal device 22 attached in front of the seat. The host computer 100 receives the ID of the ID pyramid 10 from the pyramid terminal device 22 via a communication system, determines which player is sitting in each seat based on the ID, and asks each player various questions. Ask at. Questions are made based on the collected personal information.

  Each player answers the question by touching the ID pyramid 10. That is, a response is made by selecting two persons by contact / non-contact of the hand. The pyramid terminal device 22 is provided with a sensor, and each player's response is read by the pyramid terminal device 22, sent to the host computer 100 via the communication system, and stored in the information storage area corresponding to each ID. You. The fortune-telling control computer 200 asks the next question on the video based on each player's answer, and repeats the question and response interactively.

  Further, in response to the question, a specific person is selected from the unspecified number of persons based on the personal information of each player, and a lighting instruction is transmitted to the pyramid terminal device 22 in the seat of the corresponding player. In the pyramid terminal device 22 that has received the lighting instruction, the ID pyramid 10 is illuminated by the light projecting means to illuminate the entire ID pyramid. In the example of the fortune-telling system, for example, "a person with strong fortune today" is searched for from among the players, and the ID pyramid 10 of the corresponding player is turned on.

  In the video display, holographic three-dimensional display is performed using three projectors, in addition to screen display using the projector 411. In the example of the fortune-telling system, a projector, a sound / sound control device 420, a laser beam projector 431, and the like are used to create a fantastic atmosphere with light, video, and sound. When the attraction in the live venue ends, the host computer 100 sends an output command of the execution result to the printer control computer 300. Each player has the ID pyramid 10 and moves to the print room.

  (3) Print room: This is an area for printing out the results of the attraction at the live venue, and the player places the ID pyramid 10 on the mounting portion of an arbitrary printing device 23. Upon receiving the execution result output command, the printer control computer 300 receives the ID of the ID pyramid 10 from the printing device 23 via the communication system, and executes the execution created based on the player information stored in the storage area. The result is output to the printing device 23 that has input the ID. The printing device 23 is provided with a collection mechanism of the ID pyramid 10, and the printing device 23 outputs the result (data) and collects the ID pyramid 10.

  Next, conversation processing in the conversational attraction system of the present invention will be described with reference to the schematic configuration diagram of FIG. 3 and the flowchart of FIG. The host computer 100 first determines a video question for each participant based on the input personal information of each participant, and outputs a video output command such as a question to the player to the video control device 410. Upon receiving the video output command, the video control device 410 reads the corresponding video data from the optical disk based on the video output command, and projects the video data on the screen 412 by the projector 411 (step S1).

  The player inputs the answer to the question while watching the question or commentary in the video and listening to the voice. The pyramid terminal device 22 is provided with a sensor (touch sensor) 22A for detecting contact / non-contact with the ID pyramid 10 mounted on the mounting portion, and a player touches the ID pyramid 10 with a hand. Respond by For example, since a question of two-party selection is asked, a response is made by touching the hand if "YES" and not touching the hand if "NO" (step S2).

  The pyramid terminal device 22 transmits information detected by the sensor 22A to the host computer 100. The host computer 100 determines the answer of the player based on the detection information. For example, if the detection information is input within a predetermined time after outputting the question to the pyramid terminal device 22, it is determined to be "YES". Then, the answer of the player is recorded (step S3), and if all the answers to the predetermined question in one video display have been received, the next question for each participant is determined based on the answer of each player. Then, a video output command is output to the video control device 410. Here, the next question is determined, for example, by preliminarily registering various questions in a tree structure and branching according to the answer (step S4). Thereafter, the process returns to step S2, and the above processing is repeated. Then, if the attraction has been completed, the execution result created for each participant is output to the printing device 23 (steps S5 and S6), and all the processing ends.

  In the above-described embodiment, an example of the fortune-telling system has been described. However, the system of the present invention is not limited to the fortune-telling system, and can be applied to a system other than the attraction system, for example, an education system.

It is a block diagram showing an example of the whole composition of the interactive attraction system of the present invention. It is a figure showing the example of composition of the portable thing with an ID used by the system of the present invention. It is a schematic structure figure for explaining conversation processing in the system of the present invention. It is a flow chart for explaining conversation processing in the system of the present invention.

Explanation of reference numerals

10 ID pyramid 10A ID
10B Anti-theft coil 21 Input terminal device 22 Pyramid terminal device 22A Sensor 23 Printing device 100 Host computer 110 Data concentrator transfer device 120 Terminal control device 200 Fortune-telling control computer 300 Printer control computer 310 Printer concentrator 410 Video control device 411 Projector 412 screen 420 sound / voice control device 421 speaker 430 laser beam control device 431 laser beam projector

Claims (6)

In a multi-player attraction system that allows many participants to experience attractions at the same time while watching the video,
Input means for the participant to input personal information and to read the ID of the ID-containing portable object carried by the participant;
Storage means for storing the personal information input by the participant in association with the ID of the ID-containing portable object;
A video output means for outputting a corresponding video according to a computer command;
Response means for the participant having a function of reading the ID of the ID-containing portable object carried by the participant, and for the participant to input an answer to the inquiry in the video,
The participant stores the answer input by the participant in association with the ID of the portable device with the built-in ID read by the response means, and also stores the personal information corresponding to the ID stored in the storage means and the ID. An attraction system comprising: control means for executing an attraction for a participant by reflecting input information of a response from the response means.   The control means determines an inquiry to all the participants of the attraction based on the total information of the personal information of each participant stored corresponding to the ID, outputs the inquiry as a video, and outputs the inquiry from the response means. The attraction system according to claim 1, wherein the next inquiry to all the participants is determined based on the input of the participant's answer to the request, and the attraction is output as a video.   The attraction system according to claim 1, wherein the control unit has a function of determining the participant based on the ID read by the response unit.   The attraction system according to claim 1, further comprising an execution result storage unit that stores an execution result of the attraction corresponding to the ID.   2. The attraction according to claim 1, wherein the control unit has a function of selecting a specific person from the participants based on personal information of each participant stored in the storage unit in response to the inquiry. 3. system.   The attraction system according to claim 5, wherein the control means sends a lighting instruction to each of the response means of the selected specific person, and notifies the specific person of the selection by light. .

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