JP2005013750A - Game apparatus, method for controlling computer game system, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game apparatus to which a player can simply input an intention of operating at a low cost. <P>SOLUTION: The game apparatus has a camera unit 42 which obtains a picture of the player P every predetermined time, and sequentially calculates the player's movement amount on the basis of the differential picture of a prior picture and the latest picture. The game apparatus integrates the sequentially calculated player's movement amount and calculates the player's total movement amount after a predetermined time. The game apparatus judges whether an obtained value exceeds a predetermined value within the predetermined time, and controls a game on the basis of the result. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a game apparatus, a computer game system control method, and a program, and more particularly to a novel user interface in a computer game system.

  Conventionally, in a computer game system, when a player inputs an operation intention to a computer using a general-purpose (standard) controller or a dedicated controller, the game is controlled based on the input contents.

  In addition, a light projecting unit that outputs beam light and a light receiving unit that detects whether or not the light beam is incident are provided, and the player blocks the light beam emitted from the light projecting unit by a part of the body. There has also been proposed a computer game system that allows a player to input an operation intention to a computer by allowing the light beam to enter the light receiving section as it is.

  However, the former has a problem that the operation of the general-purpose or dedicated controller tends to be complicated. Moreover, in the latter, since a light projection part and a light-receiving part are required, there exists a problem that cost becomes excessive.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a game device, a computer game system control method, and a program that allow a player to easily input his / her own operation intention at a low cost. There is to do.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, a game device according to the present invention provides an image acquisition unit that acquires an image of a player every predetermined time, and a player action based on at least two images acquired at different times by the image acquisition unit. It includes a player action amount calculating means for calculating the amount, and a game control means for controlling the game based on the player action amount calculated by the player action amount calculating means.

  In the present invention, an image including the whole or a part of the player's body is acquired every predetermined time, and the player motion amount is calculated based on at least two images acquired at different times. The player motion amount represents the magnitude of the player's motion captured in the image, and has, for example, a value obtained by adding all the pixel values of the difference image or a pixel value other than 0 for the at least two images. The number of pixels or the like can be employed.

  In the present invention, the game is controlled based on the player motion amount thus calculated. The game control is, for example, game progress control, display control related to the game, or sound control. According to the present invention, for example, the game can proceed more advantageously as the player moves more vigorously, or conversely, the game can proceed more advantageously as the player does not move quietly. Further, for example, if the player motion amount after the motion start timing is guided by display or sound reaches a certain amount within a certain time, it is determined that the input is “YES”, while reaching a certain amount within a certain time. Otherwise, it is determined that the input is “NO”, and the game can be advanced according to the determination result.

  Since the image acquisition means can be realized at a low cost by, for example, a known digital camera or the like, according to the present invention, the player is more willing to operate at a lower cost than when a general-purpose or dedicated controller is used. It becomes possible to input easily.

  In one aspect of the present invention, the player motion amount calculating means sequentially calculates a player motion amount based on the latest image and the immediately preceding image acquired by the image acquiring means, and the game control means includes the player motion The game is controlled based on the player motion amount sequentially calculated by the amount calculation means. In this way, the game can be controlled based on the movement of the player in real time.

  In this aspect, the game control means calculates the player total action amount by integrating the player action amounts sequentially calculated by the player action amount calculation means after a predetermined time, and the player total action amount is within a predetermined time. It may be determined whether or not a predetermined threshold is exceeded, and the game may be controlled based on the determination result. In this way, the game can be controlled based on the movement of the player within a predetermined time. In this case, if an image corresponding to the total amount of motion of the player is displayed, the player can easily grasp the total amount of motion that the player has made after a predetermined time.

  In one aspect of the present invention, the image acquisition unit acquires an original image every predetermined time, acquires a plurality of player images corresponding to each of a plurality of players based on the original image, and The amount calculation means calculates a player action amount based on at least two player images acquired at different times for each player, and the game control means calculates the player for each player by the player action amount calculation means. Control the game based on the amount of movement. In this way, a plurality of players can input an operation intention.

  In one aspect of the present invention, the player motion amount calculating means calculates a player motion amount for each of a plurality of partial areas included in the image acquired by the image acquiring means, and the game control means includes the player The game is controlled based on the player motion amount calculated for each partial area by the motion amount calculation means. In this way, it becomes possible to input more various operation intentions.

  Further, the control method of the computer game system according to the present invention is different from the step of controlling the imaging means included in the computer game system and acquiring the image of the player imaged by the imaging means every predetermined time. And a step of calculating a player motion amount based on at least two images acquired and a step of controlling a game based on the calculated player motion amount. Here, the imaging unit is, for example, a digital camera that acquires captured image data.

  In addition, the program according to the present invention includes an image acquisition unit that acquires an image of a player every predetermined time, and a player operation amount that calculates a player operation amount based on at least two images acquired at different times by the image acquisition unit. This is a program for causing a computer to function as a calculation means and a game control means for controlling a game based on the player motion amount calculated by the player motion amount calculation means.

  According to the present invention, the player can easily input an operation intention at a low cost as compared with the case of using a general-purpose or dedicated controller.

  According to the present invention, images are acquired every predetermined time, the player motion amount is calculated based on at least two images acquired at different times, and the game is controlled based on the player motion amount. Therefore, it becomes possible to input the operation will to the game by the movement of the player, and it is possible to realize a game in which the operation intention can be easily input at a low cost compared to the case of using a general purpose or dedicated controller. .

  DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view for explaining a situation where a player plays a game using a game device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the game apparatus 10 includes a home television receiver 40, a camera unit 42, and a home game machine 46, and is for realizing various games such as a quiz game. . The home television receiver 40 and the home game machine 46 are placed on the cabinet 44, and the camera unit 42 is placed on the home television receiver 40. The camera unit 42 is a digital camera that captures the appearance of the player P in real time. The camera unit 42 is connected to the consumer game machine 46 with a cable, and supplies the photographed image (original image) of the player P to the consumer game machine 46 in real time. It has become. The home game machine 46 is connected to the home TV receiver 40, displays a game screen generated by the home game machine 46, and outputs game music, game effects, and voice messages from its built-in speaker. It is like that.

  In the game apparatus 10, when the player P moves his / her body in front of the camera unit 42, the amount of movement is calculated, and the progress of the game is determined based on whether or not it is moving a certain amount or more. For example, when a quiz game is realized by the game apparatus 10, the home TV receiver 40, for example, “Mt. Fuji is the fifth highest mountain in the world. If you think it is correct, shake your hand in front of the camera. ”, The player P is given questions and motion guidance. In response to this, when the player P moves large in front of the camera unit 42 or shakes his / her body, the consumer game machine 46 thereby determines that the player P is “correct” with respect to the above question. It is determined that the answer was entered. On the contrary, if the player P is standing still in front of the camera unit 42, the home-use game machine 46 determines that the player P has input an answer “incorrect” to the above question. In response to the determination, the player P is notified of the input content, that is, whether the player P's answer is correct or not, and the game result of the player P is updated. Whether the game results and answers are correct or not is displayed by the home-use television receiver 40, or is output as sound from the built-in speaker.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of an original image acquired by the camera unit 42 and a difference image generated by the consumer game machine 46. Here, (a) in the figure shows the latest image, and (b) in the figure shows the immediately preceding image. FIG. 5C shows a difference image between the latest image and the immediately preceding image. The example shown in the figure shows a situation where the player P shakes his / her body from right to left in front of the camera unit 42. Further, the difference image in (c) in the figure is an image having the same size as the images in (a) and (b) in the figure, and pixels given to corresponding pixels (pixels having the same address) in those player images. The absolute value of the difference between the values (color information) is given as the pixel value of the pixel. For this reason, in the area where the display content does not change between the latest image and the previous image, that is, the area where there is no movement, the pixel value of the pixels constituting the area is zero, and there is some movement and the latest For the area where the display content has changed between the player image and the previous player image, that is, the area where the display content is different, the pixel value of the pixels constituting the area is 1 or more.

  In this game apparatus 10, a difference image between the latest image and the previous image is generated every predetermined time (for example, every 1/60 seconds), and the player motion amount is calculated by adding the pixel values of all the pixels of the difference image. In addition, if the integrated value (player total action amount) exceeds a predetermined threshold value within a predetermined time, it is determined that the player has input the first type of will (for example, “correct”, “YES”, etc.), If it does not exceed, it is determined that the second type of will (for example, “incorrect” or “NO”) has been input. And according to the judgment, a game is advanced.

  Here, the hardware configuration of the game apparatus 10 will be described.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the game apparatus 10. As shown in the figure, the game apparatus 10 is configured by mounting a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk; 25) as an information storage medium on a consumer game machine 46 connected to a monitor 18 and a speaker 22. . Here, the DVD 25 is used to supply the game program and game data to the consumer game machine 46, but any other information storage such as a CD-ROM (Compact Disk-Read Only Memory) or a ROM (Read Only Memory) card. Media can be used. In addition, a game program and game data can be supplied to the consumer game machine 46 from a remote location via a data communication network such as the Internet.

  The home game machine 46 includes a microprocessor 14, an image processing unit 16, a main memory 26, an input / output processing unit 30, a peripheral device interface 31, an audio processing unit 20, and a DVD playback unit. The microprocessor 14, the image processing unit 16, the main memory 26, the input / output processing unit 30, and the peripheral device interface 31 are connected to each other via the bus 12 so that mutual data communication is possible. The input / output processing unit 30 includes the audio processing unit 20 and the DVD. A playback unit 24 is connected. A camera unit 42 is connected to the peripheral device interface 31. Each component of the home game machine 46 is housed in a housing. Here, a home television receiver 40 is used as the monitor 18, and its built-in speaker is used as the speaker 22.

  The microprocessor 14 controls each part of the consumer game machine 46 based on an operating system stored in a ROM (not shown) and a game program read from the DVD 25. The bus 12 is used for exchanging addresses and data among the units of the consumer game machine 46. In addition, a game program and game data read from the DVD 25 are written in the main memory 26 as necessary. The image processing unit 16 includes a VRAM (Video Random Access Memory), receives image data sent from the microprocessor 14, draws a game screen on the VRAM, and converts the contents into a video signal. Output to the monitor 18.

  The input / output processing unit 30 is an interface for the microprocessor 14 to access the audio processing unit 20 and the DVD playback unit 24. The audio processing unit 20 includes a sound buffer, and reproduces data such as game music, game sound effects, and voice messages read from the DVD 25 and stored in the sound buffer, and outputs the data from the speaker 22. The DVD playback unit 24 reads the game program and game data recorded on the DVD 25 in accordance with instructions from the microprocessor 14. The peripheral device interface 31 is an interface for connecting various peripheral devices to the consumer game machine 46. For example, a USB (Universal Serial Bus) interface is adopted. Here, a camera unit 42 is connected to the peripheral device interface 31. The camera unit 42 is a known digital camera for inputting, for example, black and white, gray scale, or color photographed images to the consumer game machine 46 at predetermined time intervals (for example, 1/60 seconds). The camera unit 42 is placed on the home television receiver 40 with the lens facing the player P in order to photograph the appearance of the player P.

  Next, processing of the game apparatus 10 will be described.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing player will input processing of the game apparatus 10. The flowchart shown in the figure is a process realized when the home game machine 46 executes the game program stored on the DVD 25, and is executed when the home game machine 46 asks the player P about the will. (The same applies to the player will input process below). In this process, first, a message for guiding the operation to the player P is displayed on the monitor 18 (S101). This message displays, for example, a quiz problem and informs the player P how to operate in front of the camera unit 42 to answer the problem. Next, a storage area for the counter i and the player total movement amount S is secured in the main memory 26, and their initial values are set to zero (S102). And the newest image of the player P image | photographed with the camera unit 42 is acquired (S103), and the difference image with the image (immediate image) of the player P acquired last time is produced (S104). Note that if there is no previous image, that is, if S104 is executed first, the creation of the difference image is cancelled.

Next, the player motion amount α is calculated by adding all the pixel values given to each pixel of the difference image (S105), and the player motion amount α is added to the player total motion amount S, The player total motion amount S is updated (S106). The player motion amount α is a value corresponding to the amount of movement of the player P in front of the camera unit 42, and the player total motion amount S is a value corresponding to the total amount of movement of the player P after the motion guidance (S101). It becomes. If the player total motion amount S is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold value _Sth (S107), it is determined that the first type of will, for example, “YES” is input to the motion guidance in S101 (S110). Return to the main game process. In the main game process, for example, it is determined whether or not the input content of the player P determined in S101 is correct, the determination result is displayed on the monitor 18, and the game score is calculated accordingly.

If the player total action amount S is less than the predetermined threshold value _Sth (S107), it is determined whether or not the counter i is greater than or equal to the predetermined threshold value I (S108). The counter i represents an elapsed time after the operation guidance (S101). If the counter i is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold value I, it is determined that a second type of will, for example, “NO”, for example, is input to the motion guidance in S101 (S109), and the process returns to the main game process. In the main game process, for example, it is determined whether or not the input content of the player P determined in S101 is correct, and the game score is calculated accordingly. On the other hand, if the counter i is less than the predetermined threshold I, the counter i is incremented by 1, and the image of the player P is acquired again from the camera unit 42 (S103). Note that the image acquisition of the player P in S103 is performed, for example, every 1/60 seconds.

According to the above processing, the time constant from the operation guidance, that is, until it reaches a predetermined threshold value I counter i is then incremented by 1 at every 1/60 seconds, the player total operation amount S a predetermined threshold value S _th or more and Thus, if the player P moves greatly in front of the camera unit 42, the first type of will is input to the consumer game machine 46. Further, if the player P stays in front of the camera unit 42 so that a fixed time elapses before the player total action amount S becomes equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold value _Sth , the home game machine 46 will The type of will is entered. In this way, the will of the player P can be input to the consumer game machine 46 by using only the camera unit 42 without using a general-purpose or dedicated controller.

  Here, the will contents of the player P are determined according to the movement amount of the entire body of the player P. However, the will contents of the player P are determined according to a part of the player's body, for example, the movement amount of one hand. You may make it do. FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining image processing at this time. FIG. 5A shows the latest image of the player P, FIG. 5B shows the immediately preceding image of the player P, and FIG. 5C shows the difference image. ing. In this image processing, only the upper right rectangular region is cut out from the image (original image) acquired by the camera unit 42, and only the partial image is the processing target. Then, a difference image between the partial image cut out from the latest image and the partial image cut out from the immediately preceding image is created, and the sum of the pixel values is calculated as the player movement amount α, and is integrated to calculate the player total movement amount S. The will contents of the player P are determined. In this case, in the flowchart of FIG. 4, a partial image cut out from the original image may be acquired in S103. In this way, the player P can input a will to the consumer game machine 46 only by moving a part of the body, for example, one hand.

  Further, when a plurality of players play a game using the game apparatus 10, an image corresponding to each player is extracted from the original image, and in the flowchart of FIG. 4, the extracted image is acquired in S103. What should I do? For example, when the right half of the original image is associated with the first player and the left half is associated with the second player, each player is separated into the right diagonal front and the left diagonal front of the camera unit 42, respectively. By moving all or part of the body, individual players can input their will to the home game machine 46.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 6 (a), when two players are wearing different colored gloves, from the original image shown in FIG. 6 (a), the color of the glove worn by each player is the center. By extracting each pixel having a predetermined range of pixel values, an image corresponding to each player may be generated as in the images illustrated in FIGS. In the flowchart of FIG. 4, the images corresponding to the respective players generated in this way are acquired in S <b> 103, so that even when a plurality of players play the game, each player transmits their will to the home game machine 46. Can be entered. In addition to the two players wearing different colored gloves, for example, different colored cards may be held in the hand.

  When calculating the player total motion amount S for each of the two players as described above, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, an image corresponding to the player total motion amount S is displayed on the monitor 18 for each player. As shown, each player can easily grasp the player's total motion amount S. The image corresponding to the player total motion amount S is, for example, a rectangular image having a side with a length corresponding to the player total motion amount S, a circle image having a length corresponding to the player total motion amount S, or the like.

  Further, when one player plays a game using the game apparatus 10, the original image acquired by the camera unit 42 is divided into two areas, and each area has a different meaning. Good. FIG. 8 shows a case where the original image is divided into a right half area (right area) and a left half area (left area), and the game is controlled based on the movement amount of the player P displayed in each area. It is a figure explaining image processing, the figure (a) shows the newest picture, and the figure (b) shows the last picture. FIG. 6C shows a difference image between the left area of the latest image and the right area of the immediately preceding image (left side of the figure), and a difference image between the right area of the latest image and the right area of the immediately preceding image (right side of the figure). ). In this process, the game apparatus 10 acquires an image of the player P photographed by the camera unit 42 every predetermined time, divides the image (original image) into left and right, and obtains a left image and a right image. Then, difference images between the left image and the right image obtained in this way and the left image and the right image obtained by dividing the immediately preceding image into left and right are respectively created, and the sum of these pixel values is calculated as the player motion amount. The player motion amount related to the right image represents the motion amount of the player P in the right front of the camera unit 42, and the player motion amount related to the left image represents the motion amount of the player P in the left front of the camera unit 42. .

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the player will input process of the game apparatus 10 in this case. The flowchart shown in the figure shows processing realized when the consumer game machine 46 executes the game program stored on the DVD 25. In this process, first, a message for guiding the operation to the player P is displayed on the monitor 18 (S201). This message displays a quiz problem such as “Mt. Fuji is the fifth highest mountain in the world. Please shake your right hand if YES. In order to answer the problem, the player P is notified of how to operate in front of the camera unit 42.

Next, the main in the memory 26 while securing the storage area of the player total operating amount S _L and the player total operating amount S _R, to their initial values to zero (S202). Then, the latest image of the player P taken by the camera unit 42 is acquired (S203), and the image is divided into two left and right images to obtain a right image and a left image (S204). Further, difference images between the right image and the left image obtained in this way and the right image and the left image obtained by dividing the image of the player P taken by the camera unit 42 immediately before are respectively generated (S205). In addition, when the image of the player P acquired immediately before does not exist, ie, when S203 is performed for the first time, generation of a difference image is canceled. Then, all the pixel values given to the pixels of the difference image between the left image based on the immediately preceding image and the left image based on the latest image are added together to calculate the player motion amount α _L , and similarly, The player motion amount α _R is calculated by adding all the pixel values given to each pixel of the difference image between the right image based on the right image and the right image based on the latest image (S206).

By adding the player operation amount alpha _L to the player the total operation amount _{S L,} it is updated the player total operation amount _{S L} (S207). Similarly, by the player total operation amount _{S R} summing the player operation amount alpha _R, updates the player total operation amount _{S R} (S208). Here, the player motion amount α _L is a value corresponding to the motion amount of the player P shown in the left half area of the image captured by the camera unit 42, and the player total motion amount S _L is motion guidance (S201). ) A value corresponding to the total operation amount thereafter. Similarly, the player operation amount alpha _R is a value corresponding to the operation amount of the player P which Dasa reflects the right half area of the image captured by the camera unit 42, the player total operating amount S _R operation guidance (S201 ) A value corresponding to the total operation amount thereafter.

If the player total motion amount S _L is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold value S _th (S209), it is determined that the first type of will, for example, “YES” is input to the motion guidance in S201 (S212). ) And return to the main game process. In the main game process, for example, it is determined whether or not the input content of the player P determined in S201 is correct, and the game score is calculated accordingly. Further, the player total operating amount _{S R} is less than the predetermined threshold value _{S th,} then the player total operating amount _{S R} is determined whether a predetermined threshold value _{S th} or more (S210). Then, if the player's total operating amount _{S R} is a predetermined threshold value _{S th} or more, the second type of intention with respect to the operation guidance in S201, for example, "NO" is determined to have been input (S211), the main Return to the game process. In the main game process, for example, it is determined whether or not the input content of the player P determined in S201 is correct, and the game score is calculated accordingly. On the other hand, if the player total operating amount _{S R} also less than the predetermined threshold value _{S th,} returns to S203, and acquires an image of the player P again.

According to the process described above, the operation guidance (S201) and later, the camera unit 42 of the player total amount of operation of the player P of the player in the total operation amount S _R and the left front of the player P at the front right S _L and is separately When one of the calculated threshold values is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold, it is determined that the will according to the input is input.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 10, by displaying the length of the gauge images corresponding respectively to the player the total operation amount S _R and S _L to the monitor 18, the player easily grasp the respective total operation amount Will be able to. In the same figure, a marker may be displayed in the middle of the gauge, and input of an operation intention may be canceled until any gauge extends upward from the display position of the marker. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 11, it may be displayed the balloon image of diameter corresponding respectively to the player the total operation amount S _R and S _L to the monitor 18. In this case, when the player total action amount S _R or S _L reaches the predetermined threshold value S _th , the player can display his or her own player total action amount S _R more easily by displaying an image of the corresponding balloon bursting on the monitor 18. Alternatively, it can be understood that S _L has reached the predetermined threshold value S _th .

In the above description has been to calculate independently the player total operation amount S _L and the player total operating amount S _R, when the player P is moving largely in the right front of the camera unit 42 is a player Total The movement amount S _L is transferred to the player total movement amount S _R , and conversely, when the player P moves greatly in the left front of the camera unit 42, the player total movement amount S _R is transferred to the player total movement amount S _L. It may be.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the processing of the game apparatus 10 in this case. The flowchart shown in the figure shows processing realized when the consumer game machine 46 executes the game program stored on the DVD 25. In the figure, the processing from S301 to S306 is the same as the processing from S201 to S206, and therefore the description thereof is omitted here.

In this process, in S307, the player operation amount alpha _L determines whether a player's action amount alpha _R or more. Then, if the player's action amount alpha _L the player operation amount alpha _R above, adding the the player total operation amount S _L and the player total operating amount S _R and the player operation amount alpha _L, the value new player total operating while the amount _{S L} (S308), to zero the player total operation amount _{S R} (S309). Then, it is determined whether or not the player total motion amount S _L is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold S _th (S310). If the player total motion amount S _L is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold S _th , it is determined that the first type of will, for example, “YES” is input to the motion guidance in S 301 (S 311), and the main game Return to processing. In the main game process, for example, it is determined whether or not the input content of the player P determined in S301 is correct, and the game score is calculated accordingly. On the other hand, the player total operating amount _{S L} is less than the predetermined threshold value _{S th,} returns to S303, and acquires the latest image of the player P again.

Further, if the player operation amount alpha _L is less than the player operation amount alpha _R, adding the the player total operation amount S _L and the player total operating amount S _R and the player operation amount alpha _R, the value new player total operating while the amount _{S R} (S312), to zero the player total operation amount _{S L} (S313). The player total operating amount _{S R} is determined whether a predetermined threshold value _{S th} or more (S314). If the player total operating amount S _R is a predetermined threshold value S _th or more, the second type of intention with respect to the operation guidance in S301, for example, determines that "NO" is inputted (S315), the main game Return to processing. In the main game process, for example, it is determined whether or not the input content of the player P determined in S301 is correct, and the game score is calculated accordingly. On the other hand, the player total operating amount _{S L} is less than the predetermined threshold value _{S th,} returns to S303, and acquires the latest image of the player P again.

According to the above process, when the player P is moving largely in the right front of the camera unit 42 is allowed to move the player total operation amount S _L to the player the total operation amount S _R, conversely player P of the camera unit 42 thereby transferring the player total operation amount S _R to the player the total operation amount S _L when running largely left forward. In this case, as shown in FIG. 13, back to back and a gauge image corresponding to the gauge image and the player operation amount S _L corresponding to the player the total operation amount S _R (by matching the bottom) be displayed, the player his It is possible to efficiently grasp whether the above motion is added to the player total motion amount S _R or the player total motion amount S _L.

  In the above description, the original image captured by the camera unit 42 is divided into two areas, and the player motion amount α of the player P is calculated for each area. The player motion amount α of the player P may be calculated every time.

  According to the game apparatus 10 described above, the camera unit 42 is connected to the consumer game machine 46, and an image of the player P photographed by the camera unit 42 is acquired every predetermined time. Since the value corresponding to the movement of the player P is calculated by adding the pixel values of the difference image to the player P, and the intention content of the player P is determined thereby, compared with the case where the general-purpose or dedicated controller is operated. Then, the player can easily input the operation intention to the home game machine 46.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.

  For example, in the above description, only one camera unit 42 is connected to the consumer game machine 46, but a plurality of camera units 42 may be connected. In this case, only one player to be photographed may be associated with each camera unit 42, or a plurality of players may be photographed by each of the plurality of camera units 42.

  Further, in the above description, the case where the present invention is realized using the home game machine 46 has been described. However, the present invention may be realized using an arcade game machine or a portable game machine.

Furthermore, in the above embodiments, the player P is to prevent decrease the player total operating amount S also stop moving body, when updating the player total operation amount S, S _L, the S _R (S106, S207 , S208, S308, S312), if to subtract a predetermined value, can be as the player total operating amount _S, S L, is _{S R} decreases when player P became or stop moving, and slow motion .

It is a perspective view which shows the play condition of the game device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the image processing of the game device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of the game device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the player will input process of the game device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the image processing in case a player moves a part of body and inputs operation intention. It is a figure explaining image processing in case a plurality of players inputs each operation will. It is a figure which shows the example of an image corresponding to a player total operation amount. It is a figure explaining the image processing in case a player uses the motion of a right half body and a left half body properly. It is a flowchart which shows a play will input process in case a player uses the motion of a right half body and a left half body properly. It is a figure which shows the example of an image corresponding to a player total operation amount. It is a figure which shows the example of an image corresponding to a player total operation amount. It is a flowchart which shows the other play will input process in case a player uses properly the movement of a right half body and a left half body. It is a figure which shows the example of an image corresponding to a player total operation amount.

Explanation of symbols

  P player, 10 game device, 12 bus, 14 microprocessor, 16 image processing unit, 18 monitor, 20 audio processing unit, 22 speaker, 24 DVD playback unit, 25 DVD, 26 main memory, 30 input / output processing unit, 31 peripherals Equipment interface, 40 home television receiver, 42 camera unit, 44 cabinet, 46 home game machine.

Claims (7)

Image acquisition means for acquiring an image of the player every predetermined time;
Player action amount calculating means for sequentially calculating player action amounts based on at least two images acquired at different times by the image acquiring means;
A game control means for calculating a player total action amount by integrating the player action amounts sequentially calculated by the player action amount calculating means, and for controlling a game based on the player total action amount;
A game apparatus comprising: The game device according to claim 1,
The game control means determines whether or not the total amount of movement of the player exceeds a predetermined threshold value within a predetermined time, and controls the game based on the determination result;
A game device characterized by that. The game device according to claim 2,
Image display means for displaying an image corresponding to the total amount of movement of the player;
A game device characterized by that. The game device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The image acquisition means acquires an original image every predetermined time, acquires a plurality of player images corresponding to each of a plurality of players based on the original image,
The player motion amount calculating means sequentially calculates a player motion amount based on a difference image between at least two player images acquired at different times for each player,
The game control means calculates a player total action amount by respectively integrating the player action quantities sequentially calculated for each player by the player action amount calculation means, and controls the game based on the player total action amounts.
A game device characterized by that. The game device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The player motion amount calculation means calculates a player motion amount for each of a plurality of partial areas included in the image acquired by the image acquisition means,
The game control means calculates a player total action amount by accumulating the player action amounts calculated for each partial area by the player action amount calculation means, and controls the game based on the player total action amounts.
A game device characterized by that. A computer game system control method comprising:
Controlling the imaging means included in the computer game system to obtain an image of the player imaged by the imaging means every predetermined time;
Sequentially calculating a player movement amount based on at least two images acquired at different times;
Calculating a player total motion amount by integrating the sequentially calculated player motion amounts, and controlling the game based on the player total motion amount;
A method comprising the steps of: Image acquisition means for acquiring an image of the player imaged by the imaging means every predetermined time;
Player action amount calculating means for calculating a player action amount based on at least two images acquired at different times by the image acquiring means; and
A game control means for calculating a player total action amount by integrating the player action amounts sequentially calculated by the player action amount calculating means, and for controlling the game based on the player total action amount;
As a program to make the computer function.

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