JP2006204684A - Game program and game device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game program and a game device which uses sunlight as a parameter for the progress of a game but does not require for the mounting of a sensor or the like to a game machine. <P>SOLUTION: The game device makes a computer 10 to which two displays 3A and 3B are connected follow a procedure for advancing a game based on the development of a prescribed scenario on the screen of one display 3B of the two displays, a procedure for computing and determining a weather at the time when a player is playing a game and storing in a memory as weather data, a procedure for reading weather image data DAT corresponding to the weather data from the memory and generating a weather image PC1 to be displayed on a display on the basis of the weather data stored in the memory and a procedure for displaying the generated weather image in the other display 3B of the two displays independently from the development of the scenario based on a procedure for advancing the scenario. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

    The present invention relates to a game program and a game apparatus that can use sunlight displayed on a display screen as a parameter for game progress.

  In the present specification, the “game program” is a concept including the program itself and various data associated with the program as necessary. The “various associated data” may be stored in a memory means such as a ROM disk together with a program, and further stored in an external memory means so as to be readable via a communication mediating means such as the Internet. Also good.

    Conventionally, a game program of this type is known in which an ultraviolet ray sensor is used to integrate and calculate the amount of sunlight ultraviolet rays, and when the ultraviolet ray accumulated value exceeds a predetermined value, a predetermined event is displayed on the display. It has been.

    However, in such a game, in order to measure the amount of ultraviolet rays of sunlight, there is a restriction on hardware such that it is necessary to attach a sensor to the game machine.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide game software and a game apparatus that do not require mounting of a sensor on a game machine while using sunlight as a parameter for the progress of the game.

The invention of claim 1 is directed to a computer (1) to which two displays (3A, 3B) are connected.
A scenario progression procedure for advancing a game based on a predetermined scenario development on the screen of one of the two displays (3B);
Weather data calculation procedure for calculating and determining the weather at the time when the player is playing the game at a predetermined time interval and storing it in the memory as weather data;
A weather image generation procedure for reading out weather image data (DAT) corresponding to the weather data from the memory and generating a weather image (PC1) to be displayed on the display based on the weather data stored in the memory;
A weather image display procedure for displaying the generated weather image on the other display (3B) of the two displays in a manner independent of scenario development by the scenario progress procedure;
The program is configured to execute the above.

According to the invention of claim 2, the game program is further stored in the computer.
A solar dose calculation procedure for calculating a solar dose corresponding to the weather image displayed on the display;
A parameter conversion procedure in which the calculated sunlight dose is converted into a parameter that can be used for scenario development in the game according to the sunlight dose, and stored in a memory;
A parameter use procedure for reading the converted parameter from the memory in a predetermined amount and using it for scenario development during the game;
The program is configured to execute the above.

The invention of claim 3 is an invention of a game device, which is a game device having two displays,
The game device
Scenario progression means for advancing a game based on a predetermined scenario development on the screen of one of the two displays,
Weather data calculation means for calculating and determining the weather at the time when the player is playing the game at predetermined time intervals and storing it in the memory as weather data;
Weather image generation means for reading out the weather image data corresponding to the weather data from the memory based on the weather data stored in the memory and generating a weather image to be displayed on the display; and
Weather image display means for displaying the generated weather image on the other display of the two displays in a form independent of scenario development by the scenario progression procedure;
It is characterized by having.

    According to the first and third aspects of the present invention, since the weather image (PC1) is displayed on one of the two displays in a form completely independent of the scenario development, the displayed weather image (PC1). It is possible to use sunlight displayed on the screen as a parameter for the progress of the game. In addition, it is possible to eliminate the need to attach a sensor to the game machine.

    According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to obtain parameters that can be used for the development of a game running on a different display from a weather image displayed on a different display, which is independent of scenario development. The weather image displayed on the screen can affect the scenario development and improve the fun of the game.

    Note that the numbers in parentheses are for the sake of convenience indicating the corresponding elements in the drawings, and therefore the present description is not limited to the descriptions on the drawings.

    Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  1 is an external view of a portable game machine to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a control block diagram of the game machine of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a precipitation table, FIG. 4 and FIG. These are figures which show an example of the display mode of the weather image with a game machine, and FIG. 6 is an example of the flowchart of weather display control.

    FIG. 1 shows a portable game machine as a game machine constituting a computer. As shown in FIG. 1, the portable game machine 1 has a main body 2. The main body 2 includes an upper main body 2a and a lower main body 2b that are foldable via a central folding portion 2c. Yes. The upper body 2a and the lower body 2b are respectively provided with reflective liquid crystal displays 3A and 3B as display devices, and the display 3B provided on the lower body 2b also serves as a touch panel 3c as input means.

    The lower body 2b is provided with an input device 4 as input means. The input device 4 includes a direction indicating switch 5 and a plurality of push button switches 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, etc. in addition to the touch panel 3c described above. It has. The direction indicating switch 5 has, for example, a cross-shaped operation member 5a, and outputs a signal corresponding to an operation in the up / down / left / right direction of the operation member 5a (a push-in operation of an upper / lower / left / right end).

    Such a configuration of the input device 4 is well known and can be variously modified. For example, instead of the operation member 5a, one push button switch may be arranged on each of the upper, lower, left and right sides. The number and arrangement of the pushbutton switches 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d may be variously changed. When there is no need to distinguish these buttons, they are expressed as push button switches 6. In addition to this, the game machine 1 is provided with a power switch, a volume adjusting operation member, and the like, which are omitted.

    FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the control device 10 provided in the game machine 1. The control device 10 is configured as a computer mainly composed of a CPU 11 using a microprocessor. Connected to the CPU 11 are a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12 and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13, an image processing circuit 14, and a sound processing circuit 15 as main storage devices via a bus 16. The ROM 12 stores a program necessary for basic control (for example, activation processing) of the game machine 1. A working area for the CPU 11 is secured in the RAM 13. The image processing circuit 14 controls the liquid crystal displays 3A and 3B in accordance with a drawing instruction from the CPU 11 to display a predetermined image on the screen. The sound processing circuit 15 generates an analog audio signal corresponding to a sound generation instruction from the CPU 11 and outputs it to the speaker 7.

    The CPU 11 is connected to the touch panel 3c and the switches 5 and 6 constituting the input device 4 via the bus 16, so that the CPU 11 can determine the operation state of the touch panel 3c and the switches 5 and 6. An external storage device 17 that is separate from the control device 10 is connected to the bus 16. The external storage device 17 is formed, for example, in a form that is housed in a cartridge 25 that can be attached to and detached from the main body 2. Storage element) is stored. Various programs and data necessary for executing the game program GPR are recorded in the ROM 18 in advance. As the RAM 19, a rewritable ROM such as a flash memory is used, in which, for example, game save data is recorded as necessary. The storage medium of the external storage device 17 is not limited to a semiconductor storage element, and various storage media such as a magnetic storage medium, an optical storage medium, and a magneto-optical storage medium may be used. Note that an interface circuit is interposed between the bus 16 and each element as necessary, but illustration of them is omitted. The configuration of the control device 10 is not limited to the above, and various control devices may be used.

    In order to connect the game machine 1 to a predetermined communication line, another game machine or the like, a communication control circuit 20 is connected to the CPU 11 via the bus 16. A communication connector 22 is connected to the communication control circuit 20 via a communication interface 21. As the communication control circuit 20, a circuit that functions as a modem or a network interface can be used by combining a DSP (digital signal processor) and software, for example. The communication connector 22 and the interface 21 may be provided as peripheral devices that are externally connected to the game machine 1.

    In the game machine 1 having the above-described configuration, various types of games can be played on the screen of the display 3 by loading the program recorded in the ROM 18 of the external storage device 17 into the RAM 13 and executing it by the CPU 11. . Further, by controlling the communication control circuit 20 to connect a plurality of game machines 1 to a predetermined network, it is possible to exchange messages with other game machines 1 and play a battle game.

  Note that the portable game machine 1 as a home game machine has been described as an example of a computer that allows the game program according to the present invention to function. However, the game machine is not a game-dedicated device, but a general music or game device. The apparatus may be capable of playing back a video recording medium, and is not limited to this. For example, a personal computer, a mobile phone, or the like as a computer, that is, any device capable of causing a game program to function can be used. Good.

  As long as various programs and various data constituting the game program GPR can be read out by the program function of the game program GPR, the storage mode is arbitrary, and as in the present embodiment, the game In addition to being stored in the ROM 18 together with the program GPR program, it is stored in an external memory means such as a server independent of the game machine 1, and a communication medium such as the Internet is used by a reading program provided in the game program GPR. You may comprise so that it may download to memory, such as RAM13, via a means.

    In the game machine 1, when a predetermined initialization operation (for example, a power-on operation) is performed, the CPU 11 first executes a predetermined initialization process according to the program in the ROM 12. When the initialization is completed, the CPU 11 starts reading the game program GPR stored in the ROM 18 of the external storage device 17, and starts game processing according to the program. When the player operates the input device 4 to perform a predetermined game start operation, the CPU 11 starts various controls necessary for executing the game according to the procedure of the game program GPR.

    In the game program GPR shown in FIG. 2, only the software elements related to the present invention constituting the game program GPR are described, and the game program GPR includes those other than those described in FIG. In addition, various programs and data necessary for executing a game using the game program GPR are stored.

    Here, the game program GPR stored in the ROM 18 of the cartridge 25 is, for example, an action game, and the CPU 11 executes a predetermined scenario based on the scenario development program SDP of the game program GPR stored in the RAM 13 from the ROM 18. Go. At that time, the player inputs various commands to the CPU 11 through the input device 4 according to the progress of the scenario. The CPU 11 interprets and executes these input commands based on the game program GPR. Then, the game progresses.

    When the game is started, first, the area designation program DDP in the game program GPR is activated, and the area designation program DDP inputs the area where the player resides on the display 3 via the CPU 11 and the image processing circuit 14. Display a message prompting you to do so. In this display, for example, prefectures and states of the country where the player resides are displayed on the display 3 as a list, and the player appropriately operates the push button switch 6 to display 3 (which may be either 3A or 3B). By moving the displayed cursor and moving the cursor to a position where the area where the player lives is displayed, the area can be selected.

    When the player selects the area where he / she lives from the area display on the display 3 (step S1 in FIG. 6), the selection signal S1 is input to the CPU 11 via the bus 16, and the area designation program DDP receives the selection signal SDP. The precipitation table TBL in the program GPR is read and the precipitation selected by the player, and therefore the precipitation in the area where the player lives is retrieved and extracted.

    In the precipitation table TBL, as shown in FIG. 3, the average precipitation RV for each region ARA in the country (region) in which the player resides is stored as regional precipitation data. Then, based on the area ARA in which the player lives, which is selected and input by the player using the selection signal S1, the precipitation amount RV of the area ARA is immediately read from the precipitation table TBL.

    In addition, the scenario development program SDP arranges characters as objects in a three-dimensional virtual space generated in the RAM 13 according to a predetermined scenario via the CPU 11 and is generated by an operation via various switches 5 and 6 of the player. The game is advanced by controlling the movement of the object based on the command to be executed.

    At the same time, the sunshine management program DCP of the game program GPR is based on the calendar built in the CPU 11 and sunlight data such as the current sunrise, sunset time, average sunshine time, etc. of the country (region) where the player resides. Is obtained by searching the sunshine data file NDF constituting a part of the game program GPR (step S2 in FIG. 6). The sunshine data file NDF stores year-round sunlight data of a plurality of countries (regions), and the location where the player is currently playing, the date and time are stored in the input from the player, and the game program GPR. If the area code indicating the area where the game program GPR is sold, the internal calendar of the CPU 11, etc., the sunrise, sunset time, average corresponding to the time point (play date and play time) the player is about to play Sunlight data such as sunshine hours can be easily calculated and obtained.

    Next, the sunshine management program DCP calculates the precipitation probability RR through the CPU 11 using an appropriate algorithm based on the precipitation RV in the area where the player resides extracted by the area designation program DDP (see FIG. 6 step S3). The sunshine management program DCP calculates the precipitation probability RR via the CPU 1 in proportion to the amount of precipitation RV in the area where the player resides. The final precipitation probability RR is calculated based on the state, for example, the possession state of the item, the amount of various parameters such as HP (hit points) and MP (magic points), and experience values.

    The sunshine management program DCP, when the sunlight data and the precipitation probability RP at the time of the game play are obtained, the player finally plays the game using the sunlight data and the precipitation probability RP via the CPU 11. The weather at a certain time is calculated and determined using an appropriate algorithm, and stored as weather data in the RAM 13 (step S4 in FIG. 6). The weather data is classified into a plurality of types of weather such as clear, cloudy, light rain, rain, heavy rain, typhoon, and so on. For each of the classified weathers, weather image data DAT obtained by visualizing the weather in the form of a movie or a still image is prepared in the game program GPR as a weather video file WIF and stored in the RAM 13.

    When the weather when the player is playing the game is determined by the sunshine management program DCP via the CPU 1, the weather display program WDP of the game program GPR is stored in the RAM 13 via the CPU 1. To read the weather image data DAT. Then, the brightness of the weather image data DAT is determined by considering the height of the sun according to the time at that time, day and night, etc., to the weather image data DAT to be used for display determined by the weather data via the CPU 11. The final weather image PC1 to be displayed on the display 3A is generated. Then, the weather image PC1 is displayed on the display 3A in the upper part of FIG. 1 through the image display circuit 14 as shown in FIG. 4 (step S5 in FIG. 6).

    The sunshine management program DCP calculates the weather at the time when the player is playing the game at a predetermined time interval, for example, every 5 minutes, and updates the weather data stored in the RAM 13 via the CPU 1. Store in the form. Therefore, the weather image PC1 displayed on the display 3A is display-controlled with the possibility of constantly changing depending on the sunlight data, the precipitation probability RP, etc., and natural weather expression is possible.

    Note that the weather image PC1 displayed on the display 3A is not necessarily calculated and determined from the sunlight data and the precipitation probability RP, and the game program GPR may be determined and calculated purely programmable via the CPU 11.

    The weather image PC1 displayed on the upper display 3A (first screen) is displayed via the CPU 11 by the sunshine management program DCP and the weather display program WDP, completely independent of the game progress scenario development by the scenario development program SDP. The scenario development in the game does not affect the contents of the weather image PC1 displayed on the display 3A.

    In parallel with the display of the weather image PC1 by the weather display program WDP, the scenario development program SDP sets the operation character 30 that can be operated by the player operating the input device 4 via the CPU 11 in the RAM 13 3 The movement is controlled in the three-dimensional virtual space and a predetermined scenario is advanced, but the game image PC2 generated by the image processing circuit 14 is arranged below the display 3A in FIG. This is displayed on the display 3B (second screen) as a separate screen (step S6 in FIG. 6).

    Further, the solar radiation dose calculation program SBC of the game program GPR is parallel to the progress of the game by the scenario development program SDP, and the weather image PC1 displayed on the display 3A via the CPU 11 and therefore the weather data stored in the RAM 13 is stored. Based on the above, the sunlight dose of the weather displayed on the display 3 </ b> A is calculated and stored in the RAM 13. The amount of sunlight calculated in this way is calculated by using an appropriate algorithm in consideration of weather data, current sun height, day / night distinction, etc. via the CPU 11 by the light amount conversion program BTP. It is converted into a parameter that can be used by the operation character 30 in the game. Basically, the amount of sunlight in the weather image PC1 displayed on the display 3A is integrated and calculated at a fixed timing (step S7 in FIG. 6), and the operation character is determined according to the amount of integrated sunlight. 30 is converted into an amount of parameters that can be used and stored in the RAM 13 (step S8 in FIG. 6).

    The operation character 30 in the game converts the energy of an item such as a weapon used by the player using the predetermined amount of the parameter calculated based on the operation through the input device 4 of the player, This is used for scenario development in the game, for example, to improve the parameters unique to the character such as the vitality and mental power of the game (step S9 in FIG. 6). These operations are executed and controlled through the CPU 11 by the scenario development program SDP.

    In the above embodiment, the CPU 1 constitutes a game control device, and various means of the game control device are constituted by a combination of the CPU 1 and specific software. At least a part of these means is a logic circuit. It may be replaced. The present invention is not limited to a home game system, and may be configured as a game system of various scales.

    The present invention can be used as an electronic game device using a computer and entertainment software to be executed by the computer.

FIG. 1 is an external view of a portable game machine to which the present invention is applied. FIG. 2 is a control block diagram of the game machine of FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a precipitation table. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display mode of a weather image on a game machine. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a weather image display mode on a game machine. FIG. 6 is an example of a flowchart of weather display control.

Explanation of symbols

1 …… Computer (game machine)
3A, 3B …… Display PC1 …… Weather image DAT …… Image data

Claims (3)

To a computer with two displays connected,
A scenario progress procedure in which a game based on a predetermined scenario development is progressed on the screen of one of the two displays;
Weather data calculation procedure for calculating and determining the weather at the time when the player is playing the game at a predetermined time interval and storing it in memory as weather data
A weather image generation procedure for reading out the weather image data corresponding to the weather data from the memory based on the weather data stored in the memory and generating a weather image to be displayed on the display;
A weather image display procedure for displaying the generated weather image on the other display of the two displays independently from the scenario development by the scenario progress procedure;
A game program for executing the game. The game program is further stored in the computer.
A solar dose calculation procedure for calculating a solar dose corresponding to the weather image displayed on the display;
A parameter conversion procedure in which the calculated sunlight dose is converted into a parameter that can be used for scenario development in the game according to the sunlight dose, and stored in a memory;
A parameter use procedure for reading the converted parameter from the memory in a predetermined amount and using it for scenario development during the game;
The game program according to claim 1, wherein the game program is a program for executing a game. A game device having two displays,
The game device
Scenario progression means for advancing a game based on a predetermined scenario development on the screen of one of the two displays,
Weather data calculation means for calculating and determining the weather at the time when the player is playing the game at predetermined time intervals and storing it in the memory as weather data;
Weather image generation means for reading out the weather image data corresponding to the weather data from the memory based on the weather data stored in the memory and generating a weather image to be displayed on the display; and
Weather image display means for displaying the generated weather image on the other display of the two displays in a form independent of scenario development by the scenario progression procedure;
A game apparatus comprising:

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