JP2007037796A - Scoring system of traveling condition - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a scoring system of a traveling condition other than the conventional and simple scoring method in a drive game by preparing comparison information for the scoring beforehand by dividing a travel course into prescribed blocks, comparing the comparison information with the traveling condition of a player when a vehicle enters the area to be scored and executing the more accurate and precise scoring from the difference between the above two. <P>SOLUTION: The course is divided into blocks and each the block respectively has the information of a traveling ideal line, the ideal speed and the ideal angle of the vehicle. When the vehicle enters the block of the scoring area, the traveling position, the speed and the angle of the actual vehicle are compared with the ideal line, the ideal speed and the ideal angle, and the point value corresponding to the deviation value is output to be added to the lump sum point value. The point value is displayed on a monitor 2 as a part of the display of the result at the termination time of the game. Thereby, the scoring includes evaluation on the beauty of the traveling track of the vehicle. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a system for scoring a running situation of a player in a drive game machine.

In a conventional drive game machine that competes for rank and time in a race or the like, a machine that determines a skill by a score for running is widespread.
The drift running in such a drive game machine is scored with respect to the drift amount operated by the player in a specific section, and the points are added as long as there is a drift.
This is simply calculated and calculated according to the speed, drift amount, etc. on the spot, and does not take into account the accuracy and beauty of the driving line of the car, and can get a high score even in very unsightly driving Was possible.
Therefore, even if a high score is obtained, it may not actually be a result of satisfying the driving trajectory of the drive line or the like, and it is considered that the player remains dissatisfied.

By the way, the applicant of the present application has proposed a moving body maneuvering game training method for scoring the player's maneuvering skill (Patent Document 1).
This is done by setting a number of planes orthogonal to the reference course at appropriate intervals along the reference course, and providing virtual gates made up of certain closed curve figures surrounding the reference course on each of these planes. The skill of the player is determined based on the relative position of the game and the moving body when the moving body passes through the virtual gate and the time difference between the game passing time and the reference passing time.
However, this proposal targets moving bodies such as aircraft that can take a three-dimensional (three-dimensional) course rather than a plane, and forms a virtual gate with a closed curve figure that is perpendicular to the traveling direction of the moving body. Therefore, it is completely different from the operation of a drive game machine that runs on a so-called flat course, and the standard for judging the skill is also completely different.

An evaluation system for driving training results has been proposed as a driving technology simulator (Patent Document 2).
This is to divide the training course at predetermined intervals and to determine the driving operation items to be evaluated in each section. In each section, the speed limit is observed, the stop is stopped at the position to be stopped, or the turn signal is displayed when necessary. It is to evaluate whether or not is blinked. Different speeds are set in response to speeds below the speed limit, over 10 km, and over 20 km. In this way, flags are set for other items, and the flags for each section of the training course are aggregated and evaluated. To do.
However, for the purpose of improving road driving technology, the evaluation item in each section of the course is, for example, speed evaluation of whether or not the speed limit is observed in the section of the course. It is not an assessment of whether you are running at the same speed as specified in the block. In addition, how accurately the car is traveling on the line that the car should run in the block that should be scored, and how accurately the car angle is relative to the car orientation specified for each scoring block. There is no evaluation of whether or not the operation is directed. Moreover, since the course is divided into sections and the content of the evaluation items does not change while traveling in the same section, and the evaluation is not performed for each of the finely divided blocks, it is considered that accurate and precise evaluation is difficult.
JP 2004-113325 A JP 2003-288003 A

In view of the above situation, it is desirable for a drive game machine to realize a game machine that performs scoring according to the actual condition of the running content of the race and derives a result that can be matched with the actual feeling of the drive technology of the player.
The purpose of the present invention is not a conventional simple scoring method, but a traveling course is divided into predetermined blocks to prepare scoring comparison information in advance, and when the car enters the scoring area, the comparison information and the player's It is an object to provide a scoring system for traveling conditions that can compare traveling conditions and score more accurately and precisely from the difference.

In order to achieve the above object, claim 1 of the present invention provides a scoring area determination for determining whether or not each block is a scoring area in a drive game machine that travels on a predetermined course by dividing the traveling unit into a plurality of blocks. Means, ideal data storage means for storing the ideal travel line, ideal speed and ideal angle and road angle for each block, and the deviation of the vehicle position from the ideal travel line in the block determined as the scoring area Scoring means comprising a line scoring unit for scoring, a speed scoring unit for scoring corresponding to the amount of deviation of the vehicle speed from the ideal speed, and an angle scoring unit for scoring corresponding to the amount of deviation of the vehicle direction from the ideal angle, And a score display means for displaying the score scored and scored by the scoring means.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the scoring area is a part of a straight traveling part near a curved traveling part and a curved traveling part connection, and a deviation amount of the vehicle position is a traveling ideal line. The vehicle speed deviation amount is a speed error from an ideal speed, and the vehicle direction deviation amount is an angle error of the vehicle direction from an ideal angle. .
According to claim 3 of the present invention, in the invention according to claim 1 or 2, the scoring is made smaller as the distance becomes larger with respect to the ideal travel line and the error becomes larger with reference to the ideal speed or ideal angle. It is characterized by doing.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the second or third aspect, the direction of the vehicle in the curve traveling portion is a drift angle, and the rear wheel is slid by the amount of turning the steering with respect to the vehicle speed and the method of pulling the side brake. It is characterized by forming.
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the first, second, third, or fourth aspect, the score display means displays the result data on a screen when displaying the result data.

  According to the above configuration, faster, more beautiful and cooler driving can get higher scores, so that you can compete not only for time but also for driving quality and artistic points. It can also be used for scoring during drift driving and grip driving, and will be able to compete outside of time, allowing a wider playing style.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an external appearance of a racing game machine applied to a scoring system for running conditions according to the present invention.
A monitor 2 for displaying the content of the race is arranged in the center of the casing of the race game machine 1, and a seat 9 is installed at a facing position. A handle (steering) 3 is disposed on the front side of the lower housing of the monitor 2, and a shift lever 5 and a side brake 6 are provided on the left side of the seat. Further, as shown in FIG. 1B, a brake pedal 7 and an accelerator pedal 8 are disposed at the foot position of the player in FIG.

Button operation units 4 and meters are arranged on the left and right of the front panel, and six speakers 10 constituting the Sarand system are arranged in the center of the front panel, on the left and right of the monitor 2, in the seat 9, and near the head of the seat 9 respectively. Has been placed.
It is possible to start the race by inserting coins and selecting the course, car, mode, etc., and at the hairpin corner, it is possible to drift by operating the handle 3, accelerator pedal 8, side brake 6, etc. Can drive to. For example, in a rear-wheel drive car, if the handle 3 is turned to the right by a curve and the side brake is pulled to brake the front wheel, the rear wheel slips to the left and the car moves to the right. You can change the direction and drift.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the control unit of the race game machine of FIG. 1, and only the functions directly related to the present invention are described in the functions of the CPU and the ROM contents.
Operation signals from the button operation unit 4, shift lever 5, side brake 6, brake pedal 7 and accelerator pedal 8 are sent to the input / output control unit 17. When a coin is inserted into the coin related device 16, it is transmitted to the CPU 15 via the input / output control unit 17, and the game is started. The backup memory 18 stores setting values such as the number of coins and the number of plays. The CPU 15 reads a program for controlling the entire game from the ROM 23, controls the image processing unit 24 in accordance with the read program, and displays an initial screen on the monitor 2. The work RAM 22 is used as an area for temporarily storing data when the CPU 15 performs calculations.

The communication RAM 20 stores a command from the CPU 15 regarding sound, and is used when the CPU 15 confirms the sound status. Sound is generated by the sound system 21, and various sounds and voices during driving are output from the speaker 10 constituting the Sarand system.
In addition to the game program for controlling the entire game, the ROM 23 stores a block data table 23a, a speed deviation amount / point table 23b, a line deviation amount / point table 23c, and an angle deviation amount / point table 23d for each course. A part of the ROM 23 for storing these tables functions as ideal data storage means.

The block data table 23a divides the course into 1 to n blocks, and an ideal line, ideal speed, ideal (drift) angle, and road angle are described in each block. The length of each block is, for example, 1 m, 2 m, 3 m, 4 m, 5 m, and 10 m, and the speed, position, and angle of the car running in each block can be subdivided to the length of the block that the CPU 15 can read. it can.
FIG. 3 shows a data arrangement example of each block.
For example, in block 1, the ideal speed is 100 km, the ideal line is 1 m from the outside of the road, the ideal angle is ↑, and the road angle is ↑. The mark “↑” in the ideal angle indicates the direction of the vehicle relative to the direction of travel of the vehicle. In this case, the angle is “0”, and “↑” in the road angle is a straight line upward. Shows the road to go.
In block 5, the ideal speed is 75 km, the ideal line is 3 m from the outside of the road, the ideal angle is tilted 45 degrees to the upper right, and the road angle is straight and upward.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a curve traveling unit in which ideal lines, vehicle speeds, and angles of a vehicle are described for each block.
The divided block numbers 1, 2,..., N are attached to the inside of the road outside line, an ideal travel line is drawn on the road, and an arrow of an ideal drift angle is written on the line. In addition, ideal passing speeds of 100 km, 90 km,..., 110 km are described for each block, and the inner line of the road indicates the inclination of the road, that is, the angle of the road line.
An ideal line of out-in-out is drawn on the driving track of the hairpin corner. Enter the hairpin corner at 100 km from the out side of the part where the straight line ends, perform a drift operation from the vicinity that entered the hairpin corner, slide the rear wheel, change the angle of the car, and accelerate at the position where the hairpin corner is bent The curve that runs out at 110 km on the out side is the ideal travel, and if the operation can be performed like this travel trajectory, the highest point is given. Point calculation is a subtractive point addition method in which an ideal line, ideal speed, and ideal angle are set to a maximum of 100 points, and point values that are reduced in accordance with the amount of deviation are added and added.

Returning to FIG.
The CPU 15 has the functions of a game control unit 15a for reading a game program and controlling the activation of the game, as well as the functions of a scoring area determination unit 15b, a travel line determination unit 15c, a speed determination unit 15d, an angle determination unit 15e, and a calculation unit 15f. Have. The traveling line determination unit 15c and the calculation unit 15f form a line scoring unit, the speed determination unit 15d and the calculation unit 15f form a speed scoring unit, and the angle determination unit 15e and the calculation unit 15f form an angle scoring unit.
The scoring area determination unit 15b determines whether each running block is an area where scoring should be performed. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, when the ideal angle of the block n and the road angle coincide with each other, the scoring area is not used, and the angle difference between the ideal angle and the road angle is a predetermined value or more (for example, 3 degrees to 5 degrees or more). Is determined as a scoring area.
The travel line determination unit 15c determines how far the car is from the ideal travel line in the scoring area, and reads a point value to be added with reference to the line deviation amount vs. point table 23c.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the relationship between the point value and the deviation amount from the ideal travel line. There is an ideal line A as shown in FIG. 6A, and the amount of deviation is from this position to the center of the car 31. In the line deviation amount vs. point table 23c, when the point value for the deviation amount is the point value 100 as shown in FIG. 6B, the point value is 0 on the outer line of the travel path, the ideal line and the travel path. The point values are associated with each other so that the point value is 50 at the intermediate distance of the outer line, and the point values to be added are also made smaller as the distance from the ideal line becomes smaller even in other deviation amounts. The same added point value is also reduced for the deviation amount from the ideal line to the center line side.

Next, the speed determination unit 15d determines how much the car deviates from the ideal speed in the scoring area, and reads the point value to be added with reference to the speed deviation amount / point table 23b.
FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the relationship of the point value with respect to the deviation amount from the ideal speed. As shown in FIG. 7A, there is an ideal speed (100 km / h for block n) for each block of the travel path, and the difference between this speed and the speed of the car 31 is the amount of deviation. As shown in FIG. 7B, when the vehicle speed is 80 km, a speed difference of 20 km is the amount of deviation.
In the speed deviation amount vs. point table 23b, the larger the speed difference, the smaller the point value to be added.
An example of point values to be added to the speed deviation amount is shown in the lower part of FIG. When the ideal speed matches the speed of the vehicle speed, the point value 100 is read out. The point value 90 is read when the speed difference is +10 km. Further, when the speed difference is +30 km, the point value 70 is read out. Thus, as the error of the vehicle speed increases from the ideal speed, a smaller point value is added.

Next, the angle determination unit 15e determines how much the vehicle is deviated from the ideal drift angle in the scoring area, and reads the point value to be added with reference to the angle deviation amount vs. point table 23d.
FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the relationship between the point value and the deviation amount from the ideal angle. Each block has an ideal angle C as shown in FIG. 8A, and the difference between the angle and the drift angle of the vehicle 31 with respect to this angle is the amount of deviation (FIG. 8B).
When the amount of deviation coincides with the ideal angle, the point value 100 is read out, and the point value to be added is associated with a smaller value as the difference in angle increases toward the ± side.
In this way, the point values read by the determination units 15c, 15d, and 15e for each block are added by the calculation unit 15f, and the CPU 15 displays the sum of the point values as a part of the screen when displaying the game result. The score display means includes a CPU 15, an image processing unit 24 and a monitor 2.

FIG. 9A is a flowchart for explaining the scoring operation of the game machine.
When a coin is inserted, a car, a course, and a mode are selected, and the game is started, it is determined whether or not the car progresses along the course according to the operation of the accelerator pedal 8, the handle 3, etc. of the player and is a scoring area for each block. (Step (hereinafter referred to as “S”) 01).
When it is determined that the block is a scoring area, first, the traveling position of the vehicle with respect to the ideal line is determined, and the corresponding point value is read from the ROM 23 and scored (S02). Next, the vehicle speed relative to the ideal speed is determined, and the corresponding point value is read from the ROM 23 and scored (S03). Similarly, the angle of the vehicle with respect to the ideal angle is determined, and the corresponding point value is read from the ROM 23 and scored (S04). These point values are added by the calculation unit 15f, and the block points are totaled (S05), and further, the total block points are added (S06).
FIG. 10 shows an example of a screen on which drift running is performed.

FIG. 9B is a flowchart for explaining details of S02, S03, and S04 in FIG. 9A. S021, S022 and S023 show detailed processing of S02, S031, S032 and S033 show detailed processing of S03, and S041, S042 and S043 show detailed processing of S04, respectively.
It is determined whether the vehicle is traveling on the ideal line (S021). If the vehicle is traveling on the ideal line, a point value of 100 points is output (S023). When it is determined NO in S021, a point value corresponding to the ideal line shift amount is read (S022).
Next, it is determined whether or not the vehicle is traveling at the ideal speed (S031). If the vehicle is traveling at the ideal speed, a full point value of 100 points is output (S033). When it is determined NO in S031, a point value corresponding to the ideal speed deviation amount is read (S032).

Further, it is determined whether the direction of the vehicle matches the ideal angle (S041). If the direction of the vehicle matches the ideal angle, a point value of 100 points is output (S043). When it is determined NO in S041, a point value corresponding to the ideal angle shift amount is read (S042).
In this way, block point values are aggregated.
When the counting is finished, the CPU 15 determines whether or not the goal has been reached (S07). If the goal has not been reached, the process returns to the scoring area determination step. When the goal is reached, the game end screen is displayed, and the drift point value is displayed as one of the result data (S08, see FIG. 11).

In the above embodiment, an example is shown in which point values are added by the deduction method for the ideal line, ideal speed, and ideal angle. However, in the case of ideal line scoring, it is possible to make the point zero if the deviation width is larger than the specified value. It is. In the ideal speed scoring, it is possible to compete for speed by setting a higher score than the ideal speed, or to score safe driving by running so as not to exceed the ideal speed.
Moreover, although the example which does not make a scoring area when an ideal angle and a road angle correspond was demonstrated, it is also possible to specify a scoring area by each item of a line, speed, and angle based on ideal information. Furthermore, it is possible to make a scoring area for drift running in blocks where the difference between the road angle and the ideal angle exceeds the specified angle. As a result, unnecessary areas can be separated, and more accurate scoring is possible.

  It is a drive game machine that competes for a drive installed in a game center or the like.

It is the schematic which shows the external appearance of the race game machine applied to the scoring system of the driving | running | working condition by this invention. It is a figure which shows embodiment of the control circuit of the race game machine of FIG. It is a figure which shows the specific example of an arrangement | sequence of the data in each block of a driving | running | working part. It is a figure which shows an example of the curve traveling part which described the ideal line, vehicle speed, and angle of the vehicle for every block. It is a figure for demonstrating scoring area determination. It is a figure for demonstrating the relationship of the point value with respect to the deviation | shift amount from an ideal travel line. It is a figure for demonstrating the relationship of the point value with respect to the deviation | shift amount from ideal speed. It is a figure for demonstrating the relationship of the point value with respect to the deviation | shift amount from an ideal angle. It is a flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of scoring of a game machine. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the detail of S02, S03, and S04 of FIG. 9A. It is a figure which shows an example of a race screen. It is a figure which shows an example of a race result.

Explanation of symbols

1 Race game machine
2 Monitor
3 Handle
4 Button operation section
5 Shift lever
6 Side brake 7 Brake pedal 8 Accelerator pedal 9 Seat 10 Speaker 15 CPU
16 Coin-related device 17 Input / output control unit 18 Backup memory 19 Bus 20 Communication RAM
21 Sound system 22 Work RAM
23 ROM

Claims (5)

In a drive game machine running on a predetermined course,
Dividing the traveling unit into a plurality of blocks, scoring area determination means for determining whether each block is a scoring area,
Ideal data storage means for storing the ideal travel line, ideal speed and ideal angle, and road angle for each block;
A line scoring unit that scores according to the amount of deviation of the vehicle position from the ideal travel line in the block determined as the scoring area, a speed scoring unit that scores according to the amount of deviation of the vehicle speed from the ideal speed, and an ideal angle Scoring means consisting of an angle scoring unit scoring corresponding to the amount of deviation of the direction of the car,
Score display means for displaying the score scored and scored by the scoring means;
A running situation scoring system characterized by comprising The scoring area is a part of the straight traveling part near the curved traveling part and the curved traveling part connection,
The amount of deviation of the vehicle position is the distance in the width direction from the running ideal line,
The amount of deviation of the vehicle speed is a speed error from the ideal speed,
The travel condition scoring system according to claim 1, wherein the deviation amount of the vehicle direction is an angle error of the vehicle direction from an ideal angle.   The scoring according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the scoring is made smaller as the distance becomes larger with respect to the ideal traveling line and as the error becomes larger with reference to the ideal speed or the ideal angle. system.   4. The travel according to claim 2, wherein the direction of the vehicle in the curve travel portion is a drift angle, and the rear wheel is slid by the amount of turning the steering with respect to the vehicle speed and the side brake pulling method. Scoring system for situations.   5. The scoring system according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein the score display means displays the result data on a screen.

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