JP2009247456A - Game machine with touch panel - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine with a touch panel which allows any player regardless of age to easily select a game item for use in a game development. <P>SOLUTION: A control device 11 of this game machine 1 having the touch panel 6 includes a procedure for displaying a roulette board R on the touch panel 11, a procedure for computing the rotation speed of the roulette board R, a procedure for allocating a game item A corresponding to the rotation speed on an area E1, E2 or E3 on the roulette board R, a procedure for detecting the area of the roulette board R to which a finger (f) of the game player touches, and a procedure for selecting the game item allocated to the area to which the finger (f) of the game player of the roulette board R touches and displaying it on the display 5 to develop the game. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a configuration of a game machine provided with a touch panel.

  There are various types of game machines installed in amusement facilities such as amusement facilities, and in recent years, those equipped with a touch panel have been developed, and a game player (user) can display a display by an input operation from the touch panel. By performing various actions such as moving various characters displayed on the screen, it has become possible to develop various games that were previously unthinkable (for example, patents) Reference 1).

  However, a game machine that develops a game by performing an input operation from a conventional touch panel is different from a game machine that develops a game by operating a lever, a button, or the like so far. In many cases, it is confused by operations during games, and is not particularly suitable for game machines for infants and young people.

  For this reason, development of the game machine provided with the touch panel with which operation is easy and anyone can enjoy was desired.

JP 2005-319136 A

  The present invention has been made to satisfy the conventional demand for a game machine that develops a game by performing an input operation from the touch panel as described above, and is a game that can be easily operated and enjoyed by anyone. The purpose is to provide a machine.

  In order to achieve the above object, a game machine having a touch panel according to a first invention (the invention according to claim 1) is configured to display a game on a display, a touch panel, and an input operation input from the touch panel. A control device that displays an image and develops a game, and the control device displays a rotating body having a rotating surface partitioned into a plurality of areas on a touch panel and moves the input operation by touching the rotating body on the touch panel. Rotating body display procedure for rotating at a rotational speed corresponding to, a rotating speed calculating procedure for calculating the rotating speed of the rotating body displayed on the touch panel by this rotating body display procedure, and a game used for a game developed on the display The item is assigned to each area of the rotating body corresponding to the rotating speed of the rotating body calculated by the rotation speed calculation procedure. Game item allocation procedure, and after the game item allocation according to this game item allocation procedure, the rotation of the rotating body is stopped by touching the portion where the rotating body of the touch panel is displayed, and the input means is touching An area detection procedure for detecting the area of the rotator, and a game item selection procedure for selecting a game item assigned to the area of the rotator detected by the area detection procedure and displaying the game item on the display. It is characterized by having.

  In the game machine equipped with the touch panel according to the first aspect of the present invention, a rotating body whose rotating surface is divided into a plurality of areas is displayed on the touch panel by the rotating body display procedure of the control device.

  Then, the rotating body is rotated at a rotation speed corresponding to the movement of the input means touching the touch panel.

  The rotation speed of the rotating body is detected by a rotation speed calculation procedure, and is used for a game developed on the display by a game item display procedure corresponding to the rotation speed of the rotation body calculated by the rotation body calculation procedure. Various game items are assigned to each area of the rotating body.

  In this state, if there is a touch by the input means on the part where the rotating body of the touch panel is displayed, the rotation of the rotating body is stopped and the area of the rotating body touched by the input means is detected by the area detection procedure. The

  Then, by the game item selection procedure, the game item assigned to the area of the rotating body detected by the area detection procedure is selected and displayed on the display, whereby the game is developed on the display.

  As described above, according to the first invention, the touch panel is used as the input operation means, and the game items to be used in the game can be selected with a simple operation. In addition to being able to enjoy the game, the rotation speed of the rotating body for selecting the game item displayed on the touch panel is arbitrarily set, and it is easy to select a game item advantageous for the progress of the game and the game item. Since the game item to be used for the game can be selected while weighing it, the game player can fully enjoy the game before the game starts.

  In order to achieve the above object, a game machine equipped with a touch panel according to the second invention (the invention according to claim 2), in addition to the configuration of the first invention, in the game item allocation procedure, It is characterized by being displayed by switching to each area.

  According to the second aspect of the invention, the game item corresponding to the rotation speed is displayed in each area of the rotating body, so that the game player can recognize the visually selected game item. .

  In order to achieve the above object, a game machine equipped with a touch panel according to a third invention (invention according to claim 3), in addition to the configuration of the first invention, the control device performs a game item allocation procedure. A data table showing item data set in advance for each required speed width of the rotation speed of the rotation body corresponding to the rotation speed of the rotation body calculated by the rotation speed calculation procedure for the game items displayed in each area of the rotation body It is characterized by having.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the game items preset in the data table of the item data for each required speed range corresponding to the rotational speed of the rotating body are detected by the rotational speed calculation procedure. Read based on rotational speed. The read game item is allocated to each area of the rotator, whereby the game item is smoothly allocated to the rotator.

  In order to achieve the above object, a game machine having a touch panel according to a fourth invention (invention according to claim 4), in addition to the configuration of the third invention, in item data, according to a rotational speed calculation procedure. A game item that is more advantageous for game development is set as the calculated rotational speed of the rotating body is larger.

  According to the fourth aspect of the invention, the game item that is more advantageous to the development of the game is assigned to each area of the rotating body as the rotating speed of the rotating body is higher, and thereby the game player is more advantageous to the game progress. The game item to be used for the game can be selected while enjoying the game.

  In order to achieve the above object, a game machine equipped with a touch panel according to a fifth invention (invention according to claim 5), in addition to the structure of the first invention, a game item is a character that develops a game. Or it is the characteristic which this character has.

  According to the fifth aspect of the invention, a character that is advantageous in developing the game and weapons and techniques provided for the character are set as game items, and the game player selects a game item that is advantageous for developing the game. Can enjoy.

  In order to achieve the above object, a game machine having a touch panel according to a sixth invention (the invention according to claim 6) has a disk-shaped display in addition to the structure of the first invention. The rotating body is displayed by dividing a plurality of areas on the disk surface.

  According to the sixth aspect, selection of game items can be enjoyed in the form of roulette game.

  In order to achieve the above object, a game machine having a touch panel according to a seventh invention (the invention according to claim 7) has a cylindrical display procedure in addition to the configuration of the first invention. The rotating body is displayed by dividing a plurality of areas on a cylindrical surface.

  According to the seventh aspect of the invention, selection of the game item can be enjoyed by the rotating body that rotates in a drum shape.

  In the game machine having the touch panel according to the eighth invention (the invention according to claim 8), in order to achieve the object, the control device corresponds to the rotation speed of the rotating body calculated by the rotation speed calculation procedure. An indicator display procedure for indicating the quantity is further provided.

  According to the eighth aspect of the invention, in addition to the rotating body, the indicator display procedure displays the indicator indicating the amount corresponding to the rotational speed of the rotating body on the touch panel, and the game player displays the indicator by the display of the indicator. The rotational speed of the rotating body can be easily grasped visually.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on embodiments shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of an embodiment of a game machine having a touch panel according to the present invention.
In FIG. 1, in the game machine 1, a billboard 3 is attached to the upper front portion of a substantially box-shaped housing 2, and left and right speakers 4 </ b> L and 4 </ b> R are attached to the lower position of the billboard 3.
Further, a display 5 is attached at a position slightly below the center of the front surface of the housing 2 below the billboard case 3.

An operation deck 2 </ b> A is formed at a portion below the attachment position of the display 5 of the main body case 2 so as to protrude to the front front side of the housing 2 from the display 5.
The upper surface of the operation deck 2A is inclined so that the front end side is inclined downward, and the touch panel 6 is attached to the upper surface of the operation deck 2A. A reader 7 is attached.

  A coin selector 8 having a coin insertion slot, a card dispenser 9 and a coin box 10 are attached to the front portion of the housing 2 below the operation deck 2A.

  A control device 11 having a display 5 and a touch panel 6 connected to each other as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control device 11.

  In FIG. 3, the control device 11 has a function of developing the game by controlling the operation of the game machine 1, and a CPU (Central Processing) that operates according to the program and supervises the control operation of the game machine 1. Unit) 11A, a system memory 11B in which programs and data used by the CPU 11A are stored, and a program data ROM (image, sound, voice, and other data for developing game programs and games) (Read Only Memory) 11C, a boot ROM (Boot ROM) 11D storing a program for initializing each block of the control device 11 when the game machine 1 is started, and the control device 11 A bus arbiter 11E that controls input / output of programs and data between each block, and a port displayed on the display 5. A geometry processor 11F that calculates position coordinates and orientations of an object (display body) such as Gon in a three-dimensional virtual space or two-dimensional coordinates, and the position coordinates and orientations of the objects calculated by the geometry processor 11F. A rendering processor 11G that generates (draws) an image to be displayed on the display 5 and the touch panel 6, a graphic memory 11H that is connected to the rendering processor 11G and stores data, commands, and the like, and speakers 4L and 4R And an audio memory 11J connected to the audio processor 11I for storing data and commands for generating sound.

  In the control device 11, the bus arbiter 11E is connected with a communication interface 11K for communicating with other game machines and servers, and an input device interface 11L for connecting with the touch panel 6 and the card reader 7. .

  This input interface 11L incorporates an interface for inputting and outputting data from the outside, and input devices such as the touch panel 6 and the card reader 7 are connected to this interface.

  The control device 11 executes a game program stored in the program data ROM 11 </ b> C, displays a game image on the display 5 and the touch panel 6, a game image displayed on the touch panel 6, and a game displayed on the display 5. In conjunction with the image, display control of the game image displayed on the display 5 and the touch panel 6 based on touch input to the touch panel 6 by the player is performed.

  The system memory 11B, the graphic memory 11H, and the audio memory 11J of the control device 11 may be configured by a single memory that is connected to the bus arbiter 11E and executes each function.

  Other blocks of the control device 11 may also be configured by several image processing circuits capable of executing a plurality of functions, and the components of each block are shared with the components of other blocks. May be.

  The program data ROM 11C includes an IC memory that can electrically read data such as a mask ROM and a flash ROM, a storage medium that can optically read data such as a CD-ROM and a DVD-ROM, an optical disk, A magnetic disk or the like can be used.

  FIG. 4 shows a flowchart of a roulette game program stored in the program data ROM 11C of the control device 11. FIG. 5 shows a game displayed on the display 5 and the touch panel 6 by the roulette game program. An example of an image is shown.

  Next, the roulette game program will be described with reference to the game image shown in FIG. 5 based on the flowchart of FIG.

In FIG. 4, the control device 11 starts executing the roulette game program by inserting coins into the coin insertion slot of the coin selector 8 (step S1).
The control device 11 displays the roulette game image on the display 5 and the touch panel 6 by starting the execution of the game program for roulette game (step S2).

  The initial image of the roulette game image displayed on the display 5 and the touch panel 6 is set in advance, and the screen of the touch panel 6 has a disk-like shape at the substantially central portion of the panel surface as shown in FIG. A roulette wheel R is displayed, and a power indicator PI extending in the vertical direction is displayed at a lateral position of the roulette wheel R (right side position in the illustrated example).

  As will be described later, when the game player touches a finger on the surface of the roulette wheel R and slides on the panel surface in the circumferential direction of the roulette wheel R as described later, the control device 11 moves the roulette wheel R in the moving direction of the finger. Further, the roulette game image is displayed on the touch panel 6 so that the power amount corresponding to the rotation speed of the roulette wheel R is displayed in a bar graph shape on the power indicator PI.

  The power amount displayed on the power indicator PI is a parameter obtained by quantifying the effect on the game development in a game machine of a game item described later.

  Further, the control device 11 divides and displays the disk surface of the roulette wheel R into a plurality of fan-shaped areas (three areas E1, E2, E3 in the example shown in FIG. 5A). A game item (corresponding to the number of revolutions of the roulette wheel R, which will be described later in E2 and E3, respectively) Display icons and symbols).

  Each game item is set with a parameter value in which an effect when used in the game is represented by a numerical value.

  The parameter value indicates, for example, numerical values such as attack power and defense power in a fighting game. The larger the parameter value, the greater the effect when used in the game. On the contrary, the smaller the parameter value, the more the game It is set so that the effect when it is used for is reduced.

  The parameter value of the game item is stored in the program data ROM 11C of the control device 11 together with the name and icon of the game item.

  After the display of the initial image on the display 5 and the touch panel 6 is completed, the control device 11 determines whether or not the game player has touched the image of the roulette wheel R displayed on the touch panel 6 (step S3).

  In step S3, when it is detected that the finger f of the game player touches the image of the roulette wheel R as shown in FIG. 5B, the control device 11 turns on the timer (step S4). ) Detection of the touch position, moving direction, and moving speed of the finger f of the game player touching the roulette wheel R is started (step S5).

  For example, the rotation of the roulette wheel R increases as the finger f touching the roulette wheel R slides faster in the circumferential direction, or as the number of touches of the finger f sliding in the circumferential direction increases. When the finger f touching the board R is slid in the direction opposite to the rotation direction, the rotation of the roulette board R is decelerated.

  Further, the closer the finger touch position is to the center position of the roulette wheel R, the greater the effect of acceleration and deceleration due to the touch of the finger f as described above.

  Then, the control device 11 calculates an angular velocity around the center of the roulette wheel R that is rotated and displayed with the movement of the finger f from the detected value of the touch position, the moving direction, and the moving speed of the finger f ( Step S6).

  In the control device 11, the storage unit has an angular velocity of the roulette wheel R, an amount of power to be displayed on the power indicator PI (length of a bar graph), and a game item to be displayed in each area E1, E2, E3 of the roulette wheel R. A data table D as shown in FIG. 6 showing the correspondence with the types (parameter values set for each game item) is stored in advance.

  After the end of step S6, the control device 11 compares the calculated angular velocity of the roulette wheel R with the data table D stored in the storage unit, and displays the corresponding power amount display data and each area E1, E2, E3. The display data of the game item is read from the storage unit and sequentially displayed on the power indicator PI while changing the length of the bar graph, and each game item is selected in each area E1, E2, E3 of the roulette wheel R. The icon AI indicating the game item is switched and displayed (step S7).

  FIG. 5C shows a state in which the power amount is displayed on the power indicator PI corresponding to the rotational speed of the roulette wheel R in a rotating state and the roulette wheel R. The control device 11 As the rotational speed of the roulette wheel R increases, display is performed such that the length of the bar graph of the power indicator PI increases.

  In addition, the data table D stored in the storage unit has parameter values that are more effective as game items displayed in the areas E1, E2, and E3 of the roulette wheel R increase in the rotation speed of the roulette wheel R. In other words, game items having a power, that is, game items that are advantageous in developing the game (for example, characters having strong power or weapons or techniques having strong power in a fighting game) are displayed in advance. Yes.

  On the contrary, the data table D stored in the storage unit is more effective as the game items displayed in the areas E1, E2, E3 of the roulette wheel R become smaller as the rotation speed of the roulette wheel R decreases. A game item having a small parameter value, that is, a game item that has a small advantage in developing the game (for example, a character, weapon, technique, etc. that does not have great power in a fighting game) is displayed in advance. .

  The control device 11 detects whether or not the set time of the timer set in step S4 has elapsed during steps S5 to S7 (step S8), and detects that the set time of the timer has elapsed. The game items displayed in the respective areas E1, E2, E3 of the roulette wheel R are determined and the rotation speed of the roulette wheel R is maintained at the speed when the set time of the timer has elapsed (step S9).

  After completion of step S9, the control device 11 detects whether or not the game player has touched the roulette wheel R again (step S10), and the touch has been made again on the roulette wheel R. Is detected, the rotation of the displayed roulette wheel R is immediately stopped, and the stationary roulette wheel R is displayed as shown in FIG. 5D (step S11).

  Thereafter, the control device 11 detects the position of the area E1, E2, E3 of the roulette wheel R where the game player's finger f is touched (step S12), and corresponds to the detected touch position. The image data and action data of the game item displayed in the area of the roulette wheel R to be read are read from the storage unit (step S13).

  Then, the control device 11 displays the display of the game item A operating on the game on the display 5 based on the image data and the operation data of the game item read from the storage unit, as shown in FIG. In the game developed based on the game execution program read from the storage unit, weapons carried by the displayed game item A, for example, a character (game item A) that operates in a fighting game, etc. A technique or the like is set (step S14).

  According to the game machine 1, a game item that operates in a game developed on the display 5, for example, a character that operates in a fighting game, names of weapons and techniques carried by the character, or game items are schematically shown. An icon AI such as a symbol or a figure to be represented is selected by a touch operation of the game player on the roulette wheel R displayed on the touch panel 6.

  That is, before the game is started, the game player touches the image of the roulette wheel R displayed on the touch panel 6 with the finger f, and in this state, the finger f is slid in the rotation direction to rotate the roulette wheel R.

  At this time, the game player arbitrarily selects the moving speed of the finger f, the number of touches on the touch panel 6 and the like, and sets the rotation speed of the roulette wheel R to a desired speed.

  At this time, the game player can visually recognize the rotational speed of the roulette wheel R based on the amount of power displayed on the power indicator PI.

  In each area E1, E2, E3 of the roulette wheel R, game items are switched and displayed in accordance with the number of rotations of the roulette wheel R. Therefore, the game player can touch the touch panel 6 again to touch the roulette wheel. When stopping the rotation of R, the game item used for the game can be selected by touching the area E1, E2, E3 where the desired game item is displayed.

  At this time, in each area E1, E2, E3 of the roulette wheel R, the names of game items read from the data table D corresponding to the rotation speed of the roulette wheel R are sequentially switched and displayed. When the player touches the roulette wheel R to rotate the roulette wheel R, the player performs a touch operation to increase or decrease the rotation of the roulette wheel R, thereby displaying in each area E1, E2, E3. The game item to be made can be arbitrarily selected.

  In this case, as the rotation speed of the roulette wheel R increases, it becomes more difficult to stop the roulette wheel R by touching a desired area. For example, as the rotation speed of the roulette wheel R increases, each area E1, E2 , E3, a game item having a parameter value that is advantageous for advancing the game is displayed (for example, a character having powerful power in a fighting game or the like, or a weapon or technique carried by this character is powerful) Therefore, the game player needs to adjust the rotational speed of the roulette wheel R while weighing the game item advantageous for the progress of the game and the ease of selection of the game item.

  As described above, according to the game machine 1, since a touch panel can be used as an input operation means and a game item to be used in a game can be selected with a simple operation, any game such as a young person can easily play a game. Game items to be used in the game while arbitrarily setting the rotation speed of the roulette wheel R and weighing the game items advantageous to the progress of the game and the ease of selection of the game items. Can be selected, so that the game player can fully enjoy the game before the game starts.

  In the above, an example is shown in which icons indicating game items are switched and displayed in the areas E1, E2, and E3 of the roulette wheel R in accordance with the rotation speed of the roulette wheel R. The game player can visually recognize the selected game item, but it is not always necessary to display the game item on the roulette wheel R. A game item may be selected by allocating to each area E1, E2, E3.

  Furthermore, in the above, an example in which a disk-shaped rotating body (roulette wheel R) is displayed on the touch panel 6 is shown, but not limited to this example, a spherical or cylindrical rotating body is displayed on the touch panel 6. The game item may be selected in the same manner as the roulette wheel R described above by dividing the spherical surface or cylindrical surface of the spherical or cylindrical rotating body into a plurality of areas.

  Further, in the above, an example in which the operation of the touch panel 6 is performed with the finger f is shown, but when the position detection accuracy is high, an input operation may be performed with a stylus (touch pen).

  Furthermore, in the above, various types of touch panels such as a resistive film method, an optical method, an ultrasonic method, a capacitance method, and an electromagnetic induction method can be used for the touch panel 6, and the detection method of each touch panel is a matrix method. Either a (digital method) or a resistance value detection method (analog method) may be used.

It is a perspective view which shows the game machine in 1st Example of embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the connection state of a display, a touch panel, and a control apparatus in the Example. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the control apparatus in the Example. It is a flowchart which shows the execution procedure of the game program for roulette games stored in the control apparatus in the Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the game image displayed on a touch panel and a display in the Example. It is a table | surface figure of the data which shows a response | compatibility with the rotational speed of the roulette board with which the control apparatus was equipped in the Example, and the game item.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Game machine 2 ... Main body case 5 ... Display 6 ... Touch panel 11 ... Control apparatus 11A ... CPU
11B: System memory 11C: Program data ROM
A ... Game item AI ... Icon E1, E2, E3 ... Area PI ... Power indicator (indicator)
R ... Roulette wheel (rotary body)
f ... finger (input means)

Claims (8)

A display, a touch panel, and a control device for developing a game by displaying a game image on the display based on an input operation input from the touch panel;
The control device displays a rotating body whose rotating surface is divided into a plurality of areas on a touch panel, and rotates the rotating body at a rotation speed corresponding to the movement of an input operation touched on the touch panel. Rotation speed calculation procedure for calculating the rotation speed of the rotator displayed on the touch panel by the rotator display procedure, and the rotation speed of the rotator calculated by the rotation speed calculation procedure for the game item used in the game developed on the display Corresponding to the game item allocation procedure to be allocated to each area of the rotating body, and after the game item is allocated by the game item allocation procedure, the rotating body is rotated by touching the portion where the rotating body of the touch panel is displayed. Area detection that stops and detects the area of the rotating body touched by the input means And instructions, and a game item selection procedure to deploy the game is displayed on the display to select a game item which is assigned to the area of the detected rotational body by the area detection procedure,
The game machine provided with the touch panel characterized by this.   The game machine provided with the touch panel according to claim 1, wherein in the game item allocation procedure, game items are displayed by switching to each area.   The control device corresponds to the rotation speed of the rotating body corresponding to the rotation speed of the rotating body calculated by the rotation speed calculating procedure for each game item allocated to each area of the rotating body by the game item allocation procedure. The game machine provided with the touch panel of Claim 1 which has a data table which shows the item data set beforehand.   The game machine provided with the touch panel according to claim 3, wherein in the item data, a game item that is more advantageous for game development is set as the rotation speed of the rotating body calculated by the rotation speed calculation procedure is larger.   The game machine provided with the touch panel according to claim 1, wherein the game item is a character that develops a game or a characteristic of the character.   The game machine provided with the touch panel according to claim 1, wherein the rotating body display procedure displays a disk-shaped rotating body by dividing a plurality of areas on a disk surface.   The game machine provided with the touch panel according to claim 1, wherein the rotating body display procedure displays a cylindrical rotating body by dividing a plurality of areas on a cylindrical surface.   The game machine provided with the touch panel according to claim 1, wherein the control device further includes an indicator display procedure for displaying an amount corresponding to the rotation speed of the rotating body calculated by the rotation speed calculation procedure.

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