JP2010068819A - Bow and arrow for video type shooting game device and video type shooting game device using the bow and arrow - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bow and an arrow which enable a player to perform shooting matched with the muscular strength of each one regardless of the height and obtain the pseudo sensation of drawing an actual bow without the danger of hurting fingers with a bowstring, and to provide a video type shooting game device using the bow and the arrow. <P>SOLUTION: The bow and arrow to be used in the video type shooting game device comprise elements which are: the bow without the bowstring; and the arrow composed by providing an elastic body for making elastic force act in the direction of constricting a body part inside the body part comprising a plurality of telescopically connected cylindrical bodies and a nock, and providing a gunsight on the tip of the body part, and attached to the position of the arrow nocked to the bow. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a video shooting game apparatus using a bow and arrow.

Video shooting game devices that use bows and arrows are game input devices that operate a bow and arrow, fire a virtual arrow, attack the enemy characters appearing on the monitor screen, and targets that can acquire prizes when the arrow hits A shooting game that shoots.
This shooting game device is widely used, and the bow and arrow have been proposed as shown in the following patent document.
JP 2000-189670 A JP2003-181137

These bows are made of stringed strings.
However, stringed bows are difficult to handle and can hurt your fingers when you release the arrow.
In the game device described in Patent Document 1, there is a problem that a bow is attached to the game device body, and depending on the height of the player, it is difficult to aim.
The bow of the game device described in Patent Document 2 has a pseudo sense when pulling the bow from a state where the range of movement of the arrow when pulling is narrow, the bow itself is weak, and no force is applied. There is also the problem of not being able to.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the object of the present invention is to be suitable for all players regardless of their height, without being in danger of hurting their fingers with strings even though they are strong bows. It is an object of the present invention to provide a bow and arrow capable of playing a game, capable of shooting according to the repulsive force of each person, and obtaining a pseudo sensation when pulling an actual bow, and a video shooting game apparatus using the bow and arrow.

In order to solve the above problems, in the present invention, a bow and arrow used in a video shooting game apparatus is composed of the following components:
A bow with no strings,
An elastic body that acts elastically in the direction of contracting the main body is provided inside the main body consisting of a plurality of cylindrical bodies and arrowheads coupled telescopically, and a sight is provided at the tip of the main body. An arrow attached to the position of the arrow to be counted,
A bow and arrow used in a video shooting game device comprising:
It consists of.

  The sighting device includes a device that captures an image of a display screen on which a target is displayed, an aiming arithmetic device that calculates an aiming position at which the central axis of the main part intersects the display screen based on an output signal of the display screen photographing device, and A transmitter comprising a transmitter for transmitting the aiming position calculated by the aiming arithmetic unit to the game arithmetic unit of the shooting game device is recommended.

As the sighting device, it is possible to employ a sighting device comprising a laser oscillator that can emit laser light in the main axis direction of the main body and a shot detector that detects that an arrow has been released.
In this case, it is desirable to provide means for changing the emitted light of the laser oscillator when the arrow is released.
Further, it is recommended that the sighting device be further provided with a transmitter that transmits the signal of the shot detector to the game arithmetic device of the shooting game device.
The bow may have a string with a low Young's modulus.
As the decorative string, a rubber string, a thin coil spring, or a thread wound around a reel with a rewinding device may be used.

  Further, the above-mentioned problem is solved by a video shooting game apparatus characterized by using the bow and arrow configured as described above.

  Since the present invention is configured as described above, when the present invention is used, a video shooting game apparatus in which the player can play regardless of the physique and repulsive force and can obtain a pseudo sensation similar to drawing an actual bow. It can be provided.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing the appearance of a video shooting game apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows a state of a bow and arrow used in the video shooting game apparatus shown in FIG. 1 when the bow is not drawn. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a state when the bow is drawn.
4, 5 and 6 are block diagrams showing the configuration of the sighting device.

In FIG. 1, 100 is a video shooting game device, 110 is a game operation panel thereof, 120 is a display on which a target and the like are displayed, 10 is a bow and arrow composed of a bow 1, an arrow 2 and a sight 3, and 4 is a cable. It is.
The game operation panel 120 includes a fee collection device (not shown), a game selection device operated by a player, a game calculation device, and the like.
The game calculation device displays a predetermined image on the screen of the display 120 in response to the input signals from the fee collection device and the game selection device in accordance with the game program installed in advance, and the bow 1 is drawn and the arrow is drawn. When 2 is released, based on the signal from the standard 3 provided on the bow and arrow 10, determine whether the virtual arrow flying on the main axis extension of the arrow 2 hits the target displayed on the screen, An appropriate image is displayed on the screen according to the determination result.

2 and 3 are explanatory views showing one configuration example of the bow and arrow 10. FIG.
The bow 1 is made of a rigid body or an elastic body, has no strings, and is configured as a bow and arrow 10 integrally with the arrow 2.
The main body portion 20 of the arrow 2 includes a plurality of cylindrical bodies 21, 22, 23 and 24 fitted telescopically, and an arrowhead 25. An elastic body 29 is provided inside the main body portion 20, and a tip hook is further provided. The sight 3 is attached to the part.
The elastic body 29 applies an elastic force in a direction in which the main body portion 20 contracts.
The configuration of the sight 3 will be described later with reference to FIGS.

  The player puts a predetermined fee into the game apparatus shown in FIG. 1, selects a desired game, and uses the bow and arrow 10 to shoot a target appearing on the screen of the display 120.

The bow and arrow 10 is a state in which the arrow 2 is shortened when the player holds the bow and arrow 10 as shown in FIG.
The player draws the arrowhead 25 as shown in FIG. 3 and releases the arrow toward the desired target.

  When the bow is pulled, the arrow 2 composed of the cylinders 21, 22, 23, 24 fitted telescopically and the arrowhead 25 is stretched.

  At this time, since the elastic body 29 provided in the arrow 2 is strongly stretched, the player can draw a bow according to his / her repulsive force, and can feel the feeling when the actual bow is drawn. it can.

The player uses the sighting device 3 at the tip of the arrow 2 to aim at the target displayed on the display 120 and releases the arrowhead 25.
At this time, the arrow 2 rapidly contracts due to the elastic force of the elastic body 29 and returns to the shortened state shown in FIG. 2, so that the player can feel as if he had shot the arrow with an actual bow.
The number and length of the cylindrical bodies constituting the arrow 2 can be freely changed in design, but the number of cylindrical bodies is preferably 3 or more and 6 or less.
If the number is less than 3, the distance when the bow is drawn is not sufficient, and the pseudo sense when the bow is drawn cannot be sufficiently obtained.
If the number exceeds six, not only will the arrow become too thick, but also when the arrow is pulled, the arrow will bend more greatly, causing problems in terms of strength and increasing the number of failures.
A desirable number of cylinders is four or five.

  Examples of the configuration of the sight 3 include a first configuration example 3A shown in FIG. 4, a second configuration example 3B shown in FIG. 5, a third configuration example 3C shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 4, the aiming device 3A includes a CCD camera 31A, an aiming calculation device 32A, and a transmitter 33A.

  The optical axis of the CCD camera 31A is provided so as to coincide with the central axis of the arrow 2, and the screen of the display 120 is photographed during the game.

  The aiming calculation device 32A calculates the coordinate on the screen of the direction of the central axis of the arrow 2 or the point where the central axis intersects the screen of the display 120 from the contour shape of the screen image captured by the CCD camera 31A.

The transmitter 33A transmits the calculation result of the aiming calculation device 32A to the game calculation circuit of the game apparatus 100.
Based on the data sent from the transmitter 33A, the game arithmetic circuit detects whether the fired virtual arrow has hit the target displayed on the screen, and in accordance with the detection result, a predetermined game Produce.

The sighting device 3B shown in FIG. 5 includes a laser oscillator 31B, a shot detector 32B that detects that the arrow 2 has been released, and a laser control device 33B.
The game apparatus 100 is provided with means for detecting a laser irradiation point on the screen and means for detecting coincidence / inconsistency between the irradiation point and a target displayed on the screen.

When the arrow 2 is released, that is, when the player releases the hand from the arrowhead 25, the shot detector 32B generates sound or vibration, a change in elastic force of the elastic body 26 provided on the arrow 2, By detecting contraction or the like, the firing of the arrow 2 is detected, and a shot signal is transmitted to the laser control device 33B.
The laser control device 33B conveys the shot signal to the laser light emitted from the laser oscillator 31A and transmits the shot signal to the game device 100.
The shot signal is transmitted by means such as amplitude modulation or pulse modulation of laser light.

When this sighting device 3B is used, it is desirable to provide means for operating the laser oscillator 31B only when a fee is charged to the game apparatus 100.
Furthermore, it is recommended that the sighting device 3B be provided with means for operating the laser oscillator 31B only when a complete screen image is recognized in the CCD camera and the captured image of the CCD camera.

The sighting device 3C shown in FIG. 6 includes a laser oscillator 31C, a shot detector 32C for detecting that the arrow 2 has been released, and a transmitter 33C.
The game apparatus 100 is provided with means for detecting a laser irradiation point on the screen and means for detecting coincidence / inconsistency between the irradiation point and a target displayed on the screen.

  The laser oscillator 31C constantly oscillates a weak laser beam, and the position of the irradiation point on the screen is detected by a detection means provided on the game device side, and is aimed by the game arithmetic device, that is, hitting the target. It is configured so that a disconnection is determined.

  When the arrow 2 is released, the shot detector 32C has detected that the arrow 2 has been released by detecting its sound, vibration, change in elastic force of the elastic body 26 provided on the arrow 2, contraction of the arrow 2, etc. And the detection signal is transmitted to the game arithmetic device of the game device by the transmitter 33C.

  When the game arithmetic device receives a shot signal from the transmitter 33C, it calculates the position of the laser irradiation point on the screen, determines whether or not it hits the target, and performs a predetermined game effect based on the determination result. Execute.

Even when this sighting device 3C is used, it is desirable to provide a control means for operating the laser oscillator 31C only when the game apparatus 100 is charged.
Furthermore, it is recommended that the sighting device 3C be provided with a CCD camera and a means for operating the laser oscillator 31C only when a complete screen image is recognized in the photographed image of the CCD camera.

In addition, the structure of this invention is not limited to the structure of said Example.
For example, in the above description, an example using a bow without a string is shown, but it is also recommended to use a decorative string with a low Young's modulus, such as rubber that is easy to stretch, or a decorative string including a coil spring part In addition, a reel with an automatic rewinding device may be provided on the bow, and a string may be drawn from the reel and hung on the arrowhead.
In the above description, the bow and the arrow are integrated, but it is also recommended that they be connected using a flexible joint so that the arrow can be displaced relative to the bow within a certain range. The shape of the bow may be a western bow or a whistle may be provided on the arrowhead. A light source other than a laser oscillator may be used for the sighting device, and the present invention is easily conceived from the above description. It includes all the changes that you get.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the external appearance of the video type shooting game device concerning this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state when the bow of the bow and arrow used with the video type shooting game device shown in FIG. 1 is not pulled. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state of the bow and arrow when a bow is drawn down. It is a block diagram which shows the 1st structural example of an sighting device. It is a block diagram which shows the 2nd structural example of a sighting device. It is a block diagram which shows the 3rd structural example of a sighting device.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Video shooting game device 110 Game operation panel 120 Display 10 Bow and arrow 1 Bow 2 Arrow 21 Cylinder 22 Cylinder 23 Cylinder 24 Cylinder 25 Yahagi 29 Elastic body 3 Aiming device 3A Aiming device 31A CCD camera 32A Aiming calculation device 33A Transmission Machine 3B Aiming device 31B Laser oscillator 32B Shot detector 33B Laser control circuit 3C Aiming device 31C Laser oscillator 32C Shot detector 33C Transmitter 4 Cable

Claims (6)

A bow with no strings (1),
Elasticity that exerts an elastic force in the direction of contracting the main body (20) inside the main body (20) composed of a plurality of cylindrical bodies (21, 22, 23, 24) and arrowheads (25) coupled telescopically. The body (29), the sight (3) provided at the tip of the main body (20), the arrow (2) attached to the position of the arrow numbered on the bow (10),
A bow and arrow (10) used in a video shooting game device (100) comprising:   The sighting device (3A) has a CCD camera (31A) that can capture an image of the display screen on which the target is displayed, and an aiming position at which the central axis of the main body (20) intersects the display screen. An aiming operation device (32A) that is calculated based on an output signal, and a transmitter (33A) that transmits the aiming position calculated by the aiming operation device (32A) to a game operation device of a shooting game device. A bow and arrow (10) used in the described video shooting game apparatus (100).   The sighting device (3B) includes a laser oscillator (31B) that can emit laser light in the main axis direction of the main body (20), a shot detector (32B) that detects that an arrow has been released, and a shot detector ( The bow and arrow (1) used in the video shooting game device (100) according to claim 1, comprising a device (33B) for controlling the output light of the laser oscillator (31B) in response to the output signal of 32B). .   The sighting device (3C) includes a laser oscillator (31C) that can emit laser light in the main axis direction of the main body (20), a shot detector (32C) that detects that an arrow has been released, and a shot detector ( A bow and arrow (1) used in a video shooting game device (100) according to claim 1, comprising a transmitter (33C) for transmitting an output signal of 32C).   The bow and arrow (1) used in the video shooting game apparatus (100) according to claims 1 to 4, wherein an ornamental string having a low Young's modulus is stretched over the bow (10).   6. A video shooting game apparatus using the bow and arrow (1) according to claim 1.

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