JP2013225322A - Information processing program, information processing apparatus, information processing system, and information processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processing apparatus and an information processing program capable of performing more intuitive operation input in an operation for moving an object by inputting coordinates with a pointing device.SOLUTION: Input coordinates are acquired from a pointing device, and either first control or second control is selected in accordance with an operation of a user. When the first control is selected, a motion vector is calculated on the basis of the input coordinates and prescribed coordinates to move a display range of virtual space to be displayed on a display device. Otherwise, when the first control is selected, the motion vector is calculated on the basis of the input coordinates and the prescribed coordinates to move an object within the virtual space. When the second control is selected, the object is moved to a position within the virtual space corresponding to the input coordinates. Then, the virtual space within the display range is displayed on the display device.

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing device and an information processing program, and more specifically, an information processing device that moves an object using a personal computer, a game device, or the like operated by a pointing device that performs coordinate input on a display screen, and It relates to an information processing program.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a device that moves an object such as a player character using a personal computer, a game device, or the like operated by a pointing device that inputs coordinates on a display screen. For example, there is a scroll control method in which a pointing operation such as cursor movement or screen scrolling is performed in accordance with coordinate input designated by a touch pad that is one of pointing devices (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2000-181617 A

  However, in the method disclosed in Patent Document 1, in order to perform screen scrolling and cursor movement by touch operation, at least two areas must be used properly, and the operation procedure increases. In addition, since the position of the scroll area with respect to the display screen is not intuitive, it is difficult for the user to intuitively scroll the screen. Therefore, when the object movement according to the coordinate input is realized using the method disclosed in Patent Document 1, there is a problem that the user cannot perform an intuitive operation input.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus and an information processing program that enable more intuitive and simple operation input in an operation of moving an object using coordinate input by a pointing device. Another object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus and an information processing program capable of specifying both the movement direction and the movement destination of an object by a series of operation inputs.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention adopts the following configuration. Note that the reference numerals in parentheses, step numbers, and the like indicate correspondence relationships with embodiments described later in order to help understanding of the present invention, and do not limit the scope of the present invention.

The first invention displays the virtual space on the display device (12), and outputs the input coordinate (TP) based on the screen coordinate system of the display device according to the operation of the user, from the pointing device (15). The information processing apparatus (1) moves the object (PC) in the virtual space according to the above. The information processing apparatus includes coordinate acquisition means (CPU core 21 that executes steps 53 and 93; hereinafter, only step numbers are described), control selection means (S52, S92), and first control means (S53 to S55, S57). , S58, S94 to S95), second control means (S56 to S58, S96 to S98), and display control means (S59, S99). The coordinate acquisition unit acquires input coordinates from the pointing device. The control selection unit selects any one of the first control and the second control different from the first control in accordance with a user operation. When the control selection unit selects the first control, the first control unit calculates a movement vector (Pm, M) based on the input coordinates and predetermined coordinates (Ppc, center of the screen), and uses the movement vector as the movement vector. In response, the display range of the virtual space displayed on the display device is moved. When the control selection unit selects the second control, the second control unit moves the object to a position (Pm) in the virtual space corresponding to the input coordinates. The display control means causes the display device to display the virtual space within the display range. The pointing device is an input device for designating an input position and coordinates on the screen, for example, a touch panel, a mouse, a track pad, a track ball, a system for detecting the screen position indicated by the game controller housing, etc. It is realized with.

  The second invention displays a virtual space on a display device and outputs an object in the virtual space according to an output from a pointing device that outputs input coordinates based on a screen coordinate system of the display device according to a user operation. An information processing apparatus to be moved. The information processing apparatus includes coordinate acquisition means (S113), control selection means (S112), first control means (S114 to S115), second control means (S116 to S118), and display control means (S119). The coordinate acquisition unit acquires input coordinates from the pointing device. The control selection unit selects any one of the first control and the second control different from the first control in accordance with a user operation. When the control selection unit selects the first control, the first control unit calculates a movement vector based on the input coordinates and the predetermined coordinates, and moves the object in the virtual space according to the movement vector. The second control unit moves the object to a position in the virtual space corresponding to the input coordinates when the control selection unit selects the second control. The display control means causes the display device to display a virtual space within the display range of the display device.

  In a third aspect based on the first aspect or the second aspect, the pointing device is a touch panel (15) that covers the display screen of the display device. The coordinate acquisition means acquires touch coordinates (TP) output from the touch panel as input coordinates. The control selection unit selects the first control when the user is touching the touch panel, and selects the second control when the user is touching off from the touch panel. The first control unit calculates a movement vector based on the current touch coordinates acquired by the coordinate acquisition unit and predetermined coordinates when the touch panel is touched on. When the touch panel is touched off, the second control unit moves the object to a position in the virtual space corresponding to the touch coordinates acquired immediately before the coordinate acquisition unit is touched off.

  In a fourth aspect based on the third aspect, the first control means moves the object in the virtual space according to the movement vector when the touch panel is touched on, and the display device according to the position of the object. The display range of the virtual space to be displayed on is moved.

  In a fifth aspect based on the third aspect, the second control means further moves the display range of the virtual space displayed on the display device in accordance with the position of the object in the virtual space.

  In a sixth aspect based on the fourth aspect, the first control means determines a moving speed (V) at which the object moves in the virtual space based on the position of the touch coordinates on the display screen of the display device.

  In a seventh aspect based on the third aspect, the movement vector is a vector from predetermined coordinates on the touch panel set in advance to touch coordinates.

  In an eighth aspect based on the third aspect, the movement vector is a vector from a predetermined coordinate in the virtual space to a coordinate in the virtual space overlapping the touch coordinate.

In a ninth aspect based on the third aspect, the movement vector is a vector from a position coordinate of an object arranged in the virtual space to a coordinate in the virtual space overlapping the touch coordinate.

  In a tenth aspect based on the third aspect, the first control means moves from the position coordinates of the object arranged in the virtual space to the coordinates of the virtual space overlapping the current touch coordinates acquired by the coordinate acquisition means. A vector is calculated, the object is moved in the virtual space according to the movement vector, and the display range of the virtual space is moved so that the position of the object becomes the center of the display range. The second control means moves the object to the position of the virtual space that overlaps the touch coordinates acquired immediately before the coordinate acquisition means is touched off, and sets the display range of the virtual space so that the position of the object becomes the center of the display range. Move.

  In an eleventh aspect based on the first or second aspect, the control selection means selects the first control when a predetermined operation signal different from the input coordinate is input, and the operation signal is input. If not, the second control is selected. The first control means calculates a movement vector based on the current input coordinates acquired by the coordinate acquisition means and predetermined coordinates when an operation signal is being input. When the operation signal is not input, the second control unit moves the object to a position in the virtual space corresponding to the input coordinate acquired by the coordinate acquisition unit immediately before the operation signal is not input. Here, the predetermined operation signal is a signal indicating the presence / absence or change of another input different from the coordinate input. For example, based on whether or not an operation button provided on the controller is pressed, a change in a signal from a detection unit (such as an acceleration sensor) provided in the controller, a change in sound input to a sound input unit such as a microphone, or the like. Thus, it is determined which of the first control and the second control is selected.

  In a twelfth aspect, an object is displayed in the virtual space in accordance with an output from a pointing device that displays the virtual space on a display device and outputs input coordinates based on the screen coordinate system of the display device in accordance with a user operation. The information processing program is executed by the computer (21) of the information processing apparatus to be moved. The information processing program causes the computer to function as coordinate acquisition means, control selection means, first control means, second control means, and display control means. The coordinate acquisition unit acquires input coordinates from the pointing device. The control selection unit selects any one of the first control and the second control different from the first control in accordance with a user operation. The first control means calculates a movement vector based on the input coordinates and the predetermined coordinates when the control selection means selects the first control, and displays the virtual space displayed on the display device according to the movement vector. Move the range. The second control unit moves the object to a position in the virtual space corresponding to the input coordinates when the control selection unit selects the second control. The display control means causes the display device to display a virtual space within the display range that allows the computer to function.

  In a thirteenth aspect, an object is displayed in the virtual space in accordance with an output from a pointing device that displays the virtual space on a display device and outputs input coordinates based on a screen coordinate system of the display device in accordance with a user operation. An information processing program executed by a computer of an information processing apparatus to be moved. The information processing program causes the computer to function as coordinate acquisition means, control selection means, first control means, second control means, and display control means. The coordinate acquisition unit acquires input coordinates from the pointing device. The control selection unit selects any one of the first control and the second control different from the first control in accordance with a user operation. When the control selection unit selects the first control, the first control unit calculates a movement vector based on the input coordinates and the predetermined coordinates, and moves the object in the virtual space according to the movement vector. The second control unit moves the object to a position in the virtual space corresponding to the input coordinates when the control selection unit selects the second control. The display control means causes the display device to display a virtual space within the display range of the display device.

In a fourteenth aspect based on the twelfth or thirteenth aspect, the pointing device is a touch panel that covers the display screen of the display device. The coordinate acquisition means acquires touch coordinates output from the touch panel as input coordinates. The control selection unit selects the first control when the user is touching the touch panel, and selects the second control when the user is touching off from the touch panel. The first control unit calculates a movement vector based on the current touch coordinates acquired by the coordinate acquisition unit and predetermined coordinates when the touch panel is touched on. When the touch panel is touched off, the second control unit moves the object to a position in the virtual space corresponding to the touch coordinates acquired immediately before the coordinate acquisition unit is touched off.

  In a fifteenth aspect based on the fourteenth aspect, the first control means moves the object in the virtual space according to the movement vector when the touch panel is touched on, and displays the display according to the position of the object. The display range of the virtual space to be displayed on is moved.

  In a sixteenth aspect based on the fourteenth aspect, the second control means further moves the display range of the virtual space displayed on the display device in accordance with the position of the object in the virtual space.

  In a seventeenth aspect based on the fifteenth aspect, the first control means determines a moving speed at which the object moves in the virtual space based on the position of the touch coordinates with respect to the display screen of the display device.

  In an eighteenth aspect based on the fourteenth aspect, the movement vector is a vector from a predetermined coordinate on the touch panel to a touch coordinate set in advance.

  In a nineteenth aspect based on the fourteenth aspect, the movement vector is a vector from a predetermined coordinate in the virtual space to a coordinate in the virtual space overlapping the touch coordinate.

  In a twentieth aspect based on the fourteenth aspect, the movement vector is a vector from a position coordinate of an object arranged in the virtual space to a coordinate in the virtual space overlapping the touch coordinates.

  In a twenty-first aspect based on the fourteenth aspect, the first control means moves from the position coordinates of the object arranged in the virtual space to the coordinates of the virtual space overlapping the current touch coordinates acquired by the coordinate acquisition means. A vector is calculated, the object is moved in the virtual space according to the movement vector, and the display range of the virtual space is moved so that the position of the object becomes the center of the display range. The second control means moves the object to the position of the virtual space that overlaps the touch coordinates acquired immediately before the coordinate acquisition means is touched off, and sets the display range of the virtual space so that the position of the object becomes the center of the display range. Move.

  In a twenty-second aspect based on the twelfth or thirteenth aspect, the control selection means selects the first control when a predetermined operation signal different from the input coordinates is input, and the operation signal is input. If not, the second control is selected. The first control means calculates a movement vector based on the current input coordinates acquired by the coordinate acquisition means and predetermined coordinates when an operation signal is being input. When the operation signal is not input, the second control unit moves the object to a position in the virtual space corresponding to the input coordinate acquired by the coordinate acquisition unit immediately before the operation signal is not input.

According to the first aspect, both continuous movement of the display range and designation of the movement destination of the object can be operated by a series of operations performed by the user. That is, the user can specify the movement destination of the object while changing the display range displayed on the display screen, and can intuitively perform the operation.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, both continuous object movement and designation of the object movement destination can be operated by a series of operations performed by the user. That is, the user can specify the destination of the object while performing continuous object movement operation, and can also perform the operation intuitively.

  According to the third aspect, when the touch panel is used as a pointing device, a plurality of operation instructions can be intuitively performed by a series of touch operations from touch-on to touch-off.

  According to the fourth aspect, it is possible to perform an operation of moving the display range according to the position of the object while continuously moving the object according to the operation of touching on the touch panel.

  According to the fifth aspect, in accordance with an operation of touching off the touch panel, an operation of moving the display range according to the position of the object while moving the object to the position where the touch operation was performed immediately before the touch-off can be performed. .

  According to the sixth aspect, the moving speed of the object changes according to the position touched by the user. For example, it is possible to perform a game process in which the moving speed when touching the vicinity of the outer edge of the touch panel is faster than when touching the vicinity of the center of the touch panel.

  According to the seventh aspect, the object can be moved according to the movement vector based on the touch panel coordinate system.

  According to the eighth aspect, the object can be moved according to the movement vector based on the coordinate system set in the virtual space.

  According to the ninth aspect, in the coordinate system set in the virtual space, the object can be moved according to the movement vector based on the position of the object arranged in the virtual space.

  According to the tenth aspect of the invention, in accordance with an operation of touching on the touch panel, an operation of moving the display range according to the position of the object while continuously moving the object is performed, and according to an operation of touching off the touch panel. Then, it is possible to perform an operation of moving the display range according to the position of the object while moving the object to the position where the touch operation was performed immediately before the touch-off.

  According to the eleventh aspect, a series of coordinates is selected by selecting the first control or the second control in accordance with whether or not an operation signal is input, such as whether or not an operation button is pressed. A plurality of operation instructions can be intuitively performed according to the input operation.

  Further, according to the information processing program of the present invention, the same effects as those of the information processing apparatus described above can be obtained.

External view of game device 1 for executing the game program of the present invention The block diagram which shows the internal structure of the game device 1 of FIG. The figure which shows the example of a screen display displayed on 1st LCD11 and 2nd LCD12 of FIG. The figure for demonstrating the relationship between the position operated with respect to the game image displayed on the 2nd LCD 12 of FIG. 1, and the movement of player character PC. The figure which shows an example of the state by which the designated coordinate P0 and the target coordinate P2 were calculated according to touch operation The figure which shows an example which the player character PC moves and is displayed after the target coordinate P2 shown to FIG. 5A is set. The figure which shows an example of the state by which instruction | indication coordinate P0 was calculated according to touch-off The figure which shows an example in which the player character PC moves and is displayed after the designated coordinate P0 shown in FIG. 6A is set. The figure which shows an example of the various data memorize | stored in RAM24 according to running a game program A flowchart in which the game apparatus 1 performs a game process by executing the game program of the present invention. A subroutine showing the detailed operation of the player character position determination process in step 57 in FIG. Subroutine showing the detailed operation of the scroll processing at step 58 in FIG. The figure which shows an example by which the operation area | region of the touchscreen 15 was divided | segmented into the high-speed area | region of an outer edge part, and the low-speed area | region of a center part. The figure which shows an example of the scroll control range Slmt set to the two-dimensional plane S of the virtual game world The figure which shows an example in which the target coordinate Pm is set in the upper left direction within the horizontal scrolling restriction range Slmt1 with respect to the current position coordinate Ppc. The figure which shows an example in which the player character PC moves and is displayed after the target coordinate Pm shown in FIG. 13A is set. The flowchart in which the game device 1 performs the game process of a 1st modification by running the game program of this invention. The flowchart in which the game device 1 performs the game process of a 2nd modification by running the game program of this invention. The figure which shows an example of the scroll area | region SC each provided in the up-and-down left and right edge part area | region of 2nd LCD12 (touch panel 15).

  With reference to the drawings, an information processing apparatus that executes an information processing program according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. The information processing program of the present invention can be applied by being executed by an arbitrary computer system that can be displayed on a display device. This will be described using a processing program. FIG. 1 is an external view of a game apparatus 1 that executes the game program of the present invention. Here, a portable game device is shown as an example of the game device 1.

  In FIG. 1, the game apparatus 1 includes a first LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) 11 and a second LCD 12. The housing 13 includes an upper housing 13a and a lower housing 13b. The first LCD 11 is housed in the upper housing 13a, and the second LCD 12 is housed in the lower housing 13b. The resolutions of the first LCD 11 and the second LCD 12 are both 256 dots × 192 dots. In this embodiment, an LCD is used as the display device. However, any other display device such as a display device using EL (Electro Luminescence) can be used. The first LCD 11 and the second LCD 12 can use any resolution.

  The upper housing 13a is formed with sound release holes 18a and 18b for releasing sound from a pair of speakers (30a and 30b in FIG. 2) to be described later.

  The lower housing 13b has a cross switch 14a, a start switch 14b, a select switch 14c, an A button 14d, a B button 14e, an X button 14f, a Y button 14g, a power switch 14h, an L button 14L, and an R button as input devices. 14R is provided. The L button 14L and the R button 14R are not shown because they are provided on the upper side surface of the lower housing 13b and are arranged behind the upper housing 13a shown in FIG. As a further input device, a touch panel 15 is mounted on the screen of the second LCD 12. The lower housing 13b is also provided with an insertion slot (indicated by a one-dot chain line in FIG. 1) for storing the memory card 17 and the stick 16.

  As the touch panel 15, an arbitrary type such as a resistive film type, an optical type (infrared type), and a capacitive coupling type can be used. The touch panel 15 is an example of a pointing device having a function of outputting coordinate data corresponding to the contact position when the surface of the touch panel 15 is touched with the stick 16. In the following description, it is assumed that the player touches the touch panel 15 with the stick 16, but it is of course possible to touch the touch panel 15 with a pen (stylus pen) or a finger instead of the stick 16. In the present embodiment, the touch panel 15 having a resolution (detection accuracy) of 256 dots × 192 dots is used as in the resolution of the second LCD 12. However, the resolution of the touch panel 15 and the resolution of the second LCD 12 do not necessarily match.

  The memory card 17 is a recording medium on which a game program or the like is recorded, and is detachably attached to an insertion port provided in the lower housing 13b.

  Next, the internal configuration of the game apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the game apparatus 1.

  In FIG. 2, a CPU core 21 is mounted on the electronic circuit board 20 accommodated in the housing 13. A connector 23 is connected to the CPU core 21 via a bus 22, an input / output interface circuit (referred to as I / F circuit in the drawing) 25, a first GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) 26, a second GPU 27, a RAM 24, The LCD controller 31 and the wireless communication unit 33 are connected. The memory card 17 is detachably connected to the connector 23. The memory card 17 includes a ROM 17a that stores a game program and a RAM 17b that stores backup data in a rewritable manner. The game program stored in the ROM 17a of the memory card 17 is loaded into the RAM 24, and the game program loaded into the RAM 24 is executed by the CPU core 21. In addition to the game program, the RAM 24 appropriately stores data for generating temporary data obtained by the CPU core 21 executing the program. The I / F circuit 25 is connected to the touch panel 15, the right speaker 30a, the left speaker 30b, and the operation switch unit 14 including the cross switch 14a and the A button 14d shown in FIG. The right speaker 30a and the left speaker 30b are arranged inside the sound holes 18a and 18b, respectively, and reproduce sound according to sound output information generated by the CPU core 21.

A first VRAM (Video RAM) 28 is connected to the first GPU 26, and a second VRAM 29 is connected to the second GPU 27. In response to an instruction from the CPU core 21, the first GPU 26 generates a first display image based on data for generating a display image stored in the RAM 24, and draws the first display image in the first VRAM 28. The second GPU 27 is similarly CP
In response to an instruction from the U core 21, a second display image is generated and drawn in the second VRAM 29. The first VRAM 28 and the second VRAM 29 are connected to the LCD controller 31.

  The LCD controller 31 includes a register 32. The register 32 stores a value of 0 or 1 according to an instruction from the CPU core 21. When the value of the register 32 is 0, the LCD controller 31 outputs the first game image drawn in the first VRAM 28 to the first LCD 11 and the second game image drawn in the second VRAM 29 as the second game image. Output to the LCD 12. When the value of the register 32 is 1, the first game image drawn in the first VRAM 28 is output to the second LCD 12, and the second game image drawn in the second VRAM 29 is output to the first LCD 11. To do.

  The wireless communication unit 33 has a function of exchanging data used for game processing and other data with the wireless communication unit 33 of other game devices. As an example, the wireless LAN standard of IEEE802.11. Provides wireless communication functions that comply with Then, the wireless communication unit 33 outputs the received data to the CPU core 21. Further, the wireless communication unit 33 transmits data instructed by the CPU core 21 to another game device.

  Note that the game program (information processing program) of the present invention may be supplied not only to the computer system through an external storage medium such as the memory card 17 but also to the computer system through a wired or wireless communication line. The game program may be recorded in advance in a non-volatile storage device inside the computer system. The information storage medium for storing the game program is not limited to the non-volatile semiconductor memory, but may be a CD-ROM, a DVD, or an optical disk storage medium similar to them.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 3 to FIG. 6, before a specific processing operation by the game program executed by the game apparatus 1 is described, the processing operation is displayed on the first LCD 11 and the second LCD 12. Examples of display forms and processing examples will be described. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a screen display example displayed on the first LCD 11 and the second LCD 12. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the relationship between the position where the touch operation is performed on the game image displayed on the second LCD 12 and the movement of the player character PC. FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining an example of the movement of the player character PC and the screen scrolling state during a touch operation on the touch panel 15. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining an example of the movement of the player character PC and the screen scroll state immediately after the touch panel 15 is touched off.

  In FIG. 3, game images are displayed on the first LCD 11 and the second LCD 12 of the game apparatus 1, respectively. Specifically, the first LCD 11 displays the entire state of the virtual game world in which the player character PC can move, and the position of the player character PC in the virtual game world. The second LCD 12 displays a part of the entire virtual game world centered on the position of the player character PC.

The example of the virtual game world shown in FIG. 3 represents a two-dimensional plane in which the player character PC can move in a map form. Then, the player of the game apparatus 1 enjoys a game in which the player character PC is moved on the two-dimensional plane by touching the touch panel 15 provided on the surface of the second LCD 12. Here, the player character PC is set as a game object that can move along a road on the two-dimensional plane (shown by a white area in FIGS. 3 to 6). On the other hand, the area where the player character PC cannot enter on the two-dimensional plane is indicated by a pattern area such as a hatched area.
In the following description, this pattern area may be described as an “obstacle”.

  In FIG. 4, when the player performs a touch operation on the touch panel 15, the position of the virtual game world (indicated coordinates P <b> 0) that overlaps the touch position in the touch operation is calculated. Then, the player character PC moves on the two-dimensional plane toward the designated coordinate P0 (arrow A in the figure). Here, in the present game example, the display position in the virtual game world is controlled such that the player character PC is displayed at a predetermined position of the second LCD 12 (for example, the center position of the second LCD 12). That is, when the player character PC moves on the two-dimensional plane, the two-dimensional plane is moved (scrolled) in the direction opposite to the moving direction (arrow B in the drawing).

  For example, as shown in FIG. 5A, the player character PC is arranged at the current position coordinate P1 on the two-dimensional plane and is displayed at the center position of the second LCD 12. In this state, when the player performs a touch operation to calculate the designated coordinate P0, the target coordinate P2 in the middle of the two-dimensional plane from the current position coordinate P1 to the designated coordinate P0 is calculated. Then, the player character PC moves on the two-dimensional plane toward the target coordinate P2.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 5B, when the player character PC moves on the two-dimensional plane toward the target coordinate P2 (broken arrow in the figure), the player character PC is always displayed at the center position of the second LCD 12. Thus, the display position in the virtual game world is controlled. That is, the second LCD 12 is represented such that the player character PC does not move and the two-dimensional plane moves in the direction opposite to the movement direction of the player character PC (the white arrow in the drawing). In addition, even when the player moves the touch position with respect to the touch panel 15, or when the player touches the same position, the 2 overlaps with the touch position in accordance with the scrolling of the two-dimensional plane described above. The position of the dimension plane moves and a new designated coordinate P0 is calculated. For example, as shown in FIG. 5B, the designated coordinate P0o is calculated when the player character PC is arranged at the current position coordinate P1, and the new designated coordinate P0 is calculated when the player character PC moves to the target coordinate P2. Is done. That is, not only when the player moves the touch position, but even if the player performs a touch operation at the same position, the instruction coordinates P0 are updated according to the movement of the player character PC, and thus a touch operation that continues touch-on is performed. As a result, the operation feels as if the movement direction of the player character PC is always indicated.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 6A, when the player releases the stick 16 from the touch panel 15 (touch-off), the update of the designated coordinates P0 ends. In this case, the player character PC continues to move on the two-dimensional plane toward the designated coordinate P0 calculated immediately before the touch-off (arrow shown).

  As shown in FIG. 6B, the player character PC is always displayed at the center position of the second LCD 12 even when the player character PC moves on the two-dimensional plane toward the designated coordinate P0 calculated immediately before the touch-off. Thus, the display position in the virtual game world is controlled. That is, the second LCD 12 is expressed such that the player character PC does not move even at the touch-off time, and the two-dimensional plane moves in the direction opposite to the movement direction of the player character PC (the white arrow in the drawing). Thus, the player can move the player character PC to a position on the two-dimensional plane that overlaps the touch position immediately before the touch-off. That is, the player can instruct the control of the moving direction with respect to the player character PC and the designation of the final arrival position by a series of the same touch operations.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 7 to 10, a specific processing operation by the game program executed on the game apparatus 1 will be described. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of various data stored in the RAM 24 in response to executing the game program. FIG. 8 is a flowchart in which the game apparatus 1 performs a game process by executing the game program. FIG. 9 is a subroutine showing the detailed operation of the player character position determination process in step 57 in FIG. FIG. 10 is a subroutine showing the detailed operation of the scroll process in step 58 in FIG. The program for executing these processes is included in the game program stored in the ROM 17a, and is read from the ROM 17a to the RAM 24 when the power of the game apparatus 1 is turned on. 21 is executed.

  In FIG. 7, a RAM 24 stores a program read from the ROM 17a and temporary data generated in the game process. In FIG. 7, in the data storage area of the RAM 24, touch coordinate data Da, instruction coordinate data Db, movement speed data Dc, player character position coordinate data Dd, movement target coordinate data De, character display position data Df, scroll counter data Dg. The displayable range data Dh, the counter movable range data Di, the image data Dj, and the like are stored.

  The touch coordinate data Da stores data indicating the touch coordinates TP indicating the touch position of the screen coordinate system where the player touches the touch panel 15. For example, the touch coordinate TP is acquired every time unit (for example, 1/60 seconds) in which the game apparatus 1 performs a game process, and is stored and updated in the touch coordinate data Da according to the acquisition.

  The designated coordinate data Db is coordinate data indicating the position of the virtual game world that overlaps the touch coordinate TP, and is data indicating the designated coordinate P0 described above. For example, the designated coordinates P0 can be obtained by perspective-transforming the touch coordinates TP into the virtual game world, and can be obtained by calculating a position on the two-dimensional plane displayed as an example overlapping the touch coordinates TP.

  The moving speed data Dc is data indicating the speed V at which the player character PC moves in the virtual game world. The player character position coordinate data Dd is data indicating the current position (current position coordinates Ppc) of the player character PC in the virtual game world. The movement target coordinate data De is data indicating a target position (target coordinate Pm) to which the player character PC moves in the virtual game world. The character display position data Df is data indicating a position (character display position Dc) at which the player character PC is displayed on the second LCD 12, and is usually a predetermined position on the screen, for example, the center of the screen as described above. To do. The scroll counter data Dg is data for indicating the position of the display range (scroll counter Sc) displayed on the second LCD 12 in the virtual game world. The displayable range data Dh is data indicating a range (displayable range Wlmt) that can be displayed on the second LCD 12 in the virtual game world. The counter movable range data Di is data for indicating a range (counter movable range Dlmt) that can be taken by a scroll counter Sc described later, corresponding to the displayable range Wlmt. The image data Dj includes background image data Dj1, player character image data Dj2, and the like. The background image data Dj1 is image data for displaying a background image in the virtual game world (for example, the map-like two-dimensional plane) on the game screen. The player character image data Dj2 is image data for displaying the player character PC in the virtual game world on the game screen.

  First, when a power source (not shown) of the game apparatus 1 is turned on, a boot program (not shown) is executed by the CPU core 21, whereby the game program stored in the memory card 17 is loaded into the RAM 24. The Then, when the loaded game program is executed by the CPU core 21, the steps shown in FIGS. 8 to 10 (abbreviated as “S” in FIGS. 8 to 10) are executed.

  In FIG. 8, the CPU core 21 performs initial setting of the game (step 51), and advances the processing to the next step. For example, as an initial setting performed by the CPU core 21 in step 51, a two-dimensional plane is set in the virtual game world, and a scroll restriction range described later is set in the two-dimensional plane. Then, the CPU core 21 initializes the current position coordinates Ppc and the target coordinates Pm to predetermined positions on the two-dimensional plane. Further, the CPU core 21 initializes each game parameter such as the touch coordinate TP, the designated coordinate P0, and the moving speed V (for example, each numerical value is initialized to 0).

  Next, the CPU core 21 determines whether or not the player is performing a touch operation on the touch panel 15, that is, whether or not the touch is on (step 52). Then, the CPU core 21 proceeds to the next step 53 in the case of touch-on. On the other hand, if the player is not touching the touch panel 15, that is, if the player is touch-off, the CPU core 21 proceeds to the next step 56.

  In step 53, the CPU core 21 acquires the touch coordinates TP indicating the touch position of the screen coordinate system touching the touch panel 15, and advances the processing to the next step. For example, the CPU core 21 updates the touch coordinates TP stored in the touch coordinate data Da using the acquired touch coordinates TP.

  Next, the CPU core 21 calculates the designated coordinates P0 of the virtual game world according to the acquired touch coordinates TP (step 54), and advances the processing to the next step. For example, the designated coordinates P0 can be obtained by perspective-transforming the touch coordinates TP into the virtual game world. As an example. The designated coordinates P0 are obtained by calculating the position on the two-dimensional plane displayed on the second LCD 12 so as to overlap the touch coordinates TP. Then, the CPU core 21 updates the instruction coordinate data Db using data indicating the calculated instruction coordinates P0.

  Next, the CPU core 21 determines the moving speed V according to the acquired touch coordinates TP, updates the moving speed data Dc (step 55), and proceeds to the next step 57. For example, as shown in FIG. 11, the touch panel 15 is divided into a plurality of areas, and the moving speed V is determined according to the area to which the touch coordinates TP belong. In the example shown in FIG. 11, the touch panel 15 is divided into a high speed region at the outer edge and a low speed region at the center. In this case, the CPU core 21 sets the moving speed V to a low speed when the touch coordinates TP belong to the low speed region. On the other hand, the CPU core 21 sets the moving speed V to high speed when the touch coordinates TP belong to the high speed area. The plurality of regions may be divided in other manners, or may be divided into three or more regions, or may be set to change continuously. It goes without saying that various settings are possible if the CPU core 21 sets the movement speed V in accordance with each divided area. By setting the moving speed V in this way, it is possible to instruct the moving speed while instructing the moving direction. In the process of step 55, the moving speed V may be determined to a preset fixed value as necessary.

  On the other hand, if the determination in step 52 is in the touch-off state, the CPU core 21 updates the movement speed data Dc by setting the movement speed V to a predetermined speed set in advance (step 56), and the process proceeds to the next step 57. To proceed.

  In step 57, the CPU core 21 performs a process of determining the current position coordinates Ppc of the player character PC, and advances the process to the next step. Hereinafter, the player character position determination process will be described with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 9, the CPU core 21 calculates the target coordinate Pm by using the current position coordinate Ppc, the designated coordinate P0, and the movement speed V, and updates the movement target coordinate data De (step 71). Advance to the step. For example, the CPU core 21 calculates a target coordinate Pm that has moved on the two-dimensional plane by a displacement proportional to the moving speed V from the current position coordinate Ppc toward the designated coordinate P0 (for example, a point P2 shown in FIG. 5A). reference).

  Next, the CPU core 21 determines whether or not there is an obstacle on the two-dimensional plane from the current position coordinate Ppc to the target coordinate Pm (step 72). Here, the obstacle is a region or an object that becomes an obstacle when the player character PC moves on the two-dimensional plane, and corresponds to a pattern region or the like in which the player character PC cannot enter. Then, when there is an obstacle, the CPU core 21 proceeds to the next step 73. On the other hand, if there is no obstacle, the CPU core 21 proceeds to the next step 74.

  In step 73, the CPU core 21 updates the target coordinate data De by changing the target coordinate Pm before the obstacle whose existence has been confirmed in step 72, and proceeds to the next step 74. Here, the front of the obstacle may be an intersection on the current position coordinate Ppc side that intersects the obstacle in the route from the current position coordinate Ppc to the target coordinate Pm, and the process is performed for each coordinate system. Thus, only the x coordinate or the y coordinate may be changed to the coordinate in front of the obstacle. Further, the position along the obstacle may be changed to the position closest to the target coordinate Pm so that the movement along the obstacle is possible.

  In step 74, the CPU core 21 updates the player character position coordinate data Dd with the current target coordinates Pm as the current position coordinates Ppc, and ends the processing by the subroutine.

  Returning to FIG. 8, after the process of determining the current position coordinate Ppc of the player character PC in step 57, the CPU core 21 performs a scroll process (step 58), and advances the process to the next step. Hereinafter, the scroll process will be described with reference to FIG.

  In FIG. 10, the CPU core 21 acquires the target coordinate Pm stored in the moving target coordinate data De (step 81), calculates the scroll counter Sc from the target coordinate Pm, and stores it in the scroll counter data Dg ( Step 82). Then, the CPU core 21 determines whether or not the scroll counter Sc is within the counter movable range Dlmt (step 83). When the scroll counter Sc is within the counter movable range Dlmt, the CPU core 21 proceeds to the next step 84. On the other hand, if the scroll counter Sc is outside the counter movable range Dlmt, the CPU core 21 proceeds to the next step 86.

Here, as shown in FIG. 12, a displayable range Wlmt is set in the two-dimensional plane S set in the virtual game world. In other words, in the virtual game world, only the displayable range Wlmt is set to be displayed on the second LCD 12. The displayable range Wlmt is also a range in which the player character PC can move in the virtual game world. As shown in the figure, the display range is set as a predetermined area including the position of the player character PC as the center. This display area can move as the player character PC moves, and the movable range is the displayable range Wlmt. However, in another embodiment, when the display position of the player character PC is set to a predetermined position other than the center of the screen, the display position of the player character PC is set to a corresponding predetermined position. The scroll counter Sc indicates the position of the display range, and in this embodiment, for example, indicates the position corresponding to the upper left of the display range in the virtual game world. Here, the displacement from the center of the display range to the upper left can be set as a predetermined vector fixed in advance. Therefore, in step 82, the scroll counter Sc is calculated as a position moved by the vector from the target coordinate Pm as shown in FIG.

  Further, since the movable range of the display range is the displayable range Wlmt, when the scroll counter Sc is set at the upper left of the display range, the movable range of the scroll counter Sc is illustrated as a shaded area in FIG. The counter movable range Dlmt is set. Accordingly, in step 83, the CPU core 21 determines whether or not the scroll counter Sc calculated in step 82 is included in the counter movable range Dlmt.

  If it is determined in step 83 that the scroll counter Sc is included in the counter movable range Dlmt, the player character PC can be displayed as it is in the center of the screen (that is, the center of the display range). . Therefore, in step 84, the CPU core 21 determines the scroll counter Sc as it is, and proceeds to the next step 85.

  In step 85, the CPU core 21 determines at which position on the second LCD 12 the player character PC is to be displayed. Specifically, since the CPU core 21 displays the player character PC at the center of the screen, the CPU core 21 sets the center of the display range set from the scroll counter Sc determined in the above step 84 as the character display position Cd. Stored in the display position data Df.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step 83 that the scroll counter Sc is not included in the counter movable range Dlmt, the display range deviates from the displayable range Wlmt. Accordingly, in step 86, the CPU core 21 scrolls to a position where any one side of the boundary of the display range is in contact with the boundary of the displayable range Wlmt, that is, a position where the scroll counter Sc is on the boundary of the counter movable range Dlmt. The counter Sc is moved and stored in the scroll counter data Dg, and the process proceeds to the next step 87.

  In step 87, when setting the character display position Cd, the CPU core 21 moves the character display position Cd so as to be opposite to the moving direction and moving amount of the scroll counter Sc in step 86 described above, and character display position data Df. To store. That is, since the display range of the virtual game space has moved, the player character PC is maintained at the position corresponding to the target coordinates Pm by moving the position on the screen on which the player character PC is displayed in reverse. That is, only when the position of the player character PC moves while the display cannot be scrolled, the player character PC is displayed at a position deviating from the center of the screen. The CPU core 21 returns the process to the main flow after executing the process of step 85 or step 87.

  Returning to FIG. 8, after the scroll process of step 58, the CPU core 21 performs a display process (step 59), and advances the process to the next step. Specifically, the CPU core 21 displays the virtual game space in the display range indicated by the scroll counter Sc on the second LCD 12, and further displays the player character PC at the character display position Cd. In other words, the player character PC is arranged at the current position coordinate Ppc stored in the player character position coordinate data Dd. Further, the CPU core 21 performs a process of displaying an image of the entire two-dimensional plane in which the player character PC is arranged at the current position coordinate Ppc on the first LCD 11.

Next, the CPU core 21 determines whether or not to end the game (step 60). For example, conditions for ending the game include when it is determined that the game has succeeded or failed, or when the player performs an operation to end the game. And CPU core 21 complete | finishes the process by the said flowchart, when complete | finishing a game. On the other hand, when continuing the game, the CPU core 21 returns to step 52 and repeats the process.

  In the game process described above, an example in which the movement process and the screen scroll process of the player character PC are performed according to the touch-on operation of the player, and the movement process and the screen scroll process of the player character PC are continuously performed according to the touch-off operation. Although used, the processing for realizing the present invention may be processing of other modes. Hereinafter, a first modification of the game process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 14 is a flowchart in which the game apparatus 1 performs the game process of the first modified example by executing the game program of the present invention. A program for executing these processes is also included in the game program stored in the ROM 17a. When the game apparatus 1 is turned on, the program is read from the ROM 17a to the RAM 24, and the CPU core. 21 is executed.

  In FIG. 14, the CPU core 21 performs initial setting of the game (step 91), and advances the processing to the next step. For example, as the initial setting performed by the CPU core 21 in step 91, a two-dimensional plane is set in the virtual game world, and the current position coordinates Ppc and the target coordinates Pm are initially set to predetermined positions on the two-dimensional plane. Further, the CPU core 21 initializes each game parameter such as the touch coordinate TP, the designated coordinate P0, and the moving speed V (for example, each numerical value is initialized to 0).

  Next, the CPU core 21 determines whether or not the touch is on (step 92). Then, the CPU core 21 proceeds to the next step 93 in the case of touch-on. On the other hand, the CPU core 21 proceeds to the next step 96 in the case of touch-off.

  In step 93, the CPU core 21 acquires touch coordinates TP indicating the touch position of the screen coordinate system touching the touch panel 15, and advances the processing to the next step. For example, the CPU core 21 updates the touch coordinates TP stored in the touch coordinate data Da using the acquired touch coordinates TP.

  Next, the CPU core 21 calculates a vector M from the screen center of the second LCD 12 to the touch coordinates TP (step 94). Then, the CPU core 21 performs a scroll process according to the vector M (step 95), and proceeds to the next step 99. For example, in step 95, the entire virtual game world displayed on the display screen of the second LCD 12 is moved so that the display range moves in the direction of the vector M. Here, since the vector M indicates the direction from the center of the screen to the touch position, screen scroll processing is performed according to the position where the player touches the touch panel 15.

  On the other hand, in step 96, the CPU core 21 acquires the touch coordinate TP acquired last, and advances the processing to the next step. Here, the last acquired touch coordinate TP indicates the touch coordinate TP acquired immediately before the touch-off, and the CPU core 21 acquires the touch coordinate TP stored in the touch coordinate data Da at that time. .

  Next, the CPU core 21 calculates the designated coordinates P0 of the virtual game world corresponding to the touch coordinates TP acquired in step 96 (step 97), and advances the processing to the next step. The calculation of the designated coordinate P0 in step 97 is the same as that in step 54 described above, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

Next, the CPU core 21 performs a process of determining the current position coordinates Ppc of the player character PC (step 98), and proceeds to the next step 99. Step 98 above
The player character position determination process in is performed with the moving speed V set to a predetermined speed, and is the same as the process in step 57 described above. Therefore, detailed description of the player character position determination process in step 98 is omitted here.

  In step 99, the CPU core 21 performs display processing and advances the processing to the next step. Specifically, the CPU core 21 arranges the player character PC at the current position coordinate Ppc stored in the player character position coordinate data Dd, and displays the display range set in step 95 on the second LCD 12. I do. Further, the CPU core 21 performs a process of displaying an image of the entire two-dimensional plane in which the player character PC is arranged at the current position coordinate Ppc on the first LCD 11.

  Next, the CPU core 21 determines whether or not to end the game (step 100). For example, conditions for ending the game include when it is determined that the game has succeeded or failed, or when the player performs an operation to end the game. And CPU core 21 complete | finishes the process by the said flowchart, when complete | finishing a game. On the other hand, when continuing the game, the CPU core 21 returns to step 92 and repeats the process.

  Thus, in the game process in the first modified example, the screen scroll process is performed according to the touch-on operation of the player, and the movement process of the player character PC is performed according to the touch-off operation.

  Hereinafter, a second modification of the game process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 15 is a flowchart in which the game apparatus 1 performs the game process of the second modified example by executing the game program of the present invention. A program for executing these processes is also included in the game program stored in the ROM 17a. When the game apparatus 1 is turned on, the program is read from the ROM 17a to the RAM 24, and the CPU core. 21 is executed.

  In FIG. 15, the CPU core 21 performs initial setting of the game (step 111), and advances the processing to the next step. For example, as an initial setting performed by the CPU core 21 in step 111, a two-dimensional plane is set in the virtual game world, and the current position coordinates Ppc and the target coordinates Pm are initially set to predetermined positions on the two-dimensional plane. Further, the CPU core 21 initializes each game parameter such as the touch coordinate TP, the designated coordinate P0, and the moving speed V (for example, each numerical value is initialized to 0).

  Next, the CPU core 21 determines whether or not the touch is on (step 112). Then, the CPU core 21 proceeds to the next step 113 in the case of touch-on. On the other hand, the CPU core 21 proceeds to the next step 116 in the case of touch-off.

  In step 113, the CPU core 21 acquires touch coordinates TP indicating the touch position of the screen coordinate system touching the touch panel 15. Then, the CPU core 21 calculates a vector M from the center of the screen of the second LCD 12 to the touch coordinates TP (step 114), and advances the processing to the next step. Note that the processing in step 113 and step 114 is the same as the processing in step 93 and step 94 described above, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

Next, the CPU core 21 calculates the target coordinate Pm according to the vector M (step 115), and proceeds to the next step 119. For example, in step 115 described above, the target coordinate Pm is calculated using the current position coordinate Ppc and the vector M, and the movement target coordinate data De is updated. For example, the CPU core 21 converts the direction and magnitude of the vector M into the virtual game world, and sets the direction and magnitude as the movement direction and movement amount in the virtual game world. Then, the CPU core 21 calculates, as the target coordinate Pm, a point that has moved on the two-dimensional plane by a displacement corresponding to the movement amount from the current position coordinate Ppc toward the movement direction.

  On the other hand, in step 116, the CPU core 21 acquires the touch coordinate TP acquired last. Next, the CPU core 21 calculates the designated coordinates P0 of the virtual game world according to the touch coordinates TP acquired in Step 116 (Step 117). Then, the CPU core 21 performs a process of determining the current position coordinate Ppc of the player character PC (step 118), and proceeds to the next step 119. Note that the processing from step 116 to step 118 is the same as the processing from step 96 to step 98 described above, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

  In step 119, the CPU core 21 performs display processing and advances the processing to the next step. Specifically, the CPU core 21 arranges the player character PC at the current position coordinate Ppc stored in the player character position coordinate data Dd and displays a predetermined display range for the virtual game world on the second LCD 12. Do. Further, the CPU core 21 performs a process of displaying an image of the entire two-dimensional plane in which the player character PC is arranged at the current position coordinate Ppc on the first LCD 11.

  Next, the CPU core 21 determines whether or not to end the game (step 120). For example, conditions for ending the game include when it is determined that the game has succeeded or failed, or when the player performs an operation to end the game. And CPU core 21 complete | finishes the process by the said flowchart, when complete | finishing a game. On the other hand, when continuing the game, the CPU core 21 returns to step 112 and repeats the process.

  As described above, in the game process in the second modified example, the process of moving the player character PC in the direction and the movement amount according to the touch-on operation of the player is performed, and the player character PC is moved to the position immediately before the touch-off according to the touch-off operation. Is moved.

  In the second modification described above, an example in which the screen scroll process is not performed is shown. However, the screen scroll process may be performed according to a touch operation. For example, as shown in FIG. 16, a scroll area SC may be provided in each of the upper, lower, left and right end areas of the second LCD 12 (touch panel 15). Specifically, an upper scroll area SCu in which an upward screen scroll is performed is provided in the upper end area of the second LCD 12. A lower scroll area SCd in which a screen scroll in the lower direction is performed is provided in the lower end area of the second LCD 12. A left scroll region SCl in which screen scroll in the left direction is performed is provided in the left end region of the second LCD 12. A right scroll area SCr in which screen scrolling in the right direction is performed is provided in the right end area of the second LCD 12. The player can perform screen scrolling according to the touched scroll area SC by touching an area that overlaps one of the scroll areas SC while performing the operation of moving the above-described player character PC at the time of touch-on. it can. As is clear from FIG. 16, each scroll area SC is set at a position corresponding to the screen scroll direction, so that the player can easily understand the direction in which the screen is scrolled. In addition, since the direction in which the player character PC is moved at the time of touch-on coincides with the screen scroll direction, the operability is improved.

Thus, in the process by the game apparatus 1 described above, a more intuitive operation is possible in an operation of moving an object using coordinate input by touching the touch panel 15. Specifically, in the present invention, a plurality of operation inputs can be performed by using a touch-on operation and a touch-off operation in a series of touch operations. For example, an operation method capable of performing an operation of moving the display range of the virtual game world displayed on the display screen at the time of touch-on and an operation of designating a destination of the object at the time of touch-off is realized. In addition, an operation method is realized in which an operation for controlling the moving direction and the moving amount of the object at the touch-on time and an operation for designating the movement destination of the object at the touch-off time are realized.

  In the game processing described above, a game in which the player character PC moves on a two-dimensional plane set in the virtual game world is used. However, the present invention is also applied to a game in which the player character PC moves in a three-dimensional space. be able to. In this case, it goes without saying that the present invention can be realized in the same manner as the above-described processing if the position in the three-dimensional space overlapping the touch coordinates TP is calculated as a three-dimensional coordinate and other parameters are also calculated in three dimensions. . In the first and second modified examples described above, since the process using the vector M from the center of the screen to the touch coordinate TP is performed at the time of touch-on, continuous movement input is performed in a three-dimensional space. The position in the three-dimensional space that overlaps the touch coordinates TP at the time of touch-off can be accurately indicated.

  Moreover, although the screen scroll process mentioned above used the example which moves the display range with respect to the two-dimensional plane set to the virtual game world along the said two-dimensional plane, ie, moves a display range two-dimensionally, The display range may be moved in this manner. For example, when the player character PC moves on a solid (for example, a sphere) set in the virtual game world, the display range is moved by performing a process of rotating the solid according to the touch coordinates TP with respect to the virtual camera. It doesn't matter if you let them. The display range may be moved by fixing the solid and performing a process of moving the virtual camera around the solid according to the touch coordinates TP.

  In the above-described embodiment, as an example of the liquid crystal display unit for two screens, a case where the first LCD 11 and the second LCD 12 that are physically separated from each other are arranged one above the other (in the case of two upper and lower screens) will be described. did. However, the configuration of the display screen for two screens may be other configurations. For example, the first LCD 11 and the second LCD 12 may be arranged on the left and right on one main surface of the lower housing 13b. In addition, a vertically long LCD having the same horizontal width as the second LCD 12 and having a vertical length twice as long (that is, a single LCD having a vertical display size of two screens) is placed below. It may be arranged on one main surface of the side housing 13b so that the two game images are displayed vertically (that is, displayed adjacently without the upper and lower boundary portions). In addition, a horizontally long LCD having the same vertical width as that of the second LCD 12 and having a width twice as large as that of the second LCD 12 is disposed on one main surface of the lower housing 13b, so that two game images are displayed in the horizontal direction. You may comprise so that it displays on right and left (namely, it displays adjacently, without the boundary part of right and left). That is, two game images may be displayed by physically dividing one screen into two. Regardless of the image format, the present invention can be similarly realized if the touch panel 15 is disposed on the screen on which the game image displayed on the second LCD 12 is displayed. When the two game images are displayed by physically dividing one screen into two, the touch panel 15 may be disposed on the entire screen.

In the embodiment described above, the touch panel 15 is integrally provided on the game apparatus 1. However, it goes without saying that the present invention can be realized even if the game apparatus and the touch panel are configured separately. Alternatively, the touch panel 15 may be provided on the upper surface of the first LCD 11 to display the game image displayed on the second LCD 12 described above on the first LCD 11. Furthermore, although two display screens (first LCD 11 and second LCD 12) are provided in the above embodiment, the number of display screens may be one. That is, in the above-described embodiment, the touch panel 15 may be provided by using only the second LCD 12 as a display screen without providing the first LCD 11. Further, in the above embodiment, the touch panel 15 is provided on the upper surface of the first LCD 11 without providing the second LCD 12, and the game image displayed on the second LCD 12 is displayed on the first LCD 11. Also good.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the touch panel 15 was used as an input means of the game device 1 which implement | achieves a coordinate input, you may use another pointing device. Here, the pointing device is an input device for designating an input position and coordinates on the screen. For example, a mouse, a trackpad, a trackball, or the like is used as an input means, and is calculated from an output value output from the input means. The present invention can be similarly realized by using the position information of the screen coordinate system.

  In this case, the present invention can be realized if the position information of the screen coordinate system is handled as the touch coordinates TP in the above-described processing. However, the determination of touch-on or touch-off in the above-described process is substituted by the presence or absence of other input from the input means that is different from the input of the position information. For example, the touch-on or touch-off determination is substituted depending on whether or not an operation button provided in the input unit is being pressed (for example, when the mouse is right-clicked or left-clicked).

  In addition, in the case of a stationary game device in which a player holds a game controller and enjoys a game, a pointing device of another aspect is also conceivable. For example, a camera fixed to the housing of the game controller can be used as the pointing device. In this case, the captured image captured by the camera changes in accordance with the change in position indicated by the housing of the game controller. Therefore, by analyzing this captured image, it is possible to calculate the coordinates indicated by the housing with respect to the display screen.

  In this case, the present invention can be realized if the coordinates indicated by the housing are handled as the touch coordinates TP in the above-described processing. However, the determination of touch-on or touch-off in the above-described processing is substituted by the presence or absence or change of other inputs from the game controller different from the coordinate input. As a first example, the touch-on or touch-off determination is substituted depending on whether an operation button provided in the game controller is pressed (for example, touch-on when the A button is pressed). In the second example, the game controller is composed of two housings. These two housings are composed of one housing on which the camera is mounted and the other housing on which a detection unit such as an acceleration sensor that outputs a signal corresponding to the movement of the other housing is fixed. The In this case, the touch-on or touch-off determination is substituted according to the movement of the other housing (for example, touch-on when the housing is tilted in a predetermined direction). In the third example, voice input means such as a microphone is provided in the housing of the game controller. In this case, a determination that the touch-on and the touch-off are switched when the player makes a predetermined sound is substituted.

  Note that the pointing device in the stationary game device in which the player holds the game controller and enjoys the game may be provided outside the housing of the game controller. As an example, it is possible to calculate the coordinates indicated by the housing with respect to the display screen by photographing the housing from the outside of the housing with a camera and analyzing the image of the housing imaged in the captured image. . Furthermore, a system in which a unit fixed to the housing and a unit separately provided outside the housing may be used. In this example, a light emitting unit is separately provided outside the housing, and light from the light emitting unit is photographed by a camera fixed to the housing. By analyzing the captured image captured by this camera, the coordinates indicated by the housing with respect to the display screen can be calculated.

  In the above embodiment, the portable game apparatus 1 and the stationary game apparatus have been described. However, the information processing program of the present invention is executed by an information processing apparatus such as a general personal computer, and the present invention. May be realized.

  An information processing apparatus and an information processing program according to the present invention enable a more intuitive operation input in an operation of moving an object using coordinate input by a pointing device, and use the coordinate input to move an object such as a player character to a virtual game. It is useful as a game device or game program to be moved around the world.

1 game device 11 first LCD
12 Second LCD
13 Housing 13a Upper housing 13b Lower housing 14 Operation switch 14a Cross switch 14b Start switch 14c Select switch 14d A button 14e B button 14f X button 14g Y button 14h Power switch 14L L button 14R R button 15 Touch panel 16 Stick 17 Memory card 17a ROM
17b RAM
18a, 18b Sound release hole 20 Electronic circuit board 21 CPU core 22 Bus 23 Connector 24 RAM
25 I / F circuit 26 1st GPU
27 Second GPU
28 First VRAM
29 Second VRAM
30a Right speaker 30b Left speaker 31 LCD controller 32 Register 33 Wireless communication unit

The present invention, information processing program, an information processing apparatus, an information processing system, and an information processing method, and more particularly, utilizing a personal computer or a game device or the like which is operated by a pointing device for performing coordinate input on the display screen information processing program Before moving the object by the information processing apparatus, an information processing system, and an information processing method.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is the operation of moving the object by using the coordinate input by the pointing device, you allow more intuitive and easy operation input information processing program, an information processing apparatus, an information processing system, And providing an information processing method .

Claims (2)

Display the virtual space on the display device, acquire input coordinates based on the screen coordinate system of the display device based on the output from the pointing device according to the user's operation, and object in the virtual space according to the input coordinates An information processing program executed on a computer of an information processing apparatus for moving
Coordinate acquisition means for acquiring the input coordinates from the pointing device;
Control selection means for selecting any one of the first control and the second control different from the first control in accordance with a user operation;
When the control selection unit selects the first control, a movement vector is calculated based on the input coordinates and predetermined coordinates, and the display range of the virtual space displayed on the display device according to the movement vector First control means for moving
Second control means for moving the object to a position in a virtual space corresponding to the input coordinates when the control selection means selects the second control;
An information processing program for causing the computer to function as display control means for causing the display device to display the virtual space within the display range. Display the virtual space on the display device, acquire input coordinates based on the screen coordinate system of the display device based on the output from the pointing device according to the user's operation, and object in the virtual space according to the input coordinates An information processing program executed on a computer of an information processing apparatus for moving
Coordinate acquisition means for acquiring the input coordinates from the pointing device;
Control selection means for selecting any one of the first control and the second control different from the first control in accordance with a user operation;
When the control selection means selects the first control, a movement vector is calculated based on the input coordinates and predetermined coordinates, and the object is moved in the virtual space according to the movement vector. Control means;
Second control means for moving the object to a position in a virtual space corresponding to the input coordinates when the control selection means selects the second control;
An information processing program for causing the computer to function as display control means for causing the display device to display the virtual space within the display range of the display device.

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