JP2017140062A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of showing a three-dimensional virtual space to a player by using a flat image without parallax while reducing discomfort given to the player and suppressing load on a computer that performs image display control.SOLUTION: In a game machine, either a first region D1 or a plurality of regions (a first region D1 and a second region D2) is/are allocated to a display screen 28A. On the basis of data showing a first display surface 341A among first surfaces where basic video 100A is drawn, the basic video 100A is displayed to the first region D1. When the plurality of regions are allocated, the first display surface 341A is deformed. On the basis of data showing a deformation first display surface 341B, reverse video 100B is displayed to the second region D2. In the way that the boundary between the first region D1 and the second region D2 moves inward from a lower end part of the display screen 28A, the first region D1 and the second region D2 are allocated to the display screen 28A.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  A gaming machine that displays a three-dimensional image using a planar image without parallax is known. For example, the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1 changes the specific symbol and its background so that the player's viewpoint moves in a virtual space where the specific symbol displayed on the symbol display device is viewed. The specific design, which is a typical image, can be seen three-dimensionally. The virtual space is a virtual space grasped by the specific symbol and its background by displaying the specific symbol in three dimensions.

JP 2002-58825 A

  In the above gaming machine, the specific symbol can be shown to the player in three dimensions, but it is difficult to show the entire background in three dimensions together with the specific symbol. When a player visually recognizes an image in which a planar background and a three-dimensional specific symbol are mixed, there is a problem that the gaming machine gives the player a sense of incongruity. Furthermore, since image data for displaying a three-dimensional virtual space has a larger capacity than image data for displaying a planar image, there is a problem that a load on a computer that performs image display control is large.

  It is an object of the present invention to reduce a sense of discomfort given to a player and to suppress a load on a computer that performs image display control and to create a three-dimensional virtual space using a flat image without parallax. It is to provide a gaming machine that can be shown to the company.

  The gaming machine according to the present invention, in a gaming machine in which a predetermined game is performed, obtains display means having a display area where an image is displayed, and effect image data indicating an effect image related to the game, which is an image having no parallax. Based on the first acquisition means, the assignment means for assigning one area and a plurality of areas including the one area to the display area, and the effect image data acquired by the first acquisition means, Generating means for generating a plurality of display image data indicating the effect image to be displayed in each of the plurality of areas; and when the one area is assigned to the entire display area by the assigning means, the first area Based on the effect image data acquired by the acquisition means, first display control means for performing control for displaying the effect image in the one area, and the assigning means Second display for performing control to display the effect image in each of the plurality of regions based on the plurality of display image data generated by the generation unit when the plurality of regions are assigned to the display region Control means, and when the allocation means shifts from the state where the one area is assigned to the entire display area to the state where the plurality of areas are assigned to the display area, the one area and Allocating the plurality of areas to the display area so that a boundary between the plurality of areas and another area different from the one area moves from an end of the display area to the inside of the display area. It is characterized by.

  According to the said aspect, when one area | region is allocated to the whole display area, a player visually recognizes the production image without the parallax displayed on the one area | region as a planar image. On the other hand, when a plurality of areas are assigned to the display area, the player visually recognizes the effect image displayed in each of the plurality of areas as an image displayed on a plurality of surfaces, and thus the entire image displayed in the display area Can be visually recognized as a three-dimensional virtual space. Therefore, the gaming machine can make a player visually recognize a three-dimensional virtual space using an image without parallax that has a small load on a computer that performs display control. Here, when the gaming machine shifts from a state in which one area is allocated to the entire display area to a state in which a plurality of areas are allocated to the display area, one area and one area among the plurality of areas A plurality of areas are assigned to the display area so that the boundary with another area moves from the edge of the display area to the inside of the display area. Thereby, the gaming machine, for example, a series of flows from a state in which the player visually recognizes the planar image to a state in which the stereoscopic virtual space is visually recognized without switching the image displayed in the display area. Can be migrated. For this reason, when the gaming machine shifts from a state in which a planar image is visually recognized to a state in which a stereoscopic virtual space is visually recognized, it can reduce a sense of discomfort given to the player as compared with a conventional gaming machine. In the gaming machine, a plurality of display data is generated based on the acquired effect image data. When a plurality of areas are assigned to the display area, the effect image is displayed in each of the plurality of areas based on the generated plurality of display image data. For this reason, the gaming machine can suppress the load on the computer that performs display control, as compared to the case of acquiring display image data for each of the plurality of regions. Therefore, the gaming machine reduces the uncomfortable feeling given to the player when displaying a stereoscopic image, and suppresses the load on the computer that performs display control, and uses the image without parallax. The virtual space can be shown to the player.

  The gaming machine according to the present invention includes a second acquisition unit that acquires specific image data indicating a specific image that is an image subjected to stereoscopic image processing, and the allocation unit allocates the plurality of regions to the display region. A third display for superimposing and displaying the specific image over at least two regions including the one region among the plurality of regions based on the specific image data acquired by the second acquisition unit, And a control means. When a plurality of areas are assigned to the display area, the player can visually recognize the entire image displayed in the display area as a three-dimensional virtual space. For this reason, when a specific image that is an image that has been subjected to three-dimensional image processing is superimposed and displayed across at least two of the plurality of display areas, the player displays the image displayed in the display area. The whole can be visually recognized as a three-dimensional virtual space. Therefore, when a plurality of areas are assigned to the display area, the gaming machine can show the entire image displayed in the display area to the player as a three-dimensional virtual space.

  The gaming machine according to the present invention is a group of lines spaced apart from each other, and widens the gap at a predetermined rate from the boundary between the one area and the other area to the end of the display area. And a perspective image acquired by the third acquisition unit when the allocation unit allocates the plurality of areas to the display area. You may provide the 4th display control means on which the perspective line is superimposed and displayed on the effect image displayed on the other area based on the data. Perspective lines are a group of lines spaced apart from each other, and extend from the boundary between one area and another area to the end of the display area while increasing the distance at a predetermined rate. When a plurality of areas are assigned to the display area, the perspective line is superimposed and displayed on the effect image displayed in the other area based on the acquired perspective line image data. Thereby, the perspective of the effect image displayed in the other area can be shown to the player more effectively. Therefore, the gaming machine can show the entire image displayed in the display area to the player as a three-dimensional virtual space.

  In the gaming machine according to the present invention, when the plurality of areas are allocated to the display area by a fourth acquisition unit that acquires boundary line image data indicating boundary lines of the plurality of areas, and the allocation unit, You may provide the 5th display control means to display the said boundary line on the said display area based on the boundary line image data acquired by the 4th acquisition means. When a plurality of areas are assigned to the display area, the boundary line is displayed in the display area based on the acquired boundary line image data. For this reason, since the player can grasp each of the plurality of areas, the player can easily recognize the entire image displayed in the display area as a three-dimensional virtual space. Therefore, when a plurality of areas are assigned to the display area, the gaming machine can show the entire image displayed in the display area to the player as a three-dimensional virtual space.

1 is a front view of a gaming machine 1. FIG. 2 is a front view of the game board 2. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the gaming machine 1. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of an effect control board 43. FIG. It is a flowchart of the video display control process which VDP35 performs. It is a flowchart of the pulling screen process which VDP35 performs. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the outline | summary of a pulling screen effect image | video. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the 1st modification of a pulling screen effect image | video. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the 2nd modification of a pulling screen effect image | video.

  A gaming machine 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the front side, back side, upper side, lower side, left side, and right side of FIG. 1 are respectively the front side (front side), rear side (rear side), upper side, lower side, left side, On the right side.

  A schematic configuration of the gaming machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. As shown in FIG. 1, a gaming board 2 is provided in the upper half of the gaming machine 1. The game board 2 has a substantially square shape when viewed from the front (see FIG. 2), and the front surface is protected by a front frame 13 holding a transparent glass plate. An upper plate 5 is provided at the lower part of the game board 2. The upper plate 5 supplies game balls to the launcher and receives prize balls. In the upper center of the upper plate 5, an operation button 9 operated by a player is disposed. Directly below the upper plate 5 is a lower plate 6 for receiving prize balls. On the right side of the lower plate 6, a launch handle 7 for adjusting the launch of the game ball is provided. Speakers 48 are respectively provided on the left and right corners of the upper portion of the front frame 13.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a substantially circular game area 4 surrounded by a guide rail 3 is formed on the front surface of the game board 2. The game ball launched by the launching device 37 (see FIG. 3) is guided to the game area 4 by the guide rail 3 and flows down in the game area 4. The game area 4 includes a first game area 4L and a second game area 4R that have different degrees of flow of game balls depending on the firing strength of the launch handle 7. The first game area 4L is located on the left side of the game area 4 when viewed from the player facing the gaming machine 1, and the second game area 4R is located on the right side of the game area 4 when viewed from the player. . The guide rail 3 is formed on the left side of the game area 4. A game ball that has been launched with a firing strength greater than or equal to a predetermined strength by the firing handle 7 flows down the second game area 4R (see, for example, an arrow R in FIG. 2), and a game ball that has been launched with a launch strength that is less than a predetermined strength. Flows down the first game area 4L (see, for example, the arrow L in FIG. 2).

  A center accessory 10 for performing various effects is provided in the approximate center of the game area 4. The center accessory 10 mainly includes a display device 28, a movable accessory 31, and a light emitting accessory 32. The display device 28 is provided in the approximate center of the center accessory 10. The display device 28 includes a display screen 28A configured by an LCD (liquid crystal display) or the like. The display screen 28A has a rectangular shape with the left-right direction as the longitudinal direction. The display device 28 displays various images related to the game such as moving images and messages on the display screen 28A. In particular, the display device 28 displays an effect symbol for notifying the result of the jackpot determination on the display screen 28A. The gaming machine 1 changes a plurality of (three in the present embodiment) effect symbols, and then executes a notification effect to confirm and display a combination of effect symbols indicating the result of the jackpot determination, thereby obtaining the result of the jackpot determination. Inform the player.

  The movable accessory 31 is provided on the upper side of the display device 28. The movable accessory 31 performs various effects such as a notification effect in conjunction with the display device 28 and the speaker 48 by operating the movable part. The luminous combination 32 is provided further above the movable combination 31. The luminous combination 32 is composed of a plurality of (seven types in the present embodiment) characters, and can emit light for each character. The light emitting accessory 32 performs various effects such as a notification effect in conjunction with the display device 28 and the speaker 48 by causing one or more characters to emit light.

  A first start port 14 is provided below the center accessory 10. A normal symbol operating gate 12 is provided at an obliquely lower right side of the center accessory 10. A second start port 15 is provided below the normal symbol operation gate 12. A normal attacker 16 is provided diagonally to the left of the second start port 15. A V attacker 17 is provided immediately below the first start port 14.

  The second start port 15 includes an opening / closing member. When the opening / closing member of the second start port 15 is in the open state, it is easy to win a game ball to the second start port 15. The normal attacker 16 and the V attacker 17 also include an opening / closing member. The game ball can win the normal attacker 16 and the V attacker 17 only when the opening / closing member is opened. Each open / close member is electrically opened and closed by a solenoid. When a game ball wins the first starting port 14, the second starting port 15, the normal attacker 16, and the V attacker 17 which are winning ports, a predetermined number of gaming balls are paid out.

  Although not shown, a specific area and a non-specific area are formed in the flow path of the game ball won in the V attacker 17. In the gaming machine 1, a game ball passing through a specific area in the V attacker 17 during a jackpot game is a condition for causing a probability variation state after the jackpot game ends. In the present embodiment, the V attacker 17 is released once during one big hit game. The opening pattern of the V attacker 17 includes a long-time opening pattern that is opened for a maximum of 13 seconds in one opening operation and a short-time opening pattern that is opened only for a maximum of 0.3 seconds. In the case of the short-time release pattern, the probability that the game ball wins the V attacker 17 is low. The types of jackpot games include a long-time opening jackpot in which a long-time opening pattern is selected and a short-time opening jackpot in which a short-time opening pattern is selected. Therefore, the rate at which the probability variation state occurs varies depending on whether or not the jackpot is a long time open.

  A symbol display unit 8 is provided on the lower right side of the game board 2. The symbol display unit 8 includes a normal symbol display unit, a first special symbol display unit, a second special symbol display unit, a normal symbol memory number display LED, a first special symbol memory number display LED, and a second special symbol memory number display LED. Is provided. When the game ball passes through the normal symbol operation gate 12, the normal hit determination is performed, and the determination result is displayed on the normal symbol display section. When a game ball wins the first start opening 14, a first jackpot determination is performed, and one of a plurality of special symbols is displayed on the first special symbol display unit according to the determination result. When a game ball wins the second starting port 15, a second jackpot determination is performed, and the result of the determination is displayed on the second special symbol display section.

  The normal symbol memory number display LED displays up to four normal symbol operation reserved balls. The normal symbol operation reserved ball number is the number of game balls that have passed through the normal symbol operation gate 12 and for which the result of the normal hit determination is not yet displayed on the normal symbol display portion. The first special symbol memory number display LED displays up to four first special symbol actuated balls. The number of first special symbol actuated balls is the number of game balls that have won a prize at the first start port 14 and for which the result of the first big hit determination has not been displayed yet. The second special symbol memory number display LED displays up to four second special symbol actuated balls. The number of second special symbol actuated balls is the number of game balls that have won the second starting port 15 and for which the result of the second jackpot determination has not yet been displayed. In addition to the above, the game board 2 is provided with various types of illumination lamps, winning holes, windmills, game nails, and the like.

  With reference to FIG. 3, the electrical configuration of the gaming machine 1 will be described. The control unit 40 of the gaming machine 1 includes a main control board 41, a sub control board 58, a lamp driver board 46, an effect control board 43, a payout control board 45, a relay board 47, and the like.

  The main control board 41 manages the main control of the gaming machine 1. The CPU unit 50 of the main control board 41 is provided with a CPU 51 that performs various effects processing, a RAM 52 that temporarily stores data, and a ROM 53 that stores control programs and the like. An interrupt signal generation circuit 57 is connected to the CPU unit 50. The CPU 51 executes the program every time an interrupt signal is input from the interrupt signal generation circuit 57. The main control board 41 is connected to the sub control board 58, the payout control board 45, the relay board 47, the output port 55, the first start switch 72, and the second start switch 73 via the I / O interface 54. . The output port 55 outputs information on the gaming machine 1 to a game hall management computer (not shown). The first start switch 72 detects a game ball won in the first start port 14. The second start switch 73 detects a game ball won in the second start port 15.

  The sub control board 58 includes a CPU 581, a RAM 582, and a ROM 583, and is connected to the lamp driver board 46, the effect control board 43, the operation buttons 9, and the speaker 48. The sub control board 58 performs comprehensive control such as effects according to the command transmitted from the main control board 41 and the detection result of the operation button 9. The lamp driver board 46 controls the operation of the movable accessory 31, the light emission of the light emission accessory 32, the light emission of various illuminations, and the like. The effect control board 43 controls the display of the display device 28 in accordance with a command received from the sub control board 58. The payout control board 45 includes a CPU 451 and the like. The payout control board 45 controls the operation of the prize ball payout device 49 in accordance with a command transmitted from the main control board 41 and pays out a predetermined number of game balls.

  The relay board 47 is connected to a normal electric accessory opening / closing solenoid 69, a normal attacker opening / closing solenoid 70, and a V attacker opening / closing solenoid 71. The ordinary electric accessory opening / closing solenoid 69 opens and closes the opening / closing member of the second start port 15 during the normal winning game. The normal attacker open / close solenoid 70 opens and closes the open / close member of the normal attacker 16 during the big hit game. The V attacker open / close solenoid 71 opens and closes the open / close member of the V attacker 17 during the big hit game.

  Furthermore, a normal symbol operation switch 74, a normal attacker switch 75, a specific region switch 76, a non-specific region switch 77, and the symbol display unit 8 are connected to the relay board 47. The normal symbol operation switch 74 detects a game ball that has passed through the normal symbol operation gate 12. The normal attacker switch 75 detects a game ball that has won the normal attacker 16. The specific area switch 76 detects a game ball that has passed through a specific area in the V attacker 17. The non-specific area switch 77 detects a game ball that has passed through the non-specific area in the V attacker 17.

  The power supply board 42 is connected to the main control board 41 and the launching device 37, and supplies direct current stabilized power to each board and the launching device 37. The launcher 37 launches one game ball to the game area 4 at regular intervals (0.6 seconds in this embodiment).

  An outline of game control in the gaming machine 1 will be described. When it is detected by the normal symbol operation switch 74 that the game ball has passed through the normal symbol operation gate 12, the CPU 51 of the main control board 41 executes the normal hit determination. The result of the normal hit determination is displayed on the symbol display unit 8. When the normal hit is reached, the CPU 51 opens the second start port 15 for a predetermined time by the normal electric accessory opening / closing solenoid 69.

  When the first start switch 72 or the second start switch 73 detects a winning of a game ball to the first start port 14 or the second start port 15, the CPU 51 executes a big hit determination. The CPU 51 determines one of a plurality of variation patterns according to the result of the jackpot determination. The variation pattern is a demo symbol variation pattern (effect pattern) used when notifying the player of the result of the jackpot determination. Due to this variation pattern, the display device 28, the movable accessory 31, and the light emitting accessory 32 are synchronized with the variation time of the special symbol displayed on the symbol display unit 8 (equal to the variation time of the demo symbol) and the variation of the special symbol. The notification effect pattern to be executed by the speaker 48 or the like is determined. The notification effect is an effect of confirming and displaying a combination of demo symbols indicating the result of the jackpot determination after changing a plurality of demo symbols. The CPU 51 transmits a command for designating the determined variation pattern to the sub-control board 58. The result of the big hit determination is notified to the player by a notification effect controlled by the sub control board 58 and the like and a special symbol displayed on the symbol display unit 8. When the big hit is made, the CPU 51 opens the normal attacker 16 and the V attacker 17 in a predetermined pattern by the normal attacker open / close solenoid 70 and the V attacker open / close solenoid 71, respectively.

  The sub control board 58 controls various effects such as a notification effect in accordance with the command received from the main control board 41. In particular, when a variation pattern is designated by the main control substrate 41, the CPU 581 of the sub-control board 58 is a command for instructing the start of the notification effect image, the change of the image, the end of the image, etc. according to the designated variation pattern. Is transmitted to the effect control board 43. The effect control board 43 controls the display of the video on the display screen 28 </ b> A based on the command received from the sub control board 58. The CPU 581 controls the operations of the movable accessory 31, the light emitting accessory 32, and the speaker 48 so as to synchronize with the video displayed on the display screen 28A.

  The electrical configuration of the effect control board 43 will be described with reference to FIG. The effect control board 43 includes a display control unit 60, an image display processor (Video Display Processor, hereinafter referred to as “VDP”) 35, a VRAM 34, and a CGROM 33.

  The display control unit 60 will be described. The display control unit 60 includes a display control CPU 61, a display control RAM 62, a display control ROM 63, and an oscillator 64. The display control CPU 61 is connected to the sub-control board 58 and receives various commands for controlling the display of the display device 28 from the sub-control board 58. The display control CPU 61 transmits a display control start command, a pull screen command, a specific video command, and the like to the VDP 35 based on the received command. The display control start command is a command for selecting a video to be displayed on the display device 28 and displaying the selected video. The pull screen command is a command for executing pull screen processing (see FIG. 6) described later. The specific video command is a command for displaying a specific video 110 (see FIG. 7) described later. The display control RAM 62 temporarily stores various data such as commands for transmission to the VDP 35. The display control ROM 63 stores a display control program for controlling the display of the display device 28, initial values, and the like. The oscillator 64 oscillates a dot clock frequency necessary for image display on the display device 28.

  The VDP 35, VRAM 34, and CGROM 33 will be described. The VDP 35 executes various image display controls in accordance with commands received from the display control CPU 61. The VDP 35 can allocate either one area or a plurality of areas to the display screen 28A. In the present embodiment, one region is the first region D1, and the plurality of regions are the first region D1 and the second region D2 (see FIG. 7). The CGROM 33 stores a plurality of video data. The video data is image data for displaying a plurality of images constituting a series of videos. The VDP 35 acquires the video data indicating the video specified by the display control start command transmitted from the display control CPU 61 from the CGROM 33. The VRAM 34 is provided with a plurality of surfaces for drawing a plurality of images constituting a video displayed on the display screen 28A. In the present embodiment, the plurality of surfaces includes a first surface 341, a second surface 342, and a third surface 343. Each of the surfaces 341 to 343 is a group of surfaces.

  The VDP 35 draws a plurality of images constituting the video on a plurality of surfaces provided in the VRAM 34 based on the acquired video data. The VDP 35 displays an image on the display screen 28A based on data indicating a surface (hereinafter, referred to as a display surface) used for image display on the display screen 28A among the plurality of surfaces on which the image is drawn. Hereinafter, the display surfaces of the first surface 341, the second surface 342, and the third surface 343 are respectively the first display surface 341A (see FIG. 7), the second display surface (not shown), and the third surface. This is called a display surface (not shown).

  Hereinafter, details of processing executed by the VDP 35 will be described. When the display control CPU 61 receives a command for transmitting a display control start command to the VDP 35 from the CPU 581 of the sub control board 58, the display control CPU 61 transmits the display control start command to the VDP 35. The VDP 35 displays the video specified by the display control start command received from the display control CPU 61 on the display screen 28A. The video includes a notification effect video displayed during execution of the notification effect indicating the result of the jackpot determination, a jackpot effect video displayed during the jackpot game, a demonstration video displayed when the game is not performed, etc. A video showing information about the player to the player is provided. The present invention can be applied to display any video, but in the following, a process for displaying a notification effect video will be described.

  With reference to FIGS. 5 to 7, the video display control process executed by the VDP 35 will be described. First, flags used in the video display control process will be described. A specific video flag or the like is stored in the RAM provided in the VDP 35. When the specific video command is received, “1” is stored and “ON” is stored in the specific video flag, and “0” is stored and “OFF” when the video display control process is completed. That is, the specific video flag is “OFF” when the video display control process is started.

  In the video display control process (see FIG. 5), the display of the notification effect video is controlled. When the VDP 35 receives a display control start command for designating a notification effect video from the display control CPU 61, the VDP 35 executes a video display control process according to a program stored in a storage device provided in the VDP 35. Hereinafter, a case where a predetermined notification effect video is designated by the video display start command will be described as an example. FIG. 7 illustrates a case where the basic video 100A, the lattice video 101, and the specific video 110 that constitute the predetermined notification effect video are displayed on the display screen 28A.

  As shown in FIG. 5, when the video display control process is started, basic video data indicating the basic video 100A is acquired from the CGROM 33 based on a predetermined notification effect video specified by the received video display start command. (S101). The basic video 100A is a video composed of a plurality of images without parallax. For this reason, the capacity is smaller than when an image with parallax is used, and the load on the VDP 35 is suppressed. A basic image 100A shown in FIG. 7 includes a character and a balloon. Next, based on the acquired basic video data, a basic video is drawn on the first surface 341 (S102).

  Next, it is determined whether a pull screen command is received from the display control CPU 61 (S111). When the display control CPU 61 receives a command for transmitting a pull screen command to the VDP 35 from the CPU 581 of the sub control board 58, the display control CPU 61 transmits the pull screen command to the VDP 35. In this embodiment, the CPU 581 may transmit a command for transmitting a pull screen command to the VDP 35 to the display control CPU 61 at any timing. For example, the CPU 581 may transmit a command for transmitting a pull screen command to the VDP 35 to the display control CPU 61 according to the detection result of the operation button 9. Further, the CPU 581 may determine whether or not to transmit a command for transmitting a pull screen command to the VDP 35 to the display control CPU 61 according to the degree of expectation that the result of the jackpot determination is a jackpot. Therefore, the gaming machine 1 can diversify the effects performed on the display screen 28A.

  When the pull screen command is not received (S111: NO), the first area D1 (see FIG. 7) is assigned to the entire display screen 28A (S112). Next, the basic image 100A is displayed in the first region D1 based on the data indicating the first display surface 341A (S113). In the example of FIG. 7, an image A1 including the basic video 100A is displayed on the display screen 28A. In this case, the player visually recognizes the basic video 100A (image A1) displayed on the entire display screen 28A (first area D1) as a planar image. Next, it is determined whether or not to end the video display control process (S114). When all of the basic video 100A drawn on the first surface 341 is displayed in the process of S102, it is determined that the video display control process is finished (S114: YES). In this case, the video display control process ends. If all of the basic video 100A drawn on the first surface 341 in the process of S102 has not been displayed yet, it is determined not to end the video display control process (S114: NO). In this case, in order to display the remaining basic video 100A, the process returns to the determination in S111. In the process of S111, when a pull screen command is received (S111: YES), a pull screen process (see FIG. 6) for performing image display control is executed (S115).

  With reference to FIGS. 6 and 7, the pulling screen process (see FIG. 5, S115) will be described. In the pull screen process, the display of the pull screen effect video (see images A2 to A4 in FIG. 7) executed in a part of the notification effect video is controlled. The pull screen effect image is an image that widens the display range by moving the camera facing the character or the like displayed on the display screen 28A backward. For this reason, the player visually recognizes the pulling screen effect image displayed on the display screen 28A as a three-dimensional virtual space. As shown in FIG. 6, when the pulling screen process is started, “1” is added to X and stored in the RAM provided in the VDP 35 (S121). In the present embodiment, the area ratio (hereinafter referred to as area ratio) between the first area D1 and the second area D2 (see FIG. 7) assigned to the display screen 28A in the process of S122 described later is referred to as “(100-X ): X ”. That is, as shown in FIG. 7, when the range from the upper side of the display screen 28 </ b> A to the lower side of the first region D <b> 1 (the boundary between the first region D <b> 1 and the second region D <b> 2) is “100-X”, The range from the lower side to the upper side of the second region D2 (the boundary between the first region D1 and the second region D2) is “X”. Note that the initial value of “X” is “0”, and when “X” is not “0” when the video display control process is ended, it is reset to “0”. That is, “X” is “0” when the video display process is started. Note that the method of setting the area ratio is not limited to this method.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the area ratio updated in S121 is referred to, and the first area D1 and the second area D2 (see FIG. 7) are assigned to the display screen 28A (S122). As shown in FIG. 7, the second area D2 of this embodiment is allocated below the first area D1. The lower side of the first region D1 and the upper side of the second region D2 are boundaries between the first region D1 and the second region D2, and share one side with each other. As described above, in the process of S122, when the distance from the upper side of the display screen 28A to the boundary between the first area D1 and the second area D2 is “100-X”, the distance from the lower side to the boundary of the display screen 28A is “X”. The first area D1 and the second area D2 are assigned to the display screen 28A. Therefore, when “X” increases from “1”, the first region D1 and the second region D2 are allocated so that the boundary between them moves from the lower end of the display screen 28A to the inside of the display screen 28A. It is done. In other words, the second region D2 is allocated so that the proportion of the display screen 28A is gradually increased.

  As shown in FIG. 6, based on the data indicating the first display surface 341A, the basic video 100A is displayed in the first region D1 (S123). Next, the first display surface 341A on which the basic video 100A is drawn is deformed (S124). As shown in FIG. 7, in the present embodiment, the first display surface 341A is inverted up and down, and is extended in the left-right direction from the upper side to the lower side of the inverted first display surface 341A. It is deformed as follows. Hereinafter, the deformed first display surface 341A is referred to as a deformed first display surface 341B. That is, the deformed first display surface 341B has a trapezoidal shape whose lower side is longer than the upper side. In this case, a reverse video 100B in which the basic video 100A is inverted with respect to the boundary between the first region D1 and the second region D2 is drawn on the modified first display surface 341B. The inverted video 100B is an aspect of the basic video 100A. Based on the data indicating the modified first display surface 341B, the reverse video 100B is displayed in the second region D2 which is a region different from the first region D1 among the plurality of regions (S125).

  Next, lattice image data indicating the lattice image 101 (see FIG. 7) is acquired from the CGROM 33 (S126). The grid video data includes boundary line video data indicating the boundary line 101A, horizontal line video data indicating the horizontal lines 102 and 102A, vertical line video data indicating the vertical line 103, and perspective line video data indicating the perspective line 103A. As shown in FIG. 7, the lattice image 101 includes a boundary line 101A, horizontal lines 102 and 102A, a vertical line 103, and a perspective line 103A. The boundary line 101A is a single line indicating the boundary between the first region D1 and the second region D2. In the present embodiment, the boundary line 101A extends in the left-right direction. The horizontal line 102 is a group of lines extending in parallel with the boundary line 101A at a certain interval in the vertical direction above the boundary line 101A (that is, the first region D1). The horizontal line 102A extends in parallel with the boundary line 101A while narrowing the vertical distance as it goes downward (that is, in a direction away from the boundary line 101A) below the boundary line 101A (that is, in the second region D2). A group of lines. The vertical lines 103 are a group of lines extending upward from the boundary line 101A with a certain interval in the left-right direction. The perspective line 103A is a group of lines spaced apart in the left-right direction. The perspective line 103A extends substantially vertically from the boundary line 101A to the lower end portion of the display screen 28A using a so-called perspective method below the boundary line 101A (that is, the second region D2). Specifically, the perspective line 103A extends from the boundary line 101A to the lower end of the display screen 28A while increasing the distance between adjacent lines at a predetermined rate. In the present embodiment, each interval of the perspective line 103A is widened to correspond to the aspect in which the first display surface 341A is extended in the left-right direction in the process of S124. In the present embodiment, the vertical line 103 and the perspective line 103A intersect on the boundary line 101A.

  As shown in FIG. 6, based on the acquired lattice image data, the lattice image 101 is drawn on the second surface 342 (S127). Next, based on the data indicating the second display surface, the lattice image 101 is superimposed and displayed on the display screen 28A (S128).

  In the example of FIG. 7, the image A2 is displayed on the display screen 28A by the processes of S123, S125, and S128. The image A2 includes a basic video 100A displayed in the first area D1, a reverse video 100B displayed in the second area D2, and a grid video 101 superimposed on the entire display screen 28A. In this case, the player visually recognizes the first area D1 on which the basic video 100A is displayed as one surface. Further, the player visually recognizes the second area D2 on which the reverse video 100B is displayed as one surface different from the first area D1. Therefore, the player views the image A2 displayed on the display screen 28A as a three-dimensional virtual space with a sense of depth in order to view the two surfaces in the display screen 28A. Therefore, the gaming machine 1 can allow the player to visually recognize a three-dimensional virtual space using videos (basic video 100A and inverted video 100B) that have a small load on the VDP 35 and do not have parallax. Thereby, the player can enjoy the video displayed on the display screen 28A more. Further, the basic image 100A is displayed in the first area D1, and the inverted image 100B inverted with respect to the boundary with the first area D1 is displayed in the second area D2. For this reason, the player recognizes that the first area D1 in which the basic video 100A is displayed and the second area D2 in which the reverse video 100B is displayed are in a mirror-surface relationship with each other. Therefore, the player can easily recognize the image A2 displayed on the display screen 28A as a three-dimensional virtual space.

  Further, as described above, in the process of S122, the first area D1 and the second area D2 are assigned such that the boundary between them moves from the lower end of the display screen 28A to the inside of the display screen 28A. That is, the first area D1 and the second area D2 are assigned such that the boundary between them gradually rises from the lower side of the display screen 28A. Thereby, for example, the gaming machine 1 does not switch the image A1 displayed on the display screen 28A to the three-dimensional image A2, but allows the player to view the three-dimensional image A2 from the state in which the two-dimensional image A1 is visually recognized. It is possible to shift to a state in which the image is visually recognized in a series of flows. Therefore, the gaming machine 1 can reduce the uncomfortable feeling given to the player when visually recognizing the three-dimensional virtual space from the state in which the planar image A1 is visually recognized compared to the conventional gaming machine. In the example of FIG. 7, the image A3 is displayed by the processing of S123 and S125 performed after the image A2 is displayed on the display screen 28A. In this case, the player can gradually feel a sense of depth. Therefore, the gaming machine 1 can show the player a three-dimensional virtual space while suppressing the uncomfortable feeling given to the player.

  Further, both the data indicating the first display surface 341A and the data indicating the modified first display surface 341B are generated based on one image data of the video data acquired in the process of S102. That is, images are displayed in a plurality of areas (first area D1 and second area D2) based on one image data. For this reason, compared with the case where the image data for drawing on each of the 1st display surface 341A and the deformation | transformation 1st display surface 341B is acquired, the load to VDP35 is suppressed.

  In addition, when the lattice image 101 is displayed on the display screen 28A, the player can recognize the first region D1 and the second region D2 as different regions by recognizing the boundary line 101A. Easy to recognize as a three-dimensional virtual space. Further, since the perspective line 103A is displayed in the second area D2 using a so-called perspective method, the perspective of the reverse video 100B displayed in the second area D2 can be more effectively shown to the player. . Therefore, the gaming machine 1 can display the pull screen effect image as a more three-dimensional virtual space to the player by displaying the lattice image 101 superimposed on the basic image 100A.

  Further, the first display surface 341A and the modified first display surface 341B of the present embodiment indicate an area larger than the display screen 28A (see FIG. 7). For this reason, when the pull screen effect image is displayed, an image (drawing screen effect image) that expands the display range without recreating the first display surface 341A and the modified first display surface 341B. ) Can be displayed on the display screen 28A.

  As shown in FIG. 6, it is determined whether the specific video command is received from the display control CPU 61 or whether the specific video flag is “ON” (S131). The display control CPU 61 transmits a specific video command to the VDP 35 when receiving a command for transmitting the specific video command to the VDP 35 from the CPU 581 of the sub control board 58. In the present embodiment, like the pull screen command, the CPU 581 may transmit the command for transmitting the specific video command to the VDP 35 to the display control CPU 61 at any timing. When the specific video command has not been received or when the specific video flag is “OFF” (S131: NO), the process returns to the video display control process. When the specific video command is received or when the specific video flag is “ON” (S131: YES), the specific video data indicating the specific video 110 (see FIG. 7) is acquired from the CGROM 33 (S132). . In the example of FIG. 7, the specific video 110 indicates the same character as the character included in the basic video 100A. The specific video 110 is subjected to three-dimensional image processing. In the present embodiment, the specific image 110 is an image having no parallax and is drawn by so-called real touch.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the specific video 110 is drawn on the third surface 343 based on the acquired specific video data (S133). Next, the specific image 110 is superimposed and displayed on the display screen 28A based on the data indicating the third display surface (S134). In this case, in the example of FIG. 7, the image A4 is displayed on the display screen 28A. As shown in FIG. 7, an image A4 includes a basic video 100A displayed in the first area D1, an inverted video 100B displayed in the second area D2, a grid video 101 superimposed on the entire display screen 28A, and a first video. It includes a specific image 110 superimposed and displayed across the first region D1 and the second region D2. The player views the pulling screen effect image as a three-dimensional virtual space. In this state, the specific image 110 is displayed across the first area D1 and the second area D2. For this reason, for example, in the example of FIG. 7, the player visually recognizes that the character of the specific video 110 is standing in the second region D2. That is, when the specific image 110 on which the three-dimensional image processing is performed is superimposed and displayed across the first region D1 and the second region D2 of the display screen 28A, the player displays the pull screen effect image in a more three-dimensional manner. Visible as a virtual space. In addition, the conventional gaming machine has an image that has not been subjected to stereoscopic image processing, such as a mixture of a planar character and the same stereoscopic character, and has been subjected to stereoscopic image processing. When displaying a video mixed with existing images, the player feels uncomfortable. The gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment displays a three-dimensional virtual space by displaying a basic image 100A and a reverse image 100B having no parallax in the first region D1 and the second region D2, respectively. The specific image 110 that has been subjected to image processing is displayed in a superimposed manner. For this reason, the gaming machine 1 reduces an uncomfortable feeling given to the player when displaying a video in which an image on which stereoscopic image processing has been performed and an image on which stereoscopic image processing has not been performed are displayed. it can.

  As shown in FIG. 6, next, if “0” is stored in the specific video flag, “1” is stored and turned “ON” (S135), and the process returns to the video display control process. As a result, in the next determination of S131, it is determined that the specific video flag is “ON”. Therefore, after the specific video command is received once, the specific video 110 does not have to be received again. Is displayed.

  Returning to the description of FIG. After executing the pulling screen process, it is determined whether or not to end the video display control process (S116). Specifically, when all of the basic video 100A drawn on the first surface 341 is displayed in the process of S102, it is determined that the video display control process is finished (S116: YES). In this case, if “1” is stored in the specific video flag, “0” is stored and set to “OFF”, and the video display control process ends. If all of the basic video 100A drawn on the first surface 341 in the process of S102 has not been displayed yet, it is determined that the video display control process is not terminated (S116: NO). In the present embodiment, once the pull screen command is received, the notification effect image after the pull screen command is received is controlled by pull screen processing. For this reason, in the process of S116, when it is determined not to end the video display control process (S116: NO), the remaining basic video 100A is displayed by the pulling screen process, and the process returns to S115. Note that the video data indicating the displayed video may be deleted as appropriate.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, when one region (first region D1) is assigned to the entire display screen 28A (S112), the player can change the parallax displayed in the first region D1. A basic image 100A that is not present is visually recognized as a planar image. On the other hand, when a plurality of areas (the first area D1 and the second area D2) are assigned to the display screen 28A, the player can display the basic video 100A and the reverse video displayed in the first area D1 and the second area D2, respectively. Since 100B is visually recognized as an image displayed on a plurality of surfaces, the entire pulling screen effect image displayed on the display screen 28A can be visually recognized as a three-dimensional virtual space. Therefore, the gaming machine 1 can allow the player to visually recognize a three-dimensional virtual space using an image having a small load on the VDP 35 and having no parallax. Here, when the gaming machine 1 shifts from the state in which the first area D1 is assigned to the entire display screen 28A to the state in which the first area D1 and the second area D2 are assigned to the display screen 28A, The first area D1 is such that the boundary between D1 and another area (second area D2) different from the first area D1 among the plurality of areas moves from the end of the display screen 28A to the inside of the display screen 28A. The second area D2 is assigned to the display screen 28A. Thereby, the gaming machine 1 is changed from a state in which the player visually recognizes the planar image to a state in which the stereoscopic virtual space is visually recognized without switching the image displayed on the display screen 28A, for example. It is possible to shift with the flow of. For this reason, the gaming machine 1 can reduce the uncomfortable feeling given to the player when shifting from a state in which a planar image is visually recognized to a state in which a stereoscopic virtual space is visually recognized compared to a conventional gaming machine. . Further, in the gaming machine 1, a plurality of display image data (data indicating the first display surface 341A and data indicating the modified first display surface 341B) is generated based on the acquired basic video data ( S102, S124). When the first area D1 and the second area D2 are assigned to the display screen 28A (S122), the basic video 100A and the inverted video 100B are converted into the first area D1 and the second area based on the generated plurality of display image data. It is displayed in each of the areas D2 (S123, S125). For this reason, the gaming machine 1 can suppress the load on the VDP 35 as compared to the case where display image data is acquired for each of the first region D1 and the second region D2. Therefore, the gaming machine 1 reduces a sense of discomfort given to the player when displaying a stereoscopic image and suppresses a load on the VDP 35, and uses a non-parallax image to create a stereoscopic virtual space. Can be shown to the player.

  When the first area D1 and the second area D2 are assigned to the display screen 28A (S122), the player can visually recognize the entire image displayed on the display screen 28A as a three-dimensional virtual space. For this reason, when the specific video 110, which is an image subjected to stereoscopic image processing, is superimposed and displayed across the first area D1 and the second area D2 of the display screen 28A (S134), the player can display the display screen. The entire image displayed on 28A can be visually recognized as a three-dimensional virtual space. Accordingly, when the first area D1 and the second area D2 are assigned to the display screen 28A, the gaming machine 1 gives the player the entire pull-screen effect image displayed on the display screen 28A as a three-dimensional virtual space. Can show.

  The perspective line 103A is a group of lines spaced apart from each other, and extends from the boundary between the first area D1 and the second area D2 to the end of the display screen 28A while expanding the distance at a predetermined rate. When the first area D1 and the second area D2 are assigned to the display screen 28A (S123), the perspective line 103A is assigned to the second area D2 based on the perspective line video data included in the lattice video data acquired in S126. The displayed reverse video 100B is superimposed and displayed (S128). Thereby, the perspective of the reverse video 100B displayed in the second area D2 can be more effectively shown to the player. Therefore, the gaming machine 1 can show the player the entire pulling screen effect image displayed on the display screen 28A as a three-dimensional virtual space.

  When the first area D1 and the second area D2 are assigned to the display screen 28A (S122), the boundary line 101A is displayed on the display screen 28A based on the boundary line video data included in the lattice video data acquired in S126. (S128). For this reason, since the player can grasp each of the first area D1 and the second area D2, the player can easily recognize the entire image displayed on the display screen 28A as a three-dimensional virtual space. Accordingly, when the first area D1 and the second area D2 are assigned to the display screen 28A, the gaming machine 1 gives the player the entire pull-screen effect image displayed on the display screen 28A as a three-dimensional virtual space. Can show.

  In the present embodiment, the display screen 28A corresponds to the “display area” of the present invention. The display device 28 corresponds to the “display unit” of the present invention. The basic video 100A corresponds to the “effect image” of the present invention. The basic video data corresponds to “effect image data” of the present invention. The VDP 35 that executes the processing of S101 in FIG. 5 corresponds to the “first acquisition unit” of the present invention. The first area D1 corresponds to “one area” of the present invention. The first region D1 and the second region D2 correspond to “a plurality of regions” in the present invention. The VDP 35 that executes the process of S112 in FIG. 5 and the process of S122 in FIG. 6 corresponds to the “assignment unit” of the present invention. The data indicating the first display surface 341A and the data indicating the modified first display surface 341B correspond to “a plurality of display image data” of the present invention. The VDP 35 that executes the process of S102 of FIG. 5 and the process of S127 of FIG. 6 corresponds to the “generating means” of the present invention. The VDP 35 that executes the process of S113 in FIG. 5 corresponds to the “first display control means” of the present invention. The VDP 35 that executes the processing of S123 and S125 of FIG. 6 corresponds to the “second display control means” of the present invention. The second area D2 corresponds to “another area” of the present invention. The lower end of the display screen 28A corresponds to the “end of the display area” of the present invention.

  The specific video 110 corresponds to the “specific image” of the present invention. The specific video data corresponds to “specific image data” of the present invention. The VDP 35 that executes the process of S132 in FIG. 6 corresponds to the “second acquisition unit” of the present invention. The first region D1 and the second region D2 correspond to “at least two regions” of the present invention. The VDP 35 that executes the process of S134 in FIG. 6 corresponds to the “third display control means” of the present invention. The perspective line 103A corresponds to the “perspective line” of the present invention. The perspective line video data corresponds to the “perspective line image data” of the present invention. The VDP 35 that acquires perspective line image data in the process of S126 of FIG. 6 corresponds to the “third acquisition unit” of the present invention. The VDP 35 that displays the perspective line 103A in the process of S128 of FIG. 6 corresponds to the “fourth display control means” of the present invention. The boundary line 101A corresponds to the “boundary line” of the present invention. The boundary line image data corresponds to “boundary line image data” of the present invention. The VDP 35 that acquires the boundary video data in the process of S126 in FIG. 6 corresponds to the “fourth acquisition unit” of the present invention. The VDP 35 that displays the boundary line 101A in the process of S128 of FIG. 6 corresponds to the “fifth display control means” of the present invention.

  In addition, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and it is needless to say that various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, in the above embodiment, the first area D1 and the second area D2 are allocated to the display screen 28A, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a plurality of areas may be allocated.

  With reference to FIG. 8, a modified example of the pull screen effect image will be described. In the process of S122, for example, when the first area D1 to the fifth area D5 are assigned to the display screen 28A as a plurality of areas, the image B1 is displayed on the display screen 28A by the processes of S123, S125, and S128. The second region D2 to the fifth region D5 are regions assigned to the lower side, the left side, the upper side, and the right side of the first region D1, respectively. In this case, the image B1 includes the basic image 100A displayed in the first region D1, the inverted images 100B to 100E displayed in the second region D2 to the fifth region D5, respectively, and the grid superimposed on the entire display screen 28A. Includes video 101. The inverted images 100B to 100E are images inverted with respect to the boundary between the displayed second region to fifth region D5 and the first region D1, respectively. The lattice image 101 includes a plurality of boundary lines 101A, a plurality of perspective lines 103A, and the like. The plurality of boundary lines 101A indicate the boundaries of the first region D1 to the fifth region D5. Each of the perspective lines 103A extends from the boundary between the first region D1 and the second region D2 to the fifth region D5 toward the end of the display screen 28A using a so-called perspective method.

  In the above embodiment, in the process of S122, the second area D2 is allocated above the first area D1. Then, the first area D1 and the second area D2 are assigned such that the boundary between them moves from the lower end of the display screen 28A to the inside of the display screen 28A. On the other hand, the second area D2 may be assigned in any direction, diagonally up, down, left and right of the first area D1. In other words, the first region D1 and the second region D2 may be assigned such that the boundary between them moves from either end of the display screen 28A to the inside of the display screen 28A. Further, the boundary between the first region D1 and the second region D2 is not limited to a straight line, and may be a curved line or the like. That is, the boundary line 101A may not be a straight line, and may be a line indicating the boundary between the first region D1 and the second region D2.

  In the above embodiment, the specific video 110 is a video without parallax and is drawn by so-called real touch, but may be a so-called stereoscopic video with parallax, for example. In this case, the gaming machine 1 can show the player the entire image displayed on the display screen 28A as a three-dimensional virtual space. Note that the specific video 110 may not be subjected to three-dimensional image processing or may not be displayed. In the above embodiment, the specific video 110 indicates the same character as the character included in the basic video 100A, but is not limited thereto, and may indicate a character different from the character included in the basic video 100A. Or a plurality of characters. Note that the character is not limited to a person, and may be any animal, figure, symbol, or the like.

  In the above embodiment, the lattice image 101 includes a boundary line 101A, horizontal lines 102 and 102A, a vertical line 103, and a perspective line 103A. On the other hand, the lattice image 101 may not include any one or more of the boundary line 101A, the horizontal lines 102 and 102A, the vertical line 103, and the perspective line 103A, or may not be displayed. Further, the horizontal lines 102 and 102A, the vertical line 103, and the perspective line 103A may be, for example, diagonal lines, curves, or the like.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the reverse video 100B is displayed on the 2nd area | region D2, the image displayed on the 2nd area | region D2 is not limited to the reverse video 100B. That is, in the process of S124, the deformation mode of the first display surface 341A is not limited to the above embodiment, and may not be deformed.

  With reference to FIG. 9, a second modification of the pull screen effect image will be described. For example, in the process of S124, the first display surface 341A is contracted in the vertical direction and extended in the direction in which the boundary extends as it goes away from the boundary between the first region D1 and the second region D2. You can just be done. In this case, the image B2 in FIG. 9 is displayed on the display screen 28A. The image B2 includes a basic video 100A displayed in the first area D1, a modified basic video 200B displayed in the second area D2, and a grid video 101 superimposed on the entire display screen 28A. The deformed basic image 200B is displayed in a manner in which the boundary is extended in the direction in which the boundary extends as it decreases in the vertical direction and moves away from the boundary between the first region D1 and the second region D2. In this case, since the deformation amount of the first display surface 341A is small, the load on the VDP 35 is suppressed.

  Further, all elements described in the claims, specification, and drawings may be physically single or plural unless explicitly stated to limit the number. Of course, the arrangement may be changed as appropriate. In addition, the element names (names given to the elements) used in the claims and the description are merely given for convenience in describing the present case, and thereby have a special meaning. I was not particularly aware of this. In other words, what is an element is not limitedly interpreted only by the element name. For example, the “allocation means” may be hardware alone or may include software. Further, whether or not a plurality of elements among all the elements are appropriately configured integrally, or whether one element is divided into a plurality of elements, unless specified in the claims or the like. However, since all the patterns are within the assumed range even if all the patterns are not described in the specification etc., they are included in the scope of the right according to the present invention. Of course. Therefore, the adoption of a gaming machine having a structural difference within that range only because it is not described in the present embodiment does not avoid the right according to the present invention. . The same applies to differences in obvious ranges that can be easily considered by those skilled in the art from the present embodiment in the configuration and shape of each element.

1 gaming machine 28 display device 28A display screen 33 CGROM
34 VRAM
35 VDP
41 Main control board 43 Production control board 58 Sub control board 61 Display control CPU

Claims (4)

In a gaming machine where a predetermined game is performed,
Display means having a display area in which an image is displayed;
First acquisition means for acquiring effect image data indicating an effect image related to a game, which is an image having no parallax;
Allocating means for allocating any one of one area and a plurality of areas including the one area to the display area;
Generating means for generating a plurality of display image data indicating the effect image to be displayed in each of the plurality of regions based on the effect image data acquired by the first acquisition means;
Control that displays the effect image in the one area based on the effect image data acquired by the first acquisition means when the one area is assigned to the entire display area by the assigning means. First display control means to perform,
Control for displaying the effect image in each of the plurality of regions based on the plurality of display image data generated by the generation unit when the plurality of regions are allocated to the display region by the allocation unit. Second display control means for performing
When the allocation unit shifts from the state in which the one area is allocated to the entire display area to the state in which the plurality of areas are allocated to the display area, the allocation unit includes the one area and the plurality of areas. A gaming machine, wherein the plurality of areas are allocated to the display area so that a boundary with another area different from the one area moves from an end of the display area to the inside of the display area. . Second acquisition means for acquiring specific image data indicating a specific image that is an image subjected to stereoscopic image processing;
When the plurality of areas are allocated to the display area by the allocating unit, at least two of the plurality of areas including the one area based on the specific image data acquired by the second acquiring unit. The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising a third display control unit that superimposes and displays the specific image across an area. A group of lines spaced apart from each other, and a perspective line indicating a perspective line that extends from the boundary between the one region and the other region to the end of the display region at a predetermined rate. Third acquisition means for acquiring image data;
When the assigning unit assigns the plurality of regions to the display region, the perspective image is displayed on the effect image displayed in the other region based on the perspective image data acquired by the third acquiring unit. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising fourth display control means for superimposing and displaying a line. Fourth acquisition means for acquiring boundary line image data indicating boundary lines of the plurality of regions;
Fifth display control for displaying the boundary line in the display area based on the boundary line image data acquired by the fourth acquisition unit when the plurality of areas are allocated to the display area by the allocation unit A gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising means.