JP2020163227A - game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine in which a player can be guided so as to step on a rendering-related expensive step, and thereby an interest of a game can be increased.SOLUTION: A game machine 3 is provided with: a stage 11 where multiple play areas AR1, AR2 are provided by shifting the position in the longitudinal direction at the time when the direction facing a display device 13 is assumed as the longitudinal direction, and having a tread 11a where each play area is set as a range in which at least one player should step on the step of dance; and step instruction means for instructing a step position as the position where a player should tread a tread 11a to the player by distinguishing for each of the play areas through the display device 13 in each of multiple play areas AR1, AR2, while changing a step position in each play area with the progress of a game.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present invention relates to a dance-themed game machine.

As a game machine configured for a player to take a dance step in time with music, it has a stage on which at least two players can ride, and a plurality of inputs capable of detecting the player's stepping motion on the stage. The parts are arranged side by side in front, back, left and right, and the position of the input part to be stepped on by the player is sequentially instructed as the music played during the game progresses, and the detection result of the player's stepping motion is compared with the instruction to the player. A game machine in which a player's step is evaluated is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2000-037490

In a conventional game machine, a plurality of play areas are arranged side by side in the left-right direction of the game machine on the assumption that a plurality of players play at the same time, and an input unit is provided for each play area to instruct the players to perform a dance operation. Is also performed separately for each play area. That is, the conventional game machine is configured to take a dance step with a plurality of players side by side. However, in actual dance, it is not uncommon for a plurality of dancers who are lined up in front and behind to perform a complex performance by taking steps in cooperation or cooperation. It is difficult for conventional game machines to produce this kind of performance, and there is room for further consideration in terms of directing dance to others.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a game machine capable of guiding a player to take steps with high color rendering and enhancing the interest of the game.

In the game machine according to one aspect of the present invention, a plurality of play areas are set by shifting the positions in the front-rear direction when the direction facing the display device is the front-back direction, and at least one player should take a dance step. A stage having a tread surface in which each play area is set as a range, and a step position as a position where the player should step on the tread surface in each of the plurality of play areas are set as the game progresses. It is provided with step instruction means for instructing the player by distinguishing each play area via the display device while changing the step position in the play area.

The figure which shows an example of the game system including the game machine which concerns on one form of this invention. The figure which shows the structure of the game machine. The figure which shows the stage sensor. A functional block diagram showing a main part of the control system of a game machine. The figure which shows an example of the structure of sequence data. The figure which shows an example of the game screen including the guide image displayed based on the sequence data. The figure which shows an example of the correspondence relationship between the guide image of FIG. 6 and the determination area set on the tread surface of a stage. The figure which shows an example of the correspondence relationship between the instruction sign corresponding to a short step and the step which a player should perform. The figure which shows an example of the correspondence relationship between the instruction sign corresponding to a long step, and the step which a player should perform. The figure which shows an example of the correspondence relationship between the instruction sign corresponding to a slide, and the step which a player should perform. A flowchart showing an example of the procedure of the evaluation process executed by the dance evaluation unit. The figure which shows the modification of the game machine. The figure which shows the modification about the arrangement of the play area on the tread surface of a stage. The figure which shows the other modification about the arrangement of the play area on the tread surface of a stage. The figure which shows still another modification about the arrangement of the play area on the tread surface of a stage. The figure which shows the modification about the shape and arrangement of the play area on the tread surface of a stage.

Hereinafter, an example of a game system configured to include a game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. First, the overall configuration of the game system will be described with reference to FIG. The game system 1 includes a center server 2 as a server device, a plurality of game machines 3 as client devices that can be connected to the center server 2 via a predetermined network 5, and a plurality of user terminal devices 4. The term of the user is a general term for a person who uses the game system 1, and a user who plays a game on the game machine 3 may be called a player. The center server 2 is configured as one logical server device by combining the server units 2A, 2B, etc. as a plurality of computer devices. However, the center server 2 may be configured by a single server unit. Alternatively, the center server 2 may be logically configured by using cloud computing.

The game machine 3 is configured as a commercial (commercial) game machine that allows a user to play a game within a range corresponding to the play fee in exchange for payment of a predetermined play fee. This type of game machine 3 is sometimes called an arcade game machine. The game machine 3 is a computer device installed in a predetermined facility such as a store 6 for the main purpose of making a large number of users repeatedly play a game to generate profits. The game machine 3 instructs the player on various actions that compose the dance, for example, actions such as taking steps in a predetermined order according to the music, and evaluates the actions actually performed by the player in response to the instructions. It is configured as a dance game machine for playing games.

The user terminal device 4 is a computer device that can be connected to a network and is used for personal use by the user. For example, a stationary or book-type personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a PC) 4a, or a mobile terminal device 4b such as a mobile phone (including a smartphone) is used as the user terminal device 4. In addition, various computer devices that can be connected to a network and are used for personal use of users, such as stationary home-use game machines, portable game machines, and portable tablet terminal devices, are used as the user terminal device 4. You can. By implementing various computer software, the user terminal device 4 can allow the user to enjoy various services provided by the center server 2.

The network 5 may be appropriately configured as long as the game machine 3 and the user terminal device 4 can be connected to the center server 2. As an example, the network 5 is configured to realize network communication using the TCP / IP protocol. Typically, the Internet 5A as a WAN and the LANs 5B and 5C connecting each of the center server 2 and the game machine 3 to the Internet 5A are connected via the router 5D. The user terminal device 4 is also connected to the Internet 5A with an appropriate configuration. A local server may be installed between the game machine 3 and the router 5D of the store 6, and the game machine 3 may be communicably connected to the center server 2 via the local server. The server units 2A, 2B ... Of the center server 2 may be connected to each other in place of LAN5C or additionally by WAN5A.

Next, the configuration of the game machine 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG. 2 shows an example of one game machine 3. The game machine 3 of the illustrated example has a housing 10. The housing 10 has a stage 11 installed on a horizontal surface on which the game machine 3 should be installed, such as the floor of a facility such as a store 6, and a vertical wall 12 extending substantially vertically from the end of the stage 11. It is configured to have a substantially L-shaped appearance shape as a whole. A display device 13 is attached to the upper part of the front surface of the standing wall 12 so that the display surface 13a faces the stage 11 side. The display device 13 is, for example, a flat panel display such as a liquid crystal display. The direction orthogonal to the display surface 13a of the display device 13 is the front-rear direction of the game machine 3, and the direction orthogonal to the front-back direction on the horizontal plane is the direction orthogonal to the left-right direction, the front-back direction, and the left-right direction of the game machine 3. Is the vertical direction of the game machine 3. However, regarding the front, back, left, and right of the game machine 3, the front side, the rear side, the right side, and the left side are defined based on the state in which the game machine 3 is viewed so as to face the display surface 13a. For example, the side facing the display surface 13a is the front side, and the side away from the display surface 13a is the rear side.

As an example, the stage 11 is formed in a substantially rectangular flat plate shape that is long in the front-rear direction. The upper surface of the stage 11 has a size that allows two players PL1 and PL2 (hereinafter, sometimes represented by PL) to take a dance step while the game machine 3 is lined up in the front-rear direction. It is configured as a surface 11a. Corresponding to the configuration in which two player PLs are lined up in the front-rear direction, the tread surface 11a of the stage 11 is divided into two play areas AR1 and AR2 (hereinafter, hereinafter, AR2) so as to bisect the tread surface 11a in the front-rear direction. It may be represented by AR.) Is set. In FIG. 2, the boundary positions of the play areas AR1 and AR2 are shown by the alternate long and short dash line BL.

As an example, each play area AR is set as a range in which one player PL should take a dance step. Each play area AR has the same shape and the same size. The size of one play area AR may be appropriately set according to the age group, physique range, and the like of the player PL assumed as the target of the dance game. As an example, in the case of providing a dance game for an adult player PL, the player PL changes the position in the left-right direction and takes a step in one play area AR, and requests to change the step position in the front-back direction. When the dance game is configured so as not to prevent, one play area AR may be set to be approximately 0.5 m or larger in the front-rear direction. In that case, the size in the left-right direction may be appropriately set according to how much the step position is changed. When the game machine 3 is configured for children, the play area AR may be set smaller than the above range. However, the size of the play area AR is not limited to the above example, and depends on what layer of player PL the dance game is set as the target and what steps are required of the player PL. It may be configured to have an appropriate size. Further, the stage 11 is provided with a stage sensor 14 as an example of a step detection means that outputs a signal corresponding to an actual step position as a position where the player PL is actually stepping on the tread surface 11a. The stage sensor 14 will be described later.

The display surface 13a of the display device 13 may be arranged at the same level as the line of sight when the player PL standing on the tread surface 11a looks horizontally forward. The height of the line of sight of the player PL changes according to the age group and physique of the player PL, but here, the display surface so that the player PL of the age group targeted by the dance game can reasonably observe the image of the display surface 13a. It suffices if the height of 13a is set.

A mirror 15 is attached to the vertical wall 12 of the housing 10 so as to be located below the display device 13. The mirror 15 is arranged so as to face the chest of the player PL standing facing the display surface 13a, or the portion below the abdomen. Therefore, the player PL1 located in the play area AR1 on the front side of the stage 11 can visually recognize what kind of step the player PL2 located in the play area AR2 on the rear side is taking by using the mirror 15. is there.

The standing wall 12 of the housing 10 is further provided with a speaker device 16 for reproducing dance music, sound effects of games, and the like, and a camera 17 for photographing the player PL on the tread surface 11a of the stage 11. The camera 17 is capable of shooting a moving image, and functions as an example of a dance video acquisition means for acquiring a dance video of a player PL dancing a dance during a game. The camera 17 is arranged above the display device 13 and substantially at the center in the left-right direction so that the player PL is photographed from diagonally above the front. A plurality of cameras 17 may be attached to the standing wall 12 in order to photograph the player PL from a plurality of viewpoints. Alternatively, a frame-shaped structure may be provided around the stage 11, and a camera 17 for photographing the player PL from the side or the rear may be provided in the structure.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the stage sensor 14. The stage sensor 14 has a rectangular frame 14a that surrounds the tread surface 11a of the stage 11. Infrared light as an example of scanning light focused in a beam shape is emitted to each of one long side (left side in FIG. 3) and one short side (upper side in FIG. 3) of the frame 14a. A plurality of light emitting units 14b are provided at a predetermined pitch (arrangement interval), and on each of the other long side and short side, a light receiving unit 14c that receives infrared light emitted from the light emitting unit 14b is a light emitting unit 14b. It is provided at the same pitch. Although only a part of the light emitting portion 14b and the light receiving portion 14c are shown in FIG. 3, in reality, the light emitting portion 14b and the light receiving portion 14c are formed from one end to the other end of the frame 14a in the long side direction and the short side direction. It is provided at a constant pitch. The emission direction of infrared light from the light emitting portion 14b provided on the long side side of the frame 14a is parallel to the short side direction of the frame 14a, and the infrared light of those light emitting portions 14b is received in the short side direction. It is incident on the portion 14c. The emission direction of infrared light from the light emitting unit 14b provided on the short side side of the frame 14a is parallel to the long side direction of the frame 14a, and the infrared light of the light emitting unit 14b is received in the long side direction. It is incident on the portion 14c. Therefore, the space on the tread surface 11a of the stage 11 is scanned vertically and horizontally in a grid pattern by infrared light.

The light receiving unit 14c outputs different signals depending on the detection or non-detection of infrared light. As an example, the light receiving unit 14c outputs an ON signal when it detects infrared light, and outputs an OFF signal when it does not detect infrared light. When the player PL steps on any position on the tread surface 11a, the foot of the player PL prevents the infrared light from being incident on a part of the light receiving portion 14c. Therefore, by determining ON / OFF of the output signal of each light receiving unit 14c, it is possible to detect which position on the tread surface 11a the player PL is stepping on. The pitches of the light emitting unit 14b and the light receiving unit 14c may be appropriately set according to the resolution regarding the detection of the foot position of the player PL, that is, how accurate the foot position needs to be detected. .. The pitches of the light emitting unit 14b and the light receiving unit 14c in the long side direction of the frame 14a and the pitches of the light emitting unit 14b and the light receiving unit 14c in the short side direction of the frame 14a may be the same as or different from each other. ..

As described above, two play areas AR1 and AR2 are set on the tread surface 11a of the stage 11 with a boundary line BL that bisects the tread surface 11a in the front-rear direction (vertical direction in FIG. 3). In FIG. 3, the play area AR2 on the rear side of the stage 11 is shown by hatching. Further, in each play area AR, a plurality of determination areas DA (four in the illustrated example) are set by shifting the positions in the left-right direction. Therefore, a total of eight determination areas DA are set on the tread surface 11a. In FIG. 3, the determination area DA in the play area AR1 on the front side is distinguished by adding reference codes of DA11, DA12, DA13, and DA14 in order from the left, and the determination area DA in the play area AR2 on the rear side is in order from the left. A reference code of DA21, DA22, DA23, and DA24 is attached to distinguish them, but when these are not distinguished, it is described as a determination area DA. The determination area DA is an area that indicates the step position to the player PL and serves as a unit for determining the suitability of the actual step position. That is, in the game machine 3, the player PL is instructed to step on the tread surface 11a in any of the determination areas DA, and the player's stepping motion is detected in the instructed determination area DA. Whether or not the player PL takes appropriate steps in response to the instruction is determined.

The light receiving unit 14c is assigned a unique sensor number to each other, and the control unit 20 is given in advance data for associating the sensor number with the determination area DA. Therefore, the control unit 20 determines to which determination region DA the position where the player PL is stepping on the tread surface 11a belongs by acquiring the sensor number of the light receiving unit 14c that outputs the OFF signal. be able to. The determination area DA may be set so that its outer circumferences overlap each other, or the outer circumferences may be set so as to be in contact with each other. Alternatively, some gaps may be set between the determination areas DA. Further, each light emitting unit 14b is not necessarily arranged so that infrared light passes through only a single determination region DA in each of the play regions AR1 and AR2. When the overlap of the determination regions DA is allowed, a part of the light emitting unit 14b may be arranged so that infrared light passes through the overlapping portion. The foot to be detected by the player PL has a certain size, and when the player PL is instructed to step on any one of the determination areas DA, the determination area other than the instructed determination area DA It is terrible to demand strict steps to keep the DA out of the way. Therefore, in the game machine 3, as long as the step is detected in the instructed determination area DA, it is determined that the instructed step has been taken. Therefore, it is permissible to overlap a part of the determination region DA and to arrange the light emitting unit 14b so that infrared light passes through the overlapping part.

The play areas AR1, AR2, and each determination area DA may or may not be visually distinguished and clearly indicated on the tread surface 11a so that the player PL can visually distinguish them. Further, the stage sensor 14 may use light in a wavelength range other than infrared light, for example, visible light, as scanning light.

Next, the configuration of the control system of the game machine 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. FIG. 4 shows the configuration of a main part in the control system of the game machine 3. The game machine 3 is provided with a control unit 20 and a storage device (storage means) 21. The control unit 20 is configured as a computer in which a microprocessor and peripheral devices such as internal storage devices (ROM and RAM) necessary for the operation of the microprocessor are combined. The storage device 21 is a non-volatile storage device capable of holding storage, such as a hard disk storage device or a flash memory. The storage device 21 stores the game program PG to be executed by the control unit 20 and the game data GD to be referred to by the program PG.

The game program PG is an application program that operates on the operating system of the game machine 3 in order to make the game machine 3 function as a dance game machine in which a predetermined dance game can be played. The game data GD includes various data such as image data necessary for drawing a game screen according to the game program PG, music data necessary for playing music constituting a dance game, and the like. The game data GD includes sequence data SD. The sequence data SD is data for each song that describes actions such as a series of steps to be instructed to the player according to the song played during the game. The contents of the sequence data SD will be described later. The dance video data DM is further stored in the storage device 21 as needed. The dance video data DM is moving image data in which the dance video of the player taken by the camera 17 during the play of the dance game is stored in a predetermined format.

The game machine 3 is provided with a card reader 22 in addition to the stage sensor 14 and the camera 17 shown in FIG. 2 as an input device for the control unit 20. The card reader 22 reads predetermined information from the card 7 possessed by the user and provides it to the control unit 20. The card 7 includes a storage medium in which a unique card ID is recorded for each card. The card ID is used as identification information when, for example, the play data recording the history of the user playing the game on the game machine 3 is stored in the center server 2 or the play data is acquired from the center server 2 to the game machine 3. Will be done. Further, the game machine 3 is provided with the display device 13 and the speaker device 16 shown in FIG. 2 as output devices for the control unit 20. Further, a network control device 23 is connected to the control unit 20. The network control device 23 is a communication control unit that connects the control unit 20 to the network 5 and controls the processing necessary for establishing a communication procedure and transmitting / receiving data when communicating with the center server 2 or another game machine 3. ..

The control unit 20 includes a dance instruction unit 25, a dance evaluation unit 26, and a video processing unit 27 as logical devices realized by combining the hardware resources of the control unit 20 and the game program PG as software. And are provided. Based on the sequence data SD, the dance instruction unit 25 causes the display surface 13a of the display device 13 to display a guide image instructing a series of dance actions to be performed by each of the players PL1 and PL2 during the dance game. Based on the sequence data SD, the dance instruction unit 25 instructs the player PL to perform a dance action by distinguishing each of the play areas AR1 and AR2. The instruction given by the dance instruction unit 25 includes an instruction of a position (step position) at which the player PL should step on the tread surface 11a during the dance game. The instructed position changes appropriately in each play area AR according to the progress of the music, and the step position is instructed to the player PL separately for each play area AR. As a result, the dance instruction unit 25 functions as an example of the step instruction means. The dance evaluation unit 26 functions as an example of the evaluation means for evaluating the player PL based on the comparison between the step position instruction status by the dance instruction unit 25 and the detection status of the actual step position by the stage sensor 14. As an example, the dance evaluation unit 26 evaluates based on the comparison between the instruction of the time and determination area of the series of dance steps described in the sequence data SD and the detection result of the time and position of the actual step by the stage sensor 14. To do. The evaluation method will be described later.

The image processing unit 27 appropriately stores the dance image acquired by the camera 17 during the play of the game in the storage device 21, or appropriately transmits it to the network 5 via the network control device 23. As a result, the video processing unit 27 functions as an example of the video transmission means. The destination of the dance image may be appropriately selected from the center server 2, another game machine 3, or the user terminal device 4. By delivering the dance video to the game machine 3 or the user terminal device 4 immediately or at an appropriate time, the user of the game system 1 can watch the dance video of another person. Alternatively, the user can confirm his / her own dance image via the user terminal device 4 or the like.

FIG. 5 shows an example of the configuration of the sequence data SD. The sequence data SD is a set of records that describe actions such as steps that the player PL should perform while playing a dance game. The sequence data SD includes a step record RS that specifies a step to be performed by the player PL during play. The step record RS contains information that specifies the time when the step should be performed, information that specifies the foot that the player PL should take the step, information that specifies the determination area DA that should take the step, and information that specifies the type of step. Are recorded in association with each other. The time information is, for example, information that specifies the elapsed time from the start of playback in the music played in the dance game, or the position in the music. The information that specifies the foot is information that specifies whether the player PL should take a step with the right foot or the left foot. The information of the determination area DA is information for designating any of the eight determination areas DA shown in FIG.

The information that specifies the type of step is information that specifies the step to be taken by the player PL from a plurality of types of steps. Examples of the types of steps include a short step in which a step is taken once, a long step in which the foot is held in a predetermined position for a predetermined time length, and a slide in which the foot is slid between a plurality of determination areas DA. Details of them will be described later. In the step record RS corresponding to the long step, the time when the step should be started and the time when the step should be ended are specified. Further, in the step record RS corresponding to the slide, the time when the step should be started and the time when the step should be ended are specified, and the determination area DA where the slide should be started and the determination area DA where the slide should be ended are specified. ..

The dance instruction unit 25 shown in FIG. 4 sequentially reads records included in the sequence data SD during game play, and displays a guide image instructing the player PL to perform a dance action according to those records at a predetermined cycle (for example, a display device). It is repeatedly generated at the frame rate of 13) and displayed on the display surface 13a of the display device 13. FIG. 6 shows an example of a game screen including a guide image generated by the dance instruction unit 25. The game screen 30 of FIG. 6 includes a guide image 31 generated based on the sequence data SD, an information image 32 showing the evaluation of the player PL, and a background image 33 for directing the game. The guide image 31 includes an instruction sign 35 that indicates a step or the like described in each record of the sequence data SD, and a reference sign 36 that indicates the current time in the game. The reference sign 36 is displayed as a strip-shaped image extending in the left-right direction of the guide image 31. In the guide image 31, the instruction sign 35 is directed toward the reference sign 36 as the music progresses in the predetermined moving area 37 so that the instruction sign 35 overlaps with the reference sign 36 at the time when the action such as a step should be performed. By gradually moving the player PL, the player PL is instructed at a time when an action such as a step should be performed. The length of the indicator 35 varies depending on the length of time that the action should be continued. This point is the same as the method of instructing the operation time or time in various known music games or dance games.

In the guide image 31, in addition to the above-mentioned indication of the time and duration of the action, the player PL determines which determination area DA the player PL has based on the position of the instruction sign 35 in the left-right direction and the display mode of the instruction sign 35. It is configured to indicate whether to take various kinds of steps. Hereinafter, the relationship between the instruction sign 35 and the step to be performed by the player PL will be specifically described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 10. FIG. 7 shows an example of the correspondence between the guide image 31 and the determination region DA on the tread surface 11a. In addition, in FIG. 7, the moving area 37 is shown in a state of being developed on a paper surface. In the guide image 31 of FIG. 6, in order to create a sense of depth, the moving area 37 is displayed in a state in which the moving area 37 appears to be tilted so that the upper end side of the moving area 37 is located in the back and the lower end side is located in the front. Further, in FIG. 7, the instruction signs 35 are indicated by subscripts A to D so as to be distinguished from each other. FIG. 7 shows the correspondence relationship between the guide image 31 and the determination area DA, and the dimensional relationship in the figure does not necessarily show that of the actual game machine 3. For example, the determination area DA is shown with some gaps with respect to the inner circumference of the stage sensor 14, but there is no gap, in other words, the periphery of the determination area DA is the inner circumference of the stage sensor 14. It may be set in a matching state. The vertical and horizontal dimensions of the tread surface 11a may also be appropriate.

As is clear from FIG. 7, in the moving area 37, four lanes LN1 to LN4 (hereinafter, LN) are set in accordance with the four determination areas DA11 to DA14 and DA21 to DA24 in the left-right direction in each of the play areas AR1 and AR2. It may be represented by.) Is set. The leftmost lane LN1 corresponds to the leftmost determination areas DA11 and DA21. The other lanes LN2 to LN4 also correspond to the determination areas DA12 to DA14 and DA22 to DA24 according to the arrangement order in the left-right direction. The instruction sign 35 is displayed in the lane LN corresponding to the determination area DA specified in the step record RS. However, when the step type is slide, the indicator 35 is displayed so as to gradually deviate from the lane LN corresponding to the start position of the slide to the lane LN corresponding to the end position. In the example of FIG. 7, the indicator signs 35C and 35D correspond to the slide.

Further, the instruction sign 35 is visually differentiated and displayed so that it can be distinguished whether it corresponds to the play areas AR1 and AR2 and whether it corresponds to the left foot or the right foot of the player PL. In FIG. 7, the indicator 35 is distinguished by the difference in hatching, but the indicator 35 may be distinguished by using various visual elements such as a color, a pattern, and the like. That is, the position of the instruction sign 35 in the left-right direction indicates the position of the determination area DA in which the step should be taken in the left-right direction. Further, depending on the visual elements such as the color and the pattern of the indicator 35, whether the determination area DA on which the step should be taken is the play area AR1 or AR2, and whether the foot on which the step should be taken is the left foot or the right foot. Is instructed. The instruction sign 35 instructing the step of the left foot with respect to the same play area AR does not necessarily have to be located on the left side of the display surface 13a with respect to the instruction sign 35 instructing the step of the right foot. That is, it is also permissible that the instruction sign 35 is displayed so that the left-right direction of the stage 11 and the left-right relationship of the foot to be stepped on are reversed. By appropriately mixing such instructions, the player PL can be guided to turn so as to turn its back to the display surface 13a and take a step.

An identification unit 35a for indicating to the player PL whether the step to be performed by the player PL with the left foot or the right foot is attached to the lower end portion of the instruction sign 35. For example, the letter "L" is displayed on the identification unit 35a when the step to be performed with the left foot is indicated, and the letter "R" is displayed when the step to be performed with the right foot is indicated. In FIG. 7, the instruction sign 35 in which the character “L” or “R” is represented by black-painted characters is represented in the play area AR1 on the front side, and the character “L” or “R” is represented by outline characters. The indicator 35 corresponds to the play area AR2 on the rear side, respectively.

The length and shape of the indicator 35 changes according to the type of step described in the step record RS of the sequence data SD. For example, the indicator signs 35A and 35B correspond to a long step, and the indicator signs 35C and 35D correspond to a slide, respectively. Hereinafter, the relationship between the indicator 35 and the type of step will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 to 10. Note that FIGS. 8 to 10 show an example of instructing the step of the right foot with respect to the determination area DA of any one of the front and rear play area ARs. FIG. 8 shows an example of the correspondence relationship between the instruction sign 35 corresponding to the short step and the step to be performed by the player PL. The indicator sign 35 corresponding to the short step has a length similar to that of the reference sign 36. In this case, the player PL steps on the determination area DA corresponding to the lane LN on which the instruction sign 35 is displayed as indicated by the semicircular arrow at the time Tx when the instruction sign 35 overlaps with the reference sign 36 with the right foot RF. Just do it.

FIG. 9 shows an example of the correspondence relationship between the instruction sign 35 corresponding to the long step and the step to be performed by the player PL. The instruction sign 35 corresponding to the long step is longer than the reference sign 36, and has a length corresponding to the time length from the time Tx at which the step should be started to the time Ty at which the step should be ended. In this case, the player PL steps on the determination area DA corresponding to the lane LN on which the instruction sign 35 is displayed as indicated by the semi-circular arrow at the time Tx when the instruction sign 35 overlaps the reference sign 36 with the right foot RF. After that, it is necessary to continue stepping on the determination region DA with the right foot RF until the time Ty when the instruction sign 35 passes the reference sign 36.

FIG. 10 shows an example of the correspondence between the instruction sign 35 corresponding to the slide and the step to be performed by the player PL. The indicator 35 corresponding to the slide is longer than the reference indicator 36 and has a length corresponding to the time length from the time Tx at which the step should be started to the time Ty at which the step should be ended. Moreover, the instruction sign 35 corresponding to the slide is displayed so as to gradually move from the lane LN corresponding to the determination area DA to start the slide to the determination area DA to end the slide. In response to such an instruction, the player PL determines the determination area DA corresponding to the lane LN in which the instruction sign 35 is displayed as indicated by the semicircular arrow at the time Tx when the instruction sign 35 overlaps the reference sign 36. Is stepped on with the right foot RF, and then, in accordance with the change in the judgment area DA, the right foot RF is slid on the tread surface 11a as indicated by a straight arrow, and the final judgment is made by the time Ty when the reference sign 36 passes. The movement of the right foot RF to region DA needs to be completed.

As described above, in the guide image 31, the positions of the instruction sign 35 in the vertical and horizontal directions, the color of the instruction sign 35, the visual elements such as the pattern, the characters displayed on the identification unit 35a, and the like are used. The player PL is instructed of the time when the step should be taken, the length of time for the step to be continued, the determination area DA where the step should be taken, and the foot where the step should be taken. The dance instruction unit 25 of FIG. 4 specifies a time in the range of a predetermined time length (for example, a time corresponding to two measures of the music) from the current time to the future among the records described in the sequence data SD. The records are read, the position of the instruction sign 35, the display mode, the characters of the identification unit 35a, and the like are determined according to the information described in those records, and the instruction sign 35 is displayed on the guide image 31 according to the determined contents. As a result, the dance instruction unit 25 functions as an example of the step instruction means.

According to the above configuration, at least one of the determination areas DA11 to DA14 and DA21 to DA24 can be selected and specified in the step record RS as the determination area DA on which the step should be taken. Therefore, it is possible to separately instruct various steps for each of the front and rear play areas AR1 and AR2 for each of the play areas AR1 and AR2. For example, the players PL1 and PL2 lined up in front and behind can be instructed to take the same step or different steps while cooperating or cooperating. As a result, the player PL can be guided so as to take a complex and highly directing step. For example, the steps are taken so that the front and rear player PL1 and PL2 move alternately to the left and right, and the rear player PL2 moves left and right with the front player PL1 as the axis. It is possible to induce the player PL to perform a dance-specific performance such as stepping on. Therefore, it is possible to enhance the interest of the dance game.

As is clear from FIGS. 6 and 7, since the lane LN is shared by the front and rear play areas AR1 and AR2, at least a part of the instruction signs 35 for each play area AR overlap on the same lane LN. There is. Further, since the instruction sign 35 for instructing the slide is displayed so as to diagonally cross between the plurality of lanes LNs, it may overlap with other instruction signs 35. In such an overlapping portion, the instruction signs 35 are displayed so as to be mixed so that the player PL can recognize any of the instruction signs 35. In the examples of FIGS. 6 and 7, the indicator signs 35B and 35C overlap on the lane LN2 from the lower end to the middle thereof, and the indicator sign 35D further crosses the overlapping portion of the indicator signs 35B and 35C from the rightmost lane LN4. In this way, it extends to lane LN1 at the left end. In these overlapping portions, the display of the instruction sign 35 is controlled so that visual elements such as colors and patterns unique to each instruction sign 35 appear alternately in various modes such as staggered, striped, and grid-like.

In the above, the case of instructing the player PL to take a dance step has been described, but in the game machine 3, various actions constituting the dance are instructed to the player PL via the guide image 31 in addition to the action of taking the step. May be good. For example, the player PL may be instructed to jump from the tread surface 11a. When instructing a jump, in the step record RS, the information that specifies the foot to be stepped on and the information that specifies the determination area DA may be empty information having no value. Whether or not the player PL has jumped can also be determined from the output signal of each light receiving unit 14c of the stage sensor 14. That is, from the state in which the foot of the player PL is detected at any position in the play area AR in which the jump is specified, the state in which all the light receiving units 14c are ON signals, that is, the foot is not detected. If it changes, it can be considered that the player PL has jumped. Further, an action other than the action of moving the foot to the player PL, for example, a crouching action or a crouching action may be instructed via the guide image 31. Whether or not such an operation has been performed can be determined based on, for example, the image of the camera 17.

Next, an example of the evaluation process executed by the dance evaluation unit 26 to evaluate the player PL will be described with reference to FIG. The process of FIG. 11 is repeatedly executed at a predetermined cycle, and by executing the evaluation process, the dance evaluation unit 26 functions as an example of the evaluation means. When the process of FIG. 11 is started, the dance evaluation unit 26 determines whether or not a change in the output signal from ON to OFF is detected by any of the light receiving units 14c of the stage sensor 14 (step S11). This determination determines whether or not the player PL has newly stepped on any position of the tread surface 11a. The dance evaluation unit 26 ends the current evaluation process if no change in the output signal of the light receiving unit 14c is detected. On the other hand, when a change in the output signal of the light receiving unit 14c is detected, the dance evaluation unit 26 determines the detection time and the detection position of the change (step S12). In this case, the detection position may be determined as long as it determines the determination region DA corresponding to the light receiving unit 14c in which the change from ON to OFF is detected. The determination area DA detected here is the actual step position of the player PL.

Subsequently, the dance evaluation unit 26 determines whether or not the step corresponding to the time and the actual step position determined in step S12 is specified in the sequence data SD (step S13). In this case, whether or not the sequence data SD includes the step record RS in which the time within the predetermined evaluation range is specified for the detected time and the determination area DA same as the actual step position is specified. It should be determined. If the affirmative determination is made in step S13, the dance evaluation unit 26 evaluates the steps of the player PL according to the type of the step specified in the step record RS (step S14). The evaluation in step S14 is performed separately for each play area AR.

Evaluation according to the type of step is performed as follows, for example. When the short step is specified in the step record RS, the short step is successful if the amount of deviation between the detection time determined in step S12 and the time specified in the step record RS is within a predetermined allowable range. It is determined that it has been done. The smaller the deviation amount, the higher the evaluation of the step may be. Regarding the short step, it is said that the specified step was taken when the output signal of the light receiving unit 14c corresponding to the specified determination area DA within the allowable range for the specified time changed from ON to OFF. It is enough to judge. If such a change is detected, even if the OFF signal is continuously output even after the indicator 35 instructing the short step has passed the reference indicator 36, it is treated as not affecting the evaluation. Can be done. However, when the evaluation factor is to take the foot off the tread surface 11a after taking the short step, as an example, the same determination area DA even if the short step exceeds the allowable range for the specified time. Whether or not the tread surface 11a is continuously stepped on may be determined based on the output signal of the stage sensor 14, and if it is continued, it may be determined as a failure, or a process of lowering the evaluation may be performed.

When the long step is specified in the step record RS, the output signal of the light receiving unit 14c of the stage sensor 14 is continuously monitored, and the output signal is within the allowable range for the end time of the long step specified in the step record RS. It is determined whether or not the player PL continues to step on the same determination area DA of the tread surface 11a until the time of, and if it can be confirmed that the player PL continues to step on the tread surface 11a, it is determined that the long step is successful. The smaller the deviation between the start time and the end time of the step, the higher the evaluation of the step may be. If the player PL raises his foot before reaching the time within the permissible range for the end time and all the output signals of the light receiving unit 14c of the same determination area DA change to ON, the long step fails. It is judged. Regarding the long step, the output signal of the light receiving unit 14c corresponding to the specified determination area DA within the allowable range for the specified time changes from ON to OFF, the long step is started, and then the long step is designated. It suffices to evaluate whether or not the OFF signal is output within the permissible range for the end time and the step is continued for a predetermined period. Therefore, even if the OFF signal is continuously output even after the instruction sign 35 instructing the long step has passed the reference sign 36, it can be processed as not affecting the evaluation. That is, even if the determination area DA for which the long step is designated continues to be stepped on after the end time, the evaluation may be unquestioned. However, when the evaluation factor is to take the foot off the tread surface 11a after taking the long step, as an example, the same judgment area DA is used even if the allowable range for the time when the long step should be completed is exceeded. Whether or not the tread surface 11a is continuously stepped on may be determined based on the output signal of the stage sensor 14, and if it is continued, it may be determined as a failure, or a process of lowering the evaluation may be performed.

When a slide is specified by the step record RS, the output signal of the light receiving unit 14c of the stage sensor 14 is continuously monitored, and the time within the allowable range with respect to the end time of the slide specified by the step record RS. It is determined whether or not the player PL continues to step on the tread surface 11a and the determination area DA changes from the determination area DA at the start of the slide to the determination area DA at the end of the slide. If those actions can be confirmed, it is judged that the slide was successful. The smaller the deviation between the start time and the end time of the slide, the higher the evaluation of the step may be. If the player PL raises his / her foot before reaching the time within the permissible range with respect to the end time, and all the output signals of the light receiving unit 14c of the determination area DA designated as the target of the slide change to ON. It is determined that the slide has failed. It is also determined that the slide has failed if the change in the detection position from the determination area DA at the start of the slide to the determination area DA at the end of the slide cannot be confirmed. For slides, the output signal of the light receiving unit 14c corresponding to the specified determination area DA within the allowable range for the specified time changes from ON to OFF to start the step, and then the specified end. It suffices to evaluate whether or not a change in the detection position of the OFF signal indicating the slide is detected from the determination area DA where the step should be started to the determination area DA where the step should be completed within the allowable range with respect to the time. Therefore, even if the OFF signal is continuously output even after the instruction sign 35 instructing the slide has passed the reference sign 36, it can be processed as not affecting the evaluation. That is, even after the end time, even if the determination area DA for which the slide should be finished is continued to be stepped on, the evaluation may be unquestioned. However, when the evaluation factor is to take the foot off the tread surface 11a after the end of the slide, as an example, in the determination area DA where the slide should be finished even after the allowable range for the time when the slide should be finished has passed. Whether or not the tread surface 11a is continuously stepped on may be determined based on the output signal of the stage sensor 14, and if it is continued, it may be determined as a failure or the evaluation may be lowered.

After evaluating the steps of the player PL in step S14, the dance evaluation unit 26 stores the evaluation result of step S14 in the internal memory of the control unit 20 or the storage device 21 (step S15), and ends the current evaluation process. If it is determined in step S13 that there is no instruction for the corresponding step, the dance evaluation unit 26 skips steps S14 and S15 and ends the current evaluation process. That is, when a step other than the designated step is taken, that step is not evaluated in the evaluation process of FIG. Therefore, even if the player PL steps on the tread surface 11a at a position different from the determination area DA indicated by the instruction sign 35, the action is ignored by the dance evaluation unit 26 and does not affect the evaluation.

In the process of FIG. 11, the process of step S12 or less is executed on condition that the output signal of any of the light receiving units 14c of the stage sensor 14 changes from ON to OFF. Therefore, in response to the step instruction via the guide image 31, the player PL needs to once raise the foot from the tread surface 11a and newly step on the determination area DA designated by the instruction sign 35. However, the evaluation process of the dance evaluation unit 26 is not limited to the example of evaluating the step by using the change of the output signal of the light receiving unit 14c from ON to OFF as a trigger. For example, even if it is determined whether or not the step is performed correctly based on whether or not the step of the player PL is detected in the specified time and the determination area DA with reference to the step record RS of the sequence data SD. Good. In this case, in addition to the case where the player PL raises his / her foot and then newly steps on the designated determination area DA, the player PL does not raise his / her foot to the designated determination area DA on the tread surface 11a. Even if you slip your foot, it will be judged that the step is being performed correctly. When a jump is specified as one of the steps, whether or not the output signals of all the light receiving units 14c of the play area AR for which the jump is specified is set to the time when the jump is specified is set. It should be determined. In addition to the steps of the player PL, the dance evaluation unit 26 may determine whether or not the player PL is performing an action such as bending down as instructed by using the image captured by the camera 17. Good.

In the process of FIG. 11, it is not determined whether the player PL is stepping on the designated determination area DA with either the left or right foot. That is, even if the foot to be stepped on is specified in the guide image 31, whether or not the player PL has stepped on the designated foot is not subject to evaluation. Therefore, for example, even if the player PL takes a step with the left foot with respect to the instruction sign 35 with the right foot specified, the step of the player PL is appropriate as long as the time and position of the step match the instruction of the step record RS. Is evaluated as. However, it may be detected whether the step is performed on the left foot or the right foot, and whether or not the step is performed on the designated foot may be added to the evaluation target. If the resolution of the stage sensor 14 is sufficiently high, the right foot or the left foot can be discriminated in a pattern in which the stage sensor 14 detects the foot, that is, a light receiving unit 14c that outputs an ON signal and a light receiving unit that outputs an OFF signal. It can be determined based on how the parts 14c are distributed. Alternatively, the orientation of at least a part of the player PL's body (lower body or face as an example) may be determined based on the image of the player PL captured by the camera 17, and the left foot or the right foot may be distinguished based on the determination result. The left foot or the right foot may be distinguished by combining the orientation determined from the image of the camera 17 and the detection status of the stage sensor 14. Of course, in addition to the stage sensor 14 and the camera 17, sensors that can distinguish and detect the left foot or the right foot may be used.

Further, in the process of FIG. 11, even when two players PL1 and PL2 are playing, it is not determined which player PL has taken the step. Therefore, even if the front player PL1 takes a step in the rear determination areas DA21 to 24, or conversely, the rear player PL2 takes a step in the front determination area DA11-14, the time of the step. And if the position is correct, it is judged that an appropriate step has been taken. Therefore, it is possible for two players PL1 and PL2 to help each other and play a dance. Alternatively, it is also permissible for one player PL to play so as to cover both the front and rear play areas AR1 and AR2. Further, by providing a sufficient margin on the tread surface 11a of the stage 11, it is possible that a plurality of player PLs take a dance step in at least one play area AR.

As is clear from the above description, the play area AR is an area set as a range in which at least one player PL should take a dance step. It is possible to logically determine what range is set as one play area by comparing it with the size of the play area and the instruction of the step given via the display device 13. That is, in the above embodiment, the steps are instructed with the four determination areas DA11 to DA14 on the front side as one unit, and the steps are instructed with the four determination areas DA21 to DA24 on the rear side as different units. The play area AR can be conceived for each instruction unit. Then, those play area ARs may be set so as to be displaced with respect to the front-rear direction. In the above mode, a plurality of determination area DAs are set by changing the position in the left-right direction with respect to one play area AR, but a plurality of determination area DAs are set in the front-back direction in one play area AR. , The player PL may be guided to take steps back and forth in one play area AR by appropriately changing the instruction of the step position back and forth. In that case, the player PL can be directed to take steps in the front-back and left-right directions within each play area AR arranged so as to be displaced in the front-rear direction, and the player PL can be guided to perform a dance with higher color rendering. Further, the number of determination areas DA in the left-right direction is not limited to four and can be changed as appropriate. The number of play area ARs in the front-back direction can also be changed as appropriate.

In the above embodiment, a plurality of determination areas DA are fixedly set in each of the play areas AR1 and AR2, but the determination area DA may be set to change dynamically. For example, the arrangement of the determination area DA may be changed as appropriate during game play. Further, the size of the determination area DA may be changed as appropriate. For example, the size of the determination area DA may change according to the difficulty level set for the game, the level of the player PL, the skill, and the like. As an example, the higher the difficulty level or the higher the level of the player PL, the narrower the determination area DA, so that the evaluation regarding the suitability of the position where the player PL takes a step may be performed more strictly. In that case, the width of the indicator 35 in the left-right direction may be changed according to the change in the size of the determination area DA in the left-right direction. Further, it is not always necessary that the lane LN on which the instruction sign 35 moves is set to be constant. For example, the setting of the lane LN is omitted, and the position in the left-right direction in which the instruction sign 35 should be displayed is specified in association with the position in the left-right direction of the light receiving unit 14c in the sequence data SD, and the instructed position is specified. By specifying how much range of the light receiving unit 14c in the left-right direction should be set as the determination area DA as a reference, the range in the left-right direction of the determination area DA is dynamically set with reference to the position of the indicator 35 in the left-right direction. It is possible to change to. When a plurality of determination area DAs are set in the front-rear direction in each play area AR and a step in the front-rear direction is instructed to the player PL, the determination area DA may be dynamically changed also in the front-rear direction.

The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned form, and can be appropriately modified or modified. For example, in the above embodiment, the steps are evaluated separately for each play area AR1 and AR2, but the determination area DA is specified and the actual step is actually performed only in the left-right direction without distinguishing the play areas AR1 and R2. Matching or disagreement with the detected determination area DA may be determined. For example, when a step for the leftmost determination area DA11 of the front play area AR1 is instructed, and a step is detected in the leftmost determination area DA21 of the rear play area AR2, the step position instruction and the actual step position are specified. It may be considered that the step position matches. In short, as long as a step is instructed for each play area AR so that the step position changes appropriately in each of the front and rear play areas AR1 and AR2, a plurality of player PLs lined up in the front and back cooperate or cooperate with each other. It is possible to guide the player PL to take a step with a high degree of directing and targeting, thereby enhancing the fun of the game.

The dance instruction unit 25 as an example of the step instruction means indicates the time and position of the step or the like by relatively moving the instruction sign 35 and the reference sign 36 in a predetermined direction in the guide image 31, but the step instruction means Is not limited to such an example. For example, a step instruction means may be configured such that an image in which a predetermined character is dancing is presented as a guide image, and the player takes steps in accordance with the guide image. In the above embodiment, the moving area 37 of the guide image 31 is shared between the front and rear play areas AR1 and AR2, but the step instruction means instructs the step or the like for each play area in different areas of the display device. By displaying an image, it may be configured to separately indicate a step or the like for each play area.

In the above form, the dance evaluation unit 26 is provided in the control unit 20 of the game machine 3 in order to evaluate the player PL, but instead of or in addition to this, the dance video distributed via the network 5 is provided. A mechanism may be provided in which the user of the game system 1 evaluates the player PL by using the above. That is, the dance evaluation unit 26 is not always essential in the game machine 3. When evaluating the player PL through the distribution of the dance video, it is possible to omit the step detection means such as the stage sensor 14. Further, even when the step detecting means is provided in the game machine 3, not only the stage sensor 14 using infrared rays but also various sensors may be used as the step detecting means as long as the actual step position of the player PL can be detected. For example, the actual step position may be detected via the camera 17. Alternatively, a load sensor or the like may be arranged on the tread surface 11a to detect which position is being stepped on.

In the above embodiment, the dance evaluation unit 26 as an example of the evaluation means includes the time and position of the step instructed by the dance instruction unit 25 (determination area DA) and the time and position of the actual step detected by the stage sensor 14. The player PL was evaluated by comparing the above, but the evaluation means can be appropriately changed as long as the player PL is evaluated based on the comparison between the step instruction status and the actually performed step detection status. For example, the evaluation means may be configured to compare the time indicated by the step with the time actually detected of the step and evaluate the player PL regardless of whether the positions match or do not match. As described above, the evaluation means can be appropriately omitted in the game machine 3.

The mirror 15 of the game machine 3 is not limited to the example of being arranged below the display device 13. For example, as shown in FIG. 12, mirrors 15 may be provided along the left and right side portions of the vertical wall 12 of the housing 10. In that case, the mirror 15 below the display device 13 may be omitted. The stage 11 is not limited to a configuration in which two play area ARs are arranged in the front-rear direction, and the arrangement of the play area ARs can be appropriately changed as long as a plurality of play area ARs are arranged so as to be displaced in the front-rear direction. .. For example, a plurality of play area ARs are arranged in a triangular shape (FIG. 13), in a square shape (FIG. 14), in a diamond shape (FIG. 15), or in a staggered shape when viewed from above (FIG. 13). Deformations such as those shown in FIG. 16) are possible. As is clear from the example of FIG. 16, the play area AR is not limited to the example in which the play area AR is set in a rectangular shape, and may be set in an ellipse or other appropriate shape. Part of the front and rear play area AR may overlap each other. The mirror 15 is not limited to a physical mirror that reflects the optical image of the player PL. For example, an electronic mirror that displays the image of the player PL taken by the camera 17 as an electronic reflection image on the screen of the display device may be provided. The display device in that case may be provided, for example, at the position of the mirror 15 of FIG. 2 or FIG. 12, or may be provided by utilizing a part of the display device 13 of FIG. 2 or FIG.

Various aspects of the present invention derived from the above-described embodiments and modifications will be described below. In the following description, reference numerals of the accompanying drawings are added in parentheses to facilitate understanding of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to the illustrated form.

In the game machine (3) according to one aspect of the present invention, a plurality of play areas (AR1, AR2; AR) are set by shifting the position in the front-rear direction when the direction facing the display device (13) is the front-back direction. A stage (11) having a tread surface (11a) in which each play area is set as a range in which at least one player (PL) should take a dance step, and the player in each of the plurality of play areas. The player distinguishes each step position as a position where the tread surface should be trampled for each play area via the display device while changing the step position in each play area as the game progresses. It is provided with a step instruction means (25) for instructing.

According to the game machine of the above aspect, the player is instructed to take an appropriate step for each play area in each of the plurality of play areas. Since the play area is set to be shifted in the front-back direction, by adjusting the instructions for each play area so that each player cooperates or takes a coordinated step while shifting the positions of a plurality of players back and forth. , It is possible to guide the player to take a complex and highly directing step. As a result, it is possible to enhance the interest of the game from the viewpoint of performing a dance to others.

In the game machine according to the above aspect, the mirror (15) may be provided so as to face the player. According to this, the player located in the front play area can visually recognize the state of the rear player, for example, what kind of step the rear player is taking by using a mirror. As a result, it is possible to provide a game machine having a configuration suitable for the front and rear players to perform a cooperative or coordinated dance. For example, it is possible for the front player to easily perform an ad-lib action according to the movement of the rear player.

Further, the mirror may be arranged below the display device. According to this, the player facing the display device can easily see at least the feet of the player behind.

In the game machine according to the above aspect, at least two play areas may be arranged in the front-rear direction with respect to the display device. According to this, based on the state where multiple players are lined up in a row in the front and back, the players are guided to perform such as synchronizing the left and right or taking steps alternately to the left and right. be able to.

The game machine according to the above aspect may further include a dance image acquisition means (17) for acquiring a dance image of the player on the tread surface. According to this, it is possible to provide an opportunity to show the dance steps to others through the dance video, and further enhance the fun of the game.

A game machine provided with a dance video acquisition means may further include a video transmission means (27) capable of transmitting the dance video via a predetermined network (5). According to this, it is possible to make the dance video viewed by many viewers via the network, and it is possible to further enhance the interest of the game. It is also possible to distribute a dance video via a network, evaluate the dance using the feedback, or activate communication between users, and the use of the network can further enhance the interest of the game.

In the game machine according to the above aspect, the step detecting means (14) that outputs a signal corresponding to the actual step position in which the player is actually stepping on the tread surface in each play area, and the step detecting means by the step indicating means. An evaluation means (26) for evaluating the player based on a comparison between the step position instruction status and the detection status of the actual step position by the actual step detection means may be further provided. According to this, it is possible to evaluate how the player is taking steps in response to the step instruction, and give the player the motivation to play the game in order to obtain a high evaluation on the game machine.

1 Game system 2 Center server 3 Game machine 4 User terminal device 5 Network 10 Housing 11 Stage 11a Stage tread 13 Display device 14 Stage sensor (step detection means)
15 Mirror 17 Camera (Dance video acquisition means)
20 Control unit 25 Dance indicator (step instruction means)
26 Dance Evaluation Department (Evaluation Means)
27 Video processing unit (video transmission means)
31 Guide image 35, 35A to 35D Instruction sign 36 Reference sign AR, AR1, AR2 Play area DA11 to DA14, DA21 to DA24 Judgment area

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A tread surface in which a plurality of play areas are set by shifting the positions in the front-back direction when the direction facing the display device is the front-back direction, and each play area is set as a range in which at least one player should take a dance step. With a stage that has
The display device while changing the step position as a position where the player should step on the tread surface in each of the plurality of play areas and the step position in each play area as the game progresses. A step instruction means for instructing the player separately for each play area via
A game console equipped with.