JP2021023517A - Performance control system, method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a technique further improving entertaining properties by providing another means for controlling a performance of a show.SOLUTION: A performance control system comprising a plurality of costume suites and a radio controller. Each of the plurality of costume suites includes a radio receiver for receiving a radio signal from the radio controller, a performance section including a light-emitting part, and a control section for controlling a performance pattern of the performance section. The radio controller specifies each radio receiver of the costume suites and transmits each performance pattern of each costume suite, to the specified radio receiver. The control section of the costume suite, in response to reception of the radio signal representing the performance pattern from the radio controller, actuates the performance section by the performance pattern.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present disclosure relates to production control systems, methods and programs.

Shows are held to express the world view of contents such as games, manga, anime, novels, and dramas. For example, a costume of a character appearing in a game is made to appear, and a performer wearing the costume walks at an event venue or the like to move the costume.

In order to produce a show with these costumes, a light emitting device may be attached to the costume to illuminate it in a predetermined pattern. For example, a performer wearing a costume controls a light emitting pattern of the light emitting device of the costume by operating a control device mounted on the costume. Since the performer often has a limited field of view due to wearing the costume, the light emission pattern is controlled while listening to the background music (BGM) played at the show.

"Pikachu Mass Outbreak Chu 2018 Pikachu Great March Night Dance", [online], August 11, 2018, [Search on July 27, 1st year of Reiwa], Internet <URL: https://www.youtube.com / watch? v = 1Ps4LGoiZ-M ＞

However, when the performer controls the production of the costume, there is a problem that it is difficult to increase the variation of the production. For example, if the field of view of the performer wearing the costume is limited, the actor may be limited to switching the production while listening to the sound such as BGM.

Therefore, the present disclosure provides a technique for further improving the entertainment property of the show by providing another means for controlling the production of the show.

According to one embodiment, an effect control system including a plurality of costumes and a wireless control device is provided. Each of the plurality of costumes includes a wireless receiver for receiving a wireless signal from the wireless control device, an effect unit including a light emitting unit, and a control unit for controlling the effect pattern of the effect unit. The wireless control device identifies each of the wireless receivers of each costume, and transmits the effect pattern of each costume to the specified wireless receiver. The costume control unit operates the effect unit according to the effect pattern in response to receiving a radio signal indicating the effect pattern from the wireless control device.

According to one embodiment, there is provided a method of producing by an effect control system, which is composed of a plurality of costumes and a wireless control device. Each of the plurality of costumes includes a wireless receiver for receiving a wireless signal from the wireless control device, an effect unit including a light emitting unit, and a control unit for controlling the effect pattern of the effect unit. In the method, the wireless control device identifies each of the wireless receivers of each costume, and transmits the effect pattern of each costume to the specified wireless receiver. In response to the costume control unit receiving the radio signal indicating the effect pattern from the wireless control device, the effect unit is operated according to the effect pattern.

According to one embodiment, a wireless control device for an effect control system, which is composed of a plurality of costumes and a wireless control device, is provided. Each of the plurality of costumes includes a wireless receiver for receiving a wireless signal from the wireless control device, an effect unit including a light emitting unit, and a control unit for controlling the effect pattern of the effect unit. The wireless control device identifies each of the wireless receivers of each costume, and transmits the effect pattern of each costume to the specified wireless receiver. The costume control unit operates the effect unit according to the effect pattern in response to receiving a radio signal indicating the effect pattern from the wireless control device.

According to the present disclosure, the entertainment property can be further improved.

It is a figure which shows the whole structure of the effect control system 1. It is a figure which shows the whole structure of the effect control system 1. It is a figure which shows the detail of the structure for controlling the effect pattern of a plurality of costumes 10 by a wireless control device 20. It is a flowchart which shows the process which the wireless control device 20 controls the effect pattern of the costume 10. It is a figure which shows the whole structure of the effect control system in 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the data structure of various data for holding the history of the position of a costume and the history of the position of a user. It is a flowchart which shows the operation of each apparatus at the time of controlling the effect pattern of the costume 10 by judging the reaction of the audience user 4. It is a flowchart which shows the operation of each apparatus in 3rd Embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same parts are designated by the same reference numerals. Their names and functions are the same. Therefore, the detailed description of them will not be repeated.

<First Embodiment>
<1 Configuration diagram of the entire production control system>
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of the effect control system 1.

As shown in FIG. 1, the production control system 1 is a system for controlling the production of a show or event (hereinafter, also referred to as “event or the like”) performed at the event venue 3. The effect control system 1 is composed of a plurality of costumes 10 and a wireless control device 20.

Events and the like express the world view of contents such as games, manga, anime, novels, and dramas, for example. Events are held outdoors or indoors. As an effect that constitutes an event or the like, the appearance of a costume 10 representing a character appearing in the content is included. The costume 10 has a structure in which the performer can move movable parts such as limbs of the costume 10 from the inside of the costume 10. For example, when the performer wears the costume 10, the performer's limbs can be inserted into the limbs of the costume 10. If the costume 10 has a tail or the like, the performer may be able to operate these.

As shown in the figure, a plurality of costumes 10 (showing four costumes 10 of 10A, 10B, 10C, and 10D) appear in the production of an event, and the plurality of costumes 10 move by themselves. (That is, walking by the performer wearing the costume 10), moving by riding on a moving body such as a ship or a vehicle, and the like are included. When a plurality of costumes 10 appear at an event or the like, costumes having various appearances may appear, or a plurality of costumes having substantially the same appearance may appear. For example, a plurality of characters that imitate the appearance of virtual characters appearing in the content may appear. Here, when a plurality of costumes having substantially the same appearance appear, the directing unit to be attached to each costume may be different. In addition, a costume that imitates the appearance of a virtual character and a costume that imitates the appearance of a character related to the character (for example, a character that evolves or transforms the character, or a human relationship with the character, etc. A costume that imitates the appearance of a certain character) may appear at an event or the like.

The effect using the costume 10 includes a visual effect by light and an auditory effect by sound. For example, the costume 10 is equipped with a light emitting member such as an LED to control the light emitting pattern in time with music. In the illustrated example, the costume 10 is provided with an effect unit 16 (effect unit 16A, 16B, 16C, 16D) as a light emitting member. For example, the effect unit 16 may be provided on the head, arms, legs, body, and tail of the costume 10.

The method of directing with light is not limited to light emission by an LED (light emitting diode), and may irradiate light having high straightness such as laser light. In addition, as a method of producing other than light, when producing by sound, the costume 10 may dance or the like in accordance with BGM, or a speaker having high directivity may provide sound that can be heard at a specific position. ..

The wireless control device 20 is a device for controlling the effect of the plurality of costumes 10. The operator 2 operates the wireless control device 20. The operator 2 controls the effect of each of the plurality of costumes 10 by designating each of the plurality of costumes 10 and the effect pattern.

The spectator user 4 is a user who enjoys an event or the like held at the event venue 3 by visiting the event venue 3. Events and the like may be held free of charge for entry and exit to the event venue 3, and may be held for a fee with restrictions on entry and exit to the event venue 3. For example, when an event or the like is held for a fee, the audience user 4 obtains a ticket for the event or the like in advance and accepts the event or the like at the event venue 3 to receive the event or the like held at the event venue 3. You can see it. That is, the effect control system 1 may include a reception system for recording that the spectator user 4 has visited.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of the effect control system 1. In the example of FIG. 2, the costume 10A and the costume 10B are shown as the plurality of costumes 10.

The costume 10A includes a wireless receiver 12, an input device 13, an output device 14, a storage unit 15, an effect unit 16, and a control unit 19.

Since the costume 10A communicates with other wireless devices, the wireless receiver 12 performs modulation / demodulation processing for receiving a signal via the antenna. The radio receiver 12 may have a configuration for transmitting a radio signal. The wireless receiver 12 is a communication module including a tuner, an RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator) calculation circuit, a CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) calculation circuit, a high frequency circuit, and the like. The wireless receiver 12 performs modulation / demodulation and frequency conversion of the wireless signal transmitted / received by the costume 10A, and supplies the received signal to the control unit 19 and the like.

The input device 13 is a device for receiving an operation from a performer wearing the costume 10A, and is, for example, a physical button.

The output device 14 is a device for outputting information to the performer wearing the costume 10A or the spectator user 4. For example, it is composed of a display, a speaker, and the like. For example, when the effect pattern of the costume 10A is changed by the control of the wireless control device 20, a voice indicating that the effect pattern has been changed is output from the speaker to the performer of the costume 10A. Further, for example, predetermined information is presented on the display to the audience user 4 around the costume 10A.

The storage unit 15 is composed of, for example, a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory), a flash memory, or the like, and stores data and programs used by the costume 10A. In a certain aspect, the storage unit 15 stores various settings for producing the effect by the effect unit 16. The storage unit 15 stores, for example, the setting of the light emission pattern of the light emitting unit constituting the effect unit 16. The costume 10A updates the light emission pattern setting each time it receives the light emission pattern designation from the wireless control device 20.

The control unit 19 controls the operation of the costume 10A by reading the program stored in the storage unit 15 and executing the instructions included in the program. The control unit 19 is, for example, a processor.

Although not shown, the costume 10A holds a power supply source such as a battery, and supplies power to the control unit 19, the effect unit 16, and the like. For example, the performer wearing the costume 10A may be able to switch the mode of supplying electric power to the effect unit 16 and the like by performing a predetermined operation. For example, the power saving mode may be set before the production of the event or the like starts, and the performer may operate to cancel the power saving mode when the production of the event or the like starts. Further, the control of the wireless control device 20 may be able to control the power supply of the costume 10A without the operation of the performer. For example, the costume 10A may switch the power consumption mode in response to receiving a signal from the wireless control device 20.

The wireless control device 20 includes a wireless transmitter 22, an operation console 23, a storage unit 25, and a control unit 29.

Since the wireless control device 20 communicates with other wireless devices, the wireless transmitter 22 performs modulation / demodulation processing for transmitting signals via the antenna. The wireless transmitter 22 may have a configuration for receiving a wireless signal. The wireless transmitter 22 is a communication module including a tuner, an RSSI calculation circuit, a CRC calculation circuit, a high frequency circuit, and the like. The wireless transmitter 22 performs modulation / demodulation and frequency conversion of the wireless signal transmitted / received by the wireless control device 20 and gives the received signal to the control unit 29 and the like.

The console 23 is a device for receiving an operation from the operator 2. Although the details will be described later, the operation console 23 accepts an operation for controlling each effect pattern of the plurality of costumes 10. For example, when the wireless control device 20 assigns a wireless channel to each of a plurality of costumes 10 for a wireless channel that can be used for transmitting a wireless signal, the operator 2 specifies the range of the wireless channel to produce which costume 10 is produced. The operator 2 can specify whether to control the pattern.

The storage unit 25 stores an effect pattern for producing an effect by the effect unit 16 of the costume 10. For example, when the effect unit 16 is composed of a light emitting unit, the storage unit 25 stores information that defines the timing for causing the light emitting unit to emit light as an effect pattern.

The control unit 29 controls the operation of the wireless control device 20 by reading the program stored in the storage unit 25 and executing the instructions included in the program. The control unit 29 is, for example, a processor. In response to the input operation of the operator 2 to the console 23, the control unit 29 generates a radio signal for controlling the effect of each of the plurality of costumes 10, and transmits the radio signal to each of the costumes 10.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing details of a configuration for the wireless control device 20 to control the effect patterns of the plurality of costumes 10.

The costume 10 and the wireless control device 20 have a device configuration corresponding to a predetermined communication protocol in order to enable control by a wireless signal. In the present embodiment, 11 costumes 10 are made to appear (costumes 10A, 10B, ... 10K).

The wireless control device 20 has a plurality of wireless transmitters 22 (wireless transmitters 22A, 22B, ... 22K) corresponding to each of the costumes 10. In the present embodiment, the wireless control device 20 can use a maximum of 512 channels, of which 363 channels are used.

The costume 10A includes a wireless receiver 12A and an effect unit 16A. The effect unit 16A includes a plurality of light emitting units (light emitting units 16A1, 16A2, ...). Each light emitting unit is composed of a plurality of monochromatic light emitting members. For example, each light emitting unit is composed of an LED that emits red, an LED that emits blue, and an LED that emits green so that an arbitrary color can be expressed by mixing three colors (RGB). May be. In the illustrated example, the costume 10A includes 11 light emitting units (light emitting units 16A1, A2, ... A11) as the effect unit 16A. Each light emitting unit is provided with three light emitting members, and three channels are assigned corresponding to each light emitting member. Therefore, 33 channels (11 systems of light emitting units and 3 channels for each light emitting unit) are assigned to the costume 10A (1st channel to 33rd channel).

Similarly, the costume 10B includes a wireless receiver 12B and an effect unit 16B. The production unit 16B includes 11 light emitting units. As in the case of Kigurumi 10A, 33 channels are assigned to Kigurumi 10B (channels 34 to 66). Similarly, 33 channels are assigned to the costume 10K (channels 331 to 363). The wireless receiver 12 receives the wireless signal transmitted from the wireless control device 20 and acquires the signal of the channel assigned to the own device.

In the wireless control device 20, the console 23 and each of the plurality of wireless transmitters 22 are connected by a daisy chain. Each of the console 23 and the plurality of wireless transmitters 22 has a connector for receiving a signal input and a connector for outputting a signal, and each connector is connected with a cable.

The wireless control device 20 stores an 8-bit code corresponding to 512 channels in the storage unit 25. When the operator 2 operates the console 23, the 8-bit code stored in the storage unit 25 is updated. The control unit 29 of the wireless control device 20 generates a transmission signal based on the 8-bit code stored in the storage unit 25. The transmission signal includes, for example, a start bit and a stop bit. The wireless control device 20 sequentially transmits wireless signals to the plurality of costumes 10 based on the code stored in the storage unit 25.

The wireless control device 20 may transmit the next signal before finishing transmitting the signal of the 512 channel. In the present embodiment, since 363 channels are used to control 11 costumes 10 out of 512 channels, the next signal is transmitted in response to the completion of transmitting the signals of 363 channels. You may do it.

Further, the cycle of the signal transmitted from the wireless control device 20 to the costume 10 may be changed according to the increase or decrease in the number of individuals of the plurality of costumes 10. For example, when the number of costumes 10 appearing in the event venue 3 is reduced from 11 to 5, the number of channels required to produce the costumes 10 is 165 channels (for example, channels 1 to 165). The wireless control device 20 may change the cycle of transmitting the wireless signal to the costume 10 according to the operation of the operator 2. As a result, when switching the effect pattern of the costume 10 according to the operation of the operator 2, it is possible to switch in a shorter period of time.

<Operation>
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a process in which the wireless control device 20 controls the effect pattern of the costume 10.

In step S405, the wireless control device 20 receives from the operator 2 via the console 23 the designation of the information corresponding to each costume 10 and the effect pattern of the LEDs constituting the effect unit 16. The wireless control device 20 updates the code for generating the wireless signal to be transmitted to the wireless receivers 12 of the plurality of costumes 10 according to the user's designation.

In step S409, the wireless control device 20 generates a wireless signal according to the designation of the effect pattern of each costume 10. The wireless control device 20 generates a signal of 363 channels based on the code stored in the storage unit 25.

In step S413, the wireless control device 20 wirelessly indicates the effect pattern of each costume 10 to the wireless receivers 12 (12A, 12B, ...) By the wireless transmitters 22 (22A, 22B, ...). Send a signal.

In step S455, each costume 10 receives the radio signal of the corresponding channel by the radio receiver 12.

In step S457, each costume 10 causes the light emitting unit (LED) of the effect unit 16 to emit light according to the effect pattern shown in the radio signal.

For example, when the wireless control device 20 performs an effect of blinking the light emitting portion of the specific costume 10 as an effect pattern, the wireless signal that causes the light emitting unit of the specific costume 10 to emit light in the channel corresponding to the specific costume 10. , A radio signal that does not cause the light emitting unit to emit light is alternately generated and transmitted to the costume 10. The costume 10 may blink the light emitting unit by causing the light emitting unit to emit light or not emitting light based on the wireless signal.

Further, when the light emitting pattern of the light emitting unit is held for each effect pattern in the costume 10, the wireless control device 20 may transmit information for identifying the effect pattern to the costume 10. As a result, the costume 10 can perform the effect by the effect unit 16 based on the information that identifies the effect pattern, and can control the light emission of each light emitting unit.

<Second Embodiment>
In the second embodiment, (i) an example in which the wireless control device 20 controls the effect pattern by the costumes 10 according to the positions of the plurality of costumes 10 will be described. As a result, it is possible to control the production of an event or the like without the operation of the operator 2.

(Ii) Further, an example of controlling the effect pattern by the costume 10 according to the position of the spectator user 4 who sees the event or the like will be described. With the above configuration, it is possible to control the production according to the reaction of the audience user at the venue such as an event.

(Iii) Further, an example will be described in which, in addition to the costume 10, there are buildings around the event venue 3 and flying objects flying around the event venue 3 as targets for the radio control device 20 to control the effect.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of the effect control system according to the second embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 5, a building 60 is arranged around the event venue 3. The building 60 includes a directing unit 61. The effect unit 61 is composed of, for example, a light emitting unit, a display, a speaker, and the like. In addition, the flying object 50 is flying above the event venue 3. The aircraft body 50 is, for example, one or more drones. The flying object 50 includes a light emitting unit or the like that irradiates a laser beam.

The wireless control device 20 can control the effect of the effect unit 61 of the building 60. That is, the effect unit 61 of the building 60 has a configuration equivalent to that of the wireless receiver 12 or the like as described in the first embodiment, so that the light emitting unit 61 responds to the wireless signal transmitted from the wireless control device 20. Lights up.

The wireless control device 20 can control the effect of the effect unit of the flying object 50. For example, the wireless control device 20 controls an effect such as irradiation of laser light from the flying object 50 to the event venue 3.

In the second embodiment, the effect control system includes a detection device that detects the positions of the plurality of costumes 10, the positions of the spectator user 4, the reaction of the spectator user 4 who watches the event, and the like.

The positions of the costume 10 and the spectator user 4 may be acquired by a captured image of the camera or a position information sensor.

For example, the position of the costume 10 may be specified by mounting a GPS (Global Positioning System,) sensor on each of the costumes 10. Further, when the position information sensor is mounted on the terminal of the spectator user 4, the position of the spectator user 4 may be specified based on the output of the position information sensor of these terminals.

For example, the camera 70 is installed in the building 60. The camera 70 can detect the positions of the plurality of costumes 10 in the event venue 3. The event venue 3 may be photographed by a camera (not shown) included in the flying object 50, and the positions of the plurality of costumes 10 may be detected by analyzing the photographed images.

Further, the camera 70 can detect the position of a specific spectator user 4 included in the shooting area or detect the number of an unspecified number of spectator users 4 by shooting the spectator user 4. Good. As a result, it is possible to detect the position where the spectator users 4 gather at the event venue 3. For example, since the position where the spectator user 4 gathers can be said to be the position where the spectator user 4 is highly interested in the event or the like, the content of the effect in which the spectator user 4 is highly responsive in the configuration of the event or the like is specified during or after the event. can do.

The reaction of the spectator user 4 who watches the event or the like may be detected based on the image or sound captured by the camera.

By photographing the spectator user 4 with a camera 70 or the like, it is possible to detect the reaction of the spectator user 4 observing an event or the like. For example, it is possible to determine the eyes of the spectator user 4 and the emotions of the spectator user 4 based on the captured image of the camera 70 or the like, and it is possible to specify the content in which the spectator user 4 has a high reaction in the production of an event or the like. .. The reaction of the spectator user 4 may be detected by photographing the entire area including the event venue 3 with a camera (not shown) included in the flying object 50. Further, as a method of detecting the reaction of the spectator user 4, in addition to the example of the captured image, it may be realized by detecting the voice of the spectator user 4. For example, by installing a microphone or the like around the event venue 3, the cheers of the spectator user 4 and the like can be detected.

<Data structure>
The data structure of various data stored in the wireless control device 20 and the like according to the second embodiment will be described.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a data structure of various data for holding a history of the position of the costume and a history of the position of the user. For example, the wireless control device 20 stores the costume position history 281 and the user position history 282 in the storage unit 25. In addition, in a device other than the wireless control device 20, the position of the costume 10 and the position of the spectator user 4 may be detected.

The costume position history 281 shows a history in which a plurality of costumes 10 have moved in an event or the like. As shown in the figure, each record of the costume position history 281 has the item "costume identification information (ID)", the item "date and time", the item "position", the item "movement direction", and the item "movement speed". including.

The item "Kigurumi identification information (ID)" is information for identifying each of the costumes 10.

The item "date and time" indicates the timing at which the position of the costume 10 is detected.

The item "position" indicates the position of the costume 10 at the event venue 3. For example, the position of the costume 10 may be indicated by latitude and longitude.

The item "moving direction" indicates the direction in which the costume 10 is moving at the event venue 3. For example, the direction in which the costume 10 is moving can be specified based on the information on the time-series positions of the costume 10.

The item "moving speed" indicates the moving speed when the costume 10 is moving at the event venue 3. For example, it is possible to specify the moving speed when the costume 10 is moving based on the information on the time-series position of the costume 10.

The user position history 282 shows the history in which the spectator user 4 is located at the event venue 3. The user position history 282 may hold a position history for each user (for example, when acquiring position information from the terminal of the spectator user 4), or does not specify a plurality of users located in the event venue 3. The history of the position may be kept in.

Each record of the user position history 282 includes an item "date and time", an item "position", an item "denseness", and an item "reaction (emotion)".

The item "date and time" indicates the timing at which the position of the spectator user 4 is detected.

The item "position" indicates the position of the spectator user 4.

The item "denseness" indicates the density of the spectator user 4 at the position indicated by the item "position". For example, when the position of the spectator user 4 is detected based on the captured images of the camera 70 and the flying object 50, the density of people located in a certain range at the event venue 3 can be estimated. When there is a range where the density of people is relatively high in the event venue 3, it can be estimated that the audience user 4 is highly interested in the production of the event or the like.

The item "reaction (emotion)" indicates the reaction of the spectator user 4 at the position indicated by the item "position". As the reaction of the spectator user 4, the reaction "Good" indicating that the reaction of the spectator user 4 is good, the reaction "Normal" indicating that the reaction of the spectator user 4 is normal, and the reaction of the spectator user 4 are low. A reaction "Bad" or the like indicating that there is may be set. For example, the emotion of the spectator user 4 can be determined based on the image taken by the camera. Further, the reaction of the spectator user 4 can be determined based on the sound detection result (the loudness of the cheers of the spectator user 4 and the like) at the event venue 3. That is, the wireless control device 20 may determine the emotion of the spectator user 4 based on the captured image or the voice data.

<Operation>
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of each device when controlling the effect pattern of the costume 10 by determining the reaction of the spectator user 4.

In step S705, the wireless control device 20 acquires the information on the position of the costume 10 and the captured image of the event venue 3.

In step S709, the wireless control device 20 determines the reaction of the spectator user 4 at each position of the event venue 3 based on the captured image of the event venue 3. The wireless control device 20 specifies the effect pattern of each costume 10 according to the determination result of the reaction of the spectator user 4. As a result, the wireless control device 20 generates a wireless transmission signal for transmission to the costume 10. For example, for the costume 10 near the position where the reaction determination result of the spectator user 4 becomes a specific reaction (reaction "Good", etc.), an effect pattern corresponding to the reaction determination result of the spectator user 4 is set. May be. As a result, the operator 2 can know whether the spectator user 4 is showing a specific reaction by seeing the effect pattern of the costume 10 at the event venue 3. Further, the effect pattern of the costume 10 can be controlled according to the reaction of the spectator user 4 who observes the event or the like without the operation of the operator 2. Further, when the degree of crowding of the spectator users 4 satisfies a predetermined condition (when the spectator users 4 are gathered), the wireless control device 20 creates an effect pattern of the costume 10 near the position where the spectator users 4 are crowded. It may be specified.

In step S713, the radio control device 20 transmits a radio signal indicating the effect pattern of each costume 10 to the radio receiver of the costume 10 by each radio transmitter of the radio control device 20.

As described above, the wireless control device 20 detects the operation of the spectator user 4 and identifies the costume 10 of the target to which the effect pattern is transmitted according to the detection result.

(1) Production pattern according to the position of the costume 10:
In addition to this, the wireless control device 20 may determine the effect pattern of each costume 10 based on the position of the costume 10. For example, in the event venue 3, when the costume 10 is located in a specific area, the costume 10 can be made to emit light in a specific effect pattern. For example, suppose that the world view of the content has a place where characters fight each other, a place where characters recover, and the like where a predetermined effect is exerted. It is assumed that an installation object representing a place where the predetermined effect is exerted is installed at the event venue 3. In this case, when the costume 10 moves to the position of the installation object, the wireless control device 20 may determine the effect pattern of the costume 10 as a specific effect pattern. Even when the wireless control device 20 detects the movement of the spectator user 4, the wireless control device 20 may determine the effect pattern of each costume 10 based on the position of the costume 10 regardless of the movement of the spectator user 4.

(2) Direction of movement of the costume 10 or an effect pattern according to the movement of the costume 10 within a predetermined range:
In addition to this, the wireless control device 20 may determine the effect pattern of each costume 10 based on the history of the position of the costume 10. For example, when it is detected that the costume 10 is moving in a specific direction, the costume 10 can be made to emit light in a specific effect pattern. For example, when the costume 10 is moving in a specific direction such as north, south, east, or west, a different production pattern of the costume 10 may be determined for each direction.

Further, the wireless control device 20 causes the costume 10 to emit light in a specific effect pattern when the costume 10 is moving toward or away from the specific range of the event venue 3. It is possible to perform such effects. For example, as a world view of the content, it is assumed that there is a production in which the costume 10A and the costume 10B imitating a virtual character perform a battle in a specific place. Then, at the event venue 3, it is assumed that an installation object indicating the specific place where the approach of the costume 10 can be detected is installed. The wireless control device 20 can make the costume 10 toward the installation object or the costume 10 moving away from the installation object produce an effect in a specific effect pattern.

As described above, when the effect pattern is controlled according to the position of the costume 10, the output device 14 notifies the performer of the costume 10 in response to the effect being performed by the specific effect pattern. May be. As a result, the performer of Kigurumi 10 can recognize that the production has been switched to a specific production pattern.

<Third embodiment>
In the third embodiment, the operation of designating the effect pattern is received from the terminal of the spectator user 4. That is, the audience user 4 can also participate in the production of an event or the like.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of each device according to the third embodiment.

In step S805, the wireless control device 20 receives the designation of the effect pattern of the light emitting unit (LED) of the costume 10 from the terminal of the spectator user 4. For example, the terminal of the spectator user 4 may accept the designation of the effect pattern without designating the costume 10, or may accept the designation of the effect pattern of the costume 10 near the terminal of the spectator user 4. ..

In step S809, the wireless control device 20 generates a wireless transmission signal according to the designation of the effect pattern of each costume 10 received from the terminal of the spectator user 4. For example, when the terminal of the spectator user 4 does not accept the designation of the costume 10, the wireless control device 20 may use the effect pattern of the plurality of costumes 10 as the effect pattern designated by the terminal of the spectator 10. Based on the position of the terminal of the user 4, the costume 10 has a predetermined positional relationship with the position of the terminal of the spectator user 4 (for example, the costume 10 within a certain distance from the position of the terminal of the spectator user 4 or the spectator user. The effect pattern of the costume 10 may be the designated effect pattern, such as the costume 10 closest to the position of the terminal of 4.

In step S813, the radio control device 20 transmits a radio signal indicating the effect pattern of each costume 10 to the radio receiver of the costume 10 by each radio transmitter of the radio control device 20.

<Modification example>
In the terminal of the spectator user 4, when the position of the terminal of the spectator user 4 and the position of the costume 10 satisfy a predetermined condition, the terminal of the spectator user 4 may be able to execute a specific process. For example, in the terminal of the spectator user 4, the position of the costume 10 may be acquired from the wireless control device 20. Alternatively, the costume 10 included in the captured image may be detected by shooting with the camera of the terminal of the spectator user 4. As a result, when the position of the terminal of the spectator user 4 and the position of the costume 10 are within a certain distance, for example, it is assumed that the user can use a specific function in the application that operates on the terminal of the spectator user 4. May be good. For example, when the application running on the terminal of the spectator user 4 is a game program, the captured image taken by the camera of the terminal of the spectator user 4 includes the costume 10, so that the game corresponding to the character of the costume 10 is included. The content may be available to the user.

In addition, a specific function such as battle may be available in the game program. For example, it is assumed that the costume 10 is included in the captured image taken by the camera of the terminal of the spectator user 4, so that the game character corresponding to the character of the costume 10 can be played against the game program. At this time, the game character may be a plurality of users who have detected the costume 10 at the event venue 3 and can participate in the battle. For example, the total number of users who can participate in the battle may be managed in the game program based on the position of the costume 10 and the position of the terminal that has detected the costume 10 among the terminals of the spectator user 4.

As described in each of the above embodiments, according to each embodiment, the operator 2 observes the reaction of the spectator user 4 who observes the event of the event venue 3, and the plurality of costumes 10 at the event venue 3. Since it is possible to control the production pattern of each costume 10 at any time while observing the movement of the show, it is possible to further improve the entertainment property of the show or event.

<Additional notes>
The matters described in each of the above embodiments will be added below.

(Appendix 1)
According to one embodiment, an effect control system (1) including a plurality of costumes (10) and a wireless control device (20) is provided. Each of the plurality of costumes has a wireless receiver (12) for receiving a wireless signal from a wireless control device, an effect unit (16) including a light emitting unit, and a control unit (19) for controlling the effect pattern of the effect unit. ) And. The wireless control device identifies each of the wireless receivers of each costume, and transmits the effect pattern of each costume to the specified wireless receiver (22). The costume control unit operates the effect unit according to the effect pattern in response to receiving a radio signal indicating the effect pattern from the wireless control device.

(Appendix 2)
The wireless control device includes a reception unit (23) that receives an input operation from the operator (2) who operates the wireless control device, and is specified by receiving an operation for designating a costume and an effect pattern from the operator. The effect control system according to (22) and (Appendix 1), which transmits a signal indicating a designated effect pattern to a wireless transmitter in a costume.

(Appendix 3)
Channels that can receive wireless signals from each of the wireless receivers of the multiple costumes are set for each wireless receiver (22A, 22B, ...), and the wireless control device allows the operator to specify the channel. , The effect control system according to (Appendix 2), which identifies the costume that transmits the effect pattern.

(Appendix 4)
The wireless control device is a production unit of a building (60) installed in the surroundings including the venue (3) where the production by a plurality of costumes is performed, or a production pattern of an air vehicle (50) flying over the venue. (Appendix 2) or (Appendix 3) to transmit the effect pattern of the effect unit or the flying object by receiving an operation of designating the effect unit or the flying object from the operator. The production control system described in.

(Appendix 5)
The wireless control device includes a receiving unit that receives an operation for designating the effect pattern from the audience user (4) who watches the effect by the costume, and transmits the effect pattern specified by the audience user to the wireless receiver ( The effect control system according to any one of S805, S809, S813), (Appendix 1) to (Appendix 4).

(Appendix 6)
The wireless control device detects the movement of the audience user who watches the effect of the costume (282), and identifies the costume to which the effect pattern is transmitted according to the detection result (S709), (Appendix 1) to (Appendix 1) The production control system according to any one of 5).

(Appendix 7)
The effect control system according to any one of (Appendix 1) to (Appendix 6), wherein the wireless control device acquires the position of each costume and determines the effect pattern of each costume based on the position of the costume (281). ..

(Appendix 8)
The production control system according to (Appendix 7), wherein the wireless control device determines the production pattern of each costume based on the position of each costume regardless of the movement of the spectator user around the costume.

(Appendix 9)
The wireless control device identifies a costume that satisfies a predetermined condition based on the history of the position of the costume (281), and transmits an effect pattern to the specified costume, from (Appendix 1) to (Appendix 8). The production control system described.

(Appendix 10)
By detecting the spectator user around the costume (282), the wireless control device transmits a specific effect pattern to the costume regardless of the operation of the operator of the wireless control device (S709), (Appendix). The production control system according to any one of 1) to (Appendix) 9.

(Appendix 11)
The wireless control device detects the spectator user based on at least one of the voices of the spectator user around the costume or the captured image (70) of the venue where the costume is directed (70). The production control system according to Appendix 10).

(Appendix 12)
The wireless control device determines the emotion of the spectator user based on at least one of the voice and the captured image (282), and transmits an effect pattern to the wireless receiver in the costume according to the determination result (S709), (Supplementary note). The production control system according to 11).

(Appendix 13)
Based on the position of each costume, the wireless control device transmits an effect pattern to the costumes satisfying the predetermined conditions (282) when the density of the costumes satisfies the predetermined conditions (Appendix 8). The production control system described.

(Appendix 14)
Any of (Appendix 1) to (Appendix 13), the costume control unit includes a notification unit (14) that notifies the performer of the costume when the production pattern of the production unit is changed according to the control by the wireless control device. The production control system described in Crab.

(Appendix 15)
The effect control according to (Appendix 5), which enables a specific process to be executed on the customer user's terminal when the position of the spectator's terminal and the position of the costume satisfy a predetermined condition on the spectator user's terminal. system.

1 production control system, 2 operators, 3 event venues, 4 spectator users, 10 costumes, 12 wireless receivers, 16 production units, 20 wireless control devices, 22 wireless transmitters.

Claims (17)

A production control system consisting of multiple costumes and a wireless control device.
Each of the plurality of costumes includes a wireless receiver for receiving a wireless signal from the wireless control device, an effect unit including a light emitting unit, and a control unit for controlling an effect pattern of the effect unit.
The wireless control device identifies each of the wireless receivers of each costume, and transmits the effect pattern of each of the costumes to the specified wireless receiver.
An effect control system in which the control unit of the costume operates the effect unit according to the effect pattern in response to receiving a radio signal indicating the effect pattern from the radio control device. The wireless control device is
It is equipped with a reception unit that receives input operations from the operator who operates the wireless control device.
The first aspect of claim 1 is that by receiving an operation for designating the costume and the effect pattern from the operator, a signal indicating the designated effect pattern is transmitted to the wireless transmitter of the specified costume. The production control system described. A channel capable of receiving a radio signal by each of the radio receivers of the plurality of costumes is set for each radio receiver.
The effect control system according to claim 2, wherein the wireless control device identifies the costume to which the effect pattern is transmitted by the operator designating the channel. The wireless control device is
It is configured to be able to control the production unit of the buildings installed around the venue including the venue where the production by the plurality of costumes is performed, or the production pattern of the flying object flying over the venue.
The effect control system according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the effect pattern of the effect unit or the flying object is transmitted by receiving an operation for designating the effect unit or the flying object from the operator. The wireless control device is
It is provided with a receiving unit that receives an operation of designating the effect pattern from an audience user who watches the effect of the costume.
The effect control system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the effect pattern designated by the audience user is transmitted to the wireless receiver. The wireless control device is
The production control system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, which detects the movement of an audience user who watches the production by the costume and specifies the costume to which the production pattern is transmitted according to the detection result. The effect control system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the wireless control device acquires the position of each costume and determines the effect pattern of each costume based on the position of the costume. The wireless control device is
The production control system according to claim 7, wherein the effect pattern of each costume is determined based on the position of each costume regardless of the movement of the spectator user around the costume. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the wireless control device identifies the costume that satisfies a predetermined condition based on the history of the position of the costume, and transmits the effect pattern to the specified costume. Production control system. The wireless control device is
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the specific effect pattern is transmitted to the costume by detecting the spectator user around the costume, regardless of the operation of the operator of the wireless control device. Production control system. The wireless control device is
The tenth aspect of the present invention, wherein the spectator user is detected based on at least one of the voices of the spectator user around the costume or the photographed image of the venue where the effect of the costume is performed. Production control system. The wireless control device is
The effect control according to claim 11, wherein the emotion of the spectator user is determined based on at least one of the voice or the captured image, and the effect pattern is transmitted to the wireless receiver of the costume according to the determination result. system. The wireless control device is
The production control system according to claim 8, wherein when the density of the costumes satisfies a predetermined condition based on the position of each of the costumes, the effect pattern is transmitted to the costume that satisfies the predetermined condition. .. The control unit of the costume
The production control system according to any one of claims 1 to 13, further comprising a notification unit that notifies the performer of the costume when the production pattern of the production unit is changed according to the control by the wireless control device. On the terminal of the audience user
The production control system according to claim 5, wherein when the position of the terminal of the spectator user and the position of the costume satisfy a predetermined condition, a specific process can be executed on the terminal of the customer user. It is a production method by a production control system consisting of a plurality of costumes and a wireless control device.
Each of the plurality of costumes includes a wireless receiver for receiving a wireless signal from the wireless control device, an effect unit including a light emitting unit, and a control unit for controlling an effect pattern of the effect unit.
The method is
The wireless control device identifies each of the wireless receivers of each costume, and transmits the effect pattern of each of the costumes to the specified wireless receiver.
A method in which the control unit of the costume operates the effect unit according to the effect pattern in response to receiving a radio signal indicating the effect pattern from the radio control device. It is a wireless control device of an effect control system composed of a plurality of costumes and a wireless control device.
Each of the plurality of costumes includes a wireless receiver for receiving a wireless signal from the wireless control device, an effect unit including a light emitting unit, and a control unit for controlling an effect pattern of the effect unit.
The wireless control device identifies each of the wireless receivers of each costume, and transmits the effect pattern of each of the costumes to the specified wireless receiver.
The control unit of the costume is a wireless control device that operates the effect unit according to the effect pattern in response to receiving a radio signal indicating the effect pattern from the radio control device.