JP3359584B2 - Video game device and recording medium storing program - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a technique effective when applied to display control of character selection performed by a player at the start of a video game, particularly an action game.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In an action game of this type, a character operated by a player can be generally selected from a plurality of characters so as to change the game.

For example, a player designates a desired union from a character list, and the union is displayed and operated as a player character.

[0004]

However, in such an action game, a selected character is immediately displayed on a game start screen as compared with a game in which a character is introduced in a prologue such as a role playing game. It was difficult for the player to attach to the character.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a technique capable of increasing the visibility of a selected character in an action game when displaying the character and giving the player an intimacy. It is in.

[0006]

A first means of the present invention is as follows.
Image data storage means for storing image data of a character to be drawn on a display means, character designating means for designating the character, timer means for counting time, and writing for expressing the character as if rendered Writing implement display control means for displaying implements on the display means,
A drawing unit for reading image data of a character designated by the character designating unit from the image data storage unit and drawing on the display unit; and a drawing speed control for controlling a drawing speed of the drawing unit based on a time counted by the timer unit. Means, the writing instrument display control means,
A video game apparatus wherein the writing implement is moved and displayed in accordance with the drawing by the drawing means.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the designated character is drawn by controlling the drawing speed by the timer, and the writing implement is moved and displayed in accordance with the movement of the drawing. It is displayed as if drawn by a tool. As described above, since the character selected by the player is drawn over time, the player can have a close feeling as if he / she created the character.

Here, the display means means, for example, a CRT or liquid crystal display device. The character means a player character operated by the player and operated on the screen. Writing instruments are pencils, chalks,
A tool for drawing pictures, such as a pen.

In a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the character designating means designates a character to be erased among the characters drawn by the drawing means, and the writing implement display means comprises: An erasing tool for displaying as if the character is to be erased is displayed, and the drawing unit reads image data of the character designated by the character designating unit from the image data storage unit and is rendered on the display unit. The character is erased, the drawing speed control means controls the erasing speed of the drawing means based on the time counted by the timer means, and the writing tool display means displays the erasing tool in accordance with the erasing by the drawing means. This is to move and display.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, a designated character among the drawn characters is erased by controlling an erasing speed by a timer, and the erasing tool is moved and displayed in accordance with the erasing movement. Is displayed so that the character is erased by the erasing tool. As described above, since the character selected by the player is deleted over time, the player can enhance the empathy as if the player has deleted the character.

Here, the eraser means eraser, blackboard eraser, ink eraser, and the like.

In a third aspect of the present invention based on the second aspect, the drawing means comprises:
A pen pressure mark drawn by the writing implement is displayed.

[0013] According to the third means of the present invention, since the pen pressure trace is displayed, the sense of reality can be enhanced.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect, the drawing means erases the drawn character by gradually reducing the density of the drawn character, and the writing implement display control means removes the shade. An eraser is displayed as a tool, and the eraser is moved and displayed in accordance with the erasing stepwise thinned by the drawing means.

[0015] According to the fourth means of the present invention, it is possible to enhance the sense of reality by displaying an image drawn step by step as the eraser is repeatedly moved, as if it were actually used. Can be.

The fifth means of the present invention comprises: an image data storing step for storing image data of a character to be drawn on a display means; a character specifying step for specifying the character; a timer step for counting time; A writing implement display control step of displaying on the display means a writing implement for expressing as if a character is drawn, and reading the image data of the character designated by the character designating step from the image data storing step. And a drawing speed control step of controlling the drawing speed of the drawing step based on the time counted by the timer step. The writing tool display control step includes the writing tool in accordance with the drawing performed by the drawing step. A program that moves and displays tools It is paid to the recording medium.

Here, the recording medium is a CD-RO
M, a game cartridge, a memory card, a floppy disk, a magnetic disk, a magneto-optical disk and any other recording media can be used. Among them, a CD-ROM and a game cartridge are particularly suitable for a game.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0019]

FIG. 1 shows a state in which a video game apparatus according to the present invention is connected to a video display apparatus 4 (hereinafter, simply referred to as "display 4").

The game machine body 1 has a controller 3 connected thereto as an external input device, and further has a CD-ROM (C) (not shown) under a cover 2a of the CD-ROM drive.
The OPC (compact disc-ROM) 2 is mounted to provide a game program and game data.

The display 4 is for providing a display symbol output from the game machine body 1 as a display image, and the speaker 5 is for providing a voice symbol to the player as voice. A general household television receiver is used. Can be.

The controller 3 has various operation buttons. A direction key 6 is provided on the left side of the controller 3 when viewed from the plane. On the other hand, on the right side of the controller, a circle button 7, a cross button 8, a square button 9, and a triangle button 10 are arranged. In the center of the controller 3, a start button 11 and a select button 12 are provided.
Is provided.

FIG. 2 is a hardware block diagram mainly showing the game machine 1. CPU for bus 20
(Central Processing Unit)
21, DRAM (Dynamic Random Ac)
cess Memory) 22, MDEC23, GPU
(Graphic Processing Unit)
24 and the like are connected to each other. The CPU 21 has a GTE (Geometric Transfer En).
Gine) 25 is connected.

The MDEC 23 is a processor for reproducing moving images, and develops moving images read from the CD-ROM 2. The GTE 25 is a processor dedicated to graphics, and is composed of a plurality of arithmetic units that perform parallel processing, and executes coordinate conversion, rendering, and the like on image data developed by the MDEC 23 in parallel. Note that C
The PU 21 has a clock for generating a clock pulse.

The GPU 24 is a processor dedicated to graphics like the GTE 25, and is responsible for actual drawing such as shading, texture mapping, and raster processing based on the data subjected to coordinate transformation by the GTE 25. The image data obtained as a result is stored in the VRA as a buffer.
The data is sent to an expansion device 27 via an M (Video RAM) 26. The expansion device 27 expands the image data and performs digital-to-analog conversion. The image signal obtained as a result is output as RGB (Red, Green, Blue) signals, and is input to the NTSC encoder 28 as an NTSC video signal. Is output.

A ROM 29 in which a boot program is stored is connected to the bus 20.
0 is CD-DSP (CD-Digital Signa)
lProcessor) 31, CD-ROM decoder 3
2 are connected.

The CD-DSP 31 performs noise filtering. An SRAM (Static RAM) 33 as a buffer and a mechanical controller 34 are connected to the CD-ROM decoder 32, and the decoded image data is sent to the bus 20 and the audio data is sent to the SP.
U (Sound Processing Unit) 3
5 The SPU 35 is a processor in charge of audio processing, and the DRAM 3 as a connected buffer.
6, the audio data decoded by the CD-ROM decoder 32 is decoded, and the audio data obtained as a result is converted into a DAC (Digital Analog Converter).
ter) 37 to perform digital-to-analog conversion and send it out as audio output.

An SIO (Serial) for enabling data to be transmitted bidirectionally to the controller 3 is provided on the bus 20.
l I / O Interface) 38 is connected.

The video game stored in the CD-ROM 2 is an action game in which a player operates a player character to defeat an enemy character appearing on a battle stage and a boss character of the enemy character. is there.

FIG. 3 shows a character selection screen displayed on the display 4 of the video game described above. The displayed page of the sketchbook 42 is turned, and a desired character roughly drawn on the page is designated.

FIG. 4 shows a writing instrument displayed after the character 41 is designated. The writing instrument is a pencil 43, and an eraser 44 is attached to the other end having a core.

FIG. 5 shows the character 41 being drawn with dots at the starting point of the battle stage. The character 41 is drawn sequentially at intervals of a certain time for each dot, and the writing implement 43 is moved and displayed in accordance with the dot.

FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram showing such processing. The character designation unit 51 reads the character selection image data from the image data storage unit 52 and displays a character selection screen (see FIG. 3) on the display 4. The character selection image data is shown in FIG.
Is image data of a rough character shown in FIG. When the button of the controller 3 is pressed in this state, the designated character is selected. The writing implement display control unit 53 reads the pencil image data from the image data storage unit 52 and displays it on the display 4 (see FIG. 4). The writing implement display control unit 53 reads the character image data from the image data storage unit 52, and moves and displays the pencil 43 at the first dot of the image data. The character image data is image data of each character in FIG. 3 including the character 41 shown in FIG. The drawing unit 54 draws the dot. The drawing speed control unit 55 reads the time measured by the timer unit 56 and keeps the time until the writing tool display control unit 53 moves and displays the pencil 43 to the next dot and until the drawing unit 54 draws the next dot. The time TC is inserted (see FIG. 7).

FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing this. The character designating section 51 reads the image data for character selection from the image data storage section 52 and displays it on the display 4 (101). When the direction key 6 of the controller 3 is pressed, the page of the sketchbook 42 is turned, and when the o button 7 is pressed (102), the character 41 is selected (103). Writing implement display control unit 5
3 reads the pencil image data from the image data storage unit 52 (104) and displays it on the display 4 (10).
5). In addition, the writing implement display control unit 53 reads the character image data from the image
6) The tip of the pencil 43 is moved and displayed in accordance with the first dot of the character image data (107). Drawing unit 5
4 draws the first dot of the character image data (108). The drawing speed control unit 55 reads the time measured by the timer unit 56 and counts the time (109). After a lapse of a predetermined time (110), the writing implement display control unit 53 and the drawing unit 54 repeat the processing from step 107 until the data for the next dot of the character image data ends (111).

As described above, according to this embodiment,
The above-described series of displays is displayed as if the character designated by the player is drawn with a pencil, so that the player can have a sense of closeness to the character.

It should be noted that a character drawn with a pencil may be initially displayed in a single color of the lead of the pencil, and may be displayed in such a manner as to start moving after coloring the whole.

The writing utensil may be displayed by hand, and the drawn object may be an enemy character, an item, a character, a building, a terrain, or the like in addition to the character operated by the player.

Further, a sketchbook may be displayed and drawn on this page, or a blackboard may be displayed and drawn with chalk.

[0039]

Second Embodiment In the first embodiment, the character designated by the player is drawn. However, when the character is replaced with another one, it is necessary to delete the previous character. In the present embodiment, as in the case of drawing, the image is displayed as if it were erased by an eraser.

FIG. 9 shows a screen in which the character 41 displayed on the display 4 is being deleted. The character 41 is erased in accordance with the movement of the eraser 44 attached to the other end of the pencil 43.

This process is a functional block diagram shown in FIG. 6. The character designating section 51 reads image data for character selection from the image data storage section 52 and displays a character selection screen (see FIG. 3) on the display 4. In this state, when the button of the controller 3 is pressed and the character 41 being drawn is designated, the writing implement display control unit 5
3 reads the pencil image data from the image data storage unit 52 and displays it on the display 4 with the eraser 44 facing down. For the character 41 displayed on the battle stage, the writing implement display control unit 53 reads the character image data from the image data storage unit 52, and moves and displays the eraser 44 in accordance with the first dot of the image data. . The drawing unit 54 erases the dot. The drawing speed control unit 55 reads the time measured by the timer unit 56 and waits until the writing tool display control unit 53 moves and displays the eraser pencil 44 to the next dot and until the drawing unit 54 erases the next dot. Insert a certain time.

FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing this. That is, the character designation unit 51 reads the character selection image data from the image data storage unit 52,
It is displayed on the display 4 (201). When the page of the sketchbook 42 is turned by the direction keys 6 of the controller 3 on the character selection screen and the character 41 being drawn is designated by pressing the ○ button 7 (20).
2), the character 41 to be deleted is selected (203).
The writing instrument display control unit 53 reads the pencil image data from the image data storage unit 52 (204), and
The display is displayed with the one end where the eraser 44 is attached on the upper side down (205). For the character 41 displayed on the battle stage, the writing implement display control unit 53 reads the character image data from the image data storage unit 52 (20).
6) The eraser 44 is moved and displayed in accordance with the first dot of the character image data (207). Drawing unit 54
Deletes the first drawn dot of the character image data (208). The drawing speed control unit 55 reads the time measured by the timer unit 56 and counts the time (20
9). After a lapse of a predetermined time (210), the writing implement display control unit 53 and the drawing unit 54 repeat the processing from step 107 until the data for the next dot of the character image data ends (211).

As described above, according to the present embodiment, by specifying the drawn character, the character is displayed as if it were erased with an eraser, and the emotional input of the player can be enhanced.

Note that eraser scraps of an eraser resulting from erasing a character may be displayed.

If the character is drawn on the sketchbook, the drawn page may be broken. If the character is drawn on the blackboard with chalk, the display may be erased by wiping the blackboard. Good.

Furthermore, the characters to be deleted may be not only the replaced player characters but also characters including enemy characters that have been defeated in a battle in the game.

[0047]

[Embodiment 3] In Embodiment 2 described above, a display for erasing a character drawn with an eraser was performed. In this embodiment, however, a pen pressure mark is displayed on the erased portion.

FIG. 11 shows the pen pressure mark 45 of the erased portion displayed on the display 4. The pen pressure mark 45 is displayed lighter than the drawn portion.

Such a process can be realized by replacing the step 208 "dot erase" in the flowchart of the second embodiment (FIG. 10) with "change dot to pen pressure mark".

As described above, according to this embodiment, when a character is erased, a pen pressure mark remains, and the sense of reality of the game can be enhanced.

Note that if the character drawn on the sketchbook is to be erased, the pen pressure mark may be represented by a concave line, and if the character drawn with chalk on the blackboard is displayed, the blackboard may be wiped. May be displayed.

[0052]

Fourth Embodiment In the above-described second embodiment, the character drawn by moving the eraser is erased, but in this embodiment, the realism of the expression is further enhanced.

FIG. 12 shows a screen for erasing the character 41 displayed on the display 4. The dots in the erased portion 46 gradually become thinner, and the eraser 44 is repeatedly moved and displayed accordingly.

FIG. 13 is a flow chart showing this. The same steps as those in the flowchart of the second embodiment (FIG. 10) are denoted by the same step numbers, and only different parts will be described. That is, the writing implement display control unit 53 determines the range to be erased (401). The drawing unit 54 sets the drawing density one step lower (402). Writing implement display control unit 5
3 moves and displays the eraser 44 to the dot at the end of the range (207). The drawing unit 54 overwrites the dot with the set density (403). The drawing speed control unit 55 counts the time from the timer unit 56 (209). After a predetermined time has elapsed (210), the eraser 44 is moved to the next dot and displayed, and steps 207 to 210 are repeated until all the dots in the range are completed (40).
4). When the movement of the range is completed (404), and the dots in the range have not been erased (405), the density of the dots is set to be lighter at the next stage (402), and steps 402 to 405 are performed until the erase stage is reached. Repeat until (40
5). When the erasure of the area is completed (405), the density setting is initially cleared until the entire area of the drawing dot is erased (406), and steps 401 to 211 are repeated (211).

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the above-described processing is displayed such that the drawing portion is gradually erased and erased at the same time as the eraser is repeatedly moved, thereby enhancing the realism of the game. Can be.

[0056]

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a technique capable of enhancing the visibility when displaying a selected character in an action game and giving the player an intimacy.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a video game device of the present invention is connected to a video display device.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration centered on a game machine main body.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a character selection screen.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the displayed writing implement.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining drawing of a character;

FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram for explaining the embodiment;

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a time interval between writing instrument movement and drawing.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining an embodiment.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram for explaining erasure of a character;

FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining an embodiment.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram for explaining erasure of a character;

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram for explaining erasure of a character;

FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining an embodiment.

[Description of Signs] 1 Game machine main body 2a CD-ROM drive cover 3 Controller 4 Display 5 Speaker 6 Directional key group 7 ○ Button 8 × Button 9 □ Button 10 △ Button 41 Character 43 Pencil 44 Eraser

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. An image data storing means for storing image data of a character to be drawn on a display means; a character specifying means for specifying the character; a timer means for counting time; Writing implement display control means for displaying a writing implement for expression on the display means, drawing means for reading image data of the character designated by the character designating means from the image data storage means, and rendering on the display means, Drawing speed control means for controlling the drawing speed of the drawing means based on the time counted by the timer means, wherein the writing implement display control means moves and displays the writing implement in accordance with the drawing by the drawing means. A video game device characterized by the following. 2. The character designating means designates a character to be erased among the characters drawn by the drawing means, and the writing tool display means displays an erasing tool for expressing the character as if it were erased. The drawing unit reads the image data of the character designated by the character designating unit from the image data storage unit and erases the character drawn on the display unit, and the drawing speed control unit 2. The video according to claim 1, wherein the erasing speed of the drawing means is controlled by a time counted by a timer means, and the writing tool display means moves and displays the erasing tool in accordance with the erasing by the drawing means. Game equipment. 3. The video game apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said drawing means displays a pen pressure mark drawn by said writing implement after erasing said character. 4. The drawing means erases the drawn character by gradually decreasing the density of the drawn character, and the writing tool display control means displays an eraser as an erasing tool, and the drawing means displays the eraser step by step. 3. The video game apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the eraser is moved and displayed according to the erasure to be thinned. 5. A computer , comprising: image data storage means for storing image data of a character to be drawn on a display means; character designating means for designating the character; timer means for counting time; writing instrument display control hand that displays the writing instrument for representing on the display means
Stage, drawing means for drawing the image data of the designated character from the image data storage means to read said display means by said character designating means, the drawing speed to control the drawing speed of the drawing means by the time counted by said timer means control means, to function as a further said writing implement display control means, means for moving displaying the writing instrument in accordance with the said drawing means Ru by <br/> the drawing, and
Computer that stores programs for
Data readable recording medium.