JP3436362B2 - GAME DEVICE AND 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 game device and a program, for example, a game device for receiving a position input in a game space from a plurality of players such as a competitive baseball game and controlling the competitive game based on the relationship between them. Regarding the program.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a competitive baseball game, a defending player sets a pitch type and a pitching target position (a pitching direction), while an attacking player sets a meet position (a target position to swing a bat). In some cases, after the pitching motion and the swing motion, the success or failure of the hit is decided based on the pitching target position and the meet position. In this type of baseball game, an image (for example, a cursor image or a catcher mitt image) showing the current throwing target position and the meet position is displayed on the same monitor, and the defending player and the attacking player move the images by the controller. By doing so, the defending player sets the pitching target position, and the attacking player sets the meet position.

[0003]

However, if the pitching target position and the meet position are displayed on the same monitor, there is a problem in that the intentions of the opponent players are known to each other and the competition game lacks interest.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a game device and a program capable of inputting a position without the other player's knowledge.

[0005]

In order to solve the above problems, a game device according to the present invention comprises a first position input receiving means for receiving an input of a first position in a game space from a first controller, A second controller for receiving an input of a second position in the game space from a second controller;
Position input receiving means, a competitive game control means for controlling a competitive game based on the first position and the second position, the first controller or the second controller Based on the relationship between at least one of the first position and the second position and a predetermined area in the game space, the first controller or the second controller that has input the one position. And controller control means for controlling the included individual notification means.

The program according to the present invention includes a first position input receiving means for receiving an input of a first position in the game space from the first controller, and a second position input means for receiving a second position in the game space from the second controller. Second position input receiving means for receiving an input, competitive game control means for controlling a competitive game based on the first position and the second position, and the first controller or the second controller Based on the relationship between at least one of the input first position and the second position and a predetermined area in the game space, the first controller that has input the one position or the A program for causing a computer to function as controller control means for controlling individual notification means included in the second controller A.

In the present invention, from the first controller to the first
Is input and the second position is input from the second controller. Then, the competitive game is controlled based on the first position and the second position. At this time,
Based on the relationship between at least one of the first and second positions and the predetermined region, the individual notification means included in the first or second controller that has input the one position is controlled. For example, the individual notification unit included in the first controller is controlled based on the relationship between the first position and the predetermined area. Instead of or in addition to this,
The individual notification means included in the second controller is controlled based on the relationship between the second position and the predetermined area.

The individual informing means included in the first controller provides the player who uses the first controller with
It is means for notifying a player who uses the second controller of information based on the relationship between the first position and the predetermined area. Similarly, the individual notification means included in the second controller makes the relationship between the second position and the predetermined area so that the player who uses the second controller does not know from the player who uses the second controller. Is a means for reporting information based on.

These individual notification means are means for transmitting information by a tactile sense of the player such as a vibrator, means for transmitting information by a visual sense of the player such as a lamp, means for transmitting information by an auditory sense of the player such as earphones. And so on. According to the present invention, the information based on the relationship between the input position and the predetermined area is transmitted to the player by the individual notifying unit, and therefore, the position input can be performed while not knowing to the opponent player while referring to this information. it can.

In one aspect of the present invention, the individual notification means includes a vibration means for vibrating the controller. In this way, the player can determine the relationship between the input position and the predetermined area by vibrating, and with reference to this determination, the player can input the position without knowing it.

In one aspect of the present invention, the controller control means is the first controller or the second controller.
Based on a distance between at least one of the first position and the second position input by the controller of the controller and a predetermined position set in the predetermined region, the one position is input. The individual notification means included in the first controller or the second controller is controlled. In this aspect, for example, the individual notification means included in the first controller is controlled based on the distance between the first position and the predetermined position set in the predetermined region. Instead of or in addition to this, the individual notification means included in the second controller is controlled based on the distance between the predetermined position set in the predetermined region and the second position. For this reason,
Based on the notification by the individual notification means, the player can determine the distance between the predetermined position (for example, the center position of the predetermined region) set in the predetermined region and the input position, and with reference to this determination, The position can be input without the other player's knowledge.

Further, in one aspect of the present invention, the controller control means is the first controller or the second controller.
Based on whether or not at least one of the first position and the second position input by the controller is within the predetermined area, the first controller that has input the one position. Alternatively, it controls the individual notification means included in the second controller. In this aspect, for example, the individual notification means included in the first controller is controlled based on whether or not the first position is within the predetermined area. Instead of or in addition to this, the individual notification means included in the second controller is controlled based on whether or not the second position is within the predetermined area. Therefore, based on the notification by the individual notification means, the player can determine whether or not the input position is within the predetermined area. The position can be determined by the other player while referring to this determination. You can enter.

Further, in one aspect of the present invention, the competitive game is a competitive baseball game, the first position is a pitching target position of a pitching game character, and the second position is a batter game character. It is a target position for swinging the bat, and the predetermined area corresponds to the strike zone. This makes it possible to input the pitching target position and / or the bat swing target position without the other player's knowledge.

In one aspect of the present invention, the competitive game is a competitive soccer game, and the first position is a target position of a penalty kick or a free kick,
The second position is the position of the goalkeeper game character (the current position or the position to move after the kick), and the predetermined area corresponds to the goal mouse. This makes it possible to input the target position and / or the position of the goalkeeper game character in the penalty kick or the free kick without the other player's knowledge.

[0015]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of a game device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the game device 10 includes controllers 12a and 12b,
The home-use game machine 20 and the home-use television receiver 22 are included. Controller 12a, 12b
Is a means for the first and second players to respectively input the operation of the competitive game, and the controller 12a
Includes a direction key 16a, a vibrator 14a, and a button 18a. Also, the controller 12b uses the direction key 1
6b, a vibrator 14b and a button 18b. The vibrators 14a and 14b are individual notification means that are driven by control from the home-use game machine 20 and individually transmit information to the first and second players, for example, by a motor and an eccentric weight, or a piezoelectric vibrator. Composed. In addition, an earphone or a headphone worn by the player on the ear, a light-emitting body that shines small so that the opponent player cannot easily recognize it by hand may be used as the individual notification means.

The home-use game machine 20 is a known stationary computer game system, which includes a ROM cartridge,
Various programs are provided to the player by reading a program stored in an information storage medium such as a CD-ROM or a DVD (trademark) or receiving the program via a communication line such as the Internet and executing the program. . The home-use game 20 includes two controller terminals and a video output terminal. Controllers 12a and 12b are connected to the respective controller terminals,
A home television receiver 22 is connected to the video output terminal.

First, a technique for providing a competitive baseball game to two players using the game apparatus 10 will be described.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen for this baseball game. The game screen shown in the figure is generated by the home-use game machine 20 and displayed by the home-use television receiver 22, and the pitcher character 25 and the batter character 23 are shown together with the baseball field. For the defending characters including the pitcher character 25, the defending player is the controller 12a or 12
It can be operated by b. The attacking character including the batter character 23 can be operated by the attacking player by the controller 12a or 12b.

As shown in the figure, in this game screen,
The home base 21 is displayed, and the strike zone 24 is displayed above it. Strike zone 2
Reference numeral 4 indicates the upper, lower, left, and right boundaries of the strike zone (predetermined area). If the ball thrown by the pitcher character 25 passes through this boundary (frame), it is determined to be a strike, and if it passes outside, it is judged as a ball. To be judged. A meet cursor 26 is displayed on the same plane as the strike zone 24. The meat cursor 26 is a rhombic frame that represents a target position where the batter character 23 swings the bat (position at which the ball hits the bat), and can be moved vertically and horizontally by operating the direction keys 16b of the controller 12b. It is like this.

Here, if the player using the controller 12a is the defending side and the player using the controller 12b is the attacking side, in the pitching scene of this competitive baseball game, the defending player is the controller. By operating the direction key 16a of 12a, the pitch target position cursor not displayed on the game screen is internally moved up, down, left and right in the home-use game machine 20 to determine the pitch target position. That is, in the home-use game machine 20, as shown in the conceptual diagram of FIG.
The pitching target position cursor 52 (invisible) is internally arranged on the pitching target plane 54 which is a plane including the pitching target position cursor 52 according to the operation of the direction key 16a.
Are moved within the pitch target plane 54. Then, by depressing the button 18a, the pitcher character 25 shoots a ball toward that position. The pitch type (curve, shoot, straight, etc.) may be determined by the direction key 16a or the button 18a before the pitch.

On the other hand, the attacking player is the controller 12
By operating the direction key 16b of b, the meet cursor 26 displayed on the game screen is moved up, down, left and right, thereby determining the target position for swinging the bat. Then, by pressing the button 18b, the batter character 23 swings the bat toward that position. In the home-use game machine 20, when the button 18b is pressed and the batter character 23 swings the bat, the pitching target plane 54 in the game space.
The success or failure of the hit is determined based on the distance between the position of the meet cursor 26 and the position of the invisible pitch target position cursor 52 which is set inside. That is,
If this distance is far, it is determined that the ball is missed, and if it is short, it is determined that the hit is successful. If the hit is successful, the shot of the hit ball is displayed on the home TV receiver 22 as a game screen. If the hit is unsuccessful, the batter character 23 swings in the air on the home TV receiver 22 as a game screen. indicate.

In this game apparatus 10, the defense side player moves the invisible pitch target position cursor 52 to the pitch target plane 5
4 is moved, the vibrator 14a is driven and controlled according to the relationship with the strike zone 24. For example, when the pitching target position cursor 52 is located inside the strike zone 24, the vibrator 14a
Is stopped and the vibrator 14a is driven when it is located outside the strike zone 24. In addition, when the pitching target position cursor 52 is located inside the strike zone 24, the vibrator 14a is driven by the vibration intensity according to the distance between the center position of the strike zone 24 and the position of the pitching target position cursor 52, and the pitching The vibrator 14a may be stopped when the target position cursor 52 is located outside the strike zone 24. Thus, in this game device 10, the pitching target position can be appropriately set without depending on the vibration state of the vibrator 14a without displaying the pitching target position cursor 52 on the home-use television receiver 22.

Here, the hardware configuration of the game apparatus 10 will be described. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the hardware configuration of the game device 10 in detail. As shown in the figure, the game device 10 includes a microprocessor 30, an image processing unit 32, a monitor 34, a bus 36, a RAM 38, and an RO.
M40, input / output control unit 42, controllers 12a, 12
b, audio processing unit 45, speaker 44, DVD reproducing unit 4
6 and a DVD 48. Of these, the monitor 34 and the speaker 44 are included in the home-use television receiver 22. Also, the microprocessor 30,
The image processing unit 32, the RAM 38, the ROM 40, the input / output control unit 42, the audio processing unit 45, and the DVD reproducing unit 46 are housed in the housing of the home-use game machine 20. Also, D
VD (computer readable information storage medium) 48
Is housed in a disc tray (not shown) provided on the front panel of the home-use game machine 20.

As shown in the figure, the microprocessor 3
0, the image processing unit 32, the RAM 38, the ROM 40, and the input / output control unit 42 are connected by a bus 36 so that mutual data communication is possible. Further, the input / output control unit 42 is connected to the controllers 12a and 12b, the audio processing unit 45, and the DVD reproducing unit 46.

The microprocessor 30 controls each part of the home-use game machine 20 based on the operating system stored in the ROM 40 and the game program read from the DVD 48. The bus 36 is for exchanging addresses and data between the respective units of the home-use game machine 20. The game program and data read from the DVD 48 are written in the RAM 38 as needed. A work area for the microprocessor 30 is also secured in the RAM 38. The image processing unit 32 is VR
A microprocessor 30 including an AM
The game screen is drawn on the VRAM based on the image data supplied from the device, and the contents are converted into a video signal and output to the monitor 34 at a predetermined timing.

The input / output control unit 42 is the controller 12
a, 12b, the audio processing unit 45, the DVD reproducing unit 46, and the microprocessor 30 are interfaces for relaying data exchange. Controller 12a, 1
2b is an input means for the player to operate the game, and includes the vibrators 14a and 14b, respectively, as described above. The input / output control unit 42 scans the operation states of the controllers 12a and 12b at regular intervals and passes a signal (operation signal) representing the scan result to the microprocessor 30 via the bus 36. The microprocessor 30 determines the game operation of the player based on the operation signal. Also, the microprocessor 3
0 can give a drive command (ON command and OFF command designating vibration intensity) to the controllers 12a and 12b, and the vibrators 14a and 14b operate according to the drive command.

The sound processing unit 45 includes a sound buffer, reproduces data such as music and game sound effects read from the DVD 48 and stored in the sound buffer, and outputs them from the speaker 44. . DV
The D playback unit 46 reads out the game program and data stored in the DVD 48 according to an instruction from the microprocessor 30.

Next, the operation of the game device 10 will be described.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing a pitching target setting process executed by the game apparatus 10. The process shown in the figure is realized by the home-use game machine 10 executing a predetermined program, and is executed in a pitching scene in the competitive baseball game. In this process, first, the microprocessor 30 acquires an operation signal input from a controller (here, the controller 12a) used by the defending player (S101).
Then, based on the signal indicating the operation content of the direction key 16a included in this operation signal, the pitch target position cursor 52
Is internally moved (S102). The position of the pitching target position cursor 52 after the movement is the strike zone 2
It is determined whether or not it is outside 4 (S103).

If it is outside, the controller 12a
A drive command is transmitted to drive the vibrator 14a with a predetermined intensity (S104). If it is not outside, a drive command is sent to the controller 12a to stop driving the vibrator 14a (S105). After that, the microprocessor 30 determines whether or not the pitching operation is performed by the controller 12a based on the operation signal acquired in S101 (S106), and if the pitching operation is performed, the pitching target setting process is ended, and the pitching process is performed. That is, the process moves to the process of causing the pitcher character 25 to release the ball. On the other hand, if the pitching operation has not been performed, the process returns to S101.

According to the above-mentioned pitch target setting process, the vibrator 14a is stopped when the pitch target position cursor 52 is located inside the strike zone 24, and is located outside the strike zone 24. 14
a becomes driven, and the defense player can set the pitching target position by relying on the presence or absence of vibration of the vibrator 14a.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing another pitching target setting process executed by the game apparatus 10. The process shown in the figure is realized by the home-use game machine 10 executing a predetermined program, and is executed in a pitching scene instead of the process shown in FIG. 5 in the competitive baseball game. It is a thing. In this process, first, the microprocessor 30 acquires an operation signal input from the controller (also referred to as the controller 12a here) used by the defending player (S201). And
The pitch target position cursor 52 is internally moved based on the signal indicating the operation content of the direction key 16a included in the operation signal (S202). Then, it is determined whether or not the position of the pitching target position cursor 52 after the movement is outside the strike zone 24 (S203).

If it is not outside, the distance R between the center position of the strike zone 24 and the pitch target position cursor 52 after movement is calculated (S204). Then, the vibration intensity according to the distance R thus calculated is determined (S20).
5). For example, the larger the distance R, the larger the vibration intensity may be determined. afterwards,
A drive command is transmitted to the controller 12a to drive the vibrator 14a with the vibration intensity determined in S205 (S206).

On the other hand, if the position of the pitching target cursor 52 after the movement is outside the strike zone 24, a drive command is sent to the controller 12a to stop the drive of the vibrator 14a (S207).

Thereafter, the microprocessor 30 causes the S10
Controller 12a based on the operation signal acquired in 1.
It is determined whether or not the pitching operation has been performed (S208). If the pitching operation has been performed, the pitching target setting processing is ended, and the processing moves to the pitching processing, that is, the processing in which the pitcher character 25 releases the ball. On the other hand, if the pitching operation has not been performed, S
Returning to the processing of 201.

According to the above-mentioned pitch target setting process, when the pitch target position cursor 52 is located inside the strike zone 24, the distance between the center position of the strike zone 24 and the position of the pitch target position cursor 52 is determined. The vibrator 14a is driven by the vibration intensity, and when the pitch target position cursor 52 is positioned outside the strike zone 24, the vibrator 14a is stopped. Even in this case, the defense player can set the pitching target position by relying on the vibration intensity of the vibrator 14a.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above.

For example, in the above description, an example in which the present invention is applied when the defending player sets the pitching target position has been shown, but the present invention is also applied when the attacking player sets the target position for swinging the bat. Can be applied.

The present invention can be applied not only to the competitive baseball game but also to other kinds of games. For example, the present invention can be applied to a penalty kick battle or a free kick in a competitive soccer game. In this case, the present invention is applied to a situation in which the attacking player sets the kick target position, and the attacking player uses the controller 12 to virtually move the invisible cursor corresponding to the kick target position in the same plane as the goal mouse. To the oscillator 14 based on the relationship between the position of the cursor and the goal mouse.
May be controlled to be driven. Alternatively, when the defending player virtually moves the invisible cursor corresponding to the position of the goalkeeper or the target position to be moved after the kick by the controller 12 in the same plane as the goal mouse, the position of the cursor and the goal mouse The vibrator 14 may be drive-controlled based on the relationship with.

[0041]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Since information based on the relationship between the input position and the predetermined area is transmitted to the player by the individual notification means, it is possible to input the position without knowing the opponent player while referring to this information.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of a game device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a method of setting a pitching target.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of a game device.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing pitching target setting processing.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a pitching target setting process according to a modified example.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 game devices, 12a, 12b controllers, 1
4a, 14b transducers, 16a, 16b direction keys, 1
8a, 18b buttons, 20 home game consoles, 21
Home Base, 22 Home Television Receiver, 23 Batter Character, 24 Strike Zone, 25 Pitcher Character, 26 Meat Cursor, 30 Microprocessor, 32 Image Processor, 34 Monitor, 36 Bus, 3
8 RAM, 40 ROM, 42 input / output control unit, 44
Speaker, 45 audio processor, 46 DVD player,
48 DVD, 52 Pitch target position cursor, 54 Pitch target plane.

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (56) Reference JP 2000-176176 (JP, A) JP 2000-325654 (JP, A) JP 7-204345 (JP, A) JP 2000-157719 (JP , A) JP 2002-191864 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A63F 13/00-13/12 A63F 9/24

Claims (7)

(57) [Claims] 1.Operation input from the first controller
A candidate for the first position in the game space based on the signal
Means for obtaining an invisible third position that is From the second controller to the second controller in the game space
Accepts position inputHandDan,The third position And the relationship with a predetermined area in the game space
On the basis of,PreviousThe first controllerTo LAIndividual information included
Controller control means for controlling the knowledge means,When a predetermined operation is performed on the first controller
The third position is determined as the first position,
Dan, The match game is based on the first position and the second position.
Battle game control means for controlling the game, A game device comprising: 2. The game device according to claim 1, wherein the individual notification unit includes a vibration unit that vibrates the controller. 3. A game apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the controller control unit, based on the distance between the set predetermined position in said predetermined area and said third position, before <br / > SL controls the individual notification unit included in the first controller, the game apparatus characterized by. 4. A game device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the controller control unit, the third position on the basis of whether the predetermined area, before Symbol first controlling the individual notification unit included in the controller <br/> over La, game apparatus, characterized in that. 5. The game device according to claim 1, wherein the competitive game is a competitive baseball game, the first position is a pitching target position of a pitching game character, and the first position is a pitching target position. The position 2 is a target position where the batter game character swings a bat, and the predetermined area corresponds to a strike zone. 6. The game device according to claim 1, wherein the competitive game is a competitive soccer game, the first position is a target position of a penalty kick or a free kick, and The second position is the position of the goalkeeper game character, and the predetermined area corresponds to the goal mouse. 7.Operation input from the first controller
A candidate for the first position in the game space based on the signal
Means for obtaining an invisible third position that is From the second controller to the second controller in the game space
Accepts position inputHandDan,The third position And the relationship with a predetermined area in the game space
On the basis of,PreviousThe first controllerTo LAIndividual information included
Controller controlling means for controlling the intelligence means, When a predetermined operation is performed on the first controller
The third position is determined as the first position,
Steps and The match game is based on the first position and the second position.
Battle game control means for controlling the game, A program for operating a computer as a computer.