JP3496686B2 - GAME DEVICE AND ITS CONTROL METHOD - 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 played by a player facing a game machine body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There are few game devices in which a player actually wears a glove and, as a conventional example, there is a game device configured to transmit air pressure in the glove to a doll's drive system via a hose. By fitting the hand and moving the arm, the change in the air pressure inside the glove is transmitted to the drive system of the doll, so that the doll can advance and retract the arm and push out the punch.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved] However, since the hose is connected to the glove and it is an obstacle, it does not compete for reflexes etc. simply by punching out, but it lacks one more intriguing point. is there.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points.
Its purpose is to provide a game device in which a player can move without being restricted by freedom by pulling an obstacle, and agility of the movement is required to compete for reflexes.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides image display means for displaying a character or the like on a monitor screen, image forming means for forming an image of the image display means, and Infrared light receiving means provided in the vicinity of the screen of the image display means, a glove worn by the player, an acceleration sensor provided on the glove, and infrared light emission that emits light based on the functions of the acceleration sensor provided on the glove. A game device comprising means and a determination means for determining the speed of reaction of the player by measuring the time from when the enemy character on the monitor screen is attacked to when the light receiving signal of the infrared light receiving means is input. .

[0006] The player is fitted with a glove in hand, to the display of the attack on the enemy character on the screen stands in front of the monitor screen, feeding as soon as possible glove that emit infrared, the decision means the enemy character Attacked
It is possible to judge the speed of the reaction of the player based on the time from the time when the player is turned on until the input of the infrared light reception signal, and it is possible to compete for the speed of the reflexes.

Since it is not necessary to connect a hose such as a hose to the glove, it is possible to freely extend the arm.

[0008] In addition, since the enemy character's attack can be displayed by the action of the character on the monitor screen, a variety of varied attacks are possible and intriguing. Furthermore, the character can be easily changed and various game developments can be performed. You can change it and keep your interest.

The invention according to claim 2 is the game according to claim 1.
Glove on player's hands
Each acceleration sensor fitted to each glove and installed on each glove
Each infrared light emitting means that emits light based on the sensor detection signal,
The infrared rays of different wavelengths are emitted, and the light receiving means receives the infrared rays.
Being equipped with a means for determining the wavelength of the infrared light emitted
Characterize.

[0010] G
Based on the detection signal of each acceleration sensor installed in the lobe
Infrared rays with different wavelengths emitted from each infrared ray emitting means
To detect the wavelength of infrared rays received by the light receiving means.
Since it is equipped with a discrimination means, it can be determined whether the extended hand is the left hand or the right hand.
It was possible to distinguish, and not only the reaction speed but also the correct reaction was made.
You can judge whether or not.

[0011] According to a third aspect of the invention, the enemy on the monitor screen
The attack of the other character is displayed, and based on the display, the player moves the glove fitted in the hand to cause the acceleration sensor provided in the glove to work, and the infrared light emitting means to emit light based on the function of the acceleration sensor, From the time when the infrared light receiving means provided near the monitor screen receives the light emitted from the infrared light emitting means and the judging means displays the attack of the enemy character on the monitor screen until the input of the light receiving signal of the infrared light receiving means. Is a method of controlling the game device for measuring the time of and determining the speed of reaction of the player.

When a player who sees the attack of the enemy character on the monitor screen moves the glove fitted in his / her hand, the acceleration sensor works to emit infrared rays, from the display of the enemy character's attack to the reception of the infrared ray. You can judge the speed of the player's reaction by measuring the time.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a display for instructing the start of the reaction of the player is displayed on the monitor screen, and the glove moved by the player selectively moving each glove fitted in both hands based on the display. Use the acceleration sensor provided and install it on each of the gloves.
One of the infrared light emitting means for emitting infrared rays having different wavelengths is caused to emit light based on the function of the acceleration sensor, and the light emission of the infrared light emitting means is received by the infrared light receiving means provided near the monitor screen, The infrared light receiving means determines the wavelength of the infrared light received, and the determining means measures the time from the time the enemy character's attack is displayed on the monitor screen to the input of the light receiving signal of the infrared light receiving means. It is a method of controlling a game device for determining the speed of reaction of a player.

The enemy character displayed on the monitor screen
Move a player based on the attack on the hands of the fitted glove, emit one infrared wavelength by the action of an acceleration sensor provided on the glove, to determine the wavelength of the infrared rays received, and enemy The speed of the player's reaction is determined by measuring the time from the time of the character's attack until the reception of the infrared rays. Therefore, players are required to react correctly and quickly.

[0015]

[0016]

[0017]

EXAMPLES An example of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 will be described below. FIG. 1 is an external view of a fighting game device main body 1 of the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is an external view of a glove 20 that the player fits in his hand.

In the fighting game apparatus main body 1 shown in FIG. 1, a display board 3 is erected on a housing 2 which is a base, and a liquid crystal monitor 4 is arranged in the center of the display board 3 with the monitor screen facing forward. It is set up. On the LCD monitor 4, the enemy character 5 in the shape of a boxer is displayed facing the front,
Only the outline of the ally character 6 that virtually represents the player is displayed, and the score display 7 and the level display 8 of the player are displayed.

Below the liquid crystal monitor 4, there is an infrared receiver 10
Are arranged horizontally. Power button on the top of the case 2
11 and a select button 12 are provided side by side, and a speaker 13 is built in and a control board is provided inside.

On the other hand, the left and right gloves 20 shown in FIG. 2 have a grip bar 21 inside, and the player grips the grip bar 21 when the glove 20 is fitted. The globe 20 has an infrared light emitting portion 22 at the tip portion thereof, and an LED 23 is attached to the upper portion thereof.

An acceleration sensor 24 is provided inside the grip bar 21.
The power supply 25 is built in. When the player fits the glove 20 and sends out a punch, the acceleration sensor 24 operates to cause the infrared ray emitting section 22 and the LED 23 to emit light.

The infrared ray cannot be seen by the player, but by seeing the light emission of the LED 23, it can be known that the infrared light emitting portion 22 is emitting light. The left and right gloves 20
The wavelengths of the infrared rays emitted from the infrared ray emitting section 22 provided in are different.

Next, a block diagram of the control system of the fighting game device body 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The progress of the game is controlled by the microcomputer 30, and the microcomputer 30 receives signals from the power button 11, the select button 12, and the infrared light receiving unit 10.

The microcomputer 30 controls the progress of the game based on these input signals, outputs an image instruction signal to the image control circuit 31, and outputs a voice instruction signal to the sound drive circuit 32.

The image control circuit 31 is a microcomputer 30.
An image signal is formed by the signal from the character image memory 33 and the character signal from the character image memory 33, and the image signal is output to the color expansion circuit 34. To form. The sound drive circuit 32 receives the voice instruction signal and drives the speaker 13 to generate voice.

The operation procedure of the above control system will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, when the power button 11 is turned on, the process proceeds from step 1 to step 5, but when the power button 11 is not turned on, the process proceeds to step 2 to clear the score / level, and the down timer T is set to 1 in step 3. The game is set to a predetermined time that can be played (step 3), and the flag F is set to "0" (step 4).

When the power button 11 is pressed and the process proceeds to step 5, it is determined whether the timer T has become 0. If not, the process proceeds to step 6 to determine the state of the flag F.
Initially, the flag F is "0", so proceed to Step 7,
A character is selected by the select button 12.

Each time the select button 12 is pressed, the opponent character 5 of the opponent appears one after another on the monitor screen so that the player can freely select it. When the selected enemy character 5 appears on the screen, fit it into the hand. When either the right or left globe 20 is projected, infrared rays are emitted and are received by the infrared receiving section 10, and it is judged in step 8 whether or not the infrared rays are input.

When infrared rays are input here, the enemy character 5 is confirmed and the process proceeds to step 9 to drive the speaker 13 to play the start melody and set the flag F to "1" (step 10). Therefore, after that, the process jumps from step 6 to step 11, and only the first time the enemy character 5 is selected and the start melody is played.

Then, in the next step 11, any one of the left and right punches of the enemy character 5 is arbitrarily selected, and the enemy character 5 gives out a punch by the selected arm to attack (step 12). Then, in the next step 13, it is determined whether or not the infrared light is received by the infrared light receiving unit 10 and the light reception signal is input.If there is no input, this routine is exited. Determine the wavelength to see if it is the correct wavelength (step 1
Four).

For example, when the enemy character 5 sticks out his right arm and makes a right punch, if the player who wears the glove 20 in his left and right hands makes a left punch on the opposite side,
The acceleration sensor 24 of the left glove 20 operates to cause the infrared light emitting portion 22 to emit light, the infrared light receiving portion 10 receives the infrared light and sends the received light signal to the microcomputer 30, and from the wavelength, it is determined that it is a left punch and is correct. To be done.

If the player punches out the right punch, it is judged from the infrared wavelength that it is not correct.
You will exit this routine from. That is, the player plays by responding so as to produce a punch on the side opposite to the punch delivered by the enemy character 5.

When it is determined that the infrared wavelength is correct, the process proceeds from step 14 to step 15 to measure the delay time t from the punch of the enemy character 5 to the infrared input.

In the next step 16, it is judged whether or not this delay time is within 0.5 seconds. If it is within 0.5 seconds, jump to step 19 and add 2 points to the score. Step
At 17 it is judged whether it is within 1.0 second, and if it is within 1.0 second, proceed to step 18 and add 1 point to the score. .

When the points are added within the delay time t of 0.5 seconds or 1.0 seconds, the next step 20 is to generate an onomatopoeic sound such as "bash", and then the enemy The character 5 shakes his body (step 2
1) Further, a voice "war" is generated (step 21).

That is, it represents that the enemy character 5 is damaged by the punch of the player. Then, the score displayed in steps 18 and 19 is displayed as a score 7
(Step 23).

Next, it is determined in step 24 whether or not the enemy character 5 has lost. If the enemy character 5 receives some damage, it will be determined to be lost,
If it is determined that the player is lost, the process proceeds to step 25, where the enemy character 5 is down and replaced with a new enemy character 5. This routine is terminated while the enemy character 5 is not determined to be lost.

When the game progresses by repeating the above steps and the timer T reaches 0, the step jumps from step 5 to step 26 to make a level judgment. The score is evaluated in five stages, the level is displayed on the level display 8 on the monitor screen, and the game ends.

Since the game is played in this manner, the score increases when the player punches correctly and quickly in response to the punch of the enemy character 5 on the monitor screen. You can compete and get a high level of judgment.

Since the player has to look at the movement of the enemy character 5 and react correctly and agile, rather than merely punching out, the player can compete for reflexes and is intriguing.

Further, since the enemy character 5 is displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal monitor 4 in a free movement, the player plays while watching the enemy character 5 attacking with a change, so that there is a sense of realism. If the player becomes strong, he can defeat many enemies and play against various enemies, which makes him uninteresting.

The enemy character appearing later can be set to a strong character having a higher level in sequence, and by setting in this way, a wide range of players from beginners to skilled players can be interested. It should be noted that the glove 20 is easy to handle because no obstacle is attached to it.

In the above embodiment, the boxer appears on the monitor screen, but the game is not limited to boxing but can be a game simulating a fight such as karate. In addition, the software of various fighting games is recorded in the cartridge type ROM etc.
It is also possible to adopt a method of replacing the OM and using it. The monitor screen is not limited to the liquid crystal monitor 4, and it is naturally possible to use a cathode ray tube type monitor TV.

[0044]

As described above, according to the present invention, the player can respond to the attack of the enemy character displayed on the monitor screen and compete for the speed of the reaction, so that an exciting game can be enjoyed.

Since the attack of the enemy character is displayed on the monitor screen, various attacks are performed with realistic movements to give a sense of realism, and the opponent continues to be interested, for example. In addition, the glove worn by the player is easy to handle as there are no obstacles such as hoses.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a fighting game device main body according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external view of a glove according to the same example.

FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram of a control system of the same example.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure of the same example.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Fighting game device main body, 2 ... Housing, 3 ... Display board,
4 ... Liquid crystal monitor, 5 ... enemy character, 6 ... ally character, 7 ... score display, 8 ... level display, 10 ... infrared receiver, 11 ... power button, 12 ... select button, 13 ... speaker, 20 ... glove, 21 ... grip bar, 22 ... infrared light emitting part,
23 ... LED, 24 ... acceleration sensor, 25 ... power supply, 30 ... microcomputer, 31 ... image control circuit, 32 ... sound drive circuit, 33 ... character image memory, 34 ... color expansion circuit.

Continuation of front page (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A63F 13/00-13/12 A63B 69/00 A63F 9/00 A61B 5/11

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. An image display means for displaying a character or the like on a monitor screen, an image forming means for forming an image of the image display means, an infrared light receiving means provided near the screen of the image display means, and a player's hand. A glove to be fitted to the glove, an acceleration sensor provided on the glove, an infrared light emitting means that emits light based on the action of the acceleration sensor provided on the glove, and the enemy character on the monitor screen from when the enemy character is attacked. A game device comprising: a determination unit that measures the time until the reception of a light reception signal of the infrared light reception unit and determines the speed of reaction of the player. 2. The glove is fitted in both hands of the player, and the infrared light emitting means for emitting light based on the detection signal of each acceleration sensor provided in each glove emit infrared rays of different wavelengths, and the light receiving means. 2. The game device according to claim 1, further comprising a determination unit that determines the wavelength of infrared rays received by the player. 3. An attack of a hostile character is displayed on a monitor screen, and based on the display, a player moves a glove fitted in his / her hand to activate an acceleration sensor provided on the glove. The infrared light emitting means is caused to emit light based on the function of the sensor, the infrared light receiving means provided near the monitor screen receives the light emitted from the infrared light emitting means, and the judging means attacks the enemy character on the monitor screen.
A method for controlling a game device, characterized in that the speed of reaction of the player is judged by measuring the time from the time of the display of the above to the input of the light receiving signal of the infrared light receiving means. 4. An attack display of an enemy character is displayed on a monitor screen, and the player is provided with a glove moved by selectively moving each glove fitted in both hands based on the display. exert an acceleration sensor, the one of the acceleration of infrared light emitting means for emitting different infrared wavelengths from each other which are provided in each glove
Light is emitted based on the function of a sensor, the infrared light emitting means receives light emitted from the infrared light emitting means, the infrared light receiving means provided in the vicinity of the monitor screen determines the wavelength of infrared light received by the infrared light receiving means, and the determining means uses the monitor. Attacking enemy characters on the screen
A method for controlling a game device, characterized in that the speed of reaction of the player is judged by measuring the time from the time of the display of the above to the input of the light receiving signal of the infrared light receiving means.