JP3751626B2 - Game device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game apparatus including an operation input unit that receives an operation from a player and an operation guide unit that performs a guide for prompting an operation input.

Conventionally, a plurality of holes are prepared, and a character imitating a mole hidden in each hole is configured to appear irregularly only for a short time, and when the character appears, a character is played by hitting with a hitting member. A so-called mole hitting game is known. Further, in Patent Document 1, a game machine case that imitates a human body is configured to be rotatable around a vertical axis, and a game machine that includes a simulated gun and performs a shooting game with a player is described. It is described that the simulated gun is directed in the direction, while the whole is rotated so as to turn in the opposite direction to avoid an attack from the simulated gun possessed by the player.
JP 7-275505 A

  The mole hitting game only provides the player unilaterally with two states, a state where the simulated character is hidden in the hole and a state where it appears slightly from the hole. There is a limit. In addition, the shooting game described in Patent Document 1 only gives the game machine casing a rotational motion around the vertical axis, and is more advantageous than a mole hitting game in that the rotational motion is controlled according to the presence or absence of the player. Although some playability is recognized, it is not directly related to the player's play contents.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a novel game device with high gameability that can affect the difficulty of play in relation to the player's play state. It is.

The invention according to claim 1 is a game device including an operation input unit that receives an operation from the outside and an operation guide unit that performs a guide for prompting an operation to the operation input unit. A movement mechanism unit that applies displacement, a drive control unit that drives and controls the movement mechanism unit, and an operation state of the operation input unit are determined, and a drive control instruction corresponding to the determination result is output to the drive control unit An operation input state determination unit that stores the plurality of movement patterns of the position displacement in advance, and the plurality of the operation input state determination units based on a determination result with respect to the state of the operation input to the operation input unit. select a predetermined operation pattern from the operation pattern of, it is characterized in also be output from the drive control means selected operation pattern as said driving control command.

  According to this configuration, the game proceeds by the player performing an operation (playing) on the operation input unit while viewing the guide of the operation guide unit. The state of the operation received by the operation input unit, that is, the state of the operation input by the player is determined by the operation input state determination means, and the position displacement of the operation input unit corresponding to the determination result at that time or at that time is determined. Instructions are given. Displacement of the position of the operation input unit changes the difficulty with respect to the operation input by the player, which makes the player more highly playable.

  Here, the movement of the position displacement is one of the movements of the direction of the operation input unit that changes due to rotation or the position that changes due to movement (back and forth, left and right, diagonal), You may include the complicated movement by the simultaneous movement of a movement. In an aspect in which the moving mechanism unit employs a mechanism that can be expanded and contracted to realize the vertical movement, the vertical movement, that is, the movement can be included.

  In addition, the state of operation input includes a state in which no operation input is made by the player, and when there is no operation input, some driving (for example, an operation that prompts the player to input) is performed. You may make it do.

Further, the state of the operation input to the operation input unit by the player, for example, the state of the operation input such as fast or slow is determined, and one operation is selected from a plurality of operation patterns stored in advance based on the determination result. Since the movement of the position displacement is changed by designating the pattern, the game is further enhanced.

According to a second aspect of the invention, the game apparatus according to claim 1 Symbol placement, the moving mechanism unit may perform at least one of the rotational operation and the moving operation on one plane in the operation input unit as an operation of the position displacement It is characterized by the fact that According to this configuration, if the operation input unit rotates, or moves on one plane, for example, on a horizontal plane, the operation input unit can move toward or away from the player, It can affect the difficulty of operation. In particular, in a mode in which both operations are performed at the same time, more complicated movement can be realized.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the game device according to the first or second aspect , the base unit includes the operation input unit, and the moving mechanism unit is provided in the base unit. Is. According to this configuration, the movement mechanism unit realizes the position displacement operation with respect to the operation input unit by causing the base unit corresponding to the game apparatus main body to move the position displacement. That is, for example, since the movement mechanism is provided in the housing itself of an amusement device or the like, the housing itself approaches, separates, rotates, or performs other operations with respect to the player. Since a sense of playing a one-on-one game with a living creature is given, it is possible to provide the player with further surprise and interest.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the game device according to the third aspect , the moving mechanism section includes a plurality of rotating bodies attached to the bottom surface of the base body section and at least one rotating body among the rotating bodies. And a drive source for rotation. According to this configuration, the base portion can be displaced by the rotation of the plurality of rotating bodies on the bottom surface, and the apparatus main body can be rotated or moved by rotating at least one of the rotating bodies. It becomes possible. If rotation and movement are performed simultaneously, more complex movement can be realized.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the game device according to the third or fourth aspect , the top portion of the base portion is supported so as to be rotatable with respect to the base portion, and the operation guide portion is provided on the top portion. The operation input state determination means is provided to give a rotation instruction to the top when the operation input state becomes a predetermined state. According to this configuration, for example, if the base portion is regarded as a body and the top portion is regarded as a head, a game device having an anthropomorphic or an appearance model of an organism such as an animal can be provided. And if the state of the operation input to the operation input part by a player will be in a predetermined | prescribed state, since a top part will rotate with respect to a base | substrate part, unexpectedness will increase further. In addition, the rotation of the top part affects the difficulty in playing, such as making it difficult for the player to see the contents of the guide by the operation guide part, so the gameability is further enhanced.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the game device according to the fifth aspect , the top portion rotates about a substantially vertical axis. According to this configuration, it is possible to realize an operation of shaking the head by rotating only the top part to the left and right, and by giving a relative speed difference between the rotation of the base part and the rotation of the top part, for example, If the same speed is set in the opposite direction, it is possible to rotate only the base portion while the top portion remains stationary, and further, if it is simultaneously rotated in the same direction, the top portion can be rotated at a higher speed. Movement is realized.

A seventh aspect of the present invention is the game device according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, further comprising detection means for detecting a player around the device main body, wherein the operation input state determination means includes the detected direction and A drive control instruction is output to the drive control means in accordance with the state of the operation input. According to this configuration, when a player is detected, it is possible to realize a movement that approaches or conversely moves away.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to change the difficulty of the operation input by the player by displacing the position of the operation input unit, and it is possible to provide a game with higher gameability for the player.

Furthermore , since the movement of the position displacement is changed by designating an operation pattern corresponding to the state of operation input to the operation input unit by the player, for example, a state such as fast or slow, the game performance is further enhanced. be able to.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, if the operation input unit moves on at least one plane, for example, on a horizontal plane, the player can move toward and away from the player, which affects the difficulty level of play. Can give. In particular, more complex movements can be realized if both operations are performed simultaneously.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the movement mechanism unit causes the base unit to move in position, thereby realizing the position displacement operation with respect to the operation input unit. Therefore, the player can be provided with further surprise and interest. .

According to the invention described in claim 4, it is possible to cause the base body portion to perform rotation or movement operation. Further, if rotation and movement are performed simultaneously, more complicated movement can be realized.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, for example, if the base portion is regarded as a body and the top portion is regarded as a head, a game apparatus having an anthropomorphic or external appearance model of an animal or the like can be provided. Moreover, since the top part rotates with respect to a base | substrate part when the state of the operation input to the operation input part by a player will be in a predetermined | prescribed state, unexpectedness can be improved more. In addition, the rotation of the top part affects the difficulty in playing, such as making it difficult for the player to see the contents of the guide by the operation guide part, so the gameability can be further improved.

According to the invention described in claim 6, it is possible to realize an operation of shaking the head by rotating only the top part to the left and right, and to give a relative speed difference between the rotation of the base part and the rotation of the top part. So, for example, if the same speed is set in the reverse direction, it is possible to rotate only the base part while keeping the top stationary, and further, if it is simultaneously rotated in the same direction, it can be rotated at a higher speed than the top alone. More complex movements are realized.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, when a player is detected, it is possible to realize a movement to approach or conversely move away.

  FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing an embodiment of a game apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 2 (a) is a view of the bottom as seen from the top side, and FIG. 3 is a side sectional view. In the figure, the game device comprises a base body portion 10 on the lower side and a top portion 20 supported on the upper portion thereof to constitute a device body. In this embodiment, the base 10 is assumed to be a torso and the top is assumed to be a head, and is configured as a robot having an anthropomorphic character image as a whole. The top portion 20 is formed of a plastic material or the like, and the shape thereof is substantially hemispherical (or dome shape) in the present embodiment, and the inside is formed hollow.

  The base portion 10 is made of a reinforced plastic material or the like and has a cylindrical shape as a whole, and a large-diameter portion 11 having a large radius in consideration of the posture stability of the apparatus main body is formed below the base portion 10. An operation panel unit 12 serving as an operation input unit having a surface substantially inclined to the front side as shown in FIG. A circular opening 13 is formed at the upper end portion of the base portion 10 which is formed so as to protrude and is flush with the surface of the operation panel portion 12, and the top portion 20 can be rotated in the opening 13. A rotating support structure 14 for supporting is attached. Sensors 15 having required directivity for detecting a player are provided at a plurality of positions on the outside of the base portion 10, in the present embodiment, at appropriate height positions at four positions, the left and right positions on the front side and the left and right positions on the rear side. It is attached. The sensor 15 may be an ultrasonic sensor that detects the presence or absence of an obstacle (approaching or moving away) within a predetermined distance, or an optical sensor composed of a light emitting element and a light receiving element. A pyroelectric sensor for sensing, and an imaging means such as a CCD camera can be applied.

  On the other hand, a circuit board portion 16 constituting a control portion for driving the game apparatus is mounted inside the base portion 10. Further, in the present embodiment, the magnetic sensor 17 is internally provided so that the absolute orientation of the base body portion 10 can be detected. In addition, a horizontal bottom plate 31 is fixed to the bottom portion of the base portion 10, and the moving mechanism portion 30 is attached to the bottom plate 31.

  The operation panel unit 12 has a required plane shape, in this embodiment, a substantially semicircular operation surface, on which three push buttons 121, 122, 123 are arranged in the front row, and two in the rear row. , Push buttons 124 and 125 are arranged, and joysticks 126 and 127 as direction indicating members having a structure capable of receiving a direction instruction by a tilting operation and detecting the tilting direction are provided on both left and right sides. A coin insertion slot 128 is formed in the central portion. Although not shown in the figure, a coin counter or the like is provided below the coin insertion slot.

  The push buttons 121 to 125 are composed of a button body that is not visible in the drawing and a head (pushing portion) that is attached to the upper portion of the button body so as to be movable in the vertical direction by a minute dimension. A known push button structure is employed in which the urging member is urged upward by the urging member and the head protrudes from the operation surface. Each of the push buttons 121 to 125 has switches 121S to 125S (see FIG. 4) for detecting that they are pushed down against the biasing means by the player's pushing operation (or hitting operation). Has been. In the present embodiment, the push buttons 121, 122, and 123 are colored in different colors such as red, blue, and yellow, and the push buttons 124 and 125 are colored in white (milky white). Further, in addition to the switches 121S to 125S, light emitting members 121L to 125L (see FIG. 4) for outputting white light are provided inside the push buttons 121 to 125. The light emitting members 121L to 125L are used as a guide for prompting the player to perform an operation as will be described later.

  The joysticks 126 and 127 are used when a game type, various conditions, and the like are selected at the start of the game, or depending on the game type, the direction is indicated during the game.

  As shown in FIG. 2B, the rotation support structure 14 includes a substrate 140 attached to the upper side of the base portion 10, a top rotation drive motor 141 attached below the substrate 140, and a substrate. Mounted on a rotating shaft 142 of a drive motor 141 projecting upward through a through-hole drilled in the center of 140, a rotating plate 143 parallel to the substrate 140, and preferably in the circumferential direction of the substrate 140 A plurality of support rollers 144 (casters) serving as support members are provided, which are arranged in a plurality and secure smooth rotation by contacting and supporting the lower surface of the rotating plate 143. In addition, as a supporting member of the rotating plate 143, a member made of an annular guide rail and a plurality of ball members that roll along the annular guide rail may be arranged to face the base portion 10 and the rotating plate 143, respectively.

  The top portion 20 is fixed to the rotating plate 143 in a mounted state. That is, the top 20 is attached to the rotating plate 143 so that the center of the sphere coincides with the rotating shaft 142. Further, a monitor 21 for displaying an image, which is an LCD or the like as an operation guide portion, is disposed in the hollow interior of the top portion 20 and on the upper surface side of the rotating plate 143. The screen of the monitor 21 is oriented in a direction coinciding with the front direction of the rotating plate 143, and is tilted upward so that it is substantially perpendicular to the line of sight of a player of a substantially horizontal or average height. ing. Here, the monitor 21 as the operation guide unit not only prompts the player to operate the operation panel unit 12 as the operation input unit, that is, to execute the game, but also displays the operation result.

  A detection protrusion 145 is attached to one place at the peripheral edge of the rotating plate 143, while a rotation sensor in which a light emitting portion and a light receiving portion are arranged on the substrate 140 side so as to sandwich the rotation track of the detection protrusion 145. A photo interrupter 146 is attached. At the position where the photo interrupter 146 detects the detection protrusion 145, the rotating plate 143, that is, the top 20 is set to the front facing position, so that even if the top 20 is rotated left and right, the front position is accurately returned. I can do it.

  The top 20 has a pattern on the left and right sides of the rotating plate 143 facing the front, and is opaque, while the front is translucent or transparent, and is displayed on the screen of the monitor 21. An image is made visible for the displayed operation guide. For this reason, when the top portion 20 is turned and turned sideways, the monitor screen becomes difficult to see, and the game difficulty can be increased accordingly. An infrared light emitting element 22 for position detection and an infrared light receiving element 23 for receiving position information, each having a wide directivity, are provided inside the top portion 20, for example, at an upper portion of the monitor 21.

  Although not shown in the drawing, a protrusion is attached to the lower surface side of the front position of the rotary plate 143, while the base plate 10 is elastic at an appropriate position, for example, the rotary plate 143 at a position of 120 degrees to the left and right from the front position. A stopper made of a material is provided. Therefore, when the rotating plate 143 rotates 120 degrees from the front position to the left and to the right, the protrusion comes into contact with the stopper and the rotation is restricted. Thereby, the monitor 21 can be appropriately driven regardless of the rotation by lengthening the signal line and the power line to the monitor 21 by a length that absorbs the twist caused by the rotation of the rotating plate 143.

  The moving mechanism unit 30 is mounted on a circular bottom plate 31 fixed to the base unit 10 in a horizontal posture. Casters 32 and 33 having balls (rolling portions) that can rotate in a 360-degree direction are attached to both front and rear positions of the bottom plate 31. Part of the ball portions of the casters 32 and 33 are exposed downward from the lower surface of the bottom plate 31 through the notches. Further, rollers (rotating bodies) 34 and 35 directed in the front-rear direction are attached to both positions on the left and right sides of the bottom plate 31. A part of the rollers 34 and 35 is exposed downward from the lower surface of the bottom plate 31 through a notch, and is set to a height that matches the lower ends of the balls of the casters 32 and 33 or a height that is slightly lower. . As a result, the game apparatus is erected in a stable posture on the floor surface by the balls and rollers in front, rear, left, and right, and is movable on the floor surface. In addition, when employ | adopting the structure which can change the direction of a roller, the attachment position of a roller is not limited to the left-right side of the baseplate 31, For example, the front-back side of the baseplate 31 may be sufficient.

  Drive motors 36 and 37 are mounted, for example, in a horizontal posture on the upper surface side of the bottom plate 31, and their output shafts are connected to the respective rotation shafts of the rollers 34 and 35 directly or via required reduction gears. Although not shown in FIG. 2, rotary encoders 361 and 371 (see FIG. 4) are attached to the output shafts of the drive motors 36 and 37, so that the rotation amounts of the drive motors 36 and 37 are reduced. Detectable.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the position detection of the game device. The direction and position of the game apparatus are detected based on detection information from the magnetic sensor 17 and the rotary encoders 361 and 371 as shown in FIG. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, when slipping between the rollers 34 and 35 and the floor surface is taken into account, misalignment is accumulated over a long period of time, and there is no guarantee that the correct position is detected, as shown in FIG. The method of remote monitoring from outside is adopted. That is, in FIG. 3, a CCD camera unit 40 as an imaging unit having a predetermined field of view and an infrared light emitting element 41 as a communication unit are arranged at a height position where the bird's-eye view of the game apparatus can be seen. ing. The CCD camera unit 40 images light from the infrared light emitting element 22 on the game apparatus side and detects it as the coordinates of the bright spot in the image data, and the infrared light emitting element 41 sends the bright spot coordinates to the game apparatus side. To communicate. The bright spot coordinate information is light-modulated and emitted from the infrared light emitting element 41 and received by the infrared light receiving element 23 on the game apparatus side. From the bright spot coordinate information, the light source position, that is, on the space (horizontal plane) of the game apparatus. Is calculated by the control unit 100 (see FIG. 4) described later.

  By using this external monitoring data as supplementary information detected from the magnetic sensor 17 and the rotary encoders 361 and 371, the accumulation error can be reset periodically or as necessary. In addition, while providing two infrared light emitting elements 22 on the game device side in the front-rear direction, for example, the front-rear side is recognized by changing their lighting form, for example, the blinking period, and thereby the orientation of the game device is also changed. In this case, the magnetic sensor 17 is not necessary.

  In FIG. 3, a power supply unit 50 generates necessary power required for each drive source in the game apparatus, and is supplied via a power cable 51 having a required length. The game apparatus can be freely displaced within the length range of the power cable 51.

  FIG. 4 shows an example of a circuit block diagram to which the game apparatus is applied. 4, the circuit board unit 16 stores a control unit 100 configured by a computer, a RAM 91 connected to the control unit 100 for temporarily storing processing data and various count values, and various data. ROM 92 and a built-in timer 109 for measuring various times.

  The ROM 92 includes a program storage unit 921 for storing game program data, a game image storage unit 922 for storing game image data, and sound for storing sound data such as sound effects and guide sounds from the speaker 90 used as necessary. An operation pattern for the storage unit 923 and the position displacement, the operation pattern of the top 20 and the operation pattern of the base unit 10 corresponding to the state of operation input by the player, the progress of the game or the game result. It has an operation pattern storage unit 924 for storing.

  The operation input accepting unit 101 accepts signals from the switches 121S to 125S when the player taps the push buttons 121 to 125. The game execution processing unit 102 uses the game program read from the game program storage unit 921 to advance the game according to a hitting operation on the push buttons 121 to 125. The image display control unit 103 develops the image data read from the image data storage unit 922 in the display RAM according to the game program, and periodically reads the game image data in the display RAM to the monitor 21 so that the game progresses. The displayed image is displayed on the monitor 21. The image data storage unit 922 stores character image data in which polygons and textures are associated, guide image data, background image data as necessary, and the like in a two-dimensional or three-dimensional form. Character and numeric image data for displaying time are also stored. The image display unit 103 includes a drawing processing unit and a display RAM. In the drawing processing unit, when the game space is three-dimensional, mapping processing of the polygons constituting the character from the camera viewpoint coordinates to the three-dimensional space, etc. The coordinate calculation is performed, and the coordinate calculation result is converted into a two-dimensional image and sequentially written in the display RAM.

  The operation input state determination unit 104 determines a state of operation input to the push buttons 121 to 125 by the player, for example, a response to the operation guide from a time measurement result from the built-in timer 109, an operation frequency, or the like.

  The game situation determination unit 105 determines the game situation, that is, the progress of the game or the result when the game ends. Judgment of the game situation is a judgment on the progress (development) situation during the game, and judgment of the result when the game is finished is judgment on the game result at the end of the game. Specifically, when the progress of the game in the game becomes a predetermined condition, such as a development that is advantageous to the player or a disadvantageous development, and the time elapsed since the start of the game, A game in the case where the game is continuously performed by changing the stage in the case of being composed of a plurality of stages, the score corresponding to the play ability (score), a combination thereof, and further charging a plurality of game charges in a lump. The number of times is determined. In addition, in the determination of the game result, for example, whether the game was successful or failed, whether the score is clear, the required time in the game competing for time, the required time in the game competing for the time, or the clearing for a predetermined condition Be subject to judgment.

  The operation pattern setting instruction unit 106 operates according to the determination result from the plurality of operation patterns stored in the operation pattern storage unit 924 according to the determination result by the operation input state determination unit 104 or the determination result by the game situation determination unit 105. Is specified. Therefore, in this embodiment, the operation input state determination unit 104 and the operation pattern setting instruction unit 106 constitute an operation input state determination unit, and the game situation determination unit 105 and the operation pattern setting instruction unit 106 constitute a game situation determination unit. Composed.

  The main body operation control unit 107 outputs a series of drive signals over time according to the operation pattern designated from the operation pattern setting instruction unit 106 to the drive motors 36 and 37, and controls the position of the main body operation control unit 107 relative to the base unit 10. It gives a displacement. The top operation control unit 108 outputs a series of drive signals over time according to the operation pattern designated from the operation pattern setting instruction unit 106 to the drive motor 141, and controls the drive to give a position displacement with respect to the top 20. Is.

  In the present embodiment, the motion patterns include “forward action”, “reverse action”, “direction change action”, “swing action”, “reciprocating turn action”, “search action”, “unpleasant action”, and “joy action”. Is being prepared.

  The “advance action” is controlled by the main body operation control unit 107 and rotates the drive motors 36 and 37 in the forward direction at the same speed, for example, for a predetermined time, thereby moving the base unit 10 in the front direction at the required speed. It is to be moved. If a play area is set in the game device and it is likely to be out of the play area due to forward movement, the direction is changed by temporarily stopping or reversing the rotation of one drive motor. And is controlled to move forward in the converted direction. Detection of the inside and outside of the play area may be determined from the amount of rotation (that is, the amount of movement) of the rotary encoders 361 and 371, or may be determined from the monitoring status of the CCD camera unit 40 described above.

  The “reverse action” is controlled by the main body operation control unit 107 and rotates the drive motors 36 and 37 in the reverse direction at the same speed, for example, for a predetermined time, thereby moving the base unit 10 backward at a required speed. Is. Note that the control when it is likely to be out of the play area may be the same as in the case of the “forward action”. In addition, by alternately changing the rotational speeds of the drive motors 36 and 37 by a minute speed, the drive motors 36 and 37 can be retreated in a so-called staggered pattern, and a more realistic appearance can be achieved. In this action, the base 10, that is, the operation panel 12 is moved away from the player, so that it is possible to influence the difficulty of the game.

  The “direction changing action” is controlled by the main body operation control unit 107 and rotates one of the drive motors 36 and 37 in the forward direction and stops the other in the stop or reverse direction. It changes direction. In this action, the base 10, that is, the operation panel 12 is turned sideways from the player's immediate position, and the screen of the monitor 21 is also turned sideways, so that it is possible to influence the difficulty of the game. .

  The “swing action” is controlled by the top motion control unit 108 and rotates the drive motor 141 in a positive or negative direction by a required angle, thereby causing a so-called swing motion to the top 20. It is something to produce. If a plurality of types of rotation speeds and rotation angles of the drive motor 1412 are set, a variety of effects can be achieved and the unexpectedness is further increased. In this case, since the screen of the monitor 21 is turned sideways, it is possible to slightly influence the difficulty of the game.

  The “reciprocating turning action” is controlled by the main body operation control unit 107 and rotates one of the drive motors 36 and 37 in the forward direction and rotates the other at a slow speed or stops so that the direction of the base unit 10 is restored to the original direction. The base unit 10 is turned so as to be directed in the opposite direction by a predetermined angle by causing the reverse drive motor to perform the operation by rotating the base unit 10 by a predetermined angle in one direction from the position. When the base unit 10 is rotated 180 degrees in opposite directions, the base unit 10 turns left and right while moving in the left and right direction. When the drive motors 26 and 37 are alternately reciprocally rotated in the opposite direction at less than 180 degrees, it is possible to move the drive motors 26 and 37 backward at a slow speed. In this action, the base 10, that is, the operation panel 12 is turned and alternately turns to the left and right from the player's immediate position, and the screen of the monitor 21 also turns to the left and right alternately. It is possible to influence the difficulty.

  The “search action” is controlled by the main body operation control unit 107 and the top operation control unit 108, and the drive motors 36, 37 and so that the base unit 10 and the top 20 are directed toward the player detected by the sensor 15. The drive motor 141 is driven and controlled. Changing the orientation of the base body 10 is the same as the “direction changing action”. The direction conversion angle may be set by a method using an angle difference between the current orientation of the base body 10 and the player's detection direction by the sensor 15, and the player detected by the sensor 15 is in the front direction. It may be a method of continuing this action operation until it is detected. Further, in the sensor 15 such as an ultrasonic sensor (using a propagation time), an optical sensor (using a triangulation method), or a pyroelectric sensor (using a detection level), a distance measurement result is predetermined. If the distance is greater than or equal to the distance, the drive control may be performed by adding “forward action” as a slow forward.

  “Unpleasant action” is controlled by the top motion control unit 108 and rotates the drive motor 141 by a required angle in either positive or negative direction and then rotates the required angle in the opposite direction by a predetermined number of times. Thus, a so-called left / right swinging motion is produced with respect to the top portion 20. If a plurality of types of rotational speeds and amounts of rotation of the drive motor 141 are set, a variety of effects can be produced and the unexpectedness is further enhanced. In this case, since the screen of the monitor 21 rotates left and right, depending on the type of game, it is possible to slightly influence the difficulty of the game.

  “Pleasure action” is controlled by the main body operation control unit 107 and the top operation control unit 108. One of the drive motors 36 and 37 is rotated in the forward direction and the other is rotated at a low speed or stopped. Then, the base portion 10 is swung so as to turn the base portion 10 in the opposite direction by a predetermined angle by turning the base portion 10 in the one direction from the original position and then performing the reverse operation. This is performed a predetermined number of times. At the same time, the top motor 20 is driven to rotate in the reverse direction by an angle equal to the rotation angle of the base body 10 with respect to the drive motor 141. With this operation, it is possible to turn only the base body portion 10 with the top portion 20 facing the front (still stationary).

  Of the above actions, an action that can affect the difficulty level of the game may also be performed at a timing that is not directly related to the difficulty level of the game. For example, when the game is over, if the player gets a very good score as a result of the end of the game, a “reciprocating turn action” may be performed as if it expressed human surprise. Good.

  5 and 6 show examples of screen views of the monitor 21 during the game of the first game executed on the game device, and FIGS. 7 to 9 show the game of the second game executed on the game device. The example of the screen figure of the monitor 21 in is shown. In FIG. 5, the screen displays a plurality of target characters B1 to B4 imitating red, blue, and yellow insects (here, bees), and a wrist character wearing gloves. G1 and the binocular character G2 are displayed. The target characters B1 and B2 are red, the target character B3 is blue, and the target character B4 is yellow.

  In addition, the number of target characters knocked down at a suitable place on the screen, for example, the upper left is displayed as “35-hiki”, for example, and a built-in timer is displayed at the bottom of the screen as “Nokojikan 23.5”. The remaining time counted at 109 is displayed.

  In this first game, by hitting (pushing) a push button of the same color as the target character B displayed on the screen, the target character is knocked down one by one, and the total number of target characters within the time limit. It is a so-called “mole hitting game” where players can compete to hit. When the push button of the same color as the target character being displayed is struck, the wrist character G1 performs an effect display in which the insect is struck as an appropriate operation input. When the wrong color push button is struck, as shown in FIG. 6, the effect display of the failure operation is performed such that the wrist character G1 hits his / her head and both eyes G2 closed his eyes. . In FIG. 6, two red target characters B5 and blue target character B6, which are increased during the game, remain on the screen. The number knocked down is displayed as “44 hits”, and the remaining time is “Nokirikan 08.2”.

  On the second game screen shown in FIG. 7, balloon characters B11 to B15 that are colored in red, blue, yellow, and white that simulate balloons are displayed, and a two-eye character G10 that simulates both eyes is displayed. Yes. Balloon character B11 is yellow, balloon character B12 is blue, balloon characters B13 and B14 are white, and balloon character B15 is red. In the center of the screen, the time counted by the built-in timer 109 is displayed as “Jikan 44.8” as the elapsed time from the start of the game.

  In this second game, by hitting a push button of the same color as the balloon character B displayed on the screen, a predetermined amount of air is sent to the balloon character, and the push button is repeatedly hit. It is a so-called “continuous hit game” that assumes that the balloon character B is bursting. In this embodiment, the game is ended by bursting the balloon character with respect to all the balloon characters on the screen and competing for the elapsed time. In FIG. 8, a state where the yellow balloon character B11 is inflating is displayed. “Jikan 22.8” is displayed as the elapsed time. In FIG. 9, an effect display in which the yellow balloon character B <b> 11 is ruptured is performed, and the two-eye character G <b> 10 is changed to an effect display in which both eyes are closed. It is displayed that “Jikan 23.5” was required to rupture the first balloon character B11.

  10 to 11 are flowcharts illustrating an example of the process of the first game executed by the control unit 100. First, after the time limit is set in the play time counter, a subtraction process is started every unit time, here 1 second (step S1), and it is determined whether or not the play time counter is positive (step S3). ). If it is not positive, it is determined that the time limit has ended, and the process proceeds to step S29. On the other hand, if it is positive, since the game is in progress, a determination is made as to whether or not a predetermined time of n seconds or more has elapsed since the previous display of the target character (step S5), and n seconds have elapsed. For example, a new target character is displayed (step S7), and one target character is added. If n seconds have not elapsed, step S7 is passed.

  Next, the game situation determination unit 105 determines whether or not the number of target characters being simultaneously displayed is equal to or greater than a specified value (step S9). In order to produce the action, “unpleasant action” is designated by the operation pattern setting designation unit 106 (step S11). On the contrary, if the specified value is not reached, step S11 is passed.

  Subsequently, the operation input state determination unit 104 determines whether or not there is an operation input to the push button (step S13). If there is an operation input, the operation input state determination unit 104 further uses the same color as the target character being displayed. It is determined whether or not the push button has been operated (struck) (step S15). If a push button having the same color as that of the target character being displayed is operated, the image display control unit 103 displays a repulse display on the target character (step S17). For example, it is possible to employ an effect in which the target character falls toward the bottom of the screen and eventually disappears from the screen. Next, the score is incremented by 1 (step S19), and the process proceeds to step S25.

  On the other hand, in step S15, if the operation input state determination unit 104 determines that a push button having a color different from that of the target character being displayed has been operated, the image display control unit 103 determines that an operation error has occurred in FIG. A display of an error effect as shown is performed (step S21). Furthermore, “backward action” is designated by the operation pattern setting designation unit 106 (step S23), the base unit 10 is moved back (because it runs around), and the difficulty of the game is increased.

  In step S25, the game situation determination unit 105 determines whether or not the number of repulses per unit of time is equal to or greater than a specified value (step S25). "Swivel action" is designated (step S27), and then the process returns to step S3. The base unit 10 is turned left and right by the “reciprocating turning action” to increase the difficulty of the game. On the other hand, when the number of repulses per time unit does not reach the specified value, the process directly returns to step S3.

  If the play time counter is not positive in step S3, the game end process is performed because the time limit is reached, and the game result is displayed (step S29). Next, the game situation determination unit 105 determines whether or not the score accumulated in step S19 is equal to or greater than a specified value (step S31). If the score is equal to or greater than the specified value, “joy action” is designated by the operation pattern setting designation unit 106, and only the base unit 10 is reciprocated left and right while the top 20 is stationary. On the contrary, if the score does not reach the specified value, the “unpleasant action” is designated by the motion pattern setting designation unit 106, and the top portion 20 is reciprocated to the left and right.

  As described above, in the first game, for example, as described in step S11, when the target characters simultaneously displayed on the screen are more than the prescribed number, that is, when the player cannot hit the target character well, The robot senses this, and performs “noisy action” as if it shows amazed feelings or laughs. For example, as described in step S27, when the number of repulses per unit time is a predetermined number or more, that is, when the player is playing the game well, the “reciprocating turning action” is as if the robot was surprised. I do. As described above, since the game apparatus according to the present embodiment performs various operations in accordance with the player's operation state, it is possible to give the player a sense of surprise or to bring out a willingness to challenge.

  12 to 13 are flowcharts showing an example of processing of the second game executed by the control unit 100. First, a predetermined number n of balloon characters are displayed on the screen of the monitor 21 (step S41). Next, after the loop count value is incremented by 1 (step S43), the operation input state determination unit 104 determines whether or not the loop count value exceeds a specified value (step S45). If the loop count value exceeds the specified value, “search / advance action” is designated by the operation pattern setting designation unit 106 (step S47), and the base unit 10 and the top 20 are directed toward the player. At the same time, it is advanced at a slow speed in that direction. Thus, in spite of the balloon character display, when there is no operation input to the push button from the player for a predetermined period, the entire game device, that is, the operation panel unit 12 and the monitor 21 are directed toward the player. The input operation is made easier by approaching the player. On the other hand, if the loop count value is less than or equal to the specified value, step S47 is passed.

  Subsequently, it is determined whether or not there is an operation input to the push button (step S549). If there is no operation input to the push button, the process returns to step S43 and the loop count value is incremented by one. On the other hand, if there is an operation input to the push button, the loop count value is reset to zero (step S51), and further, the balloon counter value for the balloon character of the color corresponding to the push button is incremented by 1 (step S53). ).

  Next, the game situation determination unit 105 determines whether or not the balloon counter value has reached the burst limit value (step S55). If the balloon counter value has not reached the burst limit value, a predetermined amount is given to the balloon character. A minute swell effect is performed (step S57). Subsequently, the operation input state determination unit 104 determines whether or not the number of operation inputs to the push button per unit of time exceeds a specified value (step S59), and the number of operation inputs to the push button per unit of time is determined. If it exceeds the prescribed value, the “reverse action” is selected by the operation pattern setting designation unit 106 (step S61), and the base unit 10 is moved backward. This backward movement is intended to make it difficult for the player to operate the push button by causing the base unit 10, that is, the operation panel unit 12 to perform an operation of running backward. On the other hand, if the number of operation inputs to the push button per unit of time does not exceed the specified value, step S61 is passed.

  If the game situation determination unit 105 determines in step S55 that the balloon counter value has reached the burst limit value, an effect image for bursting the balloon character is displayed as shown in FIG. 9 (step S63). Further, the “reciprocating turning action” is selected by the operation pattern setting designating unit 106 (step S65), the base unit 10 is turned left and right, or at the same time, the fine forward movement is performed. As a result, an action as if expressing a surprise to the balloon bursting is taken.

  Subsequently, the game situation determination unit 105 determines whether or not the total number of balloon characters that have ruptured has reached n (step S67). If not, there are remaining balloon characters. Return to step S43. On the other hand, if the cumulative number of balloon characters that have ruptured has reached n, it is determined that the game has ended and game result display processing is performed (step S69). For example, the elapsed time until the game is cleared is displayed.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the clear time exceeds a specified value (step S71). If the clear time exceeds the specified value, “joy action” is specified by the operation pattern setting specifying unit 106 ( Step S73), only the base 10 is reciprocated left and right while the top 20 is stationary. On the other hand, if the clear time exceeds the specified value, the “unpleasant action” is designated by the operation pattern setting designation unit 106 (step S75), and the top portion 20 is reciprocated to the left and right.

  As described above, in the second game, for example, when the loop count value is larger than the prescribed value as in step S47, that is, when the player's operation input is small, the robot approaches the player. To make it easier for the player to input. That is, it is determined that the player's operation input state is “unfamiliar”, and based on this determination, the difficulty level of the game is lowered so that the input becomes easy.

  Further, for example, in step S61, if the number of push button inputs per unit time is larger than a specified value, that is, if the player's input operation is excellent, the robot moves “reverse action” so as to leave the player. To move away from the player. In other words, in this case, it is determined that the player's operation input is “excellent” or “necessary to make the game more difficult”, and based on this determination, the difficulty level of the game is increased so that the input becomes difficult. . Players must perform input operations in the form of chasing robots that are moving away from themselves, which not only makes input difficult, but also plays games while moving their bodies greatly in a form that follows moving game machines It is possible to enjoy a highly entertaining game that is not available in conventional arcade game machines. Here, the “backward action” is used to make the input difficult. However, for example, a “direction changing action” may be performed to make the input difficult.

  As described above, the game device according to the present embodiment uses the movement of the case according to the state of the player's operation input so that the case itself provided with the operation panel unit 12 can freely rotate and move. Since the difficulty level of the game is changed, it is possible to realize a game having a difficulty level and a variation that are completely different from the input to the operation unit of the fixed casing as in a conventional arcade game machine.

  The present invention can adopt the following aspects.

  (1) Instead of the monitor for the operation guide, a sound generating speaker having a required directivity may be adopted, and the operation input can be guided by this.

  (2) In this embodiment, the operation panel unit 12 is configured integrally with the base unit 10, but is not limited to this, and the components including the push buttons of the operation panel unit 12 are separate from the game apparatus main body. Even if it is configured as a body, a moving mechanism part is provided in this part, a movable operation body as an operation input part, and a position displacement, that is, a rotation or a movement in a game area, and a mode in which both operations are performed Good.

  (2-1) For example, a game apparatus main body provided with a control unit and a communication unit is erected at an appropriate position facing a game area, while a plurality of the movable operation bodies are arranged on the front surface (game area) of the game Drive control is performed by wire or wireless from the communication unit of the device main body part, or a self-propelled mechanism and a communication unit are connected to each other, and a plurality of movable operating bodies are associated with each other. Alternatively, it may be configured so as to be displaced independently, preferably moving around. This movable operation body corresponds to one of the push buttons of the present embodiment, and may be a model of a small animal or a miniature version of anthropomorphic model. A signal for hitting a hitting push button provided at an appropriate position on each surface of each movable operation body is detected by an internal switch and transmitted to a control unit on the game apparatus main body side to transmit a predetermined game (for example, in this embodiment). Such a game) may be executed.

  (2-2) In another embodiment, a game machine body having a control unit and a communication unit is used as a game table member having a required thickness with the upper surface as a game area. On the upper surface, the displacement of the movable operation body (2-1) may be given.

  (3) In the present embodiment, the operation input state determination result, the game progress status, and the operation patterns for performing different position displacements corresponding to the determination result of the game result are set, respectively. The present invention can be realized even in an aspect in which one action is adopted.

  (4) In the present embodiment, the orientation of the game apparatus is detected by the magnetic sensor 17. Instead of this, a plurality of position detecting light emitting elements, for example, the upper end of the monitor 21 are placed at appropriate positions on the top 20. If two infrared light emitting elements are arranged in the front-rear direction or the left-right direction, and their lighting modes are set to be different from each other, such as different blinking periods, the CCD camera unit 40 can detect both infrared rays. Since the light emitting element can be identified, the orientation of the top portion 20 can be detected from processing on the captured image, and further, the orientation of the base portion 10 can be detected from the angle difference information between the top portion 20 and the base portion 10 at that time. Alternatively, a plurality of light-emitting elements for position detection may be attached to the base body 10 side. In this case, the angle difference information between the top 20 and the base body 10 at that time becomes unnecessary, and the processing is simplified accordingly. It becomes.

  (5) In this embodiment, the position detection of the game apparatus is performed using the infrared light emitting element 22, the infrared light receiving element 23, the CCD camera unit 40, and the infrared light emitting element 41. For example, a game area is set, a predetermined pattern (graphic pattern) is written on the floor surface, and the pattern on the floor surface is optically read at an appropriate position on the lower surface of the base 10, preferably at a central position. It can also be set as the aspect recognized. The predetermined pattern is not limited to the described pattern, and may be an electrical or magnetic pattern. In this case, an electrostatic sensor or a magnetic sensor can be used as the reading unit.

  (6) In the present embodiment, the power supply unit 50 is connected by the power supply cable 51 for power supply to the game device, but a built-in battery or a chargeable / dischargeable secondary battery is adopted to estimate the remaining capacity. You may make it replace a battery or charge. In this way, since the power feeding cable 51 is not necessary, it is possible to give more freedom to the movement of the game device relative to the position displacement and to give the player an impression as a more independent game device. it can.

  (7) In the present embodiment, the present invention is applied to a so-called continuous hitting game and a mole hitting game (here, the hitting is made by hand, but a specific hitting member may be used). A game that mimics sumo as a game. In other words, the more the player hits the push button, the more the robot corresponding to the wrestler moves backward, and conversely the robot approaches the player side when the speed at which the player hits the push button becomes slow. In addition, the game mode is not limited to the game mode in which the game is executed by the hitting operation. The game is advanced by giving a direction instruction by tilting the operation lever such as a joystick (for example, applied to a flag raising game, and the game device side uses a voice A player who speaks right or left or red / white, etc., while the player operates the operation lever on the side corresponding to the occurrence, etc.), a game that progresses by giving the required rotation operation to the operation member, guide and its operation input It can also be applied to games that compete for the degree of coincidence with the timing.

  (8) The operation input unit is not limited to a switch (sensor) such as a push button that detects direct contact, but includes a light emitting unit that emits a light beam and a light receiving unit that receives the light with a predetermined length. By detecting the temporary blockage of the light beam by interposing a part of the player's body through the space between the light-emitting part and the light-receiving part by passing through the space between the light-emitting part and the light-receiving part. In other words, it may be a game mode that enables remote operation input.

  (9) In this embodiment, an anthropomorphic game device is adopted, but the present invention is not limited to this, and it may be an animal model. Further, in addition to the base portion 10 and the top portion 20, the base portion 10 alone may be used, and a hand portion simulating both hands may be provided instead of the top portion 20 or in addition to the top portion 20. It is good also as an aspect which makes a required movement relate to the action of the base | substrate part 10. FIG.

1 is an external perspective view showing an embodiment of a game device according to the present invention. (A) is the figure which looked at the bottom part from the upper surface side, (b) is side surface sectional drawing. It is a figure explaining the position detection of a game device. An example of the circuit block diagram to which this game device is applied is shown. The example of the screen figure in the game of the 1st game performed with this game device is shown. The example of the screen figure in the game of the 1st game performed with this game device is shown. The example of the screen figure in the game of the 2nd game performed with this game device is shown. The example of the screen figure in the game of the 2nd game performed with this game device is shown. The example of the screen figure in the game of the 2nd game performed with this game device is shown. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process of the 1st game performed by a control part. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process of the 1st game performed by a control part. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process of the 2nd game performed by a control part. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process of the 2nd game performed by a control part.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Base part 12 Operation panel part 121-125 Push button 121S-125S Switch 126,127 Joystick 14 Rotation support structure 141 Drive motor 15 Sensor 17 Magnetic sensor 20 Top part 21 Monitor 30 Movement mechanism part 36, 37 Drive motor 100 Control part 101 Operation input reception unit 102 Game execution processing unit 103 Image display control unit 104 Operation input state determination unit 105 Game situation determination unit 106 Operation pattern setting instruction unit 107 Main body operation control unit 108 Top operation control unit 92 ROM
921 Program storage unit 922 Game image storage unit 924 Operation pattern storage unit

Claims (7)

A game device including an operation input unit that accepts an operation from the outside and an operation guide unit that performs a guide for prompting an operation to the operation input unit, a moving mechanism unit that applies a positional displacement to the operation input unit; and drive control means for driving and controlling the moving mechanism, to determine the status of operation to the operation input unit, and an operation input state determining means for outputting to said drive control means drive control instruction corresponding to the determination result The operation input state determination means stores in advance a plurality of movement patterns of the position displacement, and determines a predetermined operation pattern from the plurality of operation patterns based on a determination result with respect to a state of operation input to the operation input unit. select a game device according to claim also be output from the drive control means selected operation pattern as it said driving control command. The moving mechanism unit according to claim 1 Symbol placement game device, wherein said at as operation of the position displacement which causes at least one of the moving operation on the rotation and a plane to the operation input unit. The operation input unit includes a base unit comprising said moving mechanism includes a game apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that provided in the base portion. The moving mechanism includes a plurality of rotating bodies attached to a bottom surface of the base portion, according to claim 3, characterized in that it comprises a drive source for rotating at least one rotating body of said rotating body Game device. The top portion of the base portion is provided with a top portion that is rotatably supported with respect to the base portion, the operation guide portion is provided on the top portion, and the operation input state determination means has a predetermined state of the operation input state. game apparatus according to claim 3 or 4, wherein providing the rotation instruction to said top when it becomes. 6. The game apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the top portion rotates about a substantially vertical axis. The apparatus includes a detection unit that detects a player around the device body, and the operation input state determination unit outputs a drive control instruction to the drive control unit according to the detected direction and the state of the operation input. the game device according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

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