JP3827697B2 - GAME DEVICE, ITS CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game apparatus suitable for practicing play, for example, even when a car passes through a place where a car should not travel originally in a racing game, and the game is suitable for practice. The present invention also relates to a program for realizing these on a computer.

Conventionally, various game devices have been proposed for realizing a racing game for driving a car by a player and a flight simulator for driving a plane. Such techniques are disclosed in the following documents, for example.
JP 2004-275253 A

  In such a game, the process of driving a car along the course of the racing field or maneuvering the airplane along the course instructed when landing from the control tower is simulated. May be difficult to drive or maneuver in some sections of the course, such as having a hairpin curve or poor visibility. In a conventional game, if the driving or maneuvering is wrong in such a section and the course is over, the game is generally over immediately.

However, even in such a case, there are many cases where the player wants to continue the practice. There is also a desire to know various results according to the game rules even when the course is off.
The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems. For example, even when a car passes a place where it should not travel in a racing game, the game is not immediately over, It is an object of the present invention to provide a game device suitable for practice, a control method thereof, and a program for realizing these on a computer.

In order to achieve the above object, the following invention is disclosed in accordance with the principle of the present invention.
The game device according to the first aspect of the present invention moves an object in a virtual space, a course to which the object should move is set in the virtual space, and the game device can be set to a trial mode. Yes, it includes a storage unit, a calculation unit, an update unit, a determination unit, a grade unit, and a presentation unit, and is configured as follows.

  Here, the storage unit stores the current position, speed, and acceleration of the object in the virtual space.

  In addition to this, various kinds of information such as the posture, angular velocity, and angular acceleration of the object may be further stored. By storing the current state of the object, the state in the virtual space is simulated in real time.

  On the other hand, when the game device is in the trial mode, the calculation unit calculates the position, speed, and acceleration of the object after a predetermined minute time in the virtual space based on the steering input from the player.

  In addition, various types of information such as the posture, angular velocity, and angular acceleration of the object may be further calculated. Calculations are performed to simulate how the state of the object will change after a lapse of a minute time from the present.

  When the game machine is in the trial mode, the object is moved according to the player's instruction input. For example, in the case of a racing game, the state of an object is changed using an instruction input from a controller that imitates a handle, brake, accelerator, or the like used by a player.

  On the other hand, when the game device is in the trial mode, the update unit stores the position, velocity, and acceleration of the object calculated after the predetermined minute time from the previous update, and updates the storage unit.

  That is, in the trial mode, the update unit stores the position, speed, acceleration, and the like every minute time calculated by the calculation unit in the storage unit every minute time, and moves the object in the virtual space. This is normal operation.

  Further, when the position of the object deviates from the course in the virtual space, the determination unit further stores the history in the storage unit as an illegal run.

  For example, in the case of a racing game, there are cases where it is not always possible to completely simulate the situation of illegal running when running off the course or running while colliding with a fence due to limitations on the performance of the game device. In such a case, in the real world, the car may be delayed from the road surface condition, or the car itself may break down, resulting in poor results. First, record that it is an illegal run. Even if there is an illegal run, the game is not over immediately, but the trial is continued as it is.

  On the other hand, when the game device shifts from the trial mode to another mode, the score unit calculates the player's score based on the movement history of the object in the virtual space, and stores it as an illegal run during the trial mode. If there is a recorded history, it is further stored in the storage unit in association with this history.

  For example, in the case of a racing game, the result is good if a predetermined course is run in as short a time as possible. Therefore, the travel time is used as a result. At this time, if there is a record of illegal travel, this is stored in association with the result of the current trial.

  Furthermore, the presentation unit distinguishes and presents the results stored in the storage unit to the player depending on whether or not the results are associated with unauthorized running.

  For example, if the number of illegal runs is sorted in ascending order, and if the same number of times, the running times are sorted in descending order, ranking without illegal running, ranking with one illegal running, ranking with two illegal runs, ... As such, the results are presented to the player in a distinct manner. In addition, there may be a method of changing and presenting the shape and color of the displayed font between the travel time when there is an unauthorized travel and the travel time when there is no unauthorized travel.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to see the results when the vehicle travels correctly by displaying the results by distinguishing them depending on the presence or absence of unauthorized driving. For example, the results can be obtained under the condition that the vehicle may travel illegally up to a certain number of times. You can also search for good ones, and devise various ways of presenting results so that you can respond to your needs.

  In the game device of the present invention, an automatic section and a practice section are set in the course, and the end of the automatic section and the start end of the practice section coincide with each other, and the game apparatus is further set to the automatic mode. It is possible to further include a setting unit and can be configured as follows.

  That is, the setting unit sets the game apparatus to an automatic mode or a trial mode depending on whether or not the player selects practice and the position of the stored object.

  As described above, in the trial mode, the object is moved based on the player's instruction input. However, as described later, in the automatic mode, the automatic operation is performed while ignoring the player's instruction input. Here, whether to use the trial mode or the automatic mode, or to select another mode if necessary, whether or not the player selects practice, typically chooses practice or trial ( It is determined by whether or not the object is in the virtual space, as well as depending on whether or not (play for measuring results) is selected.

  On the other hand, when the game device is in the automatic mode, the calculation unit calculates the position, speed, and acceleration of the object based on predetermined operation parameters.

  When the game machine is in automatic mode, a time series of instruction input is prepared in advance, and this can be used instead of the instruction input from the actual controller to change the state of the object, and the position, speed, acceleration It is also possible to prepare a time series such as this in advance and change the state of the object by sequentially acquiring the time series. In addition, as a time series of instruction input prepared in advance and a position prepared in advance, a history when the player played in the trial mode in the past may be used.

  Further, the update unit stores predetermined initial values as the position, velocity, and acceleration of the object stored in the storage unit after the object passes through the end of the practice section.

  That is, normally, the position, speed, acceleration, etc. every minute time calculated by the calculation unit are stored in the storage unit every minute time, and the object is moved in the virtual space. After passing through the edge, information such as the position, speed, acceleration, etc. of the object typically immediately or after a predetermined time has passed or a predetermined automatic operation has been performed for a certain distance as will be described later. Is initialized to a “predetermined initial value”. Here, the position of the predetermined initial value of the object is at the start end of the automatic section.

  Therefore, the object moves to the start end of the automatic section by this initialization. Eventually, the start end of the automatic section → the end end of the automatic section = the start end of the practice section → the end end of the practice section → (if appropriate The moving object repeatedly moves through some sections of the course, such as: Start of automatic section → End of automatic section = Start of practice section → End of practice section → …… Become.

  On the other hand, when the player selects practice, the setting unit sets the game device to an automatic mode until the object passes through the start end of the automatic section and then passes through the end of the automatic section. The game device is set to the trial mode after passing through the start end of the practice section and after the end of the practice section, and if not, the game device is set to the trial mode. .

  Thereby, the object moves by the player's operation in the practice section, and the object moves by the automatic driving in the other sections.

  According to the present invention, it is easy for the player to repeatedly practice a practice section that is only a part of the course, and automatically between the end of the previous practice section and the start of the current practice section. Since it is processed by driving, the player can feel the discontinuity of the state of the object and can practice repeatedly repeatedly.

  In the game device of the present invention, an automatic section, a practice section, and a transition section are set in the course, and the end of the automatic section matches the start end of the practice section, and the transition of the end of the practice section The game apparatus can be further set to the automatic mode and can be configured as follows by further including a setting unit.

  Here, in the above invention, during the repetition, no limitation is made between the end of the current practice section and the beginning of the next automatic section, but in the present invention, the transition section is followed by the practice section. Clarifies that it exists.

  The setting unit sets the game device to an automatic mode or a trial mode depending on whether or not the player selects practice and the position of the stored object, and the calculation unit sets the game device to the automatic mode. In this case, the position, velocity, and acceleration of the object are calculated based on predetermined maneuvering parameters. The functions of these units are the same as those in the above-described invention.

  On the other hand, after the object passes through the end of the transition section, the update unit stores a predetermined initial value as each of the position, speed, and acceleration of the object stored in the storage unit. The position of the initial value is at the start end of the automatic section.

  In the above invention, after the object passes the end of the practice section, the position of the object is returned to the initial value. However, in the present invention, “after passing the end of the practice section” is made more specific and the transition is made. After passing through the end of the section, typically, when the end of the transition section is reached, the position of the object is returned to the initial value and repeated practice is performed.

  Furthermore, when the player selects practice, the setting unit determines whether the object passes through the start end of the automatic section and then passes through the end of the automatic section and the start end of the transition section. After passing through the end of the transition section, until the end of the transition section is passed, the game device is set to the automatic mode until the end of the practice section is passed after passing through the start end of the practice section. The game device is set to the trial mode, and if not, the game device is set to the trial mode.

  In the above invention, the trial mode is set in the practice section and the automatic mode is set in the automatic section. However, in the present invention, the automatic mode is also set in the transition section.

  According to the present invention, it is easy for the player to repeatedly practice a practice section that is only a part of the course, and automatic operation is performed between the end of the previous practice section and the start of the current practice section. Therefore, it is possible to practice repeatedly and naturally without causing the player to feel discontinuity in the state of the object.

  The game device of the present invention further includes a display unit, and the display unit displays a state in which the object moves in the virtual space, and the transition is performed after the object passes through the start end of the transition section. It can be configured to display with a predetermined display effect until it passes through the end of the section.

  For example, in the transition zone, display effects such as fade-out that gradually darkens the screen, white-out that gradually lightens the screen, iris-out that closes the lens aperture from the appropriate value, and from the periphery to the center of the image. As a result, the elongated wedge shape gradually grows, and finally the screen is covered with the wedge shape.

  According to the present invention, it becomes possible to notify the player that the practice is to be started again by the display effect of the transition section, and it is easily repeated without the unnaturalness experienced by the player by the “jump” of the section in the repeated practice. You can practice.

  In addition, the game device of the present invention further includes a display unit, and when the game device is in the automatic mode, the display unit compares the operation input from the player with the predetermined operation parameter corresponding thereto. Can be configured to be displayed.

  For example, in the case of a racing game, as the display corresponding to the operation input from the player, the inclination of the tire and the steering wheel, the rotational speed of the engine, the degree of depression of the accelerator and the brake are often displayed. Therefore, the display unit displays these values in the automatic operation during the automatic operation, and calculates these displayed parameters based on the values input from the controller or the like. Display different colors. However, the player's control input is not reflected in the movement of the car (object) in the automatic section.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to see what influence the player's operation has on the object even during automatic driving, and it is possible to adjust to the automatic driving. If the player tries to match as much as possible, the transition can be made smoothly when shifting from the automatic driving to the practice driving, and the practice can be easily repeated without feeling unnatural.

  In the game device of the present invention, the storage unit further stores a history of past operation inputs from the player, and the calculation unit is stored as the predetermined operation parameter when the game device is in the automatic mode. It can be configured to use the history of past maneuvering input from a player.

  As described above, as a parameter for automatic driving, in addition to parameters provided in advance by the manufacturer of the game device, it is possible to use a history of operation input when the player has previously operated the automatic driving section in another play. . In the present invention, the latter is adopted.

  The present invention is one of the preferred embodiments of the invention described above, and the player's own past history is employed to enable repeated practice. Therefore, repeated practice can be easily performed without feeling unnatural. become able to.

  In the game device of the present invention, the storage unit can further be configured to further store a history of the position, speed, and acceleration of the object and further include a selection unit.

  Here, in the stored history, when the object moves on the course, the selection unit has a component whose acceleration is perpendicular to the velocity direction of the object, and the magnitude of the component is greater than a predetermined acceleration threshold value. The condition that the condition is small (hereinafter referred to as “acceleration condition”) is presented to the player as a candidate for the automatic section, the section selected from the candidate is set as the automatic section, and the selected automatic section ends. The section starting from the end is presented to the player as a candidate for the practice section, and the section selected from the candidates is set as the practice section.

  For example, when driving an automobile, acceleration is applied to the curve in a direction perpendicular to the traveling direction of the automobile, that is, right and left. When shifting from automatic driving to practice driving, such a lateral acceleration component often makes smooth transition difficult.

  Therefore, in the present invention, when a section where a player repeatedly practices is determined voluntarily, in the case of a flight simulator or the like, the vertical section acceleration is further considered in consideration of the acceleration in the vertical direction. Present it. A section between one automatic section and another automatic section is a section in which left and right or vertical acceleration is applied. Generally, such a section is a section in which steering and driving are difficult.

  In the present invention, by extracting a section suitable as an automatic section and presenting it to the player, it becomes possible for the player to easily select a section for repeated practice.

  Further, in the game device of the present invention, the selection unit satisfies the acceleration condition, and further, in the stored history, the object passes the start end of the section and then the object reaches the end end of the section. A section that satisfies the condition that the time until passing is equal to or greater than a predetermined minimum automatic time (hereinafter referred to as “section length condition”) can be configured to be a candidate for the automatic section.

  In the present invention, in addition to the acceleration condition of the invention described above, a condition that the length of the section must be a certain length or more is imposed, which corresponds to a preferred embodiment of the invention.

  In addition, various conditions can be set as automatic section candidates. For example, assuming that an object's angular velocity and acceleration are smaller than a predetermined threshold, a section where the object is moving as straight as possible is a candidate for an automatic section, an acceleration in the object's traveling direction is as small as possible, and an object is as possible as possible For example, a section that is moving at high speed is set as a candidate for an automatic section.

  In the present invention, by extracting a section suitable as an automatic section and presenting it to the player, it becomes possible for the player to easily select a section for repeated practice.

  A method for controlling a game device according to another aspect of the present invention controls a game device that moves an object in a virtual space, a course to which the object is to be moved is set in the virtual space, and the game device Can be set to the trial mode, and the game device has a storage unit, a calculation unit, an update unit, a determination unit, a score unit, and a presentation unit, and the storage unit is the current position of the object in the virtual space , Speed and acceleration are stored, and a calculation process, an update process, a determination process, a results process, and a presentation process are provided and configured as follows.

  That is, in the calculation step, when the game device is in the trial mode, the calculation unit calculates the position, speed, and acceleration of the object after a predetermined minute time in the virtual space based on the operation input from the player. .

  On the other hand, in the update process, when the game device is in the trial mode, the update unit stores the position, velocity, and acceleration of the object calculated after the predetermined minute time from the previous update, and updates the storage unit. .

  Further, in the determination step, when the position of the object is out of the course in the virtual space, the determination unit further stores the history as illegal travel in the storage unit.

  Then, in the grade process, when the game device shifts from the trial mode to another mode, the grade department calculates the player's grade based on the movement history of the object in the virtual space, and during the trial mode If there is a history stored as unauthorized running, it is further stored in the storage unit in association with this.

  On the other hand, in the presentation step, the presentation unit distinguishes and presents the results stored in the storage unit to the player depending on whether or not the results are associated with unauthorized running.

A program according to another aspect of the present invention is configured to cause a computer to function as the above-described game device or to cause the computer to execute the above-described method for controlling the game device.
The program of the present invention can be recorded on a computer-readable information storage medium such as a compact disk, flexible disk, hard disk, magneto-optical disk, digital video disk, magnetic tape, and semiconductor memory.
The above program can be distributed and sold via a computer communication network independently of the computer on which the program is executed. The information storage medium can be distributed and sold independently from the computer.

  According to the present invention, for example, a game apparatus suitable for practicing play without immediately overrunning the game even when the car passes through a place where the car should not travel originally in a racing game, and its control method And a program for realizing them on a computer can be provided.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. In the following, for ease of understanding, an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to various devices in the Internet will be described. However, the same applies to information processing devices such as various computers, PDAs (Personal Data Assistants), and mobile phones. The present invention can be applied to. That is, the embodiment described below is for explanation, and does not limit the scope of the present invention. Therefore, those skilled in the art can employ embodiments in which each or all of these elements are replaced with equivalent ones, and these embodiments are also included in the scope of the present invention.

(Information processing device)
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic configuration of an information processing device in which a game device according to one embodiment of the present invention is realized. Hereinafter, a description will be given with reference to FIG.

The information processing apparatus 100 includes a CPU 101, a ROM 102, a RAM 103, an interface 104, a controller 105, an external memory 106, an image processing unit 107, a DVD-ROM drive 108, and a NIC (Network Interface Card). 109 and an audio processing unit 110.
When a DVD-ROM storing a game program and data is loaded into the DVD-ROM drive 108 and the information processing apparatus 100 is turned on, the program is executed and the game apparatus of the present embodiment is realized. The

  The CPU 101 controls the overall operation of the information processing apparatus 100 and is connected to each component to exchange control signals and data. Further, the CPU 101 uses arithmetic operations such as addition / subtraction / multiplication / division, logical sum, logical product, etc. using an ALU (Arithmetic Logic Unit) (not shown) for a storage area called a register (not shown) that can be accessed at high speed. , Logic operations such as logical negation, bit operations such as bit sum, bit product, bit inversion, bit shift, and bit rotation can be performed. In addition, the CPU 101 itself is configured so that saturation operations such as addition / subtraction / multiplication / division for multimedia processing, vector operations such as trigonometric functions, etc. can be performed at a high speed, and those provided with a coprocessor. There is.

  The ROM 102 records an IPL (Initial Program Loader) that is executed immediately after the power is turned on, and when this is executed, the program recorded on the DVD-ROM is read out to the RAM 103 and execution by the CPU 101 is started. The The ROM 102 stores an operating system program and various data necessary for operation control of the entire information processing apparatus 100.

  The RAM 103 is for temporarily storing data and programs, and holds programs and data read from the DVD-ROM and other data necessary for game progress and chat communication. Further, the CPU 101 provides a variable area in the RAM 103 and performs an operation by directly operating the ALU on the value stored in the variable, or temporarily stores the value stored in the RAM 103 in the register. Perform operations such as performing operations on registers and writing back the operation results to memory.

  The controller 105 connected via the interface 104 receives an operation input performed when the user executes a game such as a racing game.

  The external memory 106 detachably connected via the interface 104 stores data indicating the play status (past results, etc.) of the battle game, data indicating the progress of the game, and chat communication log (record) associated with the battle. ) Is stored in a rewritable manner. The user can record these data in the external memory 106 as appropriate by inputting an instruction via the controller 105.

  A DVD-ROM mounted on the DVD-ROM drive 108 stores a program for realizing the game and image data, audio data, and moving image information data associated with the game. Under the control of the CPU 101, the DVD-ROM drive 108 performs a reading process on the DVD-ROM loaded therein, reads out necessary programs and data, and these are temporarily stored in the RAM 103 or the like.

The image processing unit 107 processes the data read from the DVD-ROM by an image arithmetic processor (not shown) included in the CPU 101 or the image processing unit 107, and then processes the processed data on a frame memory ( Buffering recording (not shown). The image information recorded in the frame memory is converted into a video signal at a predetermined synchronization timing and output to a monitor (not shown) connected to the image processing unit 107. Thereby, various image displays are possible. Such processing of the image processing unit 107 can be performed in parallel with the arithmetic processing of the CPU 101.
The image calculation processor can execute a two-dimensional image overlay calculation, a transmission calculation such as α blending, and various saturation calculations at high speed.

Also, polygon information arranged in the virtual three-dimensional space and added with various texture information is rendered by the Z buffer method, and the polygon arranged in the virtual three-dimensional space from the predetermined viewpoint position is determined in the direction of the predetermined line of sight It is also possible to perform high-speed execution of operations for obtaining rendered images.
Further, the CPU 101 and the image arithmetic processor operate in a coordinated manner, so that a character string can be drawn as a two-dimensional image in a frame memory or drawn on the surface of each polygon according to font information that defines the character shape. is there. The font information is recorded in the ROM 102, but it is also possible to use dedicated font information recorded in the DVD-ROM.

  In addition, the moving image information recorded on the DVD-ROM and the moving image information when this is transferred to the RAM 103 or the like in advance are superimposed on a predetermined area of the screen by the image processing unit 107, Movie display can be performed.

  The NIC 109 is used to connect the information processing apparatus 100 to a computer communication network (not shown) such as the Internet, and is used in configuring a LAN (Local Area Network). 10BASE-T / 100BASE- Connect to the Internet using an analog modem, ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) modem, ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) modem, or cable television line to connect to the Internet using a telephone line. For example, and an interface (not shown) that mediates between them and the CPU 101.

  The current date and time information can be obtained by connecting to an SNTP server in the Internet via the NIC 109 and obtaining information therefrom. In addition, various network game server devices may be configured and configured to perform the same functions as the SNTP server.

The audio processing unit 110 converts audio data read from the DVD-ROM into an analog audio signal and outputs the analog audio signal from a speaker (not shown) connected thereto. Further, under the control of the CPU 101, sound effects and music data to be generated during the progress of the game are generated, and sound corresponding to this is output from the speaker.
When the audio data recorded on the DVD-ROM is MIDI data, the audio processing unit 110 refers to the sound source data included in the audio data and converts the MIDI data into PCM data. If the compressed audio data is in ADPCM format or Ogg Vorbis format, it is expanded and converted to PCM data. The PCM data can be output by performing D / A (Digital / Analog) conversion at a timing corresponding to the sampling frequency and outputting it to a speaker.

  Furthermore, a microphone 111 can be connected to the information processing apparatus 100 via the interface 104. In this case, the analog signal from the microphone 111 is subjected to A / D conversion at an appropriate sampling frequency so that processing such as mixing in the audio processing unit 110 can be performed as a PCM format digital signal. When the information processing apparatus 100 is used as a game apparatus, it is also possible to use voice data input from the microphone 111 as instruction input data and as an input device instead of the controller 105.

  In addition, the information processing apparatus 100 uses a large-capacity external storage device such as a hard disk so as to perform the same function as the ROM 102, the RAM 103, the external memory 106, the DVD-ROM mounted on the DVD-ROM drive 108, and the like. You may comprise.

  Further, it is possible to adopt a form in which a keyboard for accepting a character string editing input from a user, a mouse for accepting various position designations and selection inputs, and the like are connected. In addition, a general-purpose personal computer can be used instead of the information processing apparatus 100 of the present embodiment.

Similar to the information processing apparatus 100, a general computer includes a CPU, RAM, ROM, DVD-ROM drive, and NIC, and includes an image processing unit that is not necessarily specialized for screen display in a game. In addition to having a hard disk as a storage device, a flexible disk, a magneto-optical disk, a magnetic tape, or the like is generally available. In addition, a keyboard, a mouse or the like is used as an input device instead of a controller.
Therefore, it is possible to operate such a general computer as the game device of the present invention.

(Outline configuration of game device)
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a schematic configuration of the game device according to the present embodiment. Hereinafter, a description will be given with reference to FIG. In the following, a game apparatus that realizes a racing game will be described as an example, but the present invention can be applied to a game other than this.

  A game device 201 according to the present embodiment includes a storage unit 202, a calculation unit 203, an update unit 204, a setting unit 205, a display unit 206, a determination unit 207, a score unit 208, and a presentation unit 209. Moreover, it is good also as providing a selection part (not shown) depending on the aspect.

  These units are shared with the RAM 103, the controller 105, the image processing unit 107, and the like of the information processing apparatus 100 when the CPU 101 of the information processing apparatus 100 executes a program loaded in the DVD-ROM drive 108. Realized by working.

  In a racing game, a car runs around a predetermined number of times in a racetrack that is arranged with unevenness in a virtual three-dimensional space, so that it can run alone and measure the running time (for example, time attack) Etc.), various modes such as running with multiple vehicles at the same time and competing with each other are conceivable. However, in order to facilitate understanding, the following is an example of a time attack game. If it is not a time attack, a plurality of information for each car is prepared, and other than the car driven by the player, the computer is driven according to a steering instruction generated according to a predetermined algorithm, or another player controls the car. Or something to do.

  Here, in addition to storing the position, speed, and acceleration of the center of gravity of the automobile, the storage unit 202 stores various information such as the attitude, angular velocity, and angular acceleration. In order to simulate a car race in real time, the values stored here are successively stored as “current” values in a virtual three-dimensional space where the car race is held.

  Further, the position, velocity, acceleration, posture, angular velocity, and angular acceleration information may be stored in other formats that can be mutually converted. For example, if you record the position, speed, and acceleration of the coordinates of the center of gravity of the car, the center point of the top of the car, and the center point of the ceiling of the car, you can obtain information on posture, angular velocity, and angular acceleration. Can do.

  Since the automobile moves in a virtual three-dimensional space, the force (acceleration) applied to the automobile is also three-dimensional. In order to realize a realistic simulation, it is necessary to consider the force related to the center of gravity itself as well as the force to change the direction of the car around the center of gravity. For this purpose, various information such as posture, angular velocity, and angular acceleration are used.

  In addition, the storage unit 202 may record a past operation history (time series) of the player himself or a history of information such as the position of the car (time series). These pieces of information can be used to replay the state of driving a car or to realize a so-called “ghost car” that competes with the goal of its past driving. Further, as will be described later, it can also be used when selecting a section for performing repeated practice of the present embodiment.

  FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the state of the racetrack in the game according to the present embodiment. Hereinafter, a description will be given with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a round course 302 on which the automobile should run is set in the race track 301. A car operated by the player is required to travel in a predetermined direction within the course 302. However, if the driving is mistaken, the car may come out of the course 302. With a hairpin curve or the like, the vehicle may not bend accidentally and it will protrude from the course 302, and the hairpin portion may be omitted as it is, and the vehicle may run improperly such as “shortcut”.

  In such a course 302, there are a section where driving is relatively easy and a section where driving is difficult. Considering the curvature (or radius of curvature) of each point when the course 302 is viewed as a closed curve, the easy-to-operate section is a continuous section with a small curvature (large curvature radius) and is difficult to drive. A straight section is a section where the curvature is large (the curvature radius is small) or the curvature (curvature radius) changes drastically. In this figure, sections that are assumed to be difficult to drive are shaded.

  As described above, the section that is assumed to be difficult to drive is divided into sections that are assumed to be easy to drive, but in a race, a lap time of such a section that is set in advance may be measured. Therefore, from the vicinity of the center of a section where a certain driving is easy, to the vicinity of the center of the section where the next driving is easy, the lap time is measured. There are many things to do. Such section breaks are depicted by broken lines in the figure.

  Now, a player who wants to improve a racing game wants to practice a difficult section (a difficult section) repeatedly. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the above section is used as a unit, and a section that is difficult to drive and a certain distance of a section that is gentle before and after that are combined as one unit of practice.

These sections, in order along the direction of travel of the car,
(A) Automatic section 311
(B) Practice section 312
(C) Transition section 313
As long as the car is in the automatic section 311, automatic driving by the game device 201 is performed, and when the car enters the practice section 312 after that, the car is moved according to the driving operation of the player.

  Further, when the vehicle enters the transition zone 313, automatic driving is performed again. When the vehicle reaches the end of the transition zone 313, the vehicle is “jumped” to the start end of the automatic zone 311. Thereby, it is possible to repeatedly practice a part of the course 302.

  In the game device 201, a mode in which the driving operation of the car is performed according to the player's instruction is called “trial mode”. The CPU 101 of the game device 201 generates a driving instruction input based on a predetermined algorithm, or is prepared in advance. A mode in which a car is driven based on a driving instruction input (which may have been saved in the past) is called an “automatic mode”. That is, when performing repetitive practice, the automatic section 311 and the transition section 313 are in the automatic mode, and the practice section 312 is in the trial mode. In addition, when the competition is performed without practice, the trial mode is set throughout the course 302.

  In this way, whether to use trial mode or automatic mode, or if necessary, to select another mode depends on whether the player chooses practice, typically chooses practice, As well as where the object is in the virtual space.

  Here, the automatic section 311, the practice section 312, and the transition section 313 are described as being set in advance by a manufacturer or the like that provides the game. However, as will be described later, the player himself selects these sections. You may be able to do that. In this case, since it is necessary to smoothly connect between the automatic section 311 and the practice section 312 in addition to the transition section 313 and the automatic section 311 that are repeated joints, only sections that satisfy the predetermined condition Are candidates for the automatic section 311 and the transition section 313.

  Further, the transition section 313 is not necessarily prepared. That is, as soon as the car operated by the player reaches the end of the practice section 312, the car may be “jumped” to the start of the automatic section 311. However, in general, it is desirable to provide the transition section 313 and inform the player that the player “jumps” by giving a special display effect to the screen display while traveling there.

  Now, when the automobile moves on the course 302 set in this way, it is necessary to simulate the actual running of the automobile. The calculation unit 203 and the update unit 204 perform the simulation calculation.

  When the game apparatus 201 is in the trial mode, the calculation unit 203 determines in advance a vehicle traveling in the virtual three-dimensional space while referring to the information stored in the storage unit 202 based on the operation input from the player. Various information such as position, velocity, acceleration, posture, angular velocity, angular acceleration after a minute time is calculated.

  Maneuvering input from the player is received via a controller that can be connected to the game apparatus 201 simulating the shape of a handle, brake, accelerator, or the like. Further, a controller of a type that operates a normal button or joystick, or a controller disclosed in [Patent Document 1] may be used.

  For the vehicle simulation calculated by the calculation unit 203, it is possible to apply a technique of appropriately modeling an actual vehicle engine, accelerator, brake, damper, tire, and the like and calculating based on the physical law. Further, the minute time is preferably a time that is short enough that the simulation does not deviate from the reality, and is appropriately set according to the calculation capability of the CPU 101, but is a time obtained by dividing the period of the vertical synchronization signal by an integer. It is appropriate to do.

  As described above, in the trial mode, the object is moved based on the player's instruction input. However, when the game apparatus 201 is in the automatic mode, in the automatic mode, automatic driving is performed in which the player's instruction input is ignored.

  As a technique for performing automatic operation, it is easiest to prepare a time series of instruction inputs in advance. Here, as time series, typically, input from each controller when any player (not necessarily the player who practiced this time) has driven the automatic section 311 or the transition section 313 in the past. The time series of the numerical value of the designated instruction input is adopted.

  In addition, replay is performed based on the history of position, speed, acceleration, posture, angular velocity, angular acceleration, etc. when any player has driven the car in the past, not based on operation input. Automatic operation may be performed.

  As described above, since the calculation unit 203 calculates information such as the position of the car for each minute time, the update unit 204 normally displays the calculated result for each minute time in the storage unit 202. The storage unit 202 is updated by overwriting the area for storing the current automobile information.

  As a result, information such as the position, speed, acceleration, posture, angular velocity, and angular acceleration of the automobile stored in the storage unit 202 changes in real time.

  However, when the update unit 204 detects that the vehicle has passed the end of the transition section 313, the update unit 204 “jumps” the vehicle to the start end of the automatic section 311. Therefore, the current position of the automobile stored in the storage unit 202 is any point at the start end of the automatic section 311.

  In addition, since automatic operation is performed from the start end to the end end of the automatic section 311, the storage unit 202 is updated with initial values such as speed, acceleration, posture, angular velocity, and angular acceleration prepared in advance. The calculation unit 203 automatically moves the vehicle according to the prepared time series.

  As a result of this initialization, the object moves to the start end of the automatic section. Therefore, the start end of the automatic section 311 → the end of the automatic section 311 = the start end of the practice section 312 → the end of the practice section 312 = the transition section. 313 start end → end end of transition section 313 → (jump) → start end of automatic section 311 → end end of automatic section 311 = start end of practice section 312 → end end of practice section 312 = start end of transition section 313 → As in ……, the car will move repeatedly through some sections of the course.

  If no transition section is provided, the start end of the automatic section 311 → the end of the automatic section 311 = the start end of the practice section 312 → the end of the practice section 312 → (jump) → the start end of the automatic section 311 → The repetition is performed such that the end of the automatic section 311 = the start of the practice section 312 →.

  The setting unit 205 sets the game apparatus 201 to the automatic mode or the trial mode depending on whether or not the player selects practice and the position of the object to be stored.

On the other hand, the setting unit 205 sets the mode of the game apparatus 201 as follows.
(1) When a player chooses practice,
(A) The game apparatus 201 is set to the automatic mode until the vehicle passes through the start end of the automatic section 311 and then passes through the end of the automatic section 311.
(B) The game apparatus 201 is set to the trial mode until the car passes the start end of the practice section 312 and then passes the end end of the practice section 312.
(C) When adopting the transition section 313, the game apparatus 201 is set to the automatic mode until the vehicle passes the start end of the transition section 313 and then passes the end end of the transition section 313.
(2) When the player selects a competition, the game apparatus 201 is set to the trial mode.

  As described above, when the player selects practice, the automobile moves by the player in the practice section 312, and the automobile moves by automatic driving in the other sections.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is easy for the player to repeatedly practice the practice section that is only a part of the course, and from the end of the previous practice section to the start of the current practice section. Since it is processed by automatic driving, the player can feel the discontinuity of the state of the object and can practice repeatedly repeatedly.

  So far, we have described the implementation of elements that are effective for repeatedly practicing difficult sections of the course, but in the following, it is particularly effective for such exercises. First of all, we will explain the elements for “giving players an opportunity to hone their skills appropriately by continuing play”.

  First, when the position of the automobile deviates from the course 302 in the virtual three-dimensional space, the determination unit 207 further stores a history to that effect in the storage unit 202 as unauthorized travel.

  In the case of a racing game, due to the performance limitations of the game apparatus 201, there are cases where it is not always possible to completely simulate the situation of unauthorized running when running off the course 302 or running while colliding with a fence. In such a case, in the real world, when the car is delayed from the road surface condition or the car itself fails, the result is lowered, but as described above, the game apparatus 201 cannot be completely simulated. For example, the fact that the vehicle is traveling illegally is recorded. Even if there is an illegal run, the game is not over immediately, but the trial is continued as it is.

For example, the criteria for determining the illegal running are as follows.
(1) When three corners out of the course 302 are out of the four corners when the automobile is viewed from the ceiling. In this case, since most of the cars are off the course, it is assumed that the vehicle is running illegally.
(2) A case where the time that is out as described in (1) continues for a predetermined minimum time or more. Since it may be possible to go out of the course 302 for a moment due to a calculation error or the like, it is assumed that the vehicle runs illegally when it leaves the course 302 for a predetermined time or more.
(3) When a specific obstacle and a car intersect. When a polyhedron representing a roadside fence, trees, telephone poles, etc. and a polyhedron representing the shape of a car intersect or one of them includes the other, a “collision” occurs in the real world, and the car It is assumed that the car will break or stop, so it is assumed that the car is illegally run.

  Even if a normal competition is being performed, the game ranking may be determined in consideration of the fact that the game is not over immediately when there is an illegal run.

  In particular, when repeatedly practicing as described above, it is often important to repeat practicing anyway, whether or not there is unauthorized running. In such a case, it is preferable to record the fact that there has been an illegal running in the storage unit 202 and to continue the play itself.

  On the other hand, when the game device 201 shifts from the trial mode to another mode, the score unit 208 calculates the player's score based on the movement history of the object in the virtual space, and illegally runs during the trial mode. Is stored in the storage unit 202 in association with this history.

  For example, in the case of a racing game, the result is good if a predetermined course is run in as short a time as possible. Therefore, the travel time is used as a result. At this time, if there is a record of illegal travel, this is stored in association with the result of the current trial.

  When moving from the trial mode to another mode, in the case of the above-described repeated practice, the traveling of a certain practice section 312 is finished. Therefore, when repeatedly practicing a time attack for a certain practice section 312, the time taken to travel through the practice section 312 is the result, but the number of times of illegal running at that time is added as supplementary information. It will be.

  Further, the presenting unit 209 distinguishes and presents the results stored in the storage unit 202 to the player depending on whether or not the results are associated with unauthorized running.

  The presentation unit 209 presents the results to the player when displaying results that are neither practice nor competition. First, sort in ascending order by the number of illegal driving, and if the same number of times, sort the running time in descending order, ranking without illegal driving, ranking once for illegal driving, ranking for twice illegal driving, etc. , The results are presented to the player in distinction. In addition, there may be a method of changing and presenting the shape and color of the displayed font between the travel time when there is an unauthorized travel and the travel time when there is no unauthorized travel.

  FIG. 4 shows a state in which such a result display is performed on the screen. Hereinafter, a description will be given with reference to FIG.

  The score table 401 displayed on the screen includes a rank number list 402, a player name list 403, a running time list 404, and an unauthorized running number list 405, and each row 406 represents a result of a certain player for a certain trial or competition.

  In this figure (a), the columns in the table 401 are arranged from left to right in the order of a player name list 403, a running time list 404, and an unauthorized running number list 405. This indicates that the priority order of the sort keys when screen display is performed in this order. In each list, figures of an upward triangle and a downward triangle are drawn, which means that they are sorted in ascending order and descending order, respectively.

  The player can change the priority order by clicking or selecting the part of the list name using the mouse or the controller button, and then moving the name by operating the cursor key or the like. In addition, the player can switch between ascending order and descending order by clicking and selecting a triangular portion. The state of switching the sort key and ascending / descending order in this way is shown in FIGS.

  In this figure (b), since the grades are displayed in the order of the most fraudulent, the grades with fraud and the grades with no fraud are displayed separately. This figure (c) is simply sorted in order from the shortest traveling time, and is focused only on the time result of the time attack, regardless of the number of frauds.

  In this figure, if there is no fraud after the running time, a ☆ mark is drawn to distinguish the display of the grade display line between when there is fraud and when there is no fraud. In addition, the color may be changed or the font may be changed.

  In addition, the date and time when the trial was performed may be added to each record as accompanying information, and sorting may be made possible using this as a key.

  In this way, if these elements are used, it is possible to see the results when driving correctly by displaying the results by distinguishing them according to the presence or absence of unauthorized driving, for example, even if the vehicle runs illegally up to a certain number of times. It is also possible to examine the ones with good results under the condition that they are good, and to devise various ways of presenting the results to answer the player's request.

  In addition, it is easy for players to repeatedly practice a practice section that is only part of the course, and automatic driving is used between the end of the previous practice section and the start of the current practice section. Therefore, it is possible to practice repeatedly repeatedly without causing the player to feel discontinuity in the state of the object.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a rough control flow of the game control method executed by the game apparatus. Hereinafter, a description will be given with reference to FIG.

  First, when the game is started, the game apparatus 201 inquires of the player whether to perform “competition”, “practice”, or “result display” (step S501), and checks the response from the player to the inquiry (step S501). S502). When “competition” is selected (step S502; competition), parameters such as the position, speed, acceleration, posture, angular velocity, and angular acceleration of the vehicle stored in the storage unit 202 are initialized (step S503), and the player's operation After receiving the input (step S504), the calculation unit 203 calculates the position of the car after a minute time (step S505), and waits until the minute time has elapsed since the update unit 204 was updated immediately before (step S505). In step S506, the contents of the storage unit 202 are updated with the calculated values (step S507).

  Note that other processing can be performed during standby (step S507). For example, the display unit 206 refers to the information in the storage unit 202, generates three-dimensional graphics representing the state of the race, and transfers it to the image buffer. The data transferred to the image buffer is referred to every vertical synchronization interrupt, displayed on the monitor, and displayed on the screen.

  Further, the determination unit 207 checks whether or not the vehicle is illegally traveling (step S508). If the vehicle is not illegally operated (step S508; No), the process proceeds to step S510. If the vehicle is illegally operated (step S508; Yes), the fact is indicated. Recording is performed (step S509).

  Then, it is checked whether or not the competition has ended (step S510). Whether or not the competition has ended is determined, for example, by judging conditions such as whether or not the car has made a round of the course 302 a predetermined number of times and whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the competition. Is done. If not completed (step S510; No), the process returns to step S504. On the other hand, if the competition has ended (step S510; Yes), the score unit 208 will use the score of the play, for example, the elapsed time required for the lap of the predetermined number of courses 302, together with information on the number of times of illegal running. Then, it is recorded in the storage unit 202 in association with the name of the player (step S511), and the process returns to step S501.

  On the other hand, when the player selects the result display (step S502; result display), the presentation unit 209 sorts the results according to the current sort key priority and descending / ascending order (step S521) and displays them on the screen. (Step S522) and waits for an instruction from the player (Step S523). Then, the type of the instruction is checked (step S524), and if it is an instruction to end the result display (step S524; end), the process returns to step S501.

  If the instruction is an instruction to change the priority order of the sort key or the descending / ascending order (step S524; change key order), the presenting unit 209 changes the setting to the designated one (step S525). ), The process returns to step S521. As a result, the grades are displayed according to the priority order of the new key and the descending / ascending order.

  On the other hand, when the player selects practice (step S502; practice), the game apparatus 201 causes the player to select which section to practice (step S531), and the automatic section 311 and practice section 312 of the selected section are transferred. The section 313 is set in the course 302 (step S532), practice processing is performed (step S533), and the process returns to step S501.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a detailed flow of control of the process performed in the practice process (step S533). Hereinafter, a description will be given with reference to FIG.

  When this process is started, the game apparatus 201 first sets the position, speed, acceleration, posture, angular velocity, angular acceleration, and the like of the automobile to initial values (step S601), and sets the automobile to the start end of the automatic section 311. And the mode is set to the automatic mode (step S602).

  Then, the calculation unit 203 checks what the current mode is (step S603), and if it is the automatic mode (step S603; automatic), obtains an operation input prepared in advance (step S604), and based on this. The position of the automobile after a minute time is calculated (step S605), and the update unit 204 waits until the minute time has elapsed since the last update (step S606), and then stores the calculated value in the storage unit 202. Is updated (step S607).

  Then, the setting unit 205 checks whether or not the vehicle has passed the end of the automatic section 311 (start of the practice section 312) by this update (step S608), and if so (step S608; Yes). Then, the mode of the game apparatus 201 is set to the trial mode (step S609), and it is determined whether or not the exercise is to be ended (step S610). If there is no fraud (step S622; No), the process returns to step S603. If there is a fraud (step S622; Yes), the fact is recorded (step S623), and then the process returns to step S603. .

  On the other hand, if the process is to be ended (step S610; Yes), the record such as the running time of the current practice section 312 is added and recorded if there is any injustice (step S621), and then this process is performed. finish.

  The determination as to whether or not to end the exercise (step S610) can be made in the same manner as the determination as to whether or not to end the competition. Further, in the same way as described above, other processing can be performed during the standby (step S606).

  Further, the same processing as described above is performed for the determination of unauthorized driving (step S622), its recording (step S623), and the recording of results (step S621). Thereby, since the results in each unit of repetition are sequentially recorded, it becomes easy to confirm, for example, that the results are improved (running time is shortened) or the number of times of illegal driving is reduced.

  If the current mode is the trial mode (step S603; trial), the operation input from the player is acquired (step S611), and the position of the car after a minute time is calculated based on this (step S612). ), The process proceeds to step S606.

  On the other hand, if the car has not passed through the end of the automatic section 311 (starting end of the practice section 312) by this update (step S608; No), the car is the end of the practice section 312 (starting end of the transition section 313). ) (Step S613). If so (step S613; Yes), the mode of the game apparatus 201 is set to the automatic mode (step S614), and the process proceeds to step S610.

  On the other hand, if not (step S613; No), it is checked whether or not the vehicle has passed the end of the transition section 313 (step S615). If so (step S615; Yes), the process returns to step S601. If it has not passed (step S615; No), it progresses to step S610. In this way, the player can practice repeatedly.

  Note that the display unit 206 of the game apparatus 201 displays the operation input from the player and the predetermined operation parameter corresponding thereto when the game apparatus 201 is in the automatic mode, particularly when the automobile is in the automatic section 311. Are displayed in contrast. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a steering input from such a player and a predetermined steering parameter corresponding thereto are displayed in comparison.

  As described above, in the automatic section 311, the vehicle is set so that the vehicle travels substantially straight and little force is applied to rotate the vehicle itself. Therefore, it is considered that the most important control parameter prepared for automatic driving is the engine speed based on the degree of depression of the accelerator. This figure shows a meter that displays the engine speed.

  The meter 701 includes a needle 702 for displaying the engine speed based on automatic driving, and a needle 703 for displaying the virtual engine speed when an instruction that the player operates the controller is valid. Is displayed. The player aims to operate the two needles 702 and 703 so as to overlap each other by stepping on a controller simulating the shape of an accelerator even when an automobile is in the automatic section 311. In this way, a smooth transition can be made even when a car enters the practice section 312 from the automatic section 311.

  In this way, it is possible to see how the player's operation affects the object even during automatic driving, and it can be adjusted to automatic driving. If the player tries to match as much as possible, the transition can be made smoothly when shifting from the automatic driving to the practice driving, and the practice can be easily repeated without feeling unnatural.

  In addition, the display unit 206 displays a state in which the automobile moves in the virtual space, and is predetermined until the automobile passes through the start end of the transition section 313 and then passes through the end end of the transition section 313. It is desirable to display with the display effect of

  For example, in the transition section 313, display effects such as fade-out that gradually darkens the screen, white-out that gradually lightens the screen, and iris-out that closes the lens aperture from an appropriate value, and from the periphery to the center of the image The elongated wedge shape gradually expands toward the end, and finally the screen is covered with the wedge shape.

  As a result, it is possible to notify the player that the practice is to be started again by the display effect of the transition section 313, and it is possible to easily repeat the practice without the unnaturalness that the player receives by the “jump” of the section in the repeated practice. become able to.

  Below, the various aspects of the process (step S531) which makes a player select the area of the object to practice repeatedly are demonstrated.

  The simplest mode is to prepare a plurality of sets of an automatic section 311, a practice section 312, and a transition section 313 in one course 302 in advance, and let the player select one of these sets. . This can be determined in the same manner as determining a section for lap time in an actual race.

  As another method, when a game is selected, the storage unit 202 stores not only the current values of the position, speed, acceleration, posture, angular velocity, and angular acceleration of the automobile, but also the history (time series) of these. It is something to do.

This history is examined, and a portion that can be set as the automatic section 311 is set as a candidate. The conditions to be satisfied by the section that can be set as the automatic section 311 can be appropriately selected as follows.
(A) The magnitude of the acceleration component in the direction perpendicular to the speed direction of the automobile is smaller than a predetermined threshold (lateral acceleration condition).
(B) In addition to the condition (a), the decreasing time is continuously longer than a predetermined threshold (lateral acceleration section length condition).
(C) The angular velocity component and the angular acceleration component of the automobile are smaller than a predetermined threshold (angular velocity condition, angular acceleration condition).
(D) In addition to the condition (c), the decreasing time is continuously longer than a predetermined threshold (angular velocity section length condition, angular acceleration section length condition).
(E) The acceleration component in the speed direction of the automobile is smaller than a predetermined threshold (longitudinal acceleration condition).
(F) In addition to the condition (e), the decreasing time is continuously longer than a predetermined threshold (longitudinal acceleration section length condition).
(G) All the conditions (a) to (f) are satisfied.
Note that the predetermined threshold value may be different for each condition.

  In an aspect including the selection unit, the selection unit extracts such a section from the course 302. As a result, for example, in FIG. 3, a portion not hatched is extracted.

  Next, the selection unit inquires of the player which one to practice from the sections sandwiched between the extracted sections (the hatched sections in FIG. 3). Then, the section selected as a result of the inquiry is set as a practice section 312.

  Further, the extracted sections before and after the selected practice section 312 are cut out by a predetermined length, and these are set as an automatic section 311 and a transition section 313, respectively. The automatic section 311 is a run-up section until the player shifts from automatic driving to normal driving. Therefore, the automatic section 311 needs to be long enough for a human to adapt, but the transition section 313 has a special effect for transition. Since it is a section for displaying, the length may be adjusted to the display effect.

  In this way, by extracting a section suitable as an automatic section and presenting it to the player, it becomes possible for the player to easily select a section for repeated practice.

  As described above, according to the present invention, in a racing game, a flight simulator game, or the like, a game device suitable for a player to practice driving and maneuvering, a control method thereof, and a program for realizing these on a computer are provided. Can be provided.

It is explanatory drawing which shows schematic structure of the information processing apparatus with which the game device which concerns on one of embodiment of this invention is implement | achieved. It is a mimetic diagram showing the outline composition of the game device concerning this embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the mode of the race track in the game which concerns on this embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that grade display is performed on the screen. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the rough control of the game control method performed with this game device. It is a flowchart which shows the detailed flow of the control of the process performed by practice processing. It is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that the control input from a player and the predetermined control parameter corresponding to this are displayed by contrast.

Explanation of symbols

100 Information processing apparatus 101 CPU
102 ROM
103 RAM
104 Interface 105 Controller 106 External Memory 107 Image Processing Unit 108 DVD-ROM Drive 109 NIC
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 110 Sound processing part 111 Microphone 201 Game device 202 Storage part 203 Calculation part 204 Update part 205 Setting part 206 Display part 207 Determination part 208 Grade part 209 Presentation part 210 Selection part 301 Racetrack 302 Course 311 Automatic area 312 Practice area 313 Transition area 401 Gradebook 402 Rank Number List 403 Player Name List 404 Travel Time List 405 Unauthorized Travel Count List 406 Line 701 Meter 702 Needle 703 Needle

Claims (11)

A game device for moving an object in a virtual space, wherein a course in which the object is to be moved is set in the virtual space, and an automatic section and a practice section are set in the course, The end end and the start end of the practice section match, the game device can be set to trial mode and automatic mode ,
A storage unit for storing the current position, velocity, and acceleration of the object in the virtual space;
The position of the object after a predetermined minute time in the virtual space based on a predetermined maneuver parameter when the game device is in the automatic mode and based on a maneuver input from the player when the game device is in the trial mode , Calculator to calculate speed, acceleration,
A setting unit for setting the game device to an automatic mode or a trial mode depending on whether or not the player selects practice and the position of the stored object.
After the object passes through the end of the practice section, a predetermined initial value is stored as each of the position, speed, and acceleration of the object stored in the storage unit. An update unit that stores the calculated position, velocity, and acceleration of the object after the predetermined minute time from the update, and updates the storage unit;
When the position of the object is out of the course in the virtual space, a determination unit that further stores the history in the storage unit as unauthorized traveling,
When the game device shifts from the trial mode to another mode, the player's score is calculated based on the movement history of the object in the virtual space, and if there is a history stored as an illegal run during the trial mode. , A grade part to be further stored in the storage part in association with this,
A presentation unit that sorts the history of results stored in the storage unit according to the number of times associated with unauthorized running and presents it to the player
With
The setting unit
(A) When the player selects practice, the game device is set to the automatic mode until the object passes through the start end of the automatic section and then passes through the end of the automatic section. The game device is set to the trial mode until it passes through the end of the practice section and the end of the practice section.
(B) If the player does not select practice, set the game device to trial mode,
A game apparatus , wherein the position of the predetermined initial value of the object is at the start end of the automatic section . A game device for moving an object in a virtual space, wherein a course in which the object is to be moved is set in the virtual space, and an automatic section and a practice section are set in the course, The end end and the start end of the practice section match, the game device can be set to trial mode and automatic mode,
  A storage unit for storing a current position, velocity, acceleration of the object in the virtual space, and a history of the position, velocity, acceleration of the object;
  The position of the object after a predetermined minute time in the virtual space based on a predetermined maneuver parameter when the game device is in the automatic mode and based on a maneuver input from the player when the game device is in the trial mode , Calculator to calculate speed, acceleration,
  A setting unit for setting the game device to an automatic mode or a trial mode depending on whether or not the player selects practice and the position of the stored object.
  After the object passes through the end of the practice section, a predetermined initial value is stored as each of the position, speed, and acceleration of the object stored in the storage unit. An update unit that stores the calculated position, velocity, and acceleration of the object after the predetermined minute time from the update, and updates the storage unit;
  When the position of the object is out of the course in the virtual space, a determination unit that further stores the history in the storage unit as unauthorized traveling,
  When the game device shifts from the trial mode to another mode, the player's score is calculated based on the movement history of the object in the virtual space, and if there is a history stored as an illegal run during the trial mode. , A grade part to be further stored in the storage part in association with this,
  A presenting unit that distinguishes and presents the history of results stored in the storage unit depending on whether or not it is associated with unauthorized running.
  With
  The setting unit
  (A) When the player selects practice, the game device is set to automatic mode until the object passes through the start end of the automatic section and then passes through the end of the automatic section. The game device is set to the trial mode until it passes through the end of the practice section and the end of the practice section.
  (B) If the player does not select practice, set the game device to trial mode,
  The position of the predetermined initial value of the object is at the start of the automatic section,
  In the stored history, when the object moves on the course, the condition that the magnitude of the component of the acceleration of the object perpendicular to the velocity direction of the object is smaller than a predetermined acceleration threshold (hereinafter, “ The section satisfying the “acceleration condition”) is presented to the player as a candidate for the automatic section, the section selected from the candidate is set as the automatic section, and is started from the end of the selected automatic section. A selection section that presents the selected section to the player as a candidate for the practice section and sets the section selected from the candidate as the practice section
  A game apparatus further comprising: The game device according to claim 2 , wherein a transition section is further set in the course, and an end end of the practice section and a start end of the transition section coincide with each other.
The update unit stores a predetermined initial value as each of the position, speed, and acceleration of the object stored in the storage unit after the object passes through the end of the transition section,
The setting unit, when the player selects the practice, until passing through a terminal end of the rear the transition section and passes through the start end of the transition section is characterized by setting the game device in the automatic mode A game device. The game device according to claim 2 or 3,
  The presenting unit sorts the history of results stored in the storage unit according to the number of times associated with unauthorized running and presents the result to the player.
  A game device characterized by that. The game device according to claim 3 or 4,
  Displays the movement of the object in the virtual space, and displays the object with a predetermined display effect until the object passes the start end of the transition section and then passes the end end of the transition section. Display section
  A game apparatus further comprising: A game device according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
  When the game apparatus is in the automatic mode, it is a steering input from the player that is not used for calculating the position, speed, and acceleration of the object by the calculation unit, and the predetermined steering parameter corresponding thereto. And a display unit for displaying the operation parameters used for calculation of the position, velocity, and acceleration of the object by the calculation unit.
  A game apparatus further comprising: The game device according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
  The storage unit further stores a history of past maneuvering inputs from the player,
  When the game apparatus is in the automatic mode, the calculation unit uses a history of past operation inputs from the stored player as the predetermined operation parameter.
  A game device characterized by that. A game device according to any one of claims 2 to 5,
  The selection unit satisfies the acceleration condition, and further, in the stored history, a time from when the object passes the start end of the section until the object passes the end end of the section, A section that satisfies a condition that the predetermined minimum automatic time or longer (hereinafter referred to as “section length condition”) is satisfied is a candidate for the automatic section.
  A game device characterized by that. The game device according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
  The determination unit, as a condition corresponding to that the position of the object is out of the course,
  (A) Out of the four corners of the object, three corners are off the course;
  (B) Of the four corners of the object, three corners have been off the course for more than a predetermined minimum time,
  (C) The object and a specific obstacle intersected
Adopt at least one of
  A game device characterized by that. A control method for controlling a game device that moves an object in a virtual space, wherein a course to which the object should move is set in the virtual space, and an automatic section and a practice section are set in the course The end of the automatic section and the start of the practice section match, the game device can be set to the trial mode and the automatic mode, the game device includes a storage unit, a calculation unit, a setting unit, an update unit, A determination unit, a result unit, a presentation unit, and the storage unit stores the current position, speed, and acceleration of the object in the virtual space;
  After the predetermined minute time in the virtual space, the calculation unit is based on a predetermined control parameter when the game device is in the automatic mode, and based on a control input from the player when the game device is in the trial mode. A calculation process for calculating the position, velocity and acceleration of the object in question,
  A setting step in which the setting unit sets the game device to an automatic mode or a trial mode depending on whether or not the player selects practice and the position of the stored object;
  After the object has passed the end of the practice section, the update unit stores predetermined initial values as the position, velocity, and acceleration of the object stored in the storage unit, and the game device tries In the case of the mode, an update step of storing the calculated position, speed, and acceleration of the object after the predetermined minute time from the previous update, and updating the storage unit,
  A determination step in which, when the position of the object deviates from the course in the virtual space, the determination unit further stores the history in the storage unit as unauthorized travel;
  When the game unit shifts from the trial mode to another mode, the score unit calculates the player's score based on the movement history of the object in the virtual space, and is stored as an illegal run during the trial mode. If there is a history, a grade process to be further stored in the storage unit in association with this,
  A presentation step in which the presenting unit sorts the history of results stored in the storage unit according to the number of times associated with unauthorized running and presents it to the player.
  With
  In the setting step,
  (A) When the player selects practice, the game device is set to automatic mode until the object passes through the start end of the automatic section and then passes through the end of the automatic section. The game device is set to the trial mode until it passes through the end of the practice section and the end of the practice section.
  (B) If the player does not select practice, set the game device to trial mode,
  The position of the predetermined initial value of the object is at the start end of the automatic section
  A method characterized by that. A program that causes a computer to function as a game device that moves an object in a virtual space,
  In the computer, in the computer, a course in which the object is to be moved is set in the virtual space, an automatic section and a practice section are set in the course, and the end of the automatic section and the practice section are set. The start end matches and the game device functions to be set to trial mode and automatic mode,
  The program runs the computer
  A storage unit for storing the current position, velocity, and acceleration of the object in the virtual space;
  The position of the object after a predetermined minute time in the virtual space based on a predetermined maneuver parameter when the game device is in the automatic mode and based on a maneuver input from the player when the game device is in the trial mode , Calculator to calculate speed, acceleration,
  A setting unit for setting the game device to an automatic mode or a trial mode depending on whether or not the player selects practice and the position of the stored object.
  After the object passes through the end of the practice section, a predetermined initial value is stored as each of the position, speed, and acceleration of the object stored in the storage unit. An update unit that stores the calculated position, velocity, and acceleration of the object after the predetermined minute time from the update, and updates the storage unit;
  When the position of the object is out of the course in the virtual space, a determination unit that further stores the history in the storage unit as unauthorized traveling,
  When the game device shifts from the trial mode to another mode, the player's score is calculated based on the movement history of the object in the virtual space, and if there is a history stored as an illegal run during the trial mode. , A grade part to be further stored in the storage part in association with this,
  A presentation unit that sorts the history of results stored in the storage unit according to the number of times associated with unauthorized running and presents it to the player
  Function as
  In the computer, the program is set by the setting unit.
  (A) When the player selects practice, the game device is set to automatic mode until the object passes through the start end of the automatic section and then passes through the end of the automatic section. The game device is set to the trial mode until it passes through the end of the practice section and the end of the practice section.
  (B) If the player does not select practice, set the game device to trial mode,
  The position of the predetermined initial value of the object is at the start end of the automatic section
  A game apparatus characterized by functioning as described above.

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