JP5980393B1 - Terminal device - Google Patents

Abstract

A terminal device capable of giving a sense of reality to movement of a character object in a virtual space is provided. Virtual space captured by a virtual camera in a virtual space in which at least one background object is arranged A terminal device 100 that displays an image on a predetermined display unit 111, an operation unit 116 that detects an instruction input by a player, and the virtual camera and the background object based on the instruction input detected by the operation unit 116 And a control unit 112 for controlling the background object to move and display in a direction different from the depth direction with a movement amount corresponding to the distance, while changing the distance in the virtual space in the depth direction. Device 100. [Selection] Figure 3

Description

  The present disclosure relates to a terminal device capable of providing an image of a predetermined three-dimensional virtual space.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known a terminal device that can display a movement of a character object in a three-dimensional virtual space with a sense of reality. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses that a character object set so as to be movable in a three-dimensional virtual space moves in and out of a specific object arranged in the three-dimensional virtual space by changing the display density of the object. A terminal device that can be displayed is described.

JP 2006-263479 A

  Accordingly, in light of the above-described technology, the present disclosure provides a terminal device that can give a sense of reality to the movement of a character object in a virtual space according to various embodiments.

  According to one aspect of the present disclosure, “a terminal device that displays a virtual space image captured by a virtual camera in a virtual space in which at least one background object is disposed on a predetermined display unit, and an instruction input by a player is input Based on the operation unit to be detected and the instruction input detected by the operation unit, the distance in the depth direction in the virtual space between the virtual camera and the background object is changed, and the background object corresponds to the distance And a control unit that controls to move and display in a direction different from the depth direction according to the amount of movement.

  According to one aspect of the present disclosure, “an operation unit that displays a virtual space image captured by a virtual camera in a virtual space in which at least one background object is arranged on a predetermined display unit and detects an instruction input by a player” The computer changes the distance in the depth direction in the virtual space between the virtual camera and the background object based on the instruction input detected by the operation unit, and moves the background object to the distance. A program that functions as a control unit that controls to move and display in a direction different from the depth direction with a movement amount corresponding to “is provided.

  According to one aspect of the present disclosure, “a step of displaying a virtual space image captured by a virtual camera in a virtual space in which at least one background object is arranged on the display unit, and an instruction input by the player is detected in the operation unit. And changing the distance in the depth direction in the virtual space between the virtual camera and the background object based on the instruction input detected by the operation unit, and moving the background object in the depth direction with a movement amount corresponding to the distance And a control unit that controls the display to move and display in a different direction.

  According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, it is possible to provide a terminal device that can give a sense of reality to the movement of the character object in the virtual space.

  In addition, the said effect is only an illustration for the convenience of description, and is not restrictive. In addition to the above effect or instead of the above effect, any effect described in the present disclosure or an effect apparent to those skilled in the art can be achieved.

FIG. 1 is an example of a screen displayed on the terminal device 100 according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram schematically showing the configuration of the game system 1 according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary configuration of the terminal device 100 according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a control flow executed in the terminal device 100 according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 5 is an example of the virtual space 10 set in the game system 1 according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 6 is an example of a screen displayed on the display unit 111 of the terminal device 100 according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 7 is a diagram conceptually illustrating the movement of the foreground object in the virtual space 10 according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 8 is a diagram conceptually illustrating the movement of the foreground object in the virtual space 10 according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 9 is a diagram conceptually illustrating movement of a foreground object on the display unit 111 of the terminal device 100 according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 10 is a diagram conceptually illustrating the movement of the foreground object on the display unit 111 of the terminal device 100 according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 11 is an example of the virtual space 1010 set in the game system 1000 according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 12 is an example of a screen displayed on the display unit 111 of the terminal device 100 according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 13 is an example of a screen displayed on the display unit 111 of the terminal device 100 according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 14 is a diagram conceptually illustrating the arrangement of foreground objects in the virtual space 2010 according to the third embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 15 is a diagram conceptually illustrating movement of a foreground object in the virtual space 2010 according to the third embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 16 is a diagram conceptually illustrating the movement of the foreground object in the virtual space 2010 according to the third embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 17 is a diagram conceptually illustrating the movement of the foreground object in the virtual space according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

  Various embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, the same referential mark is attached | subjected to the common component in drawing.

<Outline of game application of game system according to present disclosure>
As an example of a game application executed in a game system according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, a game application including a scene in which a player object arranged as a player's alternation in a predetermined virtual space moves is conceivable.

  FIG. 1 is an example of a screen displayed on the terminal device 100 according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. In this example, an image reproducing a scene viewed from a predetermined viewpoint (for example, a virtual camera) in the virtual space 10 is displayed on the display unit 111 of the terminal device 100. Specifically, a foreground object 140 and a distant view object 130 arranged in the virtual space 10 are displayed on the display unit 111. Then, the player inputs an instruction via the operation unit 116 such as the touch panel 116-1 or the hard key 116-2, and moves in the virtual space 10. For example, the foreground object 140 is displayed so as to approach each other with respect to the virtual camera by dragging the indicator downward on the touch panel 116-1.

  In the present disclosure, a mode in which a virtual camera arranged in the virtual space 10 is made to coincide with the viewpoint of the player object and an image obtained by virtually capturing the virtual space 10 from the virtual camera is displayed is “first person mode”. " That is, in the first person mode, the player object itself is not actually displayed on the display unit 111. On the other hand, a mode in which a player object is arranged at a position away from the virtual camera that captures the inside of the virtual space 10 in the depth direction and an image obtained by virtually capturing the inside of the virtual space 10 so as to include the player object is displayed. This is called “third-person mode”. That is, in the third person mode, the player object is also displayed on the display unit 111 together with other objects.

  In the present disclosure, the background objects include the foreground object 140 and the distant view object 130. The foreground object 140 is a background object whose distance from the virtual camera changes following an instruction input from the player. Such a foreground object 140 is arranged between the virtual camera and the distant object 130. Typically, the object is a building, tree, vehicle, or the like arranged in the virtual space 10. On the other hand, the distant view object 130 is a background object whose distance from the virtual camera is fixed to be almost constant regardless of an instruction input from the player. Such a distant view object 130 is arranged farthest in the virtual space when viewed from the virtual camera. Typically, objects such as mountains, clouds, and the sky.

  Further, in the present disclosure, a game system for mainly executing a predetermined game application on a terminal device will be described, but a system to which the present invention can be applied is not limited to a game system. Any system may be used as long as it is an application for executing an application involving display of a scene in which a predetermined character object moves in the virtual space.

<First Embodiment>
1. Configuration of Game System 1 According to First Embodiment of Present Disclosure FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram schematically showing the configuration of game system 1 according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. Referring to FIG. 2, the game system 1 includes a terminal device 100 and a server device 200 that is communicably connected to the terminal device 100 through a network 300. In some cases, the terminal device may add a plurality of terminal devices to the game system 1 and execute a game application in cooperation with each other.

In the game system 1, processing related to the game application is performed by executing a game program stored in the terminal device 100.
At this time, the terminal device 100 accesses the server device 200 as needed in accordance with the progress of the game application, and forms the virtual space 10 in addition to the user information, the game progress information, and each parameter information necessary for the progress of the game application. Download the image data required to do this.

2. Configuration of Terminal Device 100 FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary configuration of the terminal device 100 according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. Referring to FIG. 3, the terminal device 100 includes a display unit 111, a control unit 112, a wireless communication unit including a wireless communication processing unit 113 and an antenna 114, a storage unit 115, and an operation unit 116.

  As an example of such a terminal device 100, for example, a portable terminal device capable of wireless communication represented by a smartphone, a portable game machine, a feature phone, a portable information terminal, a PDA, a laptop personal computer, and the like can be cited. It is. A desktop personal computer, a stand-alone game machine, etc. can also be mentioned. That is, the terminal device 100 can use various types of terminal devices. Each element of the terminal device 100 illustrated in FIG. 3 is an example, and some elements may be omitted or replaced with other elements depending on the type of the terminal device to be applied. Is possible. For example, the terminal device 100 is provided with the display unit 111 inside the terminal device, but the display unit 111 is arranged outside the terminal device 100 and is connected to the display unit 111 so as to be capable of information communication. Also good.

  The display unit 111 reads out image data stored in the storage unit 115 in accordance with an instruction input from the control unit 112 and performs various displays related to the game application in the present embodiment. The display unit 111 is composed of a liquid crystal display, for example.

  The control unit 112 includes a processor such as a CPU, a DSP, and an ASIC, and reads other programs stored in the storage unit 115 to control other connected components and execute various processes. In addition, the control unit 112 can be configured by a single processor, or can be configured by combining a plurality of processors. In addition, the control unit 112 can be configured by combining processors optimized for specific processing such as image processing, and can distribute processing.

  The control unit 112 includes a distance detection unit 112-1, a movement amount calculation unit 112-2, a movement control unit 112-3, and a display control unit 112-4. The distance detection unit 112-1 receives the coordinate information on the touch panel 116-1 on which the instruction input (contact) is made by the player's indicator from the touch panel 116-1, and touches the indicator to the touch panel 116-1. The distance moved as it is, that is, the change amount of the contact position coordinates is detected.

  The movement amount calculation unit 112-2 is based on the change amount of the contact position coordinates of the indicator detected by the distance detection unit 112-1, and the background object (for example, foreground object) arranged in the virtual space 10. The amount of movement is calculated. Specifically, the amount of movement of the background object in the depth direction is calculated based on the amount of change in the contact position of the indicator. Further, the amount of movement in the left-right direction that moves the background object in a substantially horizontal direction with respect to the display unit 111 is calculated according to the amount of movement of the background object in the depth direction.

  The movement control unit 112-3 has a movement amount in the depth direction of the background object calculated by the movement amount calculation unit 112-2 and a direction orthogonal to the depth direction when the virtual space 10 is viewed from above, that is, the display unit 111. The background object arranged in the virtual space 10 is moved based on the movement amount in the left-right direction.

  The display control unit 112-4 controls the display unit 111 to display an image obtained by virtually capturing the virtual space 10 including the background object moved by the movement control unit 112-3 with a virtual camera.

  The control unit 112 controls each element necessary for executing the game application according to the first embodiment based on a program for executing the game application.

  The wireless communication processing unit 113 and the antenna 114 constitute a wireless communication unit. The wireless communication processing unit 113 transmits / receives information to / from the server device 200 and other terminal devices installed remotely. Specifically, the wireless communication processing unit 113 includes image data necessary to form the virtual space 10 in addition to user information, game progress information, and parameter information necessary for executing the game application according to the present embodiment. Are transmitted and received via the antenna 114. The wireless communication processing unit 113 performs processing based on a wide-band wireless communication method represented by the W-CDMA (Wideband-Code Division Multiple Access) method and the LTE method, but as represented by IEEE802.11. It is also possible to perform processing based on a method related to wireless communication in a narrow band such as a wireless LAN or Bluetooth (registered trademark). In addition, the wireless communication unit can be combined with or replaced with a wired communication unit using a known wired connection.

  The storage unit 115 is configured by appropriately combining, for example, a semiconductor memory such as a RAM or a ROM, a magnetic disk such as an HDD, a storage device such as a magneto-optical disk or an optical disk, a flash memory, and a removable medium. The storage unit 115 stores a program for executing the game application according to the present embodiment, user information for executing the program, game progress information, parameter information, and image data necessary for forming the virtual space 10. Etc. are stored. Further, the control unit 112 appropriately stores parameters, coefficients, tables, and the like for calculating the movement amount of each object.

  The operation unit 116 includes a touch panel 116-1, various hard keys 116-2, and the like. The operation unit 116 receives various instructions and inputs from the user, and transmits the detected signal to the control unit 112. And the said signal is utilized for the various processes regarding the game application in this embodiment. The touch panel 116-1 is arranged so as to cover the display unit 111, and outputs information on the position coordinates input (contacted) by the indicator according to the image data displayed on the display unit 111 to the control unit 112. To do. As the touch panel system, a known system such as a resistive film system, a capacitive coupling system, and an ultrasonic surface acoustic wave system can be used. As the indicator, a known one such as a finger or a stylus pen can be used.

3. Control Flow by Control Unit 112 FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a control flow executed in the terminal device 100 according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. The control flow is such that the control unit 112, particularly the distance detection unit 112-1, the movement amount calculation unit 112-2, the movement control unit 112-3, the display control unit 112-4, as appropriate, In cooperation with other elements, processing is performed based on a program for executing the game application according to the present embodiment.

  Here, FIG. 5 is an example of the virtual space 10 set in the game system 1 according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 6 is an example of a screen displayed on the display unit 111 of the terminal device 100 according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. The control flow of FIG. 4 detects an instruction input by a player's indicator while an image virtually captured by the virtual camera 120 in the virtual space 10 shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the display unit 111 (FIG. 6). It is executed when

  Referring to FIG. 5, a virtual camera 120 for virtually capturing a predetermined range of the virtual space is virtually installed in the virtual space 10 in which the predetermined object is arranged. In the virtual space 10, the first foreground objects of the objects 141 and 142, the second foreground objects of the objects 143 and 144, and the objects 145 and 146 of the objects 145 and 146 from the side closer to the virtual camera 120 are A third foreground object is arranged. Although the virtual space 10 is configured as a virtual three-dimensional space, in the present embodiment, the objects 141 to 146 are arranged as two-dimensional objects, and the first to third foreground objects overlap each other in layers. Are arranged as follows. A distant view object 130 is arranged at a position farthest away from the virtual camera 120 in the depth direction C1.

  In the present embodiment, the depth direction C1 refers to a direction toward the distant object 130 in a line segment connecting the virtual camera 120 and the distant object 130 when the virtual space 10 is viewed from above. The near side direction C2 refers to a direction toward the virtual camera 120 in the same line segment. Further, in the present embodiment, the left direction C3 is a direction in which the left side toward the display unit 111 is displayed when an image obtained by virtually capturing the virtual space 10 with the virtual camera 120 is displayed on the display unit 111. That means. The right direction C4 refers to a direction on the right side of the display unit 111 when the same image is displayed on the display unit 111. That is, the left direction C3 and the right direction C4 are orthogonal to the depth direction C1 and the front direction C2.

  In addition, in the present disclosure, when moving each foreground object in the depth direction C1 and the front direction C2, unless otherwise specified as “depth direction C1” or “front direction C2,” they are collectively referred to as the “depth direction”. It is called "movement". Further, when moving the foreground objects in the left direction C3 and the right direction C4, they are collectively referred to as “left-right movement” unless otherwise described as “left direction C3” or “right direction C4”. .

  Referring to FIG. 6, an image obtained by capturing the predetermined range of the virtual space 10 illustrated in FIG. 5 with the virtual camera 120 is displayed on the display unit 111. The objects 141 to 146 arranged in the virtual space 10 are displayed as image objects on the display unit 111 from the viewpoint from the virtual camera 120, respectively. At this time, the first to third foreground objects are arranged in the virtual space 10 so as to overlap each other, so that the first foreground objects (objects 141 and 142) arranged in the foremost direction are entirely. Although displayed so as to be visible, the second and third foreground objects (objects 143 to 146) are displayed so as to partially overlap the first and / or second foreground objects. In addition, a distant view object 130 is displayed behind the first to third foreground objects.

  When displayed as shown in FIG. 6 on the display unit 111, the virtual space displayed on the display unit 111 is moved by detecting an instruction input (contact) to the touch panel 116-1 by the player's indicator. Specifically, by detecting the change amount (distance Dt) of the contact coordinate position of the indicator when the indicator moves from the coordinate S0 to the coordinate S1 (that is, the drag operation), Each object included in the 3 foreground objects is moved in the virtual space 10 by a predetermined movement amount. In the present embodiment, all the first to third foreground objects are moved by a predetermined movement amount in the depth direction, but only the first foreground object located closest to the virtual camera 120 in the left-right direction is used. Move.

  Returning to FIG. 4, in the case shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the touch panel 116-1 detects an instruction input (contact) by the player's indicator, and the distance detection unit 112-1 of the control unit 112 detects the detected position coordinates. Is received from the touch panel 116-1 (S101). And the distance detection part 112-1 receives a position coordinate from the touch panel 116-1 with a predetermined period, and detects the variation | change_quantity of the received position coordinate. If the detected change amount exceeds the predetermined change amount (S102), the distance detection unit 112-1 determines that a drag operation has been performed (S103). If the change amount is less than the predetermined change amount, the drag operation has not been performed, and the process is terminated (S102).

  When it is determined that the drag operation is performed in S103, the distance detection unit 112-1 provides the movement amount calculation unit 112-2 with the change amount of the contact position of the indicator detected in S102. In the example of FIG. 6, a drag operation of a distance Dt is performed from the coordinate S0 to the coordinate S1 that is the current contact point. Therefore, the distance detection unit 112-1 provides the distance calculation unit 112-2 with the distance Dt as a change amount. Then, the movement amount calculation unit 112-2 that receives the provision calculates the movement amount in the depth direction of the first to third foreground objects in the virtual space 10 based on the change amount (S104). The amount of movement only needs to follow the amount of change in the contact position of the indicator, and the same amount of movement is assigned to any of the first to third foreground objects.

Next, the movement amount calculation unit 112-2 calculates the movement amount in the left-right direction of the first foreground object in the virtual space 10 based on the movement amount received from the distance detection unit 112-1 (S105). ). Specifically, based on the movement amount in the depth direction of the first foreground object calculated by the movement amount calculation unit 112-2 from the movement amount of the contact position of the indicator, the distance between the virtual camera 120 and the first foreground object is determined. The movement amount in the left-right direction of the first foreground object is calculated so that the change in distance corresponds to the change in distance. As an example, the amount of movement in the left-right direction of the first foreground object is
When the movement amount in the depth direction is Ds ₁ and the movement amount is relatively small (that is, the distance between the virtual camera 120 and the first foreground object is large), an amount obtained by multiplying the movement amount Ds ₁ by a coefficient of 0.2 But,
When the movement amount in the depth direction is Ds ₂ and the movement amount is relatively large (that is, the distance between the virtual camera 120 and the first foreground object is small), an amount obtained by multiplying the movement amount Ds ₂ by a coefficient of 0.6 But,
It is calculated by the movement amount calculation unit 112-2. Although not particularly illustrated, the coefficient is determined by referring to the table, which stores a table indicating the correspondence relationship with each movement amount in the depth direction.

  Next, the movement amount calculation unit 112-2 provides the movement control unit 112-3 with the movement amount in the depth direction and the movement amount in the left-right direction calculated in S104 and S105. The provided movement control unit 112-3, based on the movement amount in the depth direction and the movement amount in the left-right direction, positions of new movement destinations of the objects 141 and 142 constituting the first foreground object in the virtual space 10 The coordinates are determined (S106).

  The movement control unit 112-3 rearranges (moves) each object in the virtual space 10 based on the position coordinates of the new movement destination determined for each object 141 and 142 (S107). At this time, as the first to third foreground objects approach each other in the direction of the virtual camera 120, a space is formed further behind the farthest third foreground object. Therefore, a new foreground object is placed in the space by the movement control unit 112-3.

  The display control unit 112-4 displays, on the display unit 111, an image obtained by virtually capturing the new virtual space 10 in which each object has been moved with the virtual camera 120, although not specifically described in the control flow. Control to do.

  Next, the distance detection unit 112-1 confirms whether or not the position coordinates of the contact by the indicator have been received from the touch panel 116-1. At this time, if a new position coordinate is received, it is determined that the drag operation is continued, and the process by the control unit 112 returns to S102 again (S108). On the other hand, if the distance detection unit 112-1 has not received a new position coordinate, it is determined that the touch on the touch panel has ended (S108), that is, the drag operation has ended (S109), and each of the objects 141 to 146 is determined. The movement process ends.

4). About Foreground Object Movement Processing FIGS. 7 and 8 are diagrams conceptually illustrating movement of a foreground object in the virtual space 10 according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. Specifically, FIGS. 7 and 8 are diagrams for explaining processing for calculating the movement amount in the depth direction and the movement amount in the left-right direction calculated by the movement amount calculation unit 112-2.

  Referring to FIG. 7, the first foreground object (objects 141 and 142) is separated from the virtual space 10 by the distance D <b> 1 in the depth direction starting from the virtual camera 120. The foreground objects (objects 143 and 144) are further separated by the distance D3 which is the longest distance, and the third foreground objects (objects 145 and 146) are arranged. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, a drag operation (distance Dt) from coordinates S0 to coordinates S1 is detected in the downward direction of the display unit 111 by the player's indicator on the touch panel 116-1.

  In such a case, as shown in FIG. 7, the movement amount in the depth direction of each of the objects 141 to 146 constituting the first to third foreground objects is the movement amount Ds set in advance in association with the distance Dt. Is calculated. Further, in the case of the drag operation in the downward direction of the display unit 111, since the movement in the front direction C2 is associated with the virtual space in advance, the front direction C2 is set as the movement direction of each of the objects 141 to 146. Is done.

  That is, if attention is paid only to the movement in the depth direction, each of the objects 141 to 146 is arranged to move from the position shown in FIG. 7 by the movement amount Ds in the front direction C2. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, the distance from the virtual camera 120 to the first to third foreground objects is also moved by the movement amount Ds, and D1 to D1 ′, D2 to D2 ′, and D3 to D3 ′, respectively. Is set.

Next, for the movement of the first foreground object in the left-right direction, the movement amount D4 in the left-right direction is calculated based on the movement amount Ds in the depth direction of the first foreground object. In the present embodiment, the movement amount D4 is calculated so that the movement amount in the left-right direction decreases as the distance between the first foreground object and the virtual camera 120 increases, and the movement amount in the left-right direction increases as the distance decreases. The As an example,
When the movement amount in the depth direction is Ds ₁ and the movement amount is relatively small (that is, the distance between the virtual camera 120 and the first foreground object is large), “movement amount Ds ₁ × coefficient 0.2”
When the movement amount in the depth direction is Ds ₂ and the movement amount is relatively large (that is, the distance between the virtual camera 120 and the first foreground object is small), “movement amount Ds ₂ × coefficient 0.6”
A movement amount D4 is calculated for each. The moving directions of the objects 141 and 142 included in the first foreground object are based on the virtual camera 120, the object on the left side from the virtual camera 120 is in the left direction C3, and the object on the right side from the virtual camera 120 is Set in the right direction C4. Of course, it is also possible to set the moving direction in advance for each object.

  In other words, if attention is paid only to the movement in the left-right direction, as shown in FIG. 8, the objects 141 and 142 of the first foreground object are calculated where they should normally be placed at the positions indicated by the broken lines. With the movement in the left-right direction by the movement amount D4, the objects 141 and 142 indicated by solid lines are arranged.

  As the foreground object moving process shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 is performed, a fourth foreground object (objects 147 and 148) is newly arranged farther than the third object and between the far background object 130. .

  FIG. 9 is a diagram conceptually illustrating movement of a foreground object on the display unit 111 of the terminal device 100 according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. Specifically, FIG. 9 shows the process shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 when a drag operation is performed from the coordinate S0 to the coordinate S1 while the image shown in FIG. 9A is displayed. , Shows how each object is moved and arranged in the virtual space. That is, FIG. 9B shows an image in the middle of the drag operation from the coordinate S0 to the coordinate S1, and FIG. 9C shows an image after the drag operation from the coordinate S0 to the coordinate S1. An example when displayed on the part 111 is shown.

According to FIG. 9 (b), the course of the drag operation from the coordinate S0 to the coordinate S1 is made (i.e., the drag operation of the distance Dt ₁ is performed state) image display of the captured virtual space 10 of the virtual camera 120 Displayed in the section 111. According to this, by the drag operation of the distance Dt ₁ , the second and third foreground objects (objects 143 to 146) move by the movement amount Ds ₁ in the depth direction calculated by the movement amount calculation unit 112-2, respectively. Is displayed.

On the other hand, the first near view objects (141 and 142), in addition to the movement amount Ds ₁ in the depth direction, by the amount of movement D4 ₁ in the lateral direction calculated by the movement amount calculating section 112-2 moves in the lateral direction Is displayed. That is, the object 141 arranged on the right side of the virtual camera 120 is normally displayed at a position moved by the movement amount Ds _{1 in the} depth direction, but further moved by the movement amount D4 _{1 in the} right direction C4. Is displayed. Also, the object 142 arranged on the left side of the virtual camera 120 was being displayed at the position moved by the movement amount Ds ₁ minute in the depth direction would normally further moved by the amount of movement D4 ₁ leftward C3 Is displayed.

In the FIG. 9 (b), the objects 141 and 142 may be placed in the position moved by the amount of movement D4 ₁ in the lateral direction in each virtual space 10, a part from an imageable region virtual camera 120 Will protrude. Therefore, FIG. 9B shows all of the objects 141 and 142, but some of the objects 141 and 142 are not actually displayed on the display unit 111.

  In FIG. 9C, a virtual space in a state where the drag operation is further continued and as a result, the drag operation is performed from the coordinates S0 to the coordinates S1 (that is, the drag operation of the distance Dt is performed). 10 is displayed on the display unit 111 by the virtual camera 120. According to this, by the drag operation of the distance Dt, the second and third foreground objects (objects 143 to 146) move by the movement amount Ds in the depth direction calculated by the movement amount calculation unit 112-2, respectively. It is displayed.

  On the other hand, the first foreground object (objects 141 and 142) is moved in the virtual space 10 by the movement amount D4 in the left-right direction calculated by the movement amount calculation unit 112-2 in addition to the movement amount Ds in the depth direction. Arranged at the position moved in the direction. That is, the object 141 arranged on the right side of the virtual camera 120 is normally arranged at a position moved by the movement amount Ds in the depth direction, and is further moved by the movement amount D4 in the right direction C4. Has been. In addition, the object 142 arranged on the left side of the virtual camera 120 is normally arranged at a position moved by the movement amount Ds in the depth direction, but is further moved by the movement amount D4 in the left direction C3. Has been. Therefore, as illustrated in FIG. 8, the objects 141 and 142 are completely out of the image capturing range of the virtual camera 120. As a result, as shown in FIG. 9C, the objects 141 and 142 are not actually displayed on the display unit 111 at all.

  As described with reference to FIG. 8, fourth foreground objects (objects 147 and 148) are newly arranged in the virtual space 10. Therefore, referring to FIG. 9C, the fourth foreground objects (objects 147 and 148) are displayed behind the third foreground objects (objects 145 and 146).

  Further, with respect to the distant object 130, the distance from the virtual camera 120 is fixed to be almost constant regardless of the instruction input from the player. Therefore, the distant view object 130 is always displayed on the backmost surface without moving in the front direction C2.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram conceptually illustrating the movement of the first foreground object on the display unit 111 of the terminal device 100 according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. Specifically, it is a diagram for explaining in more detail the drag operation by the player's indicator detected by the touch panel 116-1 and the movement of the foreground object. Here, only the object 142 is shown for convenience of explanation.

  When the player performs a drag operation at a distance Dt from the coordinate S0 as a starting point on the touch panel 116-1 to the point of the coordinate S1, the object 142 moves only on the virtual space 10 by the movement amount Ds as shown in FIGS. In the forward direction C2, it is arranged to move in the left direction C3 by the movement amount D4.

  In the present embodiment, the detection of the contact position and the transmission of the contact coordinates by the touch panel 116-1 are actually performed every few ms. Accordingly, since the processing of the foreground object itself is also performed according to this cycle, it is detected that the drag operation is performed from the coordinates S0 to the coordinates S1, and the object 142 is immediately moved from the display position of the object 142-1. It does not move to the display position 3. That is, the object 142 gradually moves from the display position of the object 142-1 to the display position of the object 142-2 as indicated by the arrow 151 following the continuous drag operation from the coordinate S 0 toward the near side. Then, the display moves to the display position of the object 142-3.

  In the present embodiment, as described with reference to FIG. 9C, the moved object 142 is out of the imaging range of the virtual camera 120. Therefore, when the drag operation of the distance Dt is performed, the display unit 111 The object 142 is no longer displayed.

  As described above, in the first embodiment, the first foreground object is further moved in the left-right direction by the movement amount D4 corresponding to the movement amount Ds calculated as the movement amount in the depth direction. In addition, the amount of movement increases in the left-right direction as the distance becomes shorter in accordance with the distance from the virtual camera 120. Therefore, when the player performs a drag operation while looking at the display unit 111 and attempts to move the virtual space in the front direction C2, the player object moves dynamically in the left-right direction rather than the actual object movement amount. It becomes possible to give a sense of reality by moving.

  Further, in the first embodiment, each foreground object placed in the three-dimensional virtual space is configured with a two-dimensional object. Therefore, when an image virtually captured from the virtual camera 120 is displayed on the display unit 111, it is possible to reduce the amount of processing performed by the control unit. In the present embodiment, image data to be displayed may be received from the server device 200 as needed, but even in such a case, the amount of information can be reduced, so that quicker processing is possible.

<Second Embodiment>
The game system 1000 according to the second embodiment includes a terminal device 100 and a server device 200, as in the game system 1 according to the first embodiment. Further, the specific configuration of the terminal device 100 is the same as that of the first embodiment. The display mode of the image displayed on the display unit 111 of the terminal device 100 differs from the first embodiment in the first person mode, but the second embodiment is different only in the third person mode. . Hereinafter, the foreground object moving process according to the present embodiment will be described. This embodiment is the same as the configuration, processing, and procedure in the first embodiment except for the points described above. Therefore, detailed description of those matters is omitted.

  FIG. 11 is an example of the virtual space 1010 set in the game system 1000 according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure. Referring to FIG. 11, a virtual camera 120 for virtually capturing a predetermined range of the virtual space is virtually installed in the virtual space 1010 in which the predetermined object is arranged. In the virtual space 1010, the first foreground object of the objects 141 and 142, the second foreground object of the objects 143 and 144, and then the objects 145 and 146 of the objects 145 and 146 from the side closer to the virtual camera 120 are displayed. A third foreground object is arranged. A distant view object 130 is arranged at a position farthest away from the virtual camera 120 in the depth direction C1.

  In the present embodiment, a player object 121 is further arranged between the virtual camera 120 and the first foreground object (objects 141 and 142).

  12 and 13 are examples of screens displayed on the display unit 111 of the terminal device 100 according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure. Specifically, FIG. 12 is a diagram in which an image obtained by virtually capturing the virtual space 1010 from the virtual camera 120 is displayed on the display unit 111. In the present embodiment, since the player object 121 is arranged between the virtual camera 120 and the first foreground object in the virtual space 1010, the first foreground object (objects 141 and 142) is also displayed on the display unit 111. A player object 121 is displayed on the front side.

  12 shows a case where the drag operation of the distance Dt is performed by the player's indicator on the touch panel 116-1, as in the example shown in FIG. By the drag operation, the control unit 112 performs the movement amount in the depth direction of each of the objects 141 to 146 and the movement in the left-right direction of the first foreground objects (objects 141 and 142) according to the procedure described in the first embodiment. The amount is calculated, and each object is arranged in the virtual space 1010 with the calculated movement amount.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram in which an image obtained by capturing the virtual space 1010 by the virtual camera 120 is displayed on the display unit 111 after the above arrangement is performed. According to this, since the display mode is the third person mode, the player object 121 is also displayed on the display unit 111. As in the first embodiment, the second and third foreground objects are displayed by moving in the depth direction by the movement amount Ds. Further, the first foreground object is arranged on the virtual space by moving in the left-right direction by the movement amount D4 in the left-right direction from the position to be normally displayed in addition to the movement in the depth direction of the movement amount Ds. Therefore, it is out of the imaging range of the virtual camera 120. Therefore, the first foreground object is out of the display area of the display unit 111 and is not actually displayed on the display unit 111.

  As described above, even when the display mode is the third person mode, as in the first person mode of the first embodiment, the movement amount D4 corresponding to the movement amount Ds calculated as the movement amount in the depth direction is further increased in the left-right direction. The first foreground object can be moved. Also, the amount of movement in the left-right direction can be increased as the distance becomes shorter according to the distance from the virtual camera 120. Therefore, when the player performs a drag operation while looking at the display unit 111 and attempts to move the virtual space in the front direction C2, the player object moves dynamically in the left-right direction rather than the actual object movement amount. It becomes possible to give a sense of reality by moving.

  Also in this embodiment, each foreground object placed in the three-dimensional virtual space is configured with a two-dimensional object, as in the first embodiment. Therefore, when an image virtually captured from the virtual camera 120 is displayed on the display unit 111, it is possible to reduce the amount of processing performed by the control unit. In the present embodiment, image data to be displayed may be received from the server device 200 as needed, but even in such a case, the amount of information can be reduced, so that quicker processing is possible.

<Third Embodiment>
In the game system 2000 according to the third embodiment, the terminal device 100 and the server device 200 are configured similarly to the game system 1 according to the first embodiment. Further, the specific configuration of the terminal device 100 is the same as that of the first embodiment. The foreground objects (objects 141 to 146) arranged in the virtual space 10 are arranged along the left-right direction in the first embodiment, whereas the foreground objects arranged in the virtual space 2010 are arranged in the present embodiment. The difference is that the object is arranged to be inclined in the forward direction by a predetermined angle.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram conceptually illustrating the arrangement of foreground objects in the virtual space 2010 according to the third embodiment of the present disclosure. Specifically, referring to FIG. 14, a virtual camera 120 for virtually capturing a predetermined range of the virtual space is virtually installed in the virtual space 2010 in which the predetermined object is arranged. Yes. In the virtual space 1010, the first foreground object of the objects 141 and 142, the second foreground object of the objects 143 and 144, and then the objects 145 and 146 of the objects 145 and 146 from the side closer to the virtual camera 120 are displayed. A third foreground object is arranged. A distant view object 130 is arranged at a position farthest away from the virtual camera 120 in the depth direction C1. That is, the first to third foreground objects are arranged in layers as in the first and second embodiments.

  At this time, each of the foreground objects (objects 141 to 146) is inclined at a predetermined angle θ in the direction orthogonal to the depth direction, that is, the front direction with respect to the left-right direction when the virtual space 2010 is viewed from above. Are arranged.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram conceptually illustrating movement of a foreground object in the virtual space 2010 according to the third embodiment of the present disclosure. Specifically, FIG. 15 illustrates the movement process of the foreground object 140 when a drag operation of the distance Dt is detected in the forward direction of the display unit 111 as in the first embodiment.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, when the foreground object 140 is viewed from above the virtual space 2010, the foreground object 140 is inclined at a predetermined angle θ in the direction perpendicular to the depth direction, that is, the front side with respect to the left-right direction. Are arranged. Therefore, when the drag operation in the front direction of the display unit 111 is detected, the movement direction is also inclined at a predetermined angle θ in the direction orthogonal to the depth direction, that is, the front direction with respect to the left-right direction.

  FIG. 16 is a diagram conceptually illustrating the movement of the foreground object in the virtual space 2010 according to the third embodiment of the present disclosure. Specifically, FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating a direction in which the foreground object (objects 141 to 146) moves in the virtual space 2010 when a drag operation with a distance Dt is detected in the forward direction of the display unit 111. .

  According to FIG. 16, the objects 141 to 146 are arranged to be inclined at a predetermined angle θ in the front direction with respect to the left-right direction. Accordingly, the second and third foreground objects (objects 143 to 146) are moved by the movement amount Ds in the depth direction while maintaining the inclination thereof.

  In addition to the movement in the depth direction of the movement amount Ds, the first foreground object moves by the movement amount D4 in a direction inclined at a predetermined angle θ with respect to the left-right direction. Note that each movement amount of each object is calculated in the same manner as the calculation processing of the first and second embodiments.

  Therefore, similarly to the first embodiment, the first movement is performed in a direction inclined at a predetermined angle θ in the forward direction with respect to the left-right direction with the movement amount D4 corresponding to the movement amount Ds calculated as the movement amount in the depth direction. The foreground object can be moved. Also, the amount of movement in the left-right direction can be increased as the distance becomes shorter according to the distance from the virtual camera 120. Therefore, when the player performs a drag operation while looking at the display unit 111 and attempts to move the virtual space in the front direction C2, the player object moves dynamically in the left-right direction rather than the actual object movement amount. It becomes possible to give a sense of reality by moving.

  Also in this embodiment, each foreground object placed in the three-dimensional virtual space is configured with a two-dimensional object, as in the first embodiment. Therefore, when an image virtually captured from the virtual camera 120 is displayed on the display unit 111, it is possible to reduce the amount of processing performed by the control unit. In the present embodiment, image data to be displayed may be received from the server device 200 as needed, but even in such a case, the amount of information can be reduced, so that quicker processing is possible.

  Further, in the present embodiment, each foreground object is moved while being tilted forward by a predetermined angle θ with respect to the left-right direction. Therefore, it is possible to more realistically represent the state in which various objects pass away from the front to the rear in the real space.

<Other embodiments>
In the first to third embodiments, the case has been described in which only the first foreground object moves by the movement amount D4 in the left-right direction or a direction inclined forward by a predetermined angle θ with respect to the left-right direction. However, as shown in FIG. 17, for the second and third foreground objects, as in the case of the first foreground object, in the left-right direction or a direction inclined forward by a predetermined angle θ with respect to the left-right direction, It is also possible to move by the movement amount D5 or the movement amount D6. In the first to third embodiments, the movement amount D4 is calculated by “depth direction Ds × predetermined coefficient”. However, in the case of FIG. 17, in addition to the above, for each layer (that is, , For each of the first to third foreground objects) and multiplying by another coefficient.

An example is as follows.
First foreground object: depth direction Ds × predetermined coefficient × 1.0 (another coefficient)
Second foreground object: depth direction Ds × predetermined coefficient × 0.2 (another coefficient)
Third foreground object: depth direction Ds × predetermined coefficient × 0.1 (another coefficient)

  That is, the amount of movement in the left-right direction decreases as the layer (near view object) far from the virtual camera 120 increases, and the amount of movement in the left-right direction increases as the layer (near view object) nears the distance from the virtual camera 120. By doing in this way, it becomes possible to move and display the foreground object closer to the virtual camera 120 (that is, the foreground object displayed in the foreground) more dynamically in the left-right direction.

  In the first to third embodiments, when a drag operation of the distance Dt is detected in the forward direction of the display unit 111 on the touch panel 116-1, the foreground object is moved with a predetermined movement amount and direction according to the distance Dt. The case of moving was explained. However, instead of detecting the drag operation using the touch panel 116-1, it is also possible to perform processing based on an instruction input from the player detected by another operation unit 116 such as the hard key 116-2. For example, it is possible to move the foreground object by a predetermined movement amount and direction according to the pressing time of the hard key 116-2.

  In the first to third embodiments, when a drag operation of the distance Dt is detected in the forward direction of the display unit 111 on the touch panel 116-1, the foreground object is moved with a predetermined movement amount and direction according to the distance Dt. The case of moving was explained. However, in addition to this, it is also possible to change the transmittance of the foreground objects (objects 141 to 146) displayed on the display unit 111 following the movement of the foreground object in the left-right direction. For example, when there is no movement amount in the left-right direction, the transmittance can be 0%, and the transmittance can be increased as the movement amount in the left-right direction increases.

  In the first to third embodiments, it has been described that the foreground object is moved in the left-right direction uniformly by the movement amount according to the movement amount Ds regardless of the type of the foreground object. However, when attribute information indicating the type (building, vehicle, tree, etc.) of each object is stored for each object, the amount of movement in the left-right direction may be varied for each type. That is, in the case of a building, “movement amount Ds × coefficient 0.2” is multiplied by another coefficient (for example, 1.0), and in the case of a tree, “movement amount Ds × coefficient 0.2”. Can be multiplied by another coefficient (for example, 0.7) to display the building so that it flows faster in the left-right direction of the display unit 111.

  In the first to third embodiments, the example in which the virtual camera 120 is fixed in the virtual space and the objects 141 to 146 move in the direction of the virtual camera 120 has been described. However, the positions of the objects 141 to 146 in the depth direction can be fixed, and the virtual camera 120 can be moved in the depth direction. In any case, in the present disclosure, it is sufficient if the relative change amount of the position between the virtual camera 120 and each of the objects 141 to 146 can be calculated.

  In the first to third embodiments, only the example in which the drag operation is performed in the front direction of the display unit 111 has been described. However, it is naturally possible to perform a drag operation in an arbitrary direction. Note that the movement in the depth direction in the virtual space is controlled by either the forward direction or the upward direction of the drag operation. If it is made upward, the objects 141 to 146 may be controlled to move in the direction opposite to the case where it is made forward.

  Moreover, although the game system according to the present disclosure has been described in the first to third embodiments and other embodiments, each element described in the first to third embodiments and other embodiments may be appropriately combined. It is also possible to configure a game system by replacing them.

  The processes and procedures described in this specification can be realized not only by those explicitly described in the embodiment but also by software, hardware, or a combination thereof. Specifically, the processes and procedures described in this specification are realized by mounting logic corresponding to the processes on a medium such as an integrated circuit, a volatile memory, a nonvolatile memory, a magnetic disk, or an optical storage. Is done. Further, the processes and procedures described in the present specification can be implemented as a computer program and executed by various computers including a terminal device and a server device.

  Even though the processes and procedures described herein are described as being performed by a single device, software, component, or module, such processes or procedures may include multiple devices, multiple software, It may be executed by multiple components and / or multiple modules. Further, even if it is described that various types of information described in this specification are stored in a single memory unit or storage unit, such information is stored in a plurality of memory units provided in a single device. Alternatively, it can be distributed and stored in a plurality of memory units that are distributed in a plurality of devices. Further, the software and hardware elements described herein may be realized by integrating them into fewer components or by disassembling them into more components.

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Claims (7)

A terminal device that displays a virtual space image captured by a virtual camera in a virtual space in which at least one background object is arranged at a predetermined position coordinate on a predetermined display unit,
An operation unit for detecting is further input to the player, an instruction input for moving the position coordinates of the virtual space of the background object in the depth direction,
By moving more position coordinates of the background object in the depth direction on the instruction input detected by the operation unit, along with changing the distance in the depth direction of the virtual space and said virtual camera and said background object, the background The position coordinates in the virtual space of the object are moved in a direction different from the depth direction by a movement amount corresponding to the distance, and the virtual space including the background object arranged at the position coordinates after the movement is imaged by the virtual camera. a control unit for controlling so as to to display,
Only including,
The terminal device , wherein the movement amount of the position coordinates in the virtual space increases as the distance decreases . The direction different from the depth direction is a direction orthogonal to the depth direction when the virtual space is viewed from above, or a direction inclined at a predetermined angle in the front direction with respect to the orthogonal direction. Item 2. The terminal device according to Item 1 . The operation unit includes a touch panel for detecting coordinates touched by an indicator,
Wherein, based on a change amount of the contact coordinates when moving the pointer remains in contact with the touch panel to change the said distance, the terminal apparatus according to claim 1 or 2. The control unit controls to display the background object in transmission ratio corresponding to the amount of movement, terminal device according to any one of claims 1-3. In the background object, the distance in the depth direction in the virtual space between the foreground object and the virtual camera in which the distance in the virtual space between the virtual camera and the virtual camera changes based on the instruction input is fixed. and and a distant object, the terminal device according to any one of claims 1-4. With at least one background object displays a virtual space image captured by the virtual camera in the virtual space, which is disposed in a predetermined position coordinates each predetermined display unit, which is more input into the player, the virtual of the background object A computer including an operation unit for detecting an instruction input for moving the position coordinates in space in the depth direction ;
Wherein by moving in the depth direction more position coordinates of the background object in said instruction input detected by the operation unit, changing the distance in the depth direction of the virtual space and said virtual camera and said background object Rutotomoni, wherein A position coordinate of the background object in the virtual space is moved in a direction different from the depth direction by a movement amount corresponding to the distance, and a virtual space including the background object arranged at the position coordinate after the movement is moved by the virtual camera. A control unit that controls to capture and display,
A program that functions as
A program in which the amount of movement of position coordinates in the virtual space increases as the distance decreases . Displaying a virtual space image captured by a virtual camera in a virtual space in which at least one background object is arranged at each predetermined position coordinate on the display unit;
And detecting are more input to the player, an instruction input for moving the position coordinates of the virtual space of the background object in the depth direction in the operation unit,
Distance changing a in the depth direction in the virtual space of the background object and the virtual camera by moving more position coordinates of the background object in the depth direction on the instruction input detected by the operation unit, of the background object The position coordinate in the virtual space is moved in a direction different from the depth direction by a movement amount corresponding to the distance, and the virtual space including the background object arranged at the position coordinate after the movement is imaged by the virtual camera. The control unit controls to display,
Only including,
The method , wherein the amount of movement of position coordinates in the virtual space increases as the distance decreases .

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