JP6009784B2 - game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game machine that throws an arrow and hits a target.

Conventionally, a game machine that throws an arrow and hits a target has been proposed in various forms (for example, Patent Document 1). In the game machine of Patent Document 1, a display device is provided on the back surface of a translucent target member, and a target video is displayed on the display device so that the target video can be viewed from the surface of the target member. Yes.
However, in such a game machine, the target image displayed on the display device is perceived by the player after passing through the target member, so that the target image may be unclear.

JP 2009-225879 A

  The subject of this invention is providing the game machine which can display the game image containing a target clearly.

  The present invention solves the above problems by the following means. In addition, in order to make an understanding easy, although the code | symbol corresponding to embodiment of this invention is attached | subjected and demonstrated, it is not limited to this. In addition, the configuration described with reference numerals may be improved as appropriate, or at least a part thereof may be replaced with another configuration.

The first invention is a plurality of projections (22) or holes (22-2) for receiving an image source (10) for projecting image light (L) and a tip (12a) of a thrown arrow (12). ) Is provided on the surface, and the display member (20, 20-2) for projecting the image light on the surface to display the game image including the target and the position of the arrow received by the display member are detected. The content of the game video displayed on the display unit and the detection unit (30) is read, and the arrow is the target of the game video based on the detection information of the detection unit and the content of the game video. And a control unit (40) for determining whether or not the player has hit the game machine (1, 1-2).
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the game machine (1, 1-2) according to the first aspect, the display member (20, 20-2) has a plurality of protrusions (22) or holes (22) on the entire surface. -2) is provided.
A third invention is the game machine (1) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the control unit (40) displays the game video as a moving image.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the game machine (1) according to any one of the first to third aspects, the control unit (40) is configured to display the display member based on detection information of the detection unit. When it is determined that the arrow has hit the target of the game video displayed on the screen, the video of the target hit is changed.

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.
In the first invention, since the game video is directly displayed on the display member, a clear game video can be displayed to the player who throws an arrow.
In the second invention, since the plurality of projections or holes are provided on the entire surface of the display member, the entire surface of the display member can be used as a game play area. Thus, not only a conventional dart game, but also a game in which the entire display member is a play area, such as a shooting game, can be executed.
In the third invention, since the game video is displayed as a moving image, the moving target can be displayed on the display member, and the player can enjoy and play the game more.
In the fourth invention, when it is determined that the arrow has hit the target, the target image that has been hit changes, so that the player can emphasize that the arrow has hit the target. The presence of the game can be improved.

It is a figure explaining the composition of game machine 1 of a 1st embodiment. It is a figure explaining the detail of the display member 20 of the game machine 1 of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure explaining the image | video coordinate information of 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart explaining operation | movement of the game machine 1 at the time of running the game program A or B of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the game image | video of the game program A of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the game image | video of the game program B of 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart explaining operation | movement of the game machine 1 at the time of running the game program C of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the game image | video of the game program C of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure explaining the detail of the display member 20-2 of the game machine of 2nd Embodiment.

(Embodiment)
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings and the like.
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the overall configuration of the game machine 1 according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 1A is a perspective view of the game machine 1. FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view illustrating the configuration of the game machine 1.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating details of the display member 20 of the game machine 1 according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 2A is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a portion D in FIG. FIG. 2B is a view of the display member 20 of FIG. 2A viewed from the front surface side (Y1 side). In addition, in FIG.2 (b), although the enlarged view of D part of the display member 20 is shown, the projection part 22 is provided not only in D part but in the whole surface side (Y1 side) of the display member 20. FIG. ing.
FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining video coordinate information according to the first embodiment.
Here, in FIG. 1, the left-right direction of the game machine 1 is the X direction, the depth is the Y direction, and the vertical direction is the Z direction.

As shown in FIG. 1, the game machine 1 is a game machine in which a player throws an arrow 12 against a game image displayed on the display member 20 and hits a target included in the game image. Etc. Further, the game machine 1 can select and play a plurality of types of games, and in this embodiment, can execute three types of game programs A to C.
Here, the game program A is a dart game in which a plurality of different scoring areas are provided and the arrow 12 is hit (see FIG. 5). The game program B is a game in which the arrow 12 is hit in a state where a target provided with a plurality of different score areas is rotated (see FIG. 6). The game program C is a shooting game that hits the arrow 12 to the monster M (target) moving in the game video (see FIG. 8).

As shown in FIG. 1B, the game machine 1 includes a video source 10, a mirror 11, an arrow 12, a display member 20, a detection unit 30, a control unit 40, a storage unit 41, an operation unit 42, a coin insertion unit 43, and the like. Is provided.
The video source 10 is a video projection device that projects the video light L onto the display member 20, and is, for example, a projector. The video source 10 is installed on the upper side (Z1 side) of the display member 20 so that the projection direction of the video light L faces the front side (Y1 side) of the game machine 1. The video source 10 is connected to the control unit 40.
The mirror 11 is a mirror that reflects the video light L projected from the video source 10 toward the display member 20. The mirror 11 is disposed above the display member 20 (Z1 side) and in front of the video source 10 (Y1 side).
The arrow 12 is an arrow used for a so-called soft dart whose tip 12a is formed of a cylindrical resin.

The display member 20 is a rectangular plate that projects the video light L projected from the video source 10 and displays a game video on its surface (Y1 side surface).
In addition, as shown in FIG. 2A, the display member 20 is provided with a plurality of protrusions 22 on the surface (Y1 side) of the base material portion 21. The protrusions 22 are formed in a substantially cylindrical shape, and are arranged at intervals that are smaller than the outer diameter of the tip 12 a of the arrow 12. The base material part 21 and the projection part 22 are formed of a flexible resin.

Thereby, as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, when the player throws the arrow 12 on the surface of the display member 20, the display member 20 has a plurality of tip portions 12 a of the arrow 12. The arrow 12 can be held at the pierced position by being pierced between the protrusions 22 and by the plurality of protrusions 22. Moreover, the front-end | tip part 12a of the arrow 12 also contacts the base material part 21, and deform | transforms the base material part 21, and contacts the detection part 30 provided in the back side (Y2 side) of the base material part 21 at this time. Transmits pressure.
In addition, the display member 20 is painted in a color having a good light reflection characteristic such as white at the tip 22a of each protrusion 22 provided on the surface (the surface on the Y1 side) in order to make the displayed game image clear. Has been.

  As shown in FIG. 1B, the detection unit 30 is a sheet-like pressure-sensitive sensor provided on the entire back surface side (Y2 side) of the display member 20. The detection unit 30 is formed in the same vertical and horizontal dimensions as the display member 20, and when pressure is applied to the surface, the position where the pressure is applied can be detected as coordinate information (hereinafter referred to as pressure-sensitive coordinate information). .

The detection unit 30 has a configuration in which, for example, two films having electrodes are arranged to face each other, and pressure is applied to a part of one film so that the two films are in contact with each other and current flows. This is a resistive film type pressure sensitive sensor. In this resistance film type pressure-sensitive sensor, the voltage applied to the electrodes of each film differs depending on the position where the two films are in contact with each other. The coordinates of the added position can be detected.
Thereby, the detection part 30 can detect the position of the arrow 12 stuck in the surface of the display member 20 as pressure sensitive coordinate information.
The detection unit 30 outputs the detected pressure sensitive coordinate information to the control unit 40.

The control unit 40 is a control circuit that controls each unit of the game machine 1 and includes, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The control unit 40 reads and executes various programs stored in the storage unit 41 as appropriate, thereby realizing various functions according to the present invention in cooperation with the hardware described above.
The control unit 40 reads a game program selected by the player by operating the operation unit 42 among the three types of game programs A to C stored in the storage unit 41, and plays the game on the display member 20 via the video source 10. Display video and manage game play progress.
Further, the control unit 40 reads out coordinate information (hereinafter referred to as video coordinate information) of the game video displayed on the display member 20. Then, the control unit 40 determines whether or not the arrow 12 has hit the target of the game video based on the pressure sensitive coordinate information output from the detection unit 30 and the video coordinate information of the game video displayed on the display member 20. Determine whether. Here, the coordinate system of the video coordinate information and the coordinate system of the pressure sensitive coordinate information are the same.

Here, the video coordinate information is recorded in each of the game programs A to C. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, since the game program B has a target game image having a score area of 0 to 9 points, information on the coordinates of points (a to k) constituting each target score area As a reference, coordinate information of each score area is recorded as video coordinate information. In the present embodiment, the coordinates of the points (a to k) are (X, Z) = (0, 0) in the lower left corner when viewed from the surface side (Y1 side) of the display member 20, and The coordinates of the corner are (X, Z) = (1500, 1000). For example, since the point a is the center of the display member 20, the position of (X, Z) = (750, 500) Become. Video coordinate information is recorded in the same manner for the other game programs A and C.
In addition, since the target game video rotates in the game program B (see FIG. 6), the coordinates of the points (a to k) constituting each target scoring region change according to the progress time of the program. Is set to Similarly, the game program C is set such that the coordinates constituting the monster M moving in the game video change according to the progress time of the program.

The storage unit 41 is a storage device such as a hard disk or a semiconductor memory element for storing programs, information, and the like necessary for the operation of the game machine 1. The storage unit 41 temporarily stores information necessary for play progress.
Moreover, the memory | storage part 41 has memorize | stored the game program according to the kind of game, and has memorize | stored three types of game programs AC in this embodiment.
The operation unit 42 is a button or the like for the player to perform a game start operation or to select a game program to be played. The operation unit 42 outputs operation information to the control unit 40.
The coin insertion unit 43 is a device that detects coins inserted by the player. The coin insertion unit 43 outputs a detection signal to the control unit 40 when a coin is inserted.

Next, the operation of the game machine 1 when the player selects the game program A will be described.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the game machine 1 when the game program A or B of the first embodiment is executed.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a game image of the game program A according to the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the game program A is selected in step S (hereinafter referred to as S) 101 by the operation of the operation unit 42 of the player, the control unit 40 displays the display as shown in FIG. The game image of the dart game is displayed on the member 20.
In S102, the control unit 40 determines whether or not the arrow 12 thrown by the player has stuck in the display member 20 by inputting the pressure-sensitive coordinate signal output from the detection unit 30. If it is determined that the arrow 12 has been stabbed (S102: Yes), the control unit 40 proceeds to S103. If it is determined that the arrow has not been stabbed (S102: No), the control unit 40 returns to S102.

In S103, the control unit 40 reads the video coordinate information recorded in the game program A, collates the video coordinate information with the pressure-sensitive coordinate information input from the detection unit 30, and at which position of the game video. Determine if an arrow is stuck. For example, as shown in FIG. 5B, when the arrow 12 thrown by the player stabs in a score area of 20 points of the game image, the control unit 40 indicates that the pressure sensitive coordinate information input from the detection unit 30 is It is confirmed that the video coordinate information of the 20-point score area of the video is included in the video coordinate information, and it is determined that the arrow 12 is stuck in the 20-point score area of the game video.
In S104, the control unit 40 displays the score obtained by the player on the display member 20 based on the determined information.

In S105, the control unit 40 determines whether or not to end the game play by determining whether or not the player has finished throwing a specific number (for example, eight) of the arrows 12. When it is determined that the player has already thrown the eight arrows 12 and the play is finished (S105: Yes), the process proceeds to S106, and when it is determined that the play is not finished (S105: No), the process returns to S102.
In S106, the control unit 40 displays the total score of the score obtained by the player on the display member 20, and performs a game play end process.

Next, the operation of the game machine 1 when the player selects the game program B will be described.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a game image of the game program B according to the first embodiment.
Since the operation of the game machine 1 when the game program B is selected is based on the flowchart of FIG. 4 similarly to the game program A described above, the description of the same processing as the game program A is omitted.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the game program B is selected by the operation of the operation unit 42 of the player in S101, the control unit 40 moves the target moving image to the display member 20 as shown in FIG. Display the video as a game video. The player can obtain the target score of the pierced portion by throwing the arrow 12 with respect to the rotating target image displayed on the display member 20.
When it is determined that the arrow 12 is stuck in the display member 20 by inputting pressure-sensitive coordinate information from the detection unit 30 (S102: Yes), the control unit 40 in S103, as shown in FIG. 6B. The target game image that rotates at the moment when the arrow 12 is stabbed, that is, the moment when the pressure-sensitive coordinate signal is input from the detection unit 30 is stopped. By doing so, the player can visually recognize which scoring area of the target game image displayed on the display member 20 the arrow 12 he or she threw.

Then, the control unit 40 determines the position where the arrow 12 is inserted based on the pressure sensitive coordinate information input from the detecting unit 30 and the video coordinate information of the game video at the moment when the pressure sensitive coordinate signal is input.
In S104, the control unit 40 displays the score obtained by the player on the display member 20 based on the determined information.
In S105, the control unit 40 determines whether or not to end the game play by determining whether or not the player has finished throwing a specific number (for example, eight) of arrows. When it is determined that the play has not ended (S105: No), the control unit 40 rotates the target game video that has been stopped again, and returns to S102.

Next, the operation of the game machine 1 when the player selects the game program C will be described.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the game machine 1 when the game program C of the first embodiment is executed.
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a game image of the game program C according to the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 7, when the game program C is selected by the operation of the operation unit 42 of the player in S201, the control unit 40 displays a plurality of monsters M on the display member 20, as shown in FIG. Displays moving video game images. The player can obtain a score by hitting the arrow 12 to the moving monster M.
In S202, the control unit 40 determines whether or not the arrow 12 thrown by the player has stuck in the display member 20 by inputting the pressure-sensitive coordinate information output from the detection unit 30. When it is determined that the arrow 12 has been stabbed (S202: Yes), the process proceeds to S203, and when it is determined that the arrow has not been stabbed (S202: No), the process returns to S202.

In S203, the control unit 40 reads the pressure-sensitive coordinate information input from the detection unit 30 and the video coordinate information of the game video at the moment when the pressure-sensitive coordinate information is input.
In S204, the control unit 40 determines whether or not the arrow 12 has hit the monster M in the game video. Here, the determination of whether or not the arrow 12 has hit is determined as having been hit if the pressure sensitive coordinate information is included in the video coordinate information of the area forming the monster M included in the game video, If it is not included, it is determined that it was not hit.
If it is determined that the arrow 12 has hit the monster M (S204: Yes), the process proceeds to S205, and if it is determined that the arrow 12 has not hit the monster M (S204: No), the process proceeds to S206.

In S205, since the control unit 40 determines that the arrow 12 has hit the monster M, as shown in FIGS. 8B and 8C, the image of the monster M hit by the arrow 12 is exploded. Change to video. Then, the control unit 40 gives a score to the player and displays the score on the display member 20.
At this time, at the moment when it is determined that the arrow 12 has hit the monster M, the control unit 40 stops only the video of the monster M that the arrow 12 hits, and displays the video of the other monsters M as a moving video. You may do it. By doing so, the control part 40 can make a player confirm the monster M which the arrow 12 hit, and can emphasize that the arrow 12 hit the monster M.

In S206, the control unit 40 determines whether or not to end the play by determining whether or not the player has finished throwing a specific number (for example, eight) of arrows. If the player has already thrown eight arrows and determines that play has ended (S206: Yes), the process proceeds to S207, and if it is determined that play has not ended (S206: No), a game image in which the monster M continues to move around is displayed. And return to S202.
In S207, the control unit 40 displays the total score acquired by the player on the display member 20, and performs a game play end process.

As described above, the game machine 1 of the present embodiment has the following effects.
(1) Since the game machine 1 directly displays the game image on the surface (the Y1 side surface) of the display member 20, it is possible to display a clear game image for the player who throws the arrow 12.
If a game image is projected from the back surface (Y2 side surface) of the display member 20, the game light is blocked by the plurality of protrusions 22 provided on the surface of the display member 20. Cannot be displayed, or even if it can be displayed, a clear game image cannot be displayed. On the other hand, the game machine 1 of the present invention projects a game image directly from the surface side (Y1 side) of the display member 20 onto the tip portions 22a of the plurality of protrusions 22, so that the game image is clear to the player. Can be displayed.

(2) Since the game machine 1 is provided with the plurality of protrusions 22 on the entire surface of the display member 20, the entire surface of the display member 20 can be used as a game play area. Thereby, the game machine 1 can execute not only a dart game such as the game program A but also a shooting game such as a game program C in which the entire surface of the display member 20 is a play area.
(3) Since the game video is displayed as a moving image, the game machine 1 can display a moving target on the display member 20, and can make the player enjoy and play the game more.
(4) When it is determined that the arrow 12 has hit the target, the target image changes, so that it can be emphasized to the player that the arrow has hit the target. The presence can be improved.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating details of the display member 20-2 of the game machine of the second embodiment.
Fig.9 (a) is an expanded sectional view seen from the left-right direction side (X side) of the display member 20-2. FIG.9 (b) is the figure seen from the surface side (Y1 side) of the display member 20-2 of Fig.9 (a). In addition, in FIG.9 (b), although the enlarged view of the surface side (Y1 side) of the display member 20-2 is shown, the hole part 22-2 is the surface side (Y1 side) of the display member 20-2. It is provided on the entire surface. Moreover, in the following description and drawings, the same reference numerals or the same reference numerals are given to portions that perform the same functions as those of the first embodiment described above, and overlapping descriptions will be omitted as appropriate.

The game machine 1-2 of the second embodiment is different from the display member 20 of the first embodiment in the structure of the display member 20-2.
As shown in FIG. 9B, the display member 20-2 is provided with a plurality of holes 22-2 on the surface (Y1 side) of the base member 21-2. Each hole 22-2 is formed in a substantially circular shape, and each is formed with a size smaller than the outer diameter of the tip 12a of the arrow 12. The display member 20-2 is formed of a flexible resin.

Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 9A, when the player throws the arrow 12 on the surface of the display member 20-2, the display member 20-2 has a plurality of hole portions. The arrow 12 can be held at the pierced position by being pierced into any one of the holes 22-2. At this time, the tip 12a of the arrow 12 is deformed by contacting the bottom surface of the hole 22-2, and the contact pressure is applied to the detection unit 30 provided on the back side (Y2 side) of the display member 20-2. introduce.
In addition, the display member 20-2 has the surface of the base member 21-2 painted in a color having a good light reflection characteristic such as white in order to make a game image to be displayed clear.
As mentioned above, the game machine 1-2 of this embodiment can acquire the effect similar to the game machine 1 of 1st Embodiment.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and changes can be made as in the modifications described later, and these are also included in the present invention. Within the technical scope. In addition, the effects described in the embodiments are merely a list of the most preferable effects resulting from the present invention, and the effects of the present invention are not limited to those described in the embodiments. It should be noted that the above-described embodiment and modifications described later can be used in appropriate combination, but detailed description thereof is omitted.

(Deformation)
(1) In each embodiment, although the game machine 1 detected the position of the arrow 12 stuck in the display member 20 with the detection part which consists of a pressure-sensitive sensor, it is not limited to this. For example, a camera may be installed on the front side (Y1 side) of the display member, and the position of the arrow 12 stuck in the display member 20 may be detected by processing the camera image.
(2) In each embodiment, when displaying a moving image on the display member 20, the control unit 40 may change the reproduction speed of the moving image according to the skill of the player. For example, it is possible to display a target that moves quickly for a high-skilled player, and to display a target that moves slowly for a low-skilled player.

(3) In each embodiment, the control part 40 may change the score which can be acquired according to the site | part of the moving monster M. FIG. By doing so, a skilled player can play the game without getting tired aiming for a high score. In this case, the video coordinate information divided for each part of the monster M needs to be recorded in the game program C.
(4) In each embodiment, when the arrow 12 is stuck in the target game image in the game programs A and B, the control unit 40 changes the flashing video of the score area where the arrow 12 is stuck. You may let them. By doing so, it is possible to clearly indicate the position at which the arrow 12 is hit by the player.

(5) In each embodiment, in the case where the game program C is being executed, the control unit 40 is a monster at the moment when an arrow is stuck in the display member 20, that is, the moment when pressure-sensitive coordinate information is input from the detection unit 30. It may be controlled to stop all game images in which M moves around. By doing so, similarly to the game program B, the player can visually recognize whether or not the arrow 12 that the player has thrown hits the monster M of the game image displayed on the display member 20.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 1-2: Game machine 10: Image | video source 12: Arrow 20, 20-2: Display member 21-1, 21-2: Base material part 22-1: Protrusion part 22-2: Hole part 30: Detection part 40: Control unit 41: Storage unit

Claims (3)

A projector that projects a game image including a dart boat as a target;
A plurality of protrusions or holes that receive the tip of the thrown arrow are provided on the surface, the surface is white, and the game image is projected from the surface side, whereby the dart boat is attached to the surface A display member that can be displayed on,
A detection unit that is provided on the back side of the display member and detects the position of the arrow received by the display member;
The content of the game video displayed on the display member is read out, and whether or not the arrow hits the target of the game video based on the detection information of the detection unit and the content of the game video. A control unit that executes a dart game by determining ,
The display member is
Even outside the area corresponding to the dart board, the protrusion or the hole is provided,
Even outside the area corresponding to the dart board, the game image projected by the projector can be displayed,
The detection unit can detect the position of the arrow received by the display member even outside the area corresponding to the dart board,
In addition to the dart game, the control unit displays a mode in which the target moves outside the area corresponding to the dart board and the area corresponding to the dart board on the display member, and a game in which the arrow hits the target. To perform,
A game machine characterized by The game machine according to claim 1 ,
The control unit displays the game video as a moving image;
A game machine characterized by In the game machine according to claim 1 or 2 ,
When the control unit determines that the arrow has hit the target of the game video displayed on the display member based on detection information of the detection unit, the control unit changes the video of the target hit.
A game machine characterized by

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