JP6534515B2 - Gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  Conventionally, a technique for capturing a face image of a person and specifying the line of sight of the person is applied to a game machine. For example, in Cited Reference 1, an image of a player playing a game in a gaming machine is imaged, and a gaze change rate which is information corresponding to a degree to which the gaze of the player is changing is specified from the imaging result, A basic line-of-sight change rate, which is a player's line-of-sight change rate in a predetermined reference period, is managed in association with the player, and a basic line-of-sight change rate and a line-of-sight change rate when the player is playing a game It is disclosed to manage the gaze deviation degree indicating the deviation degree.

  Further, in the cited reference 2, when executing the special effect, it is specified that the player who is playing a game with the gaming machine pays more attention to the special effect than the game, and the special effect is executed. It has been disclosed to count the number of players who have focused on the effects by imaging the players and specifying the line of sight.

  In addition, there is one in which a technology for specifying the line of sight of a person is applied to a game. For example, in the cited reference 3, it is disclosed that, in a gaming machine that produces effects by three-dimensional video, the viewpoint or line of sight of the player is determined based on the player's image, and the display of the three-dimensional video is controlled according to the line of sight. It is done.

  In the cited reference 4, the visual axis detection means for detecting the visual axis of the player is provided, and the visual axis detection means executes the setting effect for performing the setting for detecting the visual axis of the player, and based on the setting. It is disclosed that a specific effect based on the player's line of sight detected by the line-of-sight detection means is executed, and when there is no setting, the setting effect is performed with a higher probability than when the setting is present.

JP, 2013-111173, A JP, 2013-220216, A JP, 2013-135775, A JP, 2014-124497, A

  However, in the above-mentioned conventional gaming machine, effects such as specifying the line of sight of the player and giving a change to the display screen are performed, and game characteristics are added such that the player positively participates in the game. It was not like that.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of improving the playability by detecting the line of sight of the player.

The gaming machine of the present invention is
Control means for executing processing relating to the progress of the game according to the operation of the player;
Display means for displaying an effect corresponding to the game;
Imaging means for imaging the face of the player and acquiring imaging data;
Gaze determination means for determining a gaze direction from the player when the player looks at the display based on the image pickup data;
Determining means for determining whether or not the gaze direction from the player satisfies a specific condition at a predetermined timing;
Notification means for notifying the specific condition at the predetermined timing;
Have
The gaze direction from the player includes information on the position of the player's eyes and the direction of the gaze,
The information on the position of the player's eyes includes a positional relationship based on the position of the display means,
The display means displays a special effect to be displayed when the information on the eye position of the player with reference to the position of the display means and the information on the direction of the sight line satisfy the specific condition. characterized in that the Ru available der.

  According to the above configuration, when the gaze direction from the player satisfies the specific condition at the predetermined timing, the display condition for displaying the effect according to the game to be advanced is satisfied the specific condition The special rendition displayed on is performed. Further, at this predetermined timing, a specific condition is notified. Thereby, the player recognizes a specific condition for displaying the special effect, and the player actively recognizes the special effect by changing the sight line direction so as to satisfy the specific condition. It becomes possible to obtain. As a result, the player responds to the gaming machine by changing the line-of-sight direction that does not inhibit the operation for progression, as compared with the conventional gaming machine which is biased to only the operation for progression for the player. A new game can be added to improve the playability of the gaming machine.

In addition, the gaming machine of the present invention is
The particular condition is a condition relating to the movement of the player's face,
When the notification means notifies the specific condition, it is determined by the determination means that the gaze direction from the position at which the player's face is moved satisfies the specific condition The special effect may be displayed on the display means.

According to the above configuration, the specific condition is a condition related to the movement of the player's face, and the visual line direction from the position where the player's face is moved is a specific condition when the specific condition is notified. Is determined, the special effect is displayed on the display means. Thereby, the player recognizes the condition regarding the position of his face for the special effect to be displayed, and the player actively recognizes the special effect by changing the sight line direction so as to satisfy this condition. It is possible to obtain benefits. As a result, the player responds to the gaming machine to move the face and change the gaze direction without inhibiting the operation for progression, as compared with the conventional gaming machine which is biased to only the operation for progression for the player. Can be added to improve the playability of the gaming machine.

  According to the present invention, the playability of the gaming machine can be improved.

It is an explanatory view showing an operation state of a game machine. It is a figure showing an example of special production. It is a figure showing an example of special production. It is a figure showing an example of special production. It is a figure showing an example of special production. It is a figure showing an example of special production. It is a figure showing an example of special production. It is a figure showing an example of special production. It is a figure showing an example of special production. It is a figure which shows an example of a gaze change speech table. It is a figure showing an example of special production. It is a figure showing an example of special production. It is a figure showing an example of special production. It is a figure showing an example of special production. It is a figure which shows an example of a guidance image. It is a figure which shows an example of a guidance image. It is a figure which shows an example of a guidance image. It is a figure which shows an example of a guidance image. It is a figure which shows an example of a guidance image. It is a figure which shows an example of a guidance image. It is a figure which shows an example of a guidance image. It is a figure which shows an example of a guidance image. It is a figure which shows an example of a guidance image. It is a perspective view showing an example of appearance composition of a game machine. It is the schematic of a game machine side. It is a perspective view which shows the internal structure in a game machine, and the state which opened the front door. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an entire configuration of a circuit included in the gaming machine. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the subcontrol circuit in a game machine. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the player tracking process performed by sub CPU. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the adjustment angle determination processing performed by sub CPU. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the special effect process performed by sub CPU.

<Overview of gaming machine>
The gaming machine 1 executes processing relating to the progress of the game in accordance with the operation by the player. As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine 1 has a liquid crystal display device 11 (display unit 11a, display unit 11b) as display means. Effects corresponding to the game are displayed on the liquid crystal display device 11 and the display unit 11a. In the present embodiment, although a case where a pachislot machine is applied to the gaming machine 1 will be described, the present invention may be applied to a pachinko machine, a slot machine or the like.

  The gaming machine 1 has a CCD camera 200 that captures an image of a player's face and acquires captured data as an imaging unit. Although it is preferable that a plurality of CCD cameras 200 be provided, the present invention is not limited to this. The gaming machine 1 has a function of determining the gaze direction from the player based on the imaging data acquired by the CCD camera 200. That is, the gaming machine 1 determines the position of the player's eyes, the direction of the line of sight from the position of the player's eyes, and the player's in the liquid crystal display device 11 (display unit 11a, display unit 11b). It is possible to determine the gaze target position (gaze target area). In addition, the CCD camera 200 can determine the action of the player.

  The gaming machine 1 configured as described above has a function of calibrating the gaze direction from the player and a function of notifying a special effect when the determined gaze direction is a predetermined condition. The outline of the processing flow of the gaming machine 1 will be described below with reference to FIG. First, the gaming machine 1 acquires imaging data by the CCD camera 200 (A1). The gaming machine 1 determines the position of the player's eyes and the direction of gaze from the position of the player's eyes as the reference gaze direction based on the imaging data (A2). In the present embodiment, the imaging data is always acquired, but is not limited to this, and may be acquired at a fixed timing. Then, the gaming machine 1 determines whether or not an adjustment angle for calibrating the gaze direction has been calculated (A3). If the adjustment angle has been calculated (A3: YES), the process proceeds to step A7 described later.

  On the other hand, when the adjustment angle has not been calculated (A3: NO), the guidance image 202 for guiding the player's gaze to the specific area 201 such as the liquid crystal display device 11 (display unit 11a, display unit 11b) is displayed (A4). The guidance image 202 will be described later. The guidance image 202 may be displayed in the same area as the specific area 201. In addition, the guidance image 202 may be a still image or a moving image. Further, the specific area 201 is not limited to the image displayed on the liquid crystal display device 11 (display unit 11a, display unit 11b) or the like, and may be, for example, a reel of a game machine or the like.

  Then, the gaming machine 1 determines the line-of-sight direction from the determined player's eye position to the specific area 201 (A5). Then, the gaming machine 1 calculates an adjustment angle which is a difference between the reference gaze direction determined in step A2 and the gaze direction to the specific area 201 determined in step A5 (A6). For example, the adjustment angle is indicated by an angle formed by the reference gaze direction and the gaze direction to the specific area 201, and the inclination of a plane on which the reference gaze direction and the gaze direction to the specific area 201 exist.

  Then, the gaming machine 1 determines the line of sight of the player (the position of the player's eyes, the line of sight from the position of the player's eyes, the position of the line of sight of the player, etc.) based on the adjustment angle and the reference gaze direction. Determine (A7). Then, the gaming machine 1 determines whether or not the player's line of sight satisfies a specific condition (A8). Here, the specific condition may include the action of the player in addition to the line of sight of the player. If the line of sight of the player does not satisfy the specific condition (A8: NO), the gaming machine 1 returns the process to step A1. On the other hand, when the line of sight of the player satisfies the specific condition (A8: YES), the gaming machine 1 reports a special effect and ends the processing (A9). The special effect is an effect that is output according to the line of sight of the player. The special effect may be video display or audio output.

  For example, in the liquid crystal display device 11 or the like, a stereoscopic video may be rendered in real time according to the position of the player's eyes and the specified animation data. In such a case, the special effect image 203 is displayed at a position visible from a specific range in the stereoscopic video. That is, the special effect image 203 is displayed at a position where it is displayed only when the line of sight of the player satisfies the specific condition. Also, the present invention is not limited to this, and a plurality of videos prepared in advance may be switched and displayed depending on the position of the player's eyes. In this case, the special effect image 203 is displayed on part of the plurality of images. As described above, the special effect may be notified when the player's line of sight satisfies a specific condition.

  The special effect is not limited to the above as long as it is changed according to the player's line of sight. For example, sound data associated with the gaze direction of the player may be stored in advance, and a voice corresponding to the determined gaze direction of the player may be output. The special effects will be described later.

  As described above, the outline of the processing flow of the gaming machine 1 has been described, but the timing and the like of each step are not limited. For example, when a line of sight is constantly detected and this line of sight satisfies a predetermined condition, a special effect may be notified. Further, the visual line may be detected at a predetermined timing, and when the visual line satisfies a predetermined condition, a special effect may be notified. The timing of detecting the sight line may be, for example, during the rotation of the reel after the internal winning combination is determined.

  Further, although the reference gaze direction is calibrated based on the adjustment angle to determine the gaze direction of the player, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, without correcting the reference gaze direction, it may be used as the gaze direction of the player.

  Here, the line-of-sight direction means "the position of the player's eyes", "the direction of the line of sight from the position of the player's eyes", and "the direction of the line of sight from the player's eyes" 11a and 11b) and the like, "the position of the face of the player", "the angle of the face of the player with respect to the predetermined direction", and the like. These are calculated based on the face image identified from the imaging data imaged by the CCD camera.

  The world coordinate system, such as the position of the player's eyes, may be calculated according to the principle of triangulation by providing a plurality of CCD cameras in the game machine, or by estimating the Z axis coordinate from the face size The Y coordinate may be calculated.

<About the effect image>
The effect image displayed on the liquid crystal display device 11 (the display unit 11a and the display unit 11b) is preferably displayed stereoscopically with the naked eye by the parallax barrier method, but is not limited thereto. For example, the player may wear eyeglasses having optical characteristics, and images having parallax may reach each of the left and right eyes for stereoscopic display, or another method may be used. Also, the effect image may be a 2D image. Further, it is preferable that the effect image is visually recognized by the player so as to be at an angle corresponding to the direction of the player's line of sight. For example, it is preferable to create a three-dimensional effect image by real-time rendering, and display so as to be a display angle according to the gaze direction of the player, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, a plurality of effect images and planar images created in advance by pre-rendering may be prepared, and the effect images may be selected and displayed according to the line of sight direction of the player. The effect image may be a moving image or a still image. Further, in the present embodiment, the effect image is displayed on the liquid crystal display, but the present invention is not limited to this and any effect image may be displayed. For example, it may be displayed on an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) display, or may be projected and displayed on a screen by a projector.

  As described above, the gaming machine 1 has an imaging unit (imaging unit) for imaging a player's face and obtaining imaging data. In addition, the gaming machine 1 has reference gaze determination means (adjustment angle calculation unit) for determining the gaze direction (reference gaze direction) of the player based on the imaging data. In addition, the gaming machine 1 calculates the adjustment angle based on the imaging data, stores it in a storage means (storage unit) such as a RAM provided in the gaming machine 1, and displays the imaging data and the specific area on the display device. It has adjustment angle calculation means (adjustment angle calculation part) which determines the gaze direction to the specific field 201 based on 201. In addition, the gaming machine 1 has a line-of-sight determination unit (line-of-sight determination unit) that determines the direction of the player's line of sight based on the reference line-of-sight direction and the adjustment angle stored in the storage unit.

  In addition, the gaming machine 1 is based on the gaze direction determined by the sight line determination means to notify the presentation contents notified by the presentation execution means (the presentation execution part) such as the liquid crystal display device 11 (display part 11a, display part 11b) etc. Effect content determination means (effect content determination unit) to be changed. For example, when the video is stereoscopically displayed, the display mode is changed according to the line of sight direction. Furthermore, the effect content determination means has a function of changing the effect content to a special effect when the sight line direction satisfies the specific condition. Further, the effect content determination means changes the effect content according to the gaze direction.

<Special production>
Next, a specific example of the special effect to be notified according to the gaze direction of the player will be described.

(Example of special effects displayed when the player's gaze satisfies a specific condition)
In the present embodiment, when a game is started and an internal winning combination is determined, a lottery is performed to determine whether or not a special effect is to be executed for each internal winning combination. When a special effect execution lottery is won, as shown in FIG. 2, a character image 205 a facing the front and wearing a hat, and a line-of-sight specific condition for being notified of a special effect are liquid crystal as a specific condition notification image 206 It is displayed on the display device 11. Specifically, “I see it from above” is displayed in the specific condition notification image 206, and it is indicated that the specific condition is a line of sight from a position higher than normal.

  When the line of sight of the player satisfies a specific condition within a predetermined time, as shown in FIG. 3, the character image 205a changes to an image from a line of sight satisfying the specific condition. That is, the character image 205a changes to the character image 205b in which the top of the head can be visually recognized. Then, on the top of the head of the character image 205, a special effect image 203a showing an internal winning combination (replay in this example) is displayed.

  Although the predetermined time is not particularly limited, for example, when applied to a pachislot machine, within a certain period from the timing when the start lever 16 described later is operated (the timing when the signal from the start switch 16S described later is received). (For example, 15 seconds) may be sufficient. In addition, the predetermined time is from the timing when the start lever 16 is operated to the timing when all the stop buttons 17L, 17C, 17R described later are operated (the timing when the signal from the stop switch 17S described later is received). Good. In addition, for example, when applied to a pachinko machine, it may be within a certain period (for example, 15 seconds) after symbol fluctuation display on the liquid crystal display device is started by start hole winning, which will be described later.

  In addition, a special effect of sequentially notifying the specific condition notification image 206 and the special effect image 203 (internal winning combination) may be performed. For example, after FIG. 2, when the line of sight of the player satisfies the specific condition, as shown in FIG. 4, the character image 205a changes to a character image 205b in which the top of the head can be visually recognized. Then, on the top of the head of the character image 205, a special effect image 203b indicating "strong" is displayed. After that, when the left reel is stopped, “Grow from the right!” Is displayed as the specific condition notification image 206.

  Then, after FIG. 4, when the line of sight of the player satisfies the specific condition, as shown in FIG. 5, the character image 205b changes to a character image 205c in which the left head can be visually recognized. Then, a special effect image 203c indicating “A” is displayed on the left head of the character image 205c. After that, when the middle reel is stopped, “Grow from the left!” Is displayed as the specific condition notification image 206.

  Then, after FIG. 5, when the line of sight of the player satisfies the specific condition, as shown in FIG. 6, the character image 205c changes to a character image 205d in which the right side head can be visually recognized. Then, a special effect image 203d indicating "tsu" is displayed on the right side of the character image 205d. Thus, the player can visually recognize the internal winning combination by confirming the special effect images 203b to 203d displayed in FIGS. 4 to 6.

  Also, when the internal winning combination is not won, a false special effect may be performed. For example, after FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 are displayed, if the player's line of sight satisfies a specific condition, as shown in FIG. 7, the character image 205c changes to a character image 205e in which the right side head can be visually recognized . Then, a special effect image 203e indicating "E" is displayed on the right side of the character image 205e. As described above, the player may perform a special effect not related to the internal winning combination by the special effect images 203b, 203c, and 203e displayed in FIG. 4, FIG. 5, and FIG. Further, as described below, the effects shown in FIGS. 2 to 6 may be developed for each operation of the stop button 17L, 17C, 17R of the pachi-slot machine. First, when the start lever 16 is operated to determine the internal winning combination, the effect shown in FIG. 2 is displayed. Then, before the first stop operation among the three stop buttons 17L, 17C, 17R is performed, the player's line of sight satisfies a specific condition (here, the line-of-sight detection from above the player), or The special effect of FIG. 3 or FIG. 4 is executed on condition that the stop operation of is performed. When the special effect of FIG. 3 is executed, the internal winning combination is notified by the special effect image 203a. On the other hand, when the special effect of FIG. 4 is executed, the specific condition notification image 206 is not displayed first, and the specific condition notification image 206 in FIG. 4 is made to appear under the condition that the first stop operation is performed. . Then, the figure shows that the player's line of sight satisfies a specific condition (here, line of sight detection from the right) before the second stop operation is performed, or that the second stop operation is performed. Execute 5 special effects. Here, the specific condition notification image 206 in FIG. 5 is not displayed. Then, the specific condition notification image 206 in FIG. 5 is made to appear under the condition that the second stop operation is performed. Then, when the player's line of sight satisfies a specific condition (here, line-of-sight detection from the left) before the third stop operation is performed, or when the third stop operation is performed, the special of FIG. Perform the production. By doing this, it is possible to execute the special effect in stages in response to the operation of the stop button 17L, 17C, 17R of the player, so the game by the operation of the player's hand and the special effect by sight detection are It becomes possible to interlock and provide a more interesting gaming machine. Also, for example, when a combination (such as a combination of Cherry-ANY-ANY) in which a winning is determined on one reel is determined as an internal winning combination, the player moves the sight line before the stop operation to see the corresponding combination It becomes possible to prepare for operation.

  In addition, the specific condition may be the length of the gaze detection time from the target position. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, a peep hole image 207a is displayed, and as the specific condition notification image 206, “Gaze from near!” Is displayed. After that, when the player's line of sight satisfies a specific condition, the peephole image 207a is gradually enlarged and changed to a peephole image 207b as shown in FIG. Then, a special effect image 203f showing the internal winning combination is displayed in the area of the peep hole image 207b.

(Example of special effects with voice that changes according to the line of sight)
In the present embodiment, the change in the direction of the player's line of sight changes the sound output. In the gaming machine 1, as shown in FIG. 10, a sight change voice table storing a change in the gaze direction of the player, the gaming state, and voice data associated with the gaze direction is the sub ROM 82 described later. It is stored in a storage unit such as the RAM 83. The gaze direction column stores the gaze direction of the player and changes in the gaze direction. The gaming state field stores gaming states as conditions for outputting sound. In addition, you may associate the change of the presentation image displayed on these.

  The audio data may be, for example, a pattern for changing the surround depending on the direction of the player's line of sight, or may be a pattern for changing the directivity of the audio. As a result, it is possible to give the player a sense of realism, even for voices of the same content. Therefore, it is preferable that the speakers be compatible with two or more channels of surround sound.

  FIG. 11 shows an example of sound output based on a change in the gaze direction of the player associated with the change in the effect image. In this example, when a game is started and one or more internal winning combinations are determined, a lottery is performed to determine whether or not a special effect is to be executed for each internal winning combination. When a special effect execution lottery is won, as shown in FIG. 11, a character image 205 f facing the front and wearing a hat, and a specific condition of line-of-sight change for notification of a special effect are specified condition notification images 209. It is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 11. Specifically, “Look up!” Is displayed in the specific condition notification image 206, and it is notified that the specific condition is a change in the line of sight from the front to the top.

  When a change in the player's line of sight satisfies a specific condition within a predetermined time, as shown in FIG. 12, the character image 205f changes and a sound corresponding to the change in the player's line of sight is the speaker 20L, It is output from 20R. That is, the character image 205f changes to a character image 205g in which the hat is blown away by the wind. Then, on the head of the character image 205, a special effect image 203a showing an internal winning combination (replay in this example) is displayed.

  For example, sound change due to change in the gaze direction may be performed as follows. For example, when moving the gaze from the lower direction to the upper direction of the gaming machine 1 to the gaming machine 1, the sound may be output so as to flow from the lower side to the upper side. That is, the pointing direction of the sound output from the speaker may be changed in accordance with the line-of-sight direction of the player. In addition, when the image of the sea and the image of the road are displayed on the liquid crystal display device 11, when the player 1 turns to the right, the sound indicating the sound of the waves is output at a large volume and A sound indicating a sound may be output at a small volume. Furthermore, a delay effect may be added to the sound output at a small volume.

  As described above, the change in the line of sight may be used as the condition of the change in the voice. In addition, it may be considered as the change of the sound that the sight line is focused on a specific part of the gaming machine 1 or a specific image displayed on the liquid crystal display 11 for a predetermined time or more. For example, when a plurality of videos (for example, character images) are displayed on the liquid crystal display device 11, an audio associated with the video the player 1 is watching may be output.

(An example of a special effect displayed when the player's gaze and action satisfy a specific condition)
In the present embodiment, when a game is started and one or more internal winning combinations are determined, a lottery is performed to determine whether or not a special effect is to be executed for each internal winning combination. The special effect is performed by satisfying the action of the player in addition to the line of sight of the player. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 13, the selectable character 208 a and the selectable character 208 b are displayed on the liquid crystal display device 11. At this time, for example, if the player sets the selectable character 208a as the line-of-sight direction and the player's hand performs an operation to block the direction of the line-of-sight, as shown in FIG. For the character 208a, a special effect image 203g of the effect image to which an attack is applied is displayed. In the special effect image 203g, an internal winning combination (replay in this example) is shown.

  As described above, when the player makes a selection, the player visually recognizes the selection object and can select the selection object by performing an operation on the selection object. Instead of using buttons or the like provided on the gaming machine 1, it is possible to make a selection by sensory operation, so it is possible to reduce the burden on the player. In addition, since it is not necessary to add a button for selection or determination, it is possible to prevent the device from being complicated in the gaming machine.

  The detection of the motion of the player may be detected by the fact that the face image detected by the CCD camera 200 is not recognized and recognized by hand. Alternatively, the movement pattern of the player may be detected based on continuous imaging data within a predetermined period, and the movement may be detected by determining whether or not the pattern is close to a pattern registered in advance. In addition to the CCD camera, the game machine may be provided with a motion sensor provided with an infrared camera, an infrared projector or the like for detecting the action of the player.

<Guided image used to calibrate the gaze direction>
Next, a guide image 202 for guiding the player's line of sight when calibrating the line of sight direction will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 15, a character image 211 is displayed at the center of the liquid crystal display device 11, and a background image 210 is displayed as the background. When it is desired to guide the player's line of sight to the character image 211, as shown in FIG. 16, with the area of the character image 211 as the specific area 201, the guidance image 202a giving the effect that the background image 210 is out of focus is stopped. It is designed to be displayed in pictures. As a result, only the character image 211 is correctly displayed, so that the line of sight of the player can be guided to the character image 211.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 17, a plurality of still images different in the specific area 201 are switched and displayed. Specifically, the specific area 201 is set in the area of the character image 211 disposed at the center of the liquid crystal display device 11, and the line of sight of the player is guided to the character image 211. Next, the specific area 201 is set to the area of the sun image 212 disposed at the upper right of the liquid crystal display device 11, and the line of sight of the player is guided to the sun image 212. The specific area 201 is set to the area of the cloud image 213 disposed at the upper left of the liquid crystal display device 11, and the line of sight of the player is guided to the cloud image 213. A plurality of different still images of such a specific area 201 are switched and displayed, and at each timing (frame at a predetermined time of the moving image), the reference visual line direction and the visual line direction to the specific area 201 are detected. The adjustment angle at is calculated. From the plurality of adjustment angles, an adjustment angle to be used for calibration of the sight line is determined.

  The determination of the adjustment angle may be an average of a plurality of adjustment angles, or the adjustment angle may be selectively used according to the reference gaze direction. That is, the position of the specific area 201 and the face angle are stored in association with the adjustment angle to be stored, and the adjustment angle related to the specific area 201 closest to the position at which the reference gaze direction to be calibrated is gazed The adjustment angle associated with the face angle closest to the face angle indicated by the gaze direction may be selected.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 18, spotlight effects may be performed. Specifically, when it is desired to guide the player's line of sight to the character image 211, as shown in FIG. 18, with the area of the character image 211 as the specific area 201, spotlights are applied to the specific area 201 and the background image 210 is darkened. The guidance image 202b having such an effect is displayed as a still image. As a result, only the character image 211 is correctly displayed, so that the line of sight of the player can be guided to the character image 211.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 19, the specific area 201 may be displayed so as to move. Specifically, the specific area 201 is set to the area of the character image 211 disposed at the center of the liquid crystal display device 11, and thereafter the area is changed to the area of the sun image 212 and the area of the cloud image 213 sequentially. Move to That is, the guidance image 202b is displayed as a moving image in which the specific area 201 moves.

  Such movement of the specific area 201 may be performed while the speed is changed. FIG. 20 shows a timing chart of the moving speed of the specific area 201. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 20, the specific area 201 starts at time t1 which is the area of the character image 211. The specific region 201 moves up to time t 2 and moves from time t 2 to the sun image 212 with decreasing speed. When the specific area 201 becomes an area of the sun image 212 (time t3), the specific area 201 changes direction and moves in the direction of the sun image 212 while increasing its speed. On the way, from time t4, the speed is decreased, and from time t5, the speed is increased. When the specific area 201 becomes the area of the sun image 212 (time t6), the specific area 201 stops moving.

  Here, the reference gaze direction for calculating the adjustment angle and the gaze direction from the player to the specific area 201 are detected at time t3 and time t5. That is, the adjustment angle is calculated based on the reference gaze direction at the timing when the speed of the specific area 201 is slow and the gaze direction from the player to the specific area 201. Further, calculation of the adjustment angle may be performed at the time of switching the moving direction of the specific area 201 as at time t3.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 21, the guidance image 202 c may be displayed following the shielding image 220 covering the background image 210 and the moving specific area 201 so as to hide the shielding image 220 in the specific area 201. And a possible spot image 221. The spot image 221 hides the shielded image 220 of the specific area 201 at the timing of acquiring the reference visual line direction and the visual line direction from the player to the specific area 201, and the spot image 221 is displayed open (not displayed). Be done.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 22, a guidance image 202d may be displayed for causing the reels 3L, 3C, 3R to be displayed on the liquid crystal display device 11 (display unit 11a). That is, at the timing at which the rotation display of the reel 3 (3L, 3C, 3R) is stopped and displayed by operation, the player is highly likely to gaze at the reel 3 to be stopped. Calibrate the direction. As described above, by using the effect image for making the eye contact for the guidance image 202d used for the correction of the gaze direction, the effect image for guiding the gaze such as the guidance images 202a, 202b and 202c, and the gaze No time is needed to calibrate the In this case, as shown in FIG. 22, it is preferable to provide an imaging means in the vicinity of the reel. That is, it is more preferable to provide the CCD cameras 200L, 200C, and 200R corresponding to each of the plurality of reels 3L, 3C, and 3L.

  When the CCD cameras 200L, 200C, and 200R corresponding to each of the plurality of reels 3L, 3C, and 3R are provided, as shown in FIG. 23, the gaze direction is determined while the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R are rotating, When any of the predetermined reels 3 is gazed (when the sight line direction satisfies the predetermined condition), an effect may be performed to display the effect image 222 specifying the reels 3 to be stopped. At this time, an effect of designating the reel 3 to which the stop operation is performed, such as making the light amount of the backlight of the designated reel 3 stronger than that of the adjacent reel, may be further performed. In the gaming machine, since the plurality of reels 3L, 3C, 3L are adjacent to the near position, the calibrated gaze direction is used, and the CCD camera 200L, which corresponds to each of the plurality of reels 3L, 3C, 3L. The accuracy can be further improved by providing 200C and 200R.

  As described above, the guidance image 202 for guiding the player's line of sight to the specific area 201 is displayed, whereby the line of sight (reference line of sight direction) calculated from the imaging data and the player's actual line of sight (from the player to the specific area) The viewing direction to 201) is compared to calculate the adjustment angle, which makes it possible to calibrate the viewing direction. In the present embodiment, various effect images can be displayed stereoscopically based on such a calibrated gaze direction.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, the gaze direction comprised in this way is used for the condition determination for alerting | reporting the above-mentioned special production. Thereby, the accuracy of the condition determination can be improved.

<Structure of Pachislot>
As an embodiment of the gaming machine 1, a pachislot machine will be described as an example, but it can be applied to a pachinko machine. Hereinafter, a pachislot machine which is a gaming machine showing an embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the present embodiment, an assist time (hereinafter referred to as "AT"), which is a function of navigating establishment of a specific small winning combination with a lamp or the like, and a winning probability of replay when a specific symbol combination is displayed. A pachislot equipped with an assist replay time (hereinafter referred to as "ART") function in which a function for activating a replay time (hereinafter referred to as "RT"), which is a gaming state higher than normal, is simultaneously activated will be described. First, the structure of the pachislot in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

[Appearance structure]
FIG. 24 is a perspective view showing the external structure of the pachi slot 1.

  As shown in FIG. 24, the pachi slot 1 includes an exterior body 2. The exterior body 2 has a cabinet 2a that accommodates a reel, a circuit board, and the like, and a front door 2b attached to the cabinet 2a so as to be able to open and close. Handles 7 are provided on both side surfaces of the cabinet 2a (in FIG. 24, only the handle 7 on one side is shown). The handle 7 is a concave portion which is used when carrying the pachislot 1.

  Inside the cabinet 2a, three reels 3L, 3C, 3R are provided side by side. Hereinafter, the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R are referred to as a left reel 3L, a middle reel 3C, and a right reel 3R, respectively. Each of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R has a cylindrical reel body and a translucent sheet material mounted on the peripheral surface of the reel body. On the surface of the sheet material, a plurality of (for example, 21) designs are drawn at predetermined intervals along the circumferential direction.

  The front door 2 b includes a door body 9, a front panel 10, and a liquid crystal display device 11 showing one specific example of the display device. The door body 9 is attached to the cabinet 2a so as to be able to open and close using a hinge (not shown). The hinge is provided at the left end of the door body 9 when the door body 9 is viewed from the front of the pachi slot 1.

  The liquid crystal display device 11 is attached to the upper portion of the door main body 9 and performs effects by displaying an image. The liquid crystal display device 11 includes a display unit (display screen) 11a including a display window 4 for displaying symbols drawn on three reels 3L, 3C, 3R. In the present embodiment, an image is displayed using the entire display unit 11 a including the display window 4, and effects are performed.

  The display window 4 is formed of, for example, a transparent member such as an acrylic plate. The display window 4 is provided at a position overlapping the arrangement area of the three reels as viewed from the front (the player side), and is provided in front of the three reels (the player side). Therefore, the player can view three reels provided behind the display window 4 through the display window 4.

  In the present embodiment, when the rotation of the corresponding reel provided behind the display window 4 is stopped, the display window 4 displays three continuously arranged symbols of the plural types of symbols drawn on each reel. It is set to the size that can be done. That is, in the frame of the display window 4, upper, middle and lower areas are provided for each reel, and one symbol is displayed in each area. In the present embodiment, a line connecting the middle region of the left reel 3L, the middle region of the middle reel 3C, and the middle region of the right reel 3R is defined as a winning determination line for determining whether or not a winning is to be made.

  The front panel 10 is attached to the upper portion of the door body 9 and is set to a size that covers the liquid crystal display device 11. The front panel 10 is disposed on the side of the display unit 11 a of the liquid crystal display device 11 so as to overlap the panel opening 101 a for exposing the display unit 11 b of the liquid crystal display device 11 and 101 b for exposing the display unit 11 a of the liquid crystal display device 11. It has a decorative frame 101 and a transparent protective cover (not shown) for closing the panel openings 101a and 101b of the decorative frame 101.

  The panel opening 101 a of the decorative frame 101 exposes the display portion 11 b of the liquid crystal display device 11. The panel opening 101b of the decoration frame 101 exposes the display portion 11a of the liquid crystal display device 11 and the three reels 3L, 3C, 3R.

  The decorative frame 101 is provided with a lamp group 21 (not shown, see FIGS. 27 and 28). The lamp group 21 is configured of an LED (Light Emitting Diode) or the like, and lights and extinguishes light in a pattern corresponding to the contents of effects.

  A pedestal 12 is formed at the center of the door body 9. The pedestal 12 is provided with various devices (the medal insertion slot 13, the MAX bet button 14, the 1 BET button 15, the start lever 16, and the stop buttons 17L, 17C, 17R) to be operated by the player.

  The medal insertion slot 13 is provided to receive a medal dropped from the outside into the pachislot 1 by the player. The medal received from the medal insertion slot 13 is used for one game with the preset number (for example, 3) as the upper limit, and the portion exceeding the preset number is deposited inside the pachislot 1 Can do (so-called credit function).

  The MAX bet button 14 and the 1 BET button 15 are provided to determine the number of medals to be used for one game from the medals deposited inside the pachislot 1. Although not shown in FIG. 24, the pedestal 12 is provided with a settlement button. The settlement button is provided to pull out (discharge) the medals deposited inside the pachislot 1.

  The start lever 16 is provided to start the rotation of all the reels (3L, 3C, 3R). The stop buttons 17L, 17C, 17R are provided in association with the left reel 3L, the middle reel 3C, and the right reel 3R, respectively, and each stop button is provided to stop the rotation of the corresponding reel. Hereinafter, the stop buttons 17L, 17C, and 17R are referred to as a left stop button 17L, a middle stop button 17C, and a right stop button 17R, respectively.

  Although not shown in FIG. 24, the pedestal 12 is provided with a 7-segment display 6 (see FIG. 27) formed of a 7-segment LED (Light Emitting Diode). The 7-segment display 6 digitally displays information such as the number of medals to be paid out to the player as benefits (hereinafter, the number of payouts) and the number of medals deposited inside the pachislot 1 (hereinafter, the number of credits). indicate.

  At the lower part of the door main body 9, a medal payout opening 18, a medal receiving tray 19, speakers 20L, 20R and the like are provided. The medal payout opening 18 guides the medals discharged by the driving of a medal payout device 33 described later to the outside. The medal receiver 19 stores the medals discharged from the medal payout opening 18. Further, the speakers 20L and 20R output sounds such as sound effects and music corresponding to the contents of the effects.

  FIG. 25 shows a schematic view of the gaming machine 1 as viewed from the side. As shown in FIGS. 24 and 25, the gaming machine 1 has a CCD camera 200a in the ceiling, a CCD camera 200b in the upper front, and a CCD camera 200c in the lower front. Thus, by providing imaging means at three locations, it is possible to accurately detect the gaze direction of the player.

[Internal structure]
Next, the internal structure of the pachi slot 1 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 26 is a perspective view showing the internal structure of the pachi slot 1.

  The cabinet 2a is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape with one surface on the front side opened. A main substrate 31 constituting a main control circuit 41 (see FIG. 27) described later is provided at the upper part in the cabinet 2a. The main control circuit 41 is a circuit for controlling the main operation of the game in the pachislot 1 and the flow between the operations, such as determination of the internal winning combination, rotation and stop of each reel, and determination of the presence or absence of winning. The specific configuration of the main control circuit 41 will be described later.

  Three reels (a left reel 3L, a middle reel 3C and a right reel 3R) are provided at a central portion in the cabinet 2a. Although not shown in FIG. 26, each reel is connected to a corresponding stepping motor (one of the stepping motors 61L, 61C, 61R in FIG. 27) described later via a gear having a predetermined reduction ratio. .

  A medal payout device 33 (hereinafter referred to as a hopper 33) having a structure capable of containing a large amount of medals and capable of discharging them one by one is provided at a lower portion in the cabinet 2a. Further, a power supply device 34 for supplying necessary power to each device of the pachislot 1 is provided on one side (left side in the example shown in FIG. 26) of the hopper 33 in the cabinet 2a.

  On an upper portion on the back surface side (a portion opposite to the display screen side) of the front door 2b, there is provided a sub-substrate 32 which constitutes a sub-control circuit 42 (see FIGS. 27 and 28) described later. The sub control circuit 42 is a circuit that controls the execution of effects by displaying an image or the like. The specific configuration of the sub control circuit 42 will be described later.

  Further, a selector 35 is provided at a substantially central portion on the back surface side of the front door 2b. The selector 35 is a device for selecting whether or not the material, shape, and the like of medals inserted from the outside through the medal insertion slot 13 (see FIG. 24) are appropriate. Guide to Further, although not shown in FIG. 26, a medal sensor 35S (see FIG. 27) for detecting that a proper medal has passed is provided on the path through which the medal passes in the selector 35.

<Circuit configuration of pachislot>
Next, the configuration of the circuit included in the pachi slot 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 27 and 28.
FIG. 27 is a block diagram of the entire circuit provided in the pachi slot 1. FIG. 28 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the sub control circuit.

  The pachi slot 1 includes a main control circuit 41, a sub control circuit 42, and peripheral devices (actuators) electrically connected to these circuits.

[Main control circuit]
The main control circuit 41 mainly includes a microcomputer 50 installed on a circuit board (main board 31). As other components, the main control circuit 41 includes a clock pulse generation circuit 54, a frequency divider 55, a random number generator 56, a sampling circuit 57, a display unit drive circuit 64, a hopper drive circuit 65, and a payout completion signal circuit. Including 66.

  The microcomputer 50 includes a main CPU 51, a main ROM (Read Only Memory) 52, and a main RAM (Random Access Memory) 53.

  The main ROM 52 stores control programs for various processes executed by the main CPU 51, data tables such as an internal lottery table, and data for transmitting various control commands (commands) to the sub control circuit 42. . The main RAM 53 is provided with a storage area for storing various data such as an internal winning combination determined by execution of the control program.

  To the main CPU 51, a clock pulse generation circuit 54, a frequency divider 55, a random number generator 56, and a sampling circuit 57 are connected. Clock pulse generating circuit 54 and frequency divider 55 generate clock pulses. The main CPU 51 executes a control program based on the generated clock pulse. Further, the random number generator 56 generates a random number (for example, 0 to 65535) within a predetermined range. Then, the sampling circuit 57 extracts one value from the generated random numbers.

  Various switches and sensors are connected to the input port of the microcomputer 50. Main CPU 51 receives input signals from various switches and the like, and controls the operation of peripheral devices such as stepping motors 61L, 61C and 61R.

  The stop switch 17S detects that the player has pressed the left stop button 17L, the middle stop button 17C, and the right stop button 17R (stop operation). The start switch 16S detects that the player has operated the start lever 16 (start operation). The settlement switch 14S detects that the settlement button has been pressed by the player.

  The medal sensor 35S detects that the medal inserted into the medal insertion slot 13 has passed through the inside of the selector 35. Further, the bet switch 12S detects that the player has pressed the bet button (the MAX bet button 14 or the 1 BET button 15).

  Further, as peripheral devices whose operations are controlled by the microcomputer 50, there are three stepping motors 61L, 61C, 61R, a 7-segment display 6, and a hopper 33. Further, a drive circuit for controlling the operation of each peripheral device is connected to the output port of the microcomputer 50.

  The motor drive circuit 62 controls the drive of three stepping motors 61L, 61C, 61R respectively provided corresponding to the left reel 3L, the middle reel 3C, and the right reel 3R. The reel position detection circuit 63 detects, for each reel, a reel index which indicates that the reel has made one rotation, by an optical sensor having a light emitting portion and a light receiving portion.

  Each of the stepping motors 61L, 61C, and 61R has a configuration in which the amount of movement is proportional to the number of pulse outputs, and the rotation axis can be stopped at a designated angle. Also, the driving force of each stepping motor is transmitted to the corresponding reel via a gear having a predetermined reduction ratio. Then, each time a pulse is output to each stepping motor, the corresponding reel rotates at a fixed angle.

  The main CPU 51 detects the reel index of each reel and then counts the number of times the pulse is output to the corresponding stepping motor, whereby the rotation angle of each reel (specifically, the number of symbols of the reel) Manage only what).

  Here, management of the rotation angle of each reel will be specifically described. The number of pulses output to each stepping motor is counted by a pulse counter (not shown) provided in the main RAM 53. Then, every time the pulse counter counts the output of a predetermined number of times (for example, 16 times) necessary for the rotation of one symbol, the value of the symbol counter (not shown) provided in the main RAM 53 is “1 "Is added. A symbol counter is provided for each reel. Then, the value of the symbol counter is cleared when the reel position detection circuit 63 detects a reel index.

  That is, in this embodiment, by managing the value of the symbol counter, it is managed how many symbol rotation operations have been performed since the reel index is detected. Therefore, the position of each symbol on each reel is detected on the basis of the position where the reel index is detected.

  The display unit drive circuit 64 controls the operation of the 7-segment display 6. The hopper drive circuit 65 controls the operation of the hopper 33. Further, the payout completion signal circuit 66 manages detection of medals performed by the medal detection unit 33S provided in the hopper 33, and checks whether the medals discharged from the hopper 33 to the outside have reached a predetermined number of payouts. Do.

  Further, an external terminal board 18S is connected to the main control circuit 41. The main control circuit 41 is connected to the hall computer or calling device 100 via the external terminal board 18S. Then, when the predetermined internal winning combination is won and the predetermined stop operation order is detected, the main control circuit 41 transmits a jackpot signal “3” described later to the hall computer or the calling device 100.

[Sub control circuit]
As shown in FIGS. 27 and 28, the sub control circuit 42 is electrically connected to the main control circuit 41, and performs processing such as determination and execution of effects based on commands transmitted from the main control circuit 41. . The sub control circuit 42 basically includes a sub CPU 81, a sub ROM 82, a sub RAM 83, a GPU 84, a drawing RAM 85, and a driver 86, as shown in FIG. Further, the sub control circuit 42 includes a DSP (Digital Signal Processor) 90, an audio RAM 91, a D / A (Digital to Analog) converter 92, and an amplifier 93.

  The sub CPU 81 performs output control of video, sound, and light according to the control program stored in the sub ROM 82 in accordance with the command transmitted from the main control circuit 41. The sub ROM 82 basically has a program storage area and a data storage area.

  In the program storage area, various control programs executed by the sub CPU 81 are stored. In the control program stored in the program storage area, for example, a main board communication thread for controlling communication with the main control circuit 41, a random number value for effect extraction, and determination of effect contents (effect data) and Effect registration thread for performing registration, drawing control thread for controlling display of an image by the liquid crystal display device 11 based on the determined effect contents, lamp control thread for controlling light output by the lamp group 21, speaker A program such as a voice control thread for controlling the output of sound according to 20L and 20R is included.

  The data storage area includes, for example, a storage area for storing various data tables, a storage area for storing effect data forming various presentation contents, a storage area for storing animation data related to creation of video, and sound data for BGM and sound effects And various storage areas such as a storage area for storing lamp data relating to a light on / off pattern.

  The sub RAM 83 has a storage area for registering the determined effect contents and the effect data, and a storage area for storing various data such as an internal winning combination transmitted from the main control circuit 41.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 28, the sub control circuit 42 is connected with peripheral devices such as the liquid crystal display device 11, the speakers 20L and 20R, the lamp group 21, and the CCD cameras 200L, 200C and 200R. That is, the operation of these peripheral devices is controlled by the sub control circuit 42.

  In the present embodiment, the sub CPU 81, the GPU 84, the drawing RAM 85 (including the frame buffer), and the driver 86 create an image according to the animation data specified by the effect content, and the generated image is displayed by the liquid crystal display device 11. Ru.

  The sub CPU 81, the DSP 90, the audio RAM 91, the D / A converter 92, and the amplifier 93 output sounds such as BGM by the speakers 20L and 20R according to the sound data specified by the contents of the effect. Further, the sub CPU 81 performs lighting and extinguishing of the lamp group 21 in accordance with the lamp data designated by the contents of the effect.

<Basic processing operation of pachislot machine>
Thus, pachislot machines can adopt known configurations. The basic processing operation of the pachislot machine will be described below.

  In pachislot machines, medals are generally used as game media for playing a game. In addition to the medals, coins, gaming balls, point data or tokens for gaming may be applied as gaming media.

(Operation of main control circuit)
When the player places a bet by inserting a medal or the like and the start lever 16 is operated, the main control circuit 41 performs internal lottery. The main control circuit determines the internal winning combination by internal lottery. That is, only the award determined to be the internal winning combination is permitted as a game result (combination of symbols) displayed by the reels 3L, 3C, 3R. In addition, as a classification of combination of the symbol, it is something which relates to the “prize” to which the player is given a privilege such as payout of medals, operation of replay, activation of bonus, etc. Is provided.

  Further, when the start lever 16 is operated, the main control circuit 41 rotates the reels 3L, 3C, 3R. When the player presses the stop button 17L, 17C, 17R corresponding to the reels 3L, 3C, 3R, the main control circuit 41 determines the determined internal winning combination and the timing when the stop button 17L, 17C, 17R is pressed. Control to stop the rotation of the corresponding reels 3L, 3C, 3R. That is, the main control circuit 41 controls the reels 3L, 3C, 3R so as not to be a combination of symbols other than the determined internal winning combination.

  As described above, when the reels 3L, 3C, 3R are all stopped, the main control circuit 41 determines whether or not the combination of symbols displayed along the winning determination line relates to winning. I do. When it is determined by the winning determination means that the winning is determined, a bonus such as medal payout is given to the player. In pachislot, the above series of flows are performed as one game.

  In the main control circuit 41, timer interrupt processing is performed in a fixed cycle (every 1.1172 msec) under the control of a timer (not shown) built in the main CPU 51. A command transmission process from the main control circuit 41 to the sub control circuit 42 is executed in the timer interrupt process in addition to the control process of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R described above.

(Operation of sub control circuit)
Moreover, in the pachislot, in the above-described series of flows, display of an image performed by a display device such as a liquid crystal display device, output of light performed by various lamps, output of sound performed by a speaker, or a combination thereof is used. Various effects are performed. These effects are controlled by the sub control circuit 42.

  When the start lever 16 is operated, the subsidiary control circuit 42 performs a drawing for effect, and determines what is to be executed this time out of a plurality of types of effect contents corresponding to the internal winning combination. The internal winning combination is notified to the sub control circuit 42 by a command (control command) transmitted from the main control circuit 41.

  When the sub-control circuit 42 determines the contents of the effect, the effect execution means interlocks with respective triggers such as start of rotation of the reel, stop of rotation of each reel, determination of presence or absence of winning, etc. Run. Each timing is notified to the sub control circuit 42 by a command (control command) transmitted from the main control circuit 41. As described above, in the pachislot, the player has an opportunity to know or have an opportunity to know the determined internal winning combination (in other words, a combination of the symbols to be aimed) by executing the presentation contents corresponding to the internal winning combination. Thus, the player's interest can be improved.

  The commands transmitted from the main control circuit 41 to the sub control circuit 42 include a medal insertion command, a start command, a reel rotation start command, a reel stop command, a display command and the like. The sub control circuit 42 receives the command as a trigger, and displays the effect data determined by lottery according to the internal winning combination notified by the command, timing, etc. (for example, moving image data associated with the node, sound data, LED data, The liquid crystal display device 11, the speakers 20L and 20R, and the like are controlled based on the character data and the like to execute the rendering process.

<Basic processing operation of pachinko machine>
Also, basic processing operations of a pachinko machine to which the present invention can be applied will be described. Pachinko machines generally use gaming balls as gaming media for playing a game. The game proceeds by the game ball being fired to the game board. For example, when the game ball enters the starting opening provided in the game board, the main control circuit executes a lottery as to whether or not the big winning opening provided in the game board is released. In the special symbol display device, the lottery result is notified after the predetermined fluctuation time symbol has fluctuated. The main control circuit performs interrupt processing at a predetermined timing, and transmits a command including a lottery result and the like to the sub control circuit. By receiving the command, the sub control circuit can perform effects according to the lottery result in, for example, a liquid crystal display device provided on the game board while the special symbol display device is moving. In the liquid crystal display device, symbol fluctuation display or the like of a pseudo reel by video is performed.

<Processing operation of pachislot machine>
The processing operation of the present embodiment in the gaming machine operating as described above will be described.

[Player tracking process]
The line-of-sight related processing of the sub CPU 81 will be described with reference to FIGS. The sub CPU 81 is assumed to receive the imaging data of the player constantly from the CCD camera 200. However, the sub CPU 81 may receive imaging data of the player at a predetermined timing. Further, when the imaging data of the player is constantly received, the following processing is executed in the above-mentioned timer interrupt processing which is performed constantly (fixed cycle). In addition, in the case where a predetermined command such as a start command transmitted from the main CPU 51 is received at a timing when the command is received, the following processing may be executed when the command is received. Further, even if the processing is performed at other timings, it is within the scope of the present invention as long as processing similar to the following is performed.

  First, with reference to FIG. 29, the player tracking process performed by the sub CPU 81 will be described. First, the sub CPU 81 executes face identification processing using the imaging data received from the CCD camera 200, and determines whether the player has been changed (S1000). If it is determined that the player is not changed (S1000: NO), the sub CPU 81 repeats the process of step S1000. On the other hand, when it is determined that the player has been changed, the sub CPU 81 determines whether or not it has been registered in the database (S1002). Note that the database may be a database possessed by a server connected to the gaming machine 1 via a network, or may be a database constructed in the gaming machine 1. If registered in the database (S1002: YES), the registered information is notified (S1003). The registered information is the game record of the player and the history of the fraud, and such information is notified to the manager of the gaming machine 1 to improve the service to the player and prevent the fraud. The notification may be network communication or may call an administrator with a lamp or the like of the gaming machine 1.

  Thereafter, the sub CPU 81 determines whether or not the adjustment angle has been registered in the database (S1004). If the adjustment angle has already been registered in the database (S1004: YES), the sub CPU 81 acquires the adjustment angle registered in the database (S1005), and this routine is ended together with the imaging data.

  On the other hand, if the sub CPU 81 determines in step S1002 that the adjustment angle is not registered in the database (S1002: NO), or if it determines in step S1004 that the adjustment angle is not registered in the database (S1004: NO). An adjustment angle determination process is executed (S1007). Then, the adjustment angle is registered in the database together with the face image used in step S1000 (S1008).

  By thus registering the adjustment angle in association with the face image, it is unnecessary for the player to set the adjustment angle many times.

  Although the database is used in the present embodiment, the database may not be used. In this case, after the change of the player is detected in step S1000, step S1007 is executed to determine the adjustment angle, and the present routine is ended. That is, in the player tracking process, a player change monitoring process for detecting whether or not the player is changed may be executed, and the adjustment angle may be determined when the player is changed.

[Adjustment angle determination processing]
Next, adjustment angle determination processing performed by the sub CPU 81 will be described with reference to FIG. First, the sub CPU 81 determines whether or not the guidance image 202 is displayed (S1010). If the guidance image 202 is not displayed, the guidance image 202 is displayed (S1011). After the guidance video 202 is displayed, or when it is determined in step S1010 that the guidance video is displayed, the sub CPU 81 determines the line-of-sight direction from the player to the specific area (S1012), and based on the imaging data. Then, the reference gaze direction is determined (S1013). Then, the adjustment angle is calculated from these gaze directions, and this routine is ended.

  The adjustment angle determination process is called from the player tracking process (see FIG. 29) or the line-of-sight determination process (FIG. 31), but is not limited thereto. For example, in 2D processing, 3D processing, moving image processing, and the like in a drawing thread for displaying a rendering image on the liquid crystal display device 11, it is also called when drawing the guidance image 202 when performing variation display of symbols. . As described with reference to FIGS. 22 and 23, the adjustment angle is determined with the reels 3L, 3C, and 3L as the specific areas. The guidance video 202 determines, for example, whether or not the player has changed in the player change monitoring process which is executed in the timer interrupt process which is always performed, and if changed, turns the player change flag ON. It is displayed when a start command indicating that the game is started is received. In the case of a pachinko machine, the player change flag is similarly turned ON, and the game ball enters the starting opening which is the trigger of the big hit lottery (starting opening winning), and it is executed at the timing when the fluctuation of the symbol starts. Good. Alternatively, by performing the detection by the touch sensor provided on the handle for firing the game ball, it is possible to have a period from handle operation to symbol variation on the liquid crystal display based on the winning opening winning. At that time, if the start-up opening win etc. occurs while detecting the adjustment angle, the guidance image 202 is kept as it is, and the variation of the symbol is displayed in a reduced size, and the reduction image is displayed when the adjustment angle calculation processing is finished. It is sufficient to release the

[Special production process]
Next, with reference to FIG. 31, the special effect process performed by the sub CPU 81 will be described. The special effect process is performed, for example, when it is determined that the special effect is to be executed as a result of the effect drawing performed by the sub CPU 81 based on the content of the command received by the sub control circuit 42 or the content of the command. Called and executed. First, the sub CPU 81 determines whether there is a gaze determination processing request (S1020). That is, when a special effect process can be performed based on the gaze direction of the player, the special effect process is called. If there is no eye gaze determination processing request (S1020: NO), step S1020 is repeated to enter the standby state.

  On the other hand, when there is a visual line determination processing request, it is determined whether the adjustment angle has been calculated (S1021). If the adjustment angle has not been calculated (S1021: NO), the adjustment angle determination process described in FIG. 30 is executed (S1022). After step S1022 or when the adjustment angle has already been calculated in step S1021 (S1021: YES), the gaze direction is determined based on the imaging data (S1023). Thereafter, the sub CPU 81 calibrates the gaze direction (S1024). Then, when the specific condition is satisfied within the predetermined period (S1025: YES), a special effect is displayed (S1026), and this routine is ended.

1 ... gaming machine, 2 ... exterior body, 2a ... cabinet, 2b ... front door, 3L ... left reel, 3C ... middle reel, 3R ... right reel, 4 · · · · Display window, 11 · · · liquid crystal display device, 16 · · · start lever, 17 L · · · left stop button, 17 C · · · middle stop button, 17 R · · · right stop button, 41 · · main control Circuit 42: Sub control circuit 51: Main CPU 81: Sub CPU

Claims (2)

Control means for executing processing relating to the progress of the game according to the operation of the player;
Display means for displaying an effect corresponding to the game;
Imaging means for imaging the face of the player and acquiring imaging data;
Gaze determination means for determining a gaze direction from the player when the player looks at the display based on the image pickup data;
Determining means for determining whether or not the gaze direction from the player satisfies a specific condition at a predetermined timing;
Notification means for notifying the specific condition at the predetermined timing;
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The gaze direction from the player includes information on the position of the player's eyes and the direction of the gaze,
The information on the position of the player's eyes includes a positional relationship based on the position of the display means,
The display means displays a special effect to be displayed when the information on the eye position of the player with reference to the position of the display means and the information on the direction of the sight line satisfy the specific condition. gaming machine, characterized in that the Ru available der. The particular condition is a condition relating to the movement of the player's face,
When the notification means notifies the specific condition, it is determined by the determination means that the gaze direction from the position at which the player's face is moved satisfies the specific condition The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the special effect is displayed on the display means.

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