JP6586610B2 - Game machine, game system, and computer program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game machine, game system, and computer program on the theme of dance.

  2. Description of the Related Art A game machine that displays a character on a game screen as a means for instructing a player about an action requested to the player during the game and the timing thereof, and causes the character to perform the requested action at a timing at which the action should be performed is known. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-16752

  However, dance choreography or the like is not a single action but a series of actions including a plurality of kinds of actions, and the higher the performance of this series of actions, the higher the performance effect of dance performance. On the other hand, even if a sample of a series of actions is indicated by a character, there is a high possibility that the action of the player cannot catch up if it is shown at the timing at which the action is to be performed, and the user may be dissatisfied.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a game machine or the like that can enhance the interest of the game by guiding the player to operate easily in a dance game.

  A game machine according to an aspect of the present invention includes a game control unit that controls a game for sequentially instructing a player, through a game screen of a display device, an operation group that constitutes a dance, the game control unit including the operation The instruction signs corresponding to the actions constituting the group are sequentially displayed in the display start area on the game screen, and moved to the reference area via a predetermined route on the game screen, thereby allowing the player to determine the timing at which the action should be performed. At least one instruction sign control means for instructing and a character image, which is a moving image performing a series of actions as a part of the action group, on the game screen together with an instruction sign corresponding to a start action of the series of actions. And character image control means for displaying and moving the game on the game screen in accordance with the movement of the instruction sign.

The figure which shows an example of the game system containing the game machine which concerns on one form of this invention. The figure which shows the structure of a game machine. The figure which shows a stage sensor. The figure which shows an example of a game screen. The figure which shows an example of the correspondence of the step instruction | indication mark of FIG. 4, and the determination area | region set on the tread of a stage. The figure which shows an example of the correspondence of the instruction | indication label | marker corresponding to short, and the operation | movement which a player should perform. The figure which shows an example of the correspondence of the instruction | indication label | marker corresponding to long, and the operation | movement which a player should perform. The figure which shows an example of the correspondence of the instruction | indication label | marker corresponding to a slide, and the operation | movement which a player should perform. The functional block diagram which shows the principal part of the control system of a game machine. The figure which shows an example of a structure of sequence data. The figure which shows an example of the sequence data in which the display record group was set. The figure which shows an example of the flow of a process in instruction | indication image generation processing. The figure which shows an example of the flow of a process in a silhouette image process.

  Hereinafter, an example of a game system including a game machine according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described. First, the overall configuration of the game system will be described with reference to FIG. The game system 1 includes a center server 2 as a server device, and a plurality of game machines 3 and a plurality of user terminal devices 4 as client devices connectable to the center server 2 via a predetermined network 5. In addition, a user's term is a general term of the person who uses the game system 1, and the user who plays a game with the game machine 3 may be called a player. The center server 2 is configured as a single logical server device by combining server units 2A, 2B... As a plurality of computer devices. However, the center server 2 may be configured by a single server unit. Alternatively, the center server 2 may be logically configured using cloud computing.

  The game machine 3 is for commercial use (for business use) that allows the user to play a game in exchange for payment of a predetermined play fee, in a range corresponding to the play fee, or without paying a play fee for the predetermined play range. It is configured as a game machine. This type of game machine 3 may be called an arcade game machine. The game machine 3 is a computer device installed in a predetermined facility such as the store 6 for the purpose of increasing the profit by repeatedly playing a game with a large number of users. The game machine 3 instructs the player to perform various actions constituting the dance, for example, the actions of taking steps in a predetermined order in accordance with music, and evaluates the actions actually performed by the player in response to those instructions. It is configured as a dance game machine for playing games.

  The user terminal device 4 is a computer device that can be connected to a network and is provided for a user's personal use. For example, a stationary or book-type personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a PC) 4a or a mobile terminal device 4b such as a mobile phone (including a smartphone) is used as the user terminal device 4. In addition, various computer devices that can be connected to the network and are used for personal use of the user, such as stationary home game machines, portable game machines, and portable tablet terminal devices, are used as the user terminal device 4. It's okay. The user terminal device 4 can allow the user to enjoy various services provided by the center server 2 by installing various computer software.

  The network 5 may be appropriately configured as long as the game machine 3 and the user terminal device 4 can be connected to the center server 2 respectively. As an example, the network 5 is configured to realize network communication using a TCP / IP protocol. Typically, it is constructed by connecting the Internet 5A as a WAN and LANs 5B and 5C that connect the Internet 5A to the center server 2 and the game machine 3 via the router 5D. The user terminal device 4 is also connected to the Internet 5A with an appropriate configuration. Note that a local server may be installed between the game machine 3 and the router 5D of the store 6, and the game machine 3 may be communicably connected to the center server 2 via the local server. The server units 2A, 2B,... Of the center server 2 may be connected to each other by the WAN 5A instead of or in addition to the LAN 5C.

  Next, the configuration of the game machine 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG. 2 shows an example of one game machine 3. The game machine 3 in the illustrated example has a housing 10. The housing 10 includes a stage 11 that is installed on a horizontal plane on which the game machine 3 is to be installed, such as a floor surface of a facility such as a store 6, and a standing wall 12 that extends substantially vertically from an end of the stage 11. And is configured to exhibit a substantially L-shaped appearance as a whole. A display device 13 is attached to the front upper portion of the standing wall 12 so that the display surface 13a faces the stage 11 side. The display device 13 is a flat panel display such as a liquid crystal display as an example. The direction orthogonal to the display surface 13 a of the display device 13 is the front-rear direction of the game machine 3, and the direction orthogonal to the front-rear direction on the horizontal plane is orthogonal to the left-right direction, front-rear direction, and left-right direction of the game machine 3. Is the vertical direction of the game machine 3. However, with respect to the front, rear, left and right of the game machine 3, the front side, the rear side, the right side, and the left side are defined with reference to a state where the game machine 3 is viewed facing the display surface 13a. For example, the side toward the display surface 13a is the front side, and the side away from the display surface 13a is the rear side.

  As an example, the stage 11 is formed in a substantially rectangular flat plate shape that is long in the front-rear direction. The upper surface of the stage 11 has a size that allows two players PL1 and PL2 (hereinafter sometimes referred to as PL) to take a dance step in a state where they are lined up in the front-rear direction of the game machine 3. It is comprised as the surface 11a. Corresponding to the configuration in which two players PL are lined up in the front-rear direction, the tread surface 11a of the stage 11 is divided into two play areas AR1, AR2 (hereinafter referred to as the tread surface 11a bisected in the front-rear direction). AR may be represented.) Is set. In FIG. 2, the boundary position between the play areas AR1 and AR2 is indicated by a one-dot chain line BL.

  As an example, each play area AR is set as a range where one player PL should take a dance step. Each play area AR has the same shape and size. The size of one play area AR may be appropriately set according to the age group, physique range, and the like of the player PL that is assumed as the target of the dance game. As an example, in the case of providing a dance game for an adult player PL, the player PL changes the position in the left-right direction in one play area AR and takes a step to change the step position in the front-rear direction. When the dance game is configured so as not to be played, one play area AR may be set to approximately 0.5 m or more in the front-rear direction. In that case, the size in the left-right direction may be appropriately set according to how much the step position is changed. When the game machine 3 is configured for children, the play area AR may be set smaller than the above range. However, the size of the play area AR is not limited to the above example, depending on what layer the player PL is set as a target and what steps the player PL is required to ask. May be configured to have an appropriate size. Further, the stage 11 is provided with a stage sensor 14 as an example of step detection means for outputting a signal corresponding to an actual step position as a position where the player PL is actually stepping on the tread surface 11a. The stage sensor 14 will be described later.

  The display surface 13a of the display device 13 may be arranged at the same level as the line of sight when the player PL standing on the tread surface 11a looks horizontally ahead. The height of the line of sight of the player PL changes according to the age group and physique of the player PL, but here the display surface is such that the player PL of the age group targeted by the dance game can easily observe the image on the display surface 13a. The height of 13a should just be set.

  A mirror 15 is attached to the standing wall 12 of the housing 10 so as to be positioned below the display device 13. The mirror 15 is disposed so as to face the chest or the abdomen of the player PL standing facing the display surface 13a. Therefore, the player PL1 located in the play area AR1 on the front side of the stage 11 can use the mirror 15 to visually recognize what steps the player PL2 located in the play area AR2 on the rear side is taking. is there.

  The standing wall 12 of the housing 10 is further provided with a speaker device 16 for reproducing dance music, game sound effects, and the like, and a camera 17 for photographing the player PL on the tread 11a of the stage 11. The camera 17 can shoot moving images, and functions as an example of a dance video acquisition unit that acquires a dance video in which the player PL is dancing during the game. The camera 17 is disposed above the display device 13 and at the approximate center in the left-right direction so as to photograph the player PL from obliquely upward in front. A plurality of cameras 17 may be attached to the standing wall 12 in order to photograph the player PL from a plurality of viewpoints. Alternatively, a frame-like structure may be provided around the stage 11, and the camera 17 for photographing the player PL from the side or the rear may be provided on the structure. A head position detection camera 18 is also provided alongside the camera 17 at the approximate center in the left-right direction above the display device 13. The head position detection camera 18 is a camera having a sensor function capable of detecting the position of the head of the player PL on the tread surface 11 a of the stage 11.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of the stage sensor 14. The stage sensor 14 has a rectangular frame 14 a that surrounds the tread surface 11 a of the stage 11. Infrared light as one example of scanning light focused in a beam shape is emitted to one long side (left side in FIG. 3) and one short side (upper side in FIG. 3) of the frame 14a. A plurality of light emitting units 14b are provided at a predetermined pitch (alignment interval), and a light receiving unit 14c that receives infrared light emitted from the light emitting unit 14b is provided on each of the other long side and short side with the light emitting unit 14b. They are provided at the same pitch. In FIG. 3, only a part of the light emitting units 14b and the light receiving units 14c are shown, but actually, the light emitting units 14b and the light receiving units 14c extend from one end to the other end in the long side direction and the short side direction of the frame 14a. It is provided at a constant pitch. The emission direction of the infrared light from the light emitting part 14b provided on the long side of the frame 14a is parallel to the short side direction of the frame 14a, and the infrared light of these light emitting parts 14b is received in the short side direction. The light enters the portion 14c. The emission direction of the infrared light from the light emitting part 14b provided on the short side of the frame 14a is parallel to the long side direction of the frame 14a, and the infrared light of these light emitting parts 14b is received in the long side direction. The light enters the portion 14c. Accordingly, the space on the tread surface 11a of the stage 11 is scanned in a grid pattern vertically and horizontally with infrared light.

  The light receiving unit 14c outputs different signals depending on whether infrared light is detected or not detected. As an example, the light receiving unit 14c outputs an ON signal when infrared light is detected, and outputs an OFF signal when infrared light is not detected. When the player PL steps on any position on the tread surface 11a, the infrared light is prevented from being incident on a part of the light receiving portions 14c by the player PL. Therefore, it is possible to detect which position the player PL is stepping on the tread surface 11a by determining ON / OFF of the output signal of each light receiving unit 14c. Note that the pitch of the light emitting unit 14b and the light receiving unit 14c may be set as appropriate according to the resolution relating to the detection of the foot position of the player PL, that is, to what degree the foot position needs to be detected. . The pitch of the light emitting part 14b and the light receiving part 14c in the long side direction of the frame 14a and the pitch of the light emitting part 14b and the light receiving part 14c in the short side direction of the frame 14a may be the same or different. .

  As described above, the two play areas AR1 and AR2 are set on the tread surface 11a of the stage 11 with the boundary line BL that bisects the tread surface 11a in the front-rear direction (vertical direction in FIG. 3). In FIG. 3, the play area AR2 on the rear side of the stage 11 is indicated by hatching. Furthermore, in each play area AR, a plurality of (four in the illustrated example) determination areas DA are set by shifting the position in the left-right direction. Accordingly, a total of eight determination areas DA are set on the tread surface 11a. In FIG. 3, the determination area DA in the front play area AR1 is distinguished from the left by adding reference signs DA11, DA12, DA13, DA14 in order from the left, and the determination area DA in the rear play area AR2 in order from the left. DA21, DA22, DA23, and DA24 are provided with reference numerals for distinction. When these are not distinguished, they are represented as a determination area DA. The determination area DA is an area that is a unit for instructing the player PL about the step position and determining whether the actual step position is appropriate. That is, in the game machine 3, the player PL is instructed to step on the tread surface 11a in any one of the determination areas DA, and the player's stepping action is detected in the instructed determination area DA. It is determined whether or not the player PL is taking appropriate steps in response to the instruction.

  A unique sensor number is assigned to each of the light receiving units 14c, and the sensor number and the determination area DA are associated in advance. Therefore, by specifying the sensor number of the light receiving unit 14c outputting the OFF signal, it is possible to determine which determination area DA the position where the player PL is stepping on the tread surface 11a belongs. The determination area DA may be set so that the outer circumferences overlap each other, or may be set so that the outer circumferences touch each other. Alternatively, some gap may be set between the determination areas DA. In addition, each light emitting unit 14b is not necessarily required to be arranged so that infrared light passes only through the single determination area DA in each of the play areas AR1 and AR2. In a case where the determination areas DA are allowed to overlap with each other, some of the light emitting units 14b may be arranged so that infrared light passes through the overlapping portion. The foot to be detected by the player PL has a certain size, and when the player PL is instructed to step on any one of the determination areas DA, the determination areas other than the instructed determination area DA It is harsh to seek strict steps that do not allow you to enter the DA. Therefore, in the game machine 3, as long as a step is detected in the instructed determination area DA, it is determined that a step as instructed has been performed. Therefore, it is allowed to overlap a part of the determination area DA and to arrange the light emitting unit 14b so that infrared light passes through the overlapping part.

  The play areas AR1 and AR2 and the determination areas DA may be clearly distinguished on the tread surface 11a so that the player PL can visually determine them, or may not be clearly indicated. The stage sensor 14 may use light in a wavelength region other than infrared light, for example, visible light, as scanning light.

  Next, a dance game provided by the game machine 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. During the play of the dance game, a game screen GS for the player PL1 and a game screen GS for the player PL2 are displayed on the display surface 13a of the display device 13. The configuration and control method of the game screen GS for each player are common. For example, when the player PL plays a dance game alone, the game screen GS may be displayed on the entire display surface 13a, or may be displayed partially, for example, in the center without using the entire surface. .

  On the game screen GS, a guidance image for guiding the dance motion to the player PL is displayed together with the background image. Note that various displays for notifying the player PL of a game situation such as a score are also displayed on the game screen GS, but are omitted in FIG. The guide image includes a step instruction sign 20 and a posture instruction sign 25 displayed in the lane area LA, and silhouette images 30 displayed on both sides of the lane area LA. The step instruction indicator 20 and the posture instruction indicator 25 are indicators for instructing a dance operation. Hereinafter, the two indicators are collectively referred to as instruction images or instruction indicators 20 and 25. The step instruction indicator 20 is an indicator for instructing a foot step operation in a dance operation, and the posture instruction indicator 25 is an indicator for instructing a posture in a dance operation.

  Since the lane area LA is arranged at the center of the game screen GS and expresses a sense of perspective, the portion corresponding to the back side of the lane area LA is on the upper end side of the screen, and the portion corresponding to the front side of the lane area LA is the lower end of the screen. And the width of the lane area LA is gradually increased from the upper end side of the screen toward the front side of the screen. That is, the lane area LA is displayed so as to extend from the back side of the screen to the front side. Hereinafter, the upper end side of the lane area LA is referred to as “screen rear side”, and the lower end side of the lane area LA is referred to as “screen front side”. As described above, since the width of the lane area LA is displayed so as to gradually increase toward the front side of the screen, the edges LAs constituting both sides of the lane area LA gradually increase from the front side of the screen toward the back side of the screen. It is a hypotenuse that is inclined to approach. Therefore, the space on both outer sides of each edge LAs has a predetermined shape (substantially triangular in FIG. 5) with each edge LAs as one side. Hereinafter, the space of each edge LAs is referred to as an outer area OA. In the lane area LA, four lanes L1 to L4 are arranged in the left-right direction. Hereinafter, when it is not necessary to distinguish the lanes L1 to L4, the lanes are referred to as lanes L. A reference area 21 is provided on the front side of the lane area LA. The position of the reference area 21 corresponds to the current time, and the length of the lane L corresponds to a predetermined time length described later. Hereinafter, the direction in which the lane area LA or the lane L extends is sometimes referred to as “the front-rear direction of the lane L”. In the lane L, a plurality of step instruction signs 20 are arranged and move from the back side of the screen toward the front side toward the reference region 21 at a predetermined speed. Each step instruction mark 20 moves so as to gradually expand according to the perspective of the lane area LA.

  Here, as an example of the lane area LA displayed on the game screen GS1 for the player PL1 playing forward on the stage 11, the relationship between each lane L of the lane area LA and the determination area DA of the stage 11 is shown in FIG. 5 will be described. In the lane area LA of FIG. 4, the lane area LA is displayed in a tilted state in order to express perspective, whereas in FIG. 5, the lane area LA is shown in a state of being developed on the paper surface. Yes. The lanes L1 to L4 are respectively associated with the determination areas DA11 to DA14 arranged in the left-right direction in the play area AR1 of the player PL1. Similarly in the case of the lane area LA displayed on the game screen GS for the player PL2, the lanes L1 to L4 are respectively associated with the determination areas DA21 to DA24 of the play area AR2 of the player PL2. When the player PL1 plays alone, not only the play area AR1 as shown in FIG. 5 but also an area assigned to the play area AR2 may be usable. In that case, for example, each determination area DA11 to DA14 of the play area AR1 may be enlarged to an appropriate size in the front-rear direction of the tread surface 11a, or each determination area DA11 to DA14 set to an appropriate size may be included. You may arrange | position in the center part of the tread surface 11a.

  In the dance game of this embodiment, a plurality of types of step instruction signs 20 that are different depending on the type of step are prepared. On each lane L, the plurality of types of step instruction signs 20 appear one after the other on the back side of the screen, and gradually move on the lane L toward the reference area 21 on the near side of the screen as the music progresses. The timing at which each step instruction indicator 20 reaches the reference area 21 is instructed as the timing at which the player PL1 should perform the operation indicated by the step instruction indicator 20. Thereby, the operation and timing to be performed by the player PL1 are instructed by the step instruction indicator 20.

  The types of operations indicated by the step indication indicator 20 include, for example, a step indication indicator 20 that designates a short (hereinafter referred to as “short indication indicator 20a”) and a step indication indicator 20 that designates a long (hereinafter referred to as “long indication indicator 20b”). ), There are three types of step instruction signs 20c (hereinafter referred to as “slide instruction signs 20c”) for designating a slide. The short instruction mark 20a is an instruction for requesting one stepping operation, the long instruction mark 20b is an instruction for requesting an operation for maintaining the depressed state for a predetermined time, and the slide instruction mark 20c is a plurality of determination areas. This is an instruction to request an operation of sliding the foot in the left-right direction between DAs. In order to identify the type of operation, the aspect of the step indicator 20 corresponding to each type is shown differently. In FIG. 5, the short instruction sign 20 a is shown to be substantially square, the long instruction sign 20 b is substantially rectangular, and the slide instruction sign 20 c is shown to straddle a plurality of lanes L. Further, the length of the step instruction mark 20 is set according to the length of time for which the operation should be continued.

  Further, in order to distinguish between the left and right recommended feet, the step indicator 20 is color-coded in addition to a label 22 so as to be visually identified. In FIG. 5, the step indication indicator 20 indicated by the label 22 of “R” or the vertical stripe pattern is a step indication indicator 20 corresponding to the right foot, and the step indication indicated by the label 22 of “L” or a diagonal pattern. The sign 20 indicates that it is an instruction sign corresponding to the left foot, and the left and right designations are visually distinguished. FIG. 5 shows the correspondence between the lane area LA and the determination area DA, and the dimensional relation in the figure does not necessarily indicate that of the actual game machine 3. For example, the determination area DA is shown with some gaps with respect to the inner circumference of the stage sensor 14, but there is no gap, in other words, the circumference of the determination area DA is the inner circumference of the stage sensor 14. It may be set in a matching state. The vertical and horizontal dimensions of the tread surface 11a may be appropriate.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 6 to FIG. 8, a specific relationship between the type of step indicated by the step indication mark 20 and the step to be performed by the player PL on the play area AR1 will be described. FIG. 6 shows an example of the correspondence between the short instruction mark 20a and the steps to be performed by the player PL. In this case, the player PL selects the determination area DA corresponding to the lane L where the short instruction sign 20a is displayed as indicated by the semicircular arrow V1 at the time Tx when the short instruction sign 20a overlaps the reference area 21. For example, it may be stepped on with the right foot RF.

  FIG. 7 shows an example of the correspondence between the long instruction mark 20b and the steps to be performed by the player PL. The long instruction mark 20b has a length corresponding to the time length from the time Tx at which the step should be started to the time Ty at which the step should be ended. In this case, the player PL selects the determination area DA corresponding to the lane L where the long instruction sign 20b is displayed as indicated by the semicircular arrow V2 at the time Tx when the long instruction sign 20b overlaps the reference area 21. For example, it is necessary to step on the right foot RF and then continue to step on the determination area DA until the time Ty when the long indicator sign 20b passes the reference area 21. In other words, it is necessary to maintain a state where the foot is not raised above the height of the stage sensor 14. There is.

  FIG. 8 shows an example of the correspondence between the slide instruction mark 20c and the steps to be performed by the player PL. The slide instruction mark 20c has a length corresponding to the time length from the time Tx at which the step should be started to the time Ty at which the step should be ended. Moreover, the slide instruction mark 20c is displayed so as to gradually move from the lane L corresponding to the determination area DA where the slide should start to the determination area DA where the slide should end. In response to such an instruction, the player PL determines corresponding to the lane L in which the slide instruction sign 20c is displayed as indicated by the semicircular arrow V3 at the time Tx when the slide instruction sign 20c overlaps the reference area 21. For example, the area DA is stepped on with the right foot RF, and then the right foot RF is slid on the tread surface 11a as indicated by the straight arrow V4 in accordance with the change of the determination area DA, and the slide instruction mark 20c moves the reference area 21 over. It is necessary to complete the movement of the right foot RF to the final determination area DA by the passing time Ty. In addition, it is necessary to move this slide in a state where the tread 11a is stepped on, that is, in a state where the foot is not raised above the height of the stage sensor 14.

  As described above, in the lane area LA, the vertical and horizontal positions of the step indicator 20, the visual elements such as the color and pattern of the step indicator 20, and the characters displayed on the step indicator 20 are used. Then, the player PL is instructed about the time when the step should be taken, the length of time during which the step is continued, the determination area DA where the step should be taken, and the recommended foot.

  Returning to FIG. 4, the posture instruction mark 25 and the silhouette image 30 on the game screen GS will be described. The posture instruction mark 25 is an image for instructing posture as a dance operation. The posture is an action using the whole body in dance, and includes, for example, “bend over”, “jump”, etc. as the posture to be instructed. In FIG. 4, an arch-type posture indicator 25 indicating the posture of crouching is displayed on the back side of the lane area LA. The posture instruction mark 25 moves toward the front side at the same speed as the step instruction mark 20. The mode of the posture indicator 25 is gradually enlarged with movement according to the perspective expressed by the lane area LA. Then, the timing at which the posture indicator 25 reaches the reference area 21 is instructed as the timing at which the player PL should lean. In this manner, the posture and timing to be performed by the player PL are instructed by the posture instruction mark 25.

  When the crouching posture is instructed, the arch-type posture indicating sign 25 is displayed largely on the front side of the game screen GS, so that the player PL can feel like passing through the arch. When the posture instruction mark 25 is in the reference area 21 at the same time as the step instruction sign 20, it means that a motion to bend while instructing the foot indicated by the step instruction sign 20 is instructed.

  The silhouette image 30 is a moving image in which a silhouette image of a humanoid character is executed as a sample of a series of dance actions. In the game screen GS of FIG. 4, a silhouette image 30a that is executing a series of actions that should be instructed first and a silhouette image 30b that is executing a series of actions that should be instructed next are displayed. The silhouette images 30 (for example, the left silhouette image 30a and the right silhouette image 30a) arranged on the left and right of the lane area LA correspond to the same series of operations, and repeatedly execute the same series of operations. Hereinafter, a series of operations repeatedly executed by each silhouette image 30 may be referred to as a silhouette operation. The silhouette action shown by the silhouette image 30 is an action constituting a part of a plurality of dance actions sequentially designated in the game. The silhouette motion shown by the silhouette image 30 is preferably set so that each motion of the silhouette motion is synchronized with the timing instructed by the player, but may not completely match.

  The silhouette image 30 is displayed small at a position on the back side of the outer area OA adjacent to the edge LAs (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “display start position”), and moves to the front side of the screen along each edge LAs. The moving silhouette image 30 is gradually enlarged along with the movement in the same manner as the instruction image in order to generate a sense of perspective. Further, the silhouette image 30 may be displayed with high transparency when displayed on the back side of the screen, and the transparency may be lowered with the movement toward the front side of the screen. Thus, the silhouette image 30 moves along the edge LAs while changing the display mode. And when it reaches a predetermined stop position, it stops.

  The silhouette image 30 moves so that the timing at which it stops at this stop position is synchronized with the timing at which the first motion of the silhouette motion is to be executed, that is, the timing at which the instruction image corresponding to the first motion reaches the reference region 21. To do. The stop position may be a position on the near side of the screen in the outer area OA adjacent to the edge LAs. A state in which the silhouette image 30 is executed so that the silhouette image 30 that is stopped is synchronized with the operation indicated by the instruction image at the stop position is continuously displayed until the instruction of the last operation of the silhouette operation is completed. The silhouette image 30 disappears. The motion of the silhouette image 30 and the timing at which the motion is instructed do not have to coincide completely, but the player PL can play using the motion shown by the silhouette image 30 as a sample. Further, although the body orientation is not specified in the instruction image, the body orientation of the silhouette image 30 can be used to designate a suitable body orientation in action for the player PL. Thereby, the player PL does not get lost in the direction of the body.

  As described above, the silhouette image 30 performing the dance operation instructed in the future is displayed on the screen GS before the timing when the operation is instructed, and moves to a predetermined stop position while performing the dance operation. Until the last instruction of the corresponding dance operation is completed. Therefore, the player PL can easily grasp the flow of a series of actions before being instructed, and the player PL can start the actions without hesitation even when the timing for starting the series of actions comes. Therefore, not only a simple dance operation but also an advanced dance operation can be fully enjoyed. Further, since the display is relatively small and thin until the operation is instructed, it does not interfere with the instruction image instructed as the operation to be executed at present. The silhouette image 30 may be displayed only on one side of the lane area LA. The rhythm of the operation executed by the silhouette image 30 does not have to be equal to the rhythm of the operation indicated by the instruction image, but it is desirable that they are equal. In addition, when a silhouette image 30 that executes a series of actions of the same or different types, such as the silhouette image 30a and the silhouette image 30b, moves on the game screen GS, the preceding silhouette image that stops at a predetermined stop position. The subsequent silhouette image 30b may be displayed so as to overlap 30a. In this case, the display of the preceding silhouette image 30a ends when the last instruction of the corresponding series of operations ends, so there is little possibility that the operation of the silhouette images will be difficult to see even if they are displayed so as to overlap. Further, for example, color classification may be performed so as to facilitate discrimination between the preceding silhouette image 30a and the subsequent silhouette image 30b. In addition, the aspect of the silhouette image 30 may be set as appropriate so that the color and shape of the silhouette differ depending on the type of operation. Furthermore, the silhouette image 30 may be dressed such as a skirt, a hat, or a ribbon that can be easily visually identified. Moreover, the form of the silhouette image 30 may be a form that can express a dance action instructed to the player, such as an animal or a robot, instead of a human figure.

  Next, the configuration of the control system of the game machine 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 9 shows a configuration of a main part in the control system of the game machine 3. The game machine 3 is provided with a control unit 50 and a storage device (storage means) 51. The control unit 50 is configured as a computer in which a microprocessor and peripheral devices such as internal storage devices (ROM and RAM) necessary for the operation of the microprocessor are combined. The storage device 51 is a non-volatile storage device capable of storing data such as a hard disk storage device or a flash memory. The storage device 51 stores a game program PG to be executed by the control unit 50 and game data GD to be referred to by the game program PG.

  The game program PG is an application program that operates on the operating system of the game machine 3 in order to cause the game machine 3 to function as a dance game machine capable of playing a predetermined dance game. The game data GD includes various data such as an image data group IG necessary for drawing a game screen in accordance with the game program PG, music data necessary for reproducing music composing a dance game, and sequence data SD. The sequence data SD is data describing dance actions (a plurality of actions) to be instructed to the player in accordance with the music played during the game. The contents of the sequence data SD will be described later.

  The image data group IG is a data group in which various image data (including moving images) used in the game screen GS are stored. Each image data is set with an image ID so as to be identified as necessary. For example, the image data for the silhouette image 30 is prepared for each type of a series of actions as a moving image for executing a series of actions that the silhouette image 30 should show, and a unique image ID is set. The image data for the silhouette image 30 is a moving image of a predetermined time length, and the reproduction of the corresponding silhouette motion is repeated as necessary. This image data includes information indicating the reproduction speed. In the present embodiment, the case of BPM information will be described as information indicating the playback speed. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and other information may be used as long as the information can indicate the reference of the playback speed. Further, the image data for the posture indication mark 25 is prepared by setting a unique ID for each posture to be instructed. The storage device 51 further stores dance video data DM as necessary. The dance video data DM is moving image data in which a player's dance video captured by the camera 17 during play of a dance game is stored in a predetermined format.

  The game machine 3 is provided with a card reader 52 as an input device for the control unit 50 in addition to the stage sensor 14, the camera 17, and the head position detection camera 18 shown in FIG. The card reader 52 reads predetermined information from the card 7 possessed by the user and provides it to the control unit 50. The card 7 includes a storage medium in which a unique card ID is recorded for each card. The card ID is used as identification information when, for example, the play data in which the player has played a game on the game machine 3 is recorded in the center server 2 or the play data is acquired from the center server 2 to the game machine 3. Is done. In addition, the game machine 3 is provided with the display device 13 and the speaker device 16 shown in FIG. 2 as output devices for the control unit 50. Further, a network control device 53 is connected to the control unit 50. The network control device 53 is a communication control unit that connects the control unit 50 to the network 5 and controls processing necessary for establishing a communication procedure and communicating data when communicating with the center server 2 or another game machine 3. .

  The control unit 50 is provided with a game control unit 55 as a logical device realized by a combination of hardware resources of the control unit 50 and a game program PG as software. Furthermore, the game control unit 55 is provided with a dance instruction unit 55a, a dance evaluation unit 55b, and a silhouette image control unit 55c. The dance instruction unit 55a draws, on the frame buffer for the game screen GS, instruction indicators 20 and 25 for instructing a plurality of actions and timings constituting a dance to be performed by the player PL during the dance game based on the sequence data SD. By doing so, it is displayed on the game screen GS on the display surface 13a. As described above, the instruction indicators 20 and 25 indicate the step indication indicator 20 for indicating the position (step position) at which the player PL should step on the tread surface 11a, and the posture (for example, “bend over” or “jump”). A posture indicator 25 is included.

  The dance evaluation unit 55b evaluates the player PL based on a comparison between the instruction situation by the instruction image and the actual step position by the stage sensor 14 and the posture detection situation by the head position detection camera 18. Thereby, the dance evaluation part 55b functions as an example of an evaluation means. As an example, the dance evaluation unit 55b holds information indicating the correspondence between the sensor number associated with each light receiving unit 14c and the determination area DA, and the sensor number of the light receiving unit 14c outputting the OFF signal. Is determined to determine the determination area DA that is stepped on by the player PL. Then, the evaluation is performed based on a comparison between the step time and determination area instruction in a predetermined range described in the sequence data SD and the actual step time and position detection result by the stage sensor 14. As for the posture, the dance evaluation unit 55b has, for example, the posture indicated by the sequence data SD and the time thereof, the change in the head position of the player PL detected by the head position detection camera 18, and the change. Evaluation based on comparison with the time of day. The silhouette image control unit 55c controls the display of the silhouette image 30 on the game screen GS based on the sequence data SD. The silhouette image control unit 55c specifies the silhouette image 30 to be displayed, draws it in the frame buffer for the game screen GS, displays it on the game screen GS on the display surface 13a, and controls the display mode. A display mode control method will be described later.

  The camera video processing unit 55 d appropriately stores the dance video acquired by the camera 17 during the game play in the storage device 51 or transmits it to the network 5 via the network control device 53 as appropriate. Thereby, the camera video processing unit 55d functions as an example of video transmission means. The transmission destination of the dance video may be appropriately selected from the center server 2, another game machine 3, or the user terminal device 4. By distributing the dance video to the game machine 3 or the user terminal device 4 immediately or at an appropriate time, the user of the game system 1 can view another person's dance video. Alternatively, the user can check his / her dance video via the user terminal device 4 or the like. The camera video processing unit 55d specifies the position of the head of the player PL from the video acquired from the head position detection camera 18, and the time when the position is specified (or the elapsed time from the predetermined timing of the game). And the specified head position and time are provided to the dance evaluation unit 55b.

  FIG. 10 shows an example of the configuration of the sequence data SD. The sequence data SD is prepared for each player PL for one piece of music when two people play. The sequence data SD is a set of records describing dance operations such as steps to be performed by the player PL during the play of the dance game. The sequence data SD includes a designation record IR that designates a step or posture to be performed by the player PL during play. The designation record IR designates information (time designation information) for designating a time at which an action should be performed, information (foot designation information) for designating a foot on which the player PL should take a step, and a determination area DA to take the step. Information (determination area information), information specifying the type of step (step specifying information), information specifying the type of posture (position specifying information), and information related to the display of the silhouette image 30 (silhouette image information) correspond to each other It is recorded with. As an example, the time designation information is information that designates an elapsed time from the start of reproduction in a music reproduced in a dance game or a position in the music. The foot designation information is information for designating whether the player PL should take a step with the right foot or the left foot. The determination area information is information for designating one of the four determination areas DA shown in FIG. 3 corresponding to the player PL.

  The step designation information is information that designates the type of step that the player PL should take. As described above, examples of the step type include short, long, and slide. In the designation record IR corresponding to long, the time Tx at which the step should be started and the time Ty at which the step should be finished are designated. In the designation record IR corresponding to the slide, the time Tx at which the step should be started and the time Ty at which the step should be finished are designated, and the determination area DA where the slide should be started and the determination area DA where the slide should be finished are designated. Is done.

  The posture designation information is information for designating the type of posture. For example, one of the types of postures such as “Kagamu” and “Jump” is designated. In addition, an image ID of image data corresponding to the designated posture is also set. Alternatively, only the image ID of the posture to be specified may be set. The silhouette image information is information relating to the display of the silhouette image 30 and, as shown in FIG. 11, an image ID for specifying the start flag indicating the start of the display of the silhouette image 30 and the image data of the silhouette image 30 to be displayed. Is set.

  In the case of the sequence data SD shown in FIG. 11, the start flag and the image ID 100 are set in the silhouette image information of the designated record IR1. The image ID 100 is an image ID associated with the image data of the silhouette image 30 that executes the operations from the designated record IR1 to the designated record IR10 as silhouette motions. A designated record group corresponding to a series of operations executed by the silhouette image 30 is hereinafter referred to as a display record group RG. That is, the silhouette image 30 is a moving image that executes a series of operations corresponding to the display record group RG (designated records IR1 to IR10 in the case of FIG. 11) as silhouette operations. Therefore, if a designated record IR corresponding to a particularly complicated series of operations is set as the display record group RG, a complicated series of operations can be guided by a moving image by the silhouette image 30.

  Hereinafter, in the silhouette motion corresponding to the display record group RG, the designated record IR corresponding to the first motion (the motion with the earliest designated time) is referred to as “first record”. In the case of the display record group RG shown in FIG. 11, the first record is the designated record IR1, and “short” is designated. In addition, “slide” is designated in the designation record IR10 corresponding to the last motion in the silhouette motion. In FIG. 11, in the designated record R5 to the designated record R8, the time designation information and the operation to be instructed are set as in the other designated records R1 to 4 and 9 to 10, but the description is omitted. . Although only the display record group RG corresponding to one silhouette image 30 is shown in FIG. 11, other silhouette motions executed by other silhouette images 30 also correspond to other silhouette motions in the sequence data SD. The silhouette image information of the first record in the other display record group RG is set as described above.

  An example of a procedure for generating the above-described guidance image will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an instruction image generation process that is a process for generating the instruction markers 20 and 25 in the guide image. The instruction image generation processing is repeatedly executed at a predetermined cycle (for example, the frame rate of the display device 13) by the dance instruction unit 55a. First, in step S60, the dance instruction unit 55a reads a specified record group having a predetermined time length from the sequence data SD. The specified record group read into the dance instruction section 55a is, for example, a predetermined length of time from the current time to the future (the time corresponding to two measures of the music) among the specified records IR described in the sequence data SD. Is a designated record IR in which a time in the range is designated. Subsequently, in step S62, the position of the step indicator 20 and the display mode, the label of the step indicator 20 and the like are determined according to the information described in each designated record IR of the read designated record group. In accordance with the contents, the step instruction indicator 20 is arranged on the lane area LA in the frame buffer for the game screen.

  Next, in step S64, it is determined whether or not a posture is specified. In the read designated record group, when there is a designated record IR that designates any posture in the posture designation information, an affirmative determination is made in step S64, and the process proceeds to step S66. In step S66, the designated time information of the designated record IR in which the posture is designated and the image ID corresponding to the posture are specified, and the posture indicator 25 based on the designated image ID is displayed in the lane area in the frame buffer for the game screen. Place on LA. After the process of step S66 or when a negative determination is made in step S64, the instruction image generation process is terminated.

  The silhouette image processing for generating the silhouette image 30 among the guide images will be described with reference to FIG. The silhouette image processing is executed by the silhouette image control unit 55c and is executed for each silhouette image 30 to be displayed. First, it is determined whether or not to start displaying the silhouette image 30 (step S70). For example, the instruction signs 20 and 50 corresponding to the first action among the silhouette actions are displayed at the timing when they are displayed on the game screen GS. In the sequence data SD, it is determined whether or not the timing is displayed on the game screen GS based on the time designation information of the designation record IR in which the start flag is set in the silhouette image information. If it is determined that the silhouette image 30 should be displayed, the image data of the silhouette image 30 to be displayed is specified by the image ID set in the designated record IR in which the start flag is set (step S72). In step S72, the playback speed is further determined based on the BPM information included in the specified image data. For example, the reproduction speed of the moving image data is determined by comparing the BPM value set in the BPM information of the image data with the BPM value of the music to be reproduced. Next, the position where the silhouette image 30 is to be placed (the position on the back side of the screen in the outer area OA adjacent to the edge LAs of the lane area LA) is determined, and the image specified by being placed in the frame buffer for the game screen Data reproduction is started at the determined reproduction speed (step S74).

  Then, the silhouette image control unit 55c moves the displayed silhouette image 30 along each edge LAs toward the front side of the screen while changing the display mode (step S76). As the silhouette image 30 moves, the silhouette image control unit 55c controls the display of the silhouette image 30 that changes with the movement so that, for example, the transparency is gradually lowered and enlarged. Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the silhouette image 30 has reached a predetermined stop position (step S78), and the silhouette image 30 is moved until it reaches the stop position. The silhouette motion is executed repeatedly while moving. The stop position is, for example, a predetermined position near the reference region 21. When the silhouette image 30 reaches the stop position, the silhouette image 30 is stopped at the stop position, and the display of the silhouette image 30 is continued at the stop position, that is, the reproduction is continued (step S80). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the reproduction of the image data of the silhouette image 30 has been completed (step S80). If it is determined that the reproduction has been completed, the silhouette image 30 is deleted (step S82). When the silhouette image 30 is deleted, the silhouette image processing related to the silhouette image 30 to be processed ends.

  Thereby, the silhouette image 30 is first displayed on the back side of the outer area OA of the edge LAs of the lane area LA, moves to the front side of the screen along the edge LAs to the stop position, and then the moving image of the silhouette image 30 It is displayed at the stop position until is finished, and is controlled to disappear from the game screen GS when the moving picture is finished. When the silhouette image 30 reaches the stop position, it is desirable that the first motion of the silhouette motion performed by the silhouette image 30 is synchronized with the timing at which the instruction image corresponding to the first motion reaches the reference region 21.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and appropriate modifications or changes can be made. For example, in the above embodiment, one silhouette image 30 is displayed on each edge LAs for one display record group RG. However, the number of silhouette images 30 is not limited to one, and two or more silhouette images 30 that perform the same operation are displayed on the edge. You may display along LAs. In said form, although the memory | storage device 51 and the control unit 50 are provided in the game machine 3 with which the display apparatus 13 was provided, it is not restricted to this form. For example, the storage device 51 and the control unit 50 may not be provided in the game machine 3 as long as the storage device 51 and the control unit 50 are provided in the game system 1 so as to be capable of data communication with other components.
In the above-described embodiment and modification, the silhouette image 30 moves in the outer area OA along with the movement of the step instruction sign 20 or the posture instruction sign 25 in the lane area LA. The outer area OA may be moved at a timing other than 25.
When the mode to be played is a predetermined mode, the play may be progressed with at least one of the step indicator 20 and the posture indicator 25 hidden, and in this case, the silhouette image 30 is displayed as a step indicator. The outer area OA is moved at a timing not with the sign 20 or the posture instruction sign 25.
The silhouette image 30 is displayed only during movement of the outer area OA and is erased when stopped at a predetermined position, or is not displayed during movement of the outer area OA, and the series of operations ends after the timing of stopping at the predetermined position. It is good also as displaying. In this case, the display or non-display setting may be changed according to the user's operation.
In addition, the moving path of the silhouette image 30 is not related to the outer area OA, and the silhouette image 30 is displayed on the game screen GS before the instruction signs 20 and 25 corresponding to the silhouette motion reach the reference area 21, and the game screen GS is displayed. It may be controlled to move along a predetermined route above and be erased after the moving image is reproduced. The silhouette image 30 may be moved in the lane area LA.

  Various embodiments of the present invention derived from the above-described embodiments and modifications will be described below. In the following description, in order to facilitate understanding of the present invention, reference numerals in the accompanying drawings are added in parentheses, but the present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiments.

  A game machine (3) according to an aspect of the present invention controls a game for sequentially instructing a player (PL) through a game screen (GS) of a display device (13) about a group of actions constituting a dance. Means (55), wherein the game control means sequentially displays instruction signs (20, 25) corresponding to actions constituting the action group on the game screen, and a predetermined route (L) on the game screen. And moving to the reference area (21) to indicate to the player the timing at which the action is to be performed, and a moving image performing a series of actions that are part of the action group. At least one character image (30) is displayed on the game screen together with an instruction sign corresponding to the start action of the series of actions, and the character image (30) is displayed on the game screen in accordance with the movement of the instruction sign. Character image control means for moving the the (55b), and has a.

  A game system (1) according to an aspect of the present invention controls a game for sequentially instructing a player (PL) through a game screen (GS) of a display device (13) about a group of actions constituting a dance. Means (55), wherein the game control means sequentially displays instruction signs (20, 25) corresponding to actions constituting the action group on the game screen, and a predetermined route (L) on the game screen. And moving to the reference area (21) to indicate to the player the timing at which the action is to be performed, and a moving image performing a series of actions that are part of the action group. At least one character image (30) is displayed on the game screen together with an instruction sign corresponding to the start action of the series of actions, and the game is moved in accordance with the movement of the instruction sign. The character image control means for moving the Menjo (55b), in which there a.

  A computer program (PG) according to one embodiment of the present invention allows a computer (50) of a game system (1) to send a group of operations that constitute a dance to a player (via a game screen (GS) of a display device (13)). PL) is a game control means for controlling a game that is instructed sequentially, and the game control means sequentially displays instruction signs (20, 25) corresponding to actions constituting the action group on the game screen, and the game By moving to a reference area (21) through a predetermined route (L) on the screen, a direction indicator control means (55a) for instructing the player of the timing to perform the action, and a series of parts of the action group A character image (30), which is a moving image of the movement, is displayed on the game screen together with an instruction sign (20, 25) corresponding to the start movement of the series of movements. Kutomo one is displayed so that they appear to have a character image control means for moving the game screen above in accordance with the movement of the indicator mark (55b).

  Thereby, in a dance game instructing a player to perform a dance action, a flow of a series of actions to be performed by the player can be visually guided via a character image that is a moving image.

  The game control means gradually widens toward the near side so that the game control means seems to extend from the display start area at the far side of the game screen toward the reference area at the near side of the game screen. A lane area (LA) is displayed on the game screen, and the instruction sign control means gradually enlarges the instruction sign so that the instruction sign moves from the back side toward the front side. The character image control means may move the character image while gradually enlarging the character image so that the character image moves from the back side toward the near side.

  Thereby, the character image of the present invention can be applied to a game screen provided with a lane region extending from the back side of the screen to the front side of the screen.

  The character image control means displays the character image in the outer area (OA) of at least one hypotenuse that constitutes the width of the lane area, and is on the near side of the hypotenuse along the corresponding hypotenuse. You may move to an outside area. Thereby, since a character image is displayed using an area other than the lane area, the character image can be displayed without obstructing the display of the lane area where the indication sign is displayed.

  The character image control means is configured such that an initial motion of a series of motions in which the character image operates and a time when an instruction sign indicating the first motion reaches the reference region are in the reference region in the outer region. The character image may be moved so as to be synchronized at a corresponding predetermined position. Thereby, the first action of a series of actions executed by the character image and the timing at which the first action is indicated by the indication sign can be synchronized at the stop position.

  The series of actions includes a dance step, and a tread surface (11a) in which a plurality of play areas are set as ranges in which the player should step on the left and right directions when the player faces the display device. The game control means arranges lanes (L) associated with each of the plurality of play areas in the left-right direction in the lane area, and the instruction sign control means comprises: In response to the change in the position of the foot of the step, by displaying the indication sign on the lane associated with the play area (AR) corresponding to the position on the tread surface to be stepped on by the player Instructing the player, and the character image control means performs the series of actions including the steps. The data image, the hypotenuse of the left or lanes disposed at the right end of the lane region may be displayed on the outer region as at least one oblique side of the lane area. Thus, the present invention can be applied to a game machine provided with a stage as an area where a player can step.

  The character image control means may display the character image on each of the outer areas (OA) of the two hypotenuses (LAs) of the lane area. An effect in which the lane area is surrounded by the character image can be expressed. Further, the posture to be caused by the player is included in the series of actions, the instruction sign control means displays an instruction sign (25) for instructing the posture on the game screen, and the character image control means has the posture. The character image that is performing the series of actions including: As a result, a change in posture such as jumping or down can be instructed as an operation instructed in the dance game. The character image control means may continue to display the character image until at least a timing at which a final action of the series of actions is instructed, and then delete the character image.

  Based on a comparison between the action detection means (14, 18) for detecting the actual action performed by the player, the action status of the action group by the instruction marker control means, and the detection situation of the actual action by the action detection means. And an evaluation means (55b) for evaluating an actual action by the player.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game system 3 Game machine 11 Stage 11a Tread surface of a stage 13 Display apparatus 14 Stage sensor (motion detection means)
18 Head position detection camera (motion detection means)
20 step indicator (indicator)
25 posture indication sign (indication sign)
30, 30a, 30b Silhouette image (character image)
50 control unit 55 game control unit 55a dance instruction unit (indicating sign control means)
55b Dance Evaluation Department (Evaluation means)
55c Silhouette image control unit (character image control means)
SD sequence data

Claims (13)

A stage having a tread for players to take dance steps;
The operation group including the step a behavior group constituting the dance, and a game control means for controlling a game that sequentially instructs the player through the game screen of the display device,
The game control means includes
Instruction signs corresponding to the actions constituting the action group are sequentially displayed on the game screen, and moved to a reference area via a predetermined route on the game screen, thereby instructing the player when to perform the action. Instruction sign control means;
At least one character image that is a moving image performing a series of actions that is a part of the action group is displayed on the game screen together with an instruction sign corresponding to a start action of the series of actions, and the instruction sign is moved. Character image control means for moving on the game screen in accordance with,
I have a,
The instruction sign control means instructs the player on the tread surface where the player should step on the step so that each step corresponds to a step corresponding to either the left foot or the right foot of the player;
The game machine , wherein the character image control means displays the character image so as to designate a body orientation during the movement . The game control means gradually widens toward the near side so that the game control means seems to extend from the display start area at the far side of the game screen toward the reference area at the near side of the game screen. Display the lane area on the game screen,
The indicator marker control means moves the indicator marker over the lane region while gradually expanding the indicator indicator so that the indicator marker moves from the back side toward the near side,
The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the character image control means moves the character image while gradually expanding the character image so that the character image moves from the back side toward the near side. Game control means for controlling a game for sequentially instructing a player through a game screen of a display device, a group of actions constituting a dance;
The game control means includes
Instruction signs corresponding to the actions constituting the action group are sequentially displayed on the game screen, and moved to a reference area via a predetermined route on the game screen, thereby instructing the player when to perform the action. Instruction sign control means;
At least one character image that is a moving image performing a series of actions that is a part of the action group is displayed on the game screen together with an instruction sign corresponding to a start action of the series of actions, and the instruction sign is moved. Character image control means for moving on the game screen in accordance with,
Have
The game control means gradually widens toward the near side so that the game control means seems to extend from the display start area at the far side of the game screen toward the reference area at the near side of the game screen. Display the lane area on the game screen,
The indicator marker control means moves the indicator marker over the lane region while gradually expanding the indicator indicator so that the indicator marker moves from the back side toward the near side,
The character image control means moves the character image while gradually expanding the character image so that the character image moves from the back side toward the near side,
The character image control means displays the character image in the outer region of at least one hypotenuse constituting the width of the lane region, and extends to the outer region on the near side of the hypotenuse along the corresponding hypotenuse. so moved, gate-time machine.   The character image control means is configured such that an initial motion of a series of motions in which the character image operates and a time when an instruction sign indicating the first motion reaches the reference region are in the reference region in the outer region. The game machine according to claim 3, wherein the character image is moved so as to be synchronized at a corresponding predetermined stop position, and the movement of the character image is stopped at the stop position. The series of operations includes a dance step,
A stage having a tread surface in which a plurality of determination areas are set as units for instructing a position where the player should step on the left and right directions when the player faces the display device;
The game control means arranges a lane associated with each of the plurality of determination areas in the left-right direction in the lane area,
In response to the change in the position of the foot in the step, the instruction sign control means displays the position to be stepped on the tread surface by the player in the lane associated with the determination area corresponding to the position. By instructing the player by displaying,
The character image control means sets the character image performing the series of operations including the steps to the outer region with the oblique side of the lane arranged at the left end or the right end of the lane region as at least one oblique side of the lane region. The game machine according to claim 4, which is displayed.   The game machine according to claim 5, wherein the character image control means displays the character image in each of outer regions of two oblique sides of the lane region. The series of actions includes the posture to be made to the player,
The instruction sign control means displays an instruction sign indicating the posture on the game screen,
The game machine according to claim 6, wherein the character image control means displays the character image performing the series of actions including the posture.   The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the character image control unit continues to display the character image until at least a timing at which a final action of the series of actions is instructed, and then deletes the character image. Action detecting means for detecting an actual action made by the player;
2. The evaluation apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: an evaluation unit that evaluates an actual action by the player based on a comparison between an instruction state of the action group by the instruction mark control means and a detection state of the actual action by the action detection means. The game machine of any one of -8. A stage having a tread for players to take dance steps;
The operation group including the step a behavior group constituting the dance, and a game control means for controlling a game that sequentially instructs the player through the game screen of the display device,
The game control means includes
Instruction signs corresponding to the actions constituting the action group are sequentially displayed on the game screen, and moved to a reference area via a predetermined route on the game screen, thereby instructing the player when to perform the action. Instruction sign control means;
At least one character image that is a moving image performing a series of actions that is a part of the action group is displayed on the game screen together with an instruction sign corresponding to a start action of the series of actions, and the instruction sign is moved. Character image control means for moving on the game screen in accordance with,
I have a,
The instruction sign control means instructs the player on the tread surface where the player should step on the step so that each step corresponds to a step corresponding to either the left foot or the right foot of the player;
The game system , wherein the character image control means displays the character image so as to designate a body orientation during the movement . Game control means for controlling a game for sequentially instructing a player through a game screen of a display device, a group of actions constituting a dance;
The game control means includes
Instruction signs corresponding to the actions constituting the action group are sequentially displayed on the game screen, and moved to a reference area via a predetermined route on the game screen, thereby instructing the player when to perform the action. Instruction sign control means;
At least one character image that is a moving image performing a series of actions that is a part of the action group is displayed on the game screen together with an instruction sign corresponding to a start action of the series of actions, and the instruction sign is moved. Character image control means for moving on the game screen in accordance with,
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The game control means gradually widens toward the near side so that the game control means seems to extend from the display start area at the far side of the game screen toward the reference area at the near side of the game screen. Display the lane area on the game screen,
The indicator marker control means moves the indicator marker over the lane region while gradually expanding the indicator indicator so that the indicator marker moves from the back side toward the near side,
The character image control means moves the character image while gradually expanding the character image so that the character image moves from the back side toward the near side,
The character image control means displays the character image in the outer region of at least one hypotenuse constituting the width of the lane region, and extends to the outer region on the near side of the hypotenuse along the corresponding hypotenuse. A moving game system. The computer in the player gaming machine provided with a stage having a tread surface for stepping dance steps, operations group including the step a behavior group constituting the dance, via a game screen of a display device player To function as a game control means for controlling the game sequentially instructed to,
The game control means includes
Instruction signs corresponding to the actions constituting the action group are sequentially displayed on the game screen, and moved to a reference area via a predetermined route on the game screen, thereby instructing the player when to perform the action. Instruction sign control means;
At least one character image that is a moving image performing a series of actions that is a part of the action group is displayed on the game screen together with an instruction sign corresponding to a start action of the series of actions, and the instruction sign is moved. to function so as to have a character image control means for moving the game screen above, keeping in
The instruction sign control means instructs the player on the tread surface where the player should step on the step so that each step corresponds to a step corresponding to either the left foot or the right foot of the player;
A computer program for a game machine, wherein the character image control means is configured to display the character image so as to designate a body orientation during the movement . Causing the computer in the game system to function as a game control means for controlling a game for sequentially instructing a player through a game screen of a display device through a game screen of a display device;
The game control means includes
Instruction signs corresponding to the actions constituting the action group are sequentially displayed on the game screen, and moved to a reference area via a predetermined route on the game screen, thereby instructing the player when to perform the action. Instruction sign control means;
At least one character image that is a moving image performing a series of actions that is a part of the action group is displayed on the game screen together with an instruction sign corresponding to a start action of the series of actions, and the instruction sign is moved. And a character image control means for moving on the game screen in accordance with
The game control means gradually widens toward the near side so that the game control means seems to extend from the display start area at the far side of the game screen toward the reference area at the near side of the game screen. Display the lane area on the game screen,
The indicator marker control means moves the indicator marker over the lane region while gradually expanding the indicator indicator so that the indicator marker moves from the back side toward the near side,
  The character image control means moves the character image while gradually expanding the character image so that the character image moves from the back side toward the near side,
The character image control means displays the character image in the outer region of at least one hypotenuse constituting the width of the lane region, and extends to the outer region on the near side of the hypotenuse along the corresponding hypotenuse. A computer program of a game system configured to be moved.