JP6857559B2 - Game system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a game system.

Patent Document 1 discloses a game machine that executes an effect of expanding or contracting a balloon body according to a game state.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2007-161241

Some conventional game machines have an effect of expanding or contracting the balloon body, but none have an effect of breaking the inflated balloon body.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a game system capable of executing a new effect that has never existed before.

(1) The present invention executes a game with a balloon, an air supply source, an air supply pipe connecting the balloon and the air supply source, and the game is not cleared within a predetermined time limit. The present invention relates to a game system including a control device that controls to execute a game effect of breaking the inflated balloon.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a game system capable of executing a new effect that has never existed before, such as breaking an inflated balloon when the game is not cleared within a predetermined time limit.

(2) Further, in the game system according to the present invention, the air supply pipe is branched into two systems, a first air supply pipe and a second air supply pipe, and the first air supply pipe is connected to the balloon. The second air supply pipe is opened to the atmosphere and further includes a balloon splitting mechanism for breaking the balloon, and the control device keeps air from the air supply source in the first air supply pipe until a predetermined time elapses. When the predetermined time elapses, the air from the air supply source is discharged from the second air supply pipe. After the elapse of the predetermined time, the balloon splitting mechanism is operated. The game effect may be executed.

According to the present invention, the balloon is inflated until a predetermined time elapses, and when the predetermined time elapses, the supply of air to the balloon by the first air supply pipe is stopped and the air is discharged from the second air supply pipe. By letting the balloon stop inflating, the sound of air being discharged from the second air supply pipe can give the player the feeling that the balloon continues to inflate, and the balloon is intended. It is possible to perform an effective production while preventing cracking at the timing when it is not.

(3) Further, in the game system according to the present invention, the control device may operate the balloon splitting mechanism based on the operation of the player when the game is cleared.

According to the present invention, even if the game effect is not executed because the game is cleared within the time limit, the player can experience the game effect of breaking the balloon.

(4) Further, in the game system according to the present invention, the play field of the player is surrounded by four wall bodies, the balloon is arranged on one of the four wall bodies, and at least one of the remaining three faces. A screen for displaying the game screen may be arranged on the surface.

According to the present invention, it is possible to enhance the effect of the game effect of breaking the inflated balloon.

It is a perspective view which shows typically the structure of the game system of this embodiment. It is a side view which shows typically the structure of the game system of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows typically the detailed structure of the air supply pipe. It is a partial cross-sectional side view which shows the detailed structure of an air supply pipe and a balloon splitting mechanism. It is a partially enlarged view of FIG. This is an example of a functional block diagram of the game system of the present embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the processing flow of a control device. It is a figure for demonstrating a modification.

Hereinafter, this embodiment will be described. The present embodiment described below does not unreasonably limit the content of the present invention described in the claims. Moreover, not all of the configurations described in the present embodiment are the necessary constituent requirements of the present invention.

1. 1. Configuration FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing the configuration of the game system (effect system) of the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a side view thereof. The game system 1 includes a rubber balloon 10 that expands when air is supplied, a projector 20 (20a, 20b), a touch module 30, a camera 40, a speaker 50, a control box 60, and an air supply. The tube 70, the guide member 80, and the balloon splitting mechanism 90 are included. In FIG. 1, the touch module 30, the camera 40, the speaker 50, the control box 60, the air supply pipe 70, the guide member 80, and the balloon splitting mechanism 90 are not shown.

The playfield PF in which the player P plays a game is composed of a substantially rectangular parallelepiped space surrounded by four wall bodies 2 (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d), and the upper part of the playfield PF is open. Screens 3 (3a, 3b) are arranged on the wall bodies 2a and 2b, balloons 10 are arranged on the wall body 2c, and a door 4 (doorway to the playfield PF) is provided on the wall body 2d. Has been done. The projector 20a projects the game screen on the screen 3a of the wall body 2a, and the projector 20b projects the game screen on the screen 3b of the wall body 2b. The touch module 30 is an infrared touch sensor for detecting the touch operation of the player P on the screens 3a and 3b (game screen), and is attached to the upper portions of the screens 3a and 3b (wall bodies 2a and 2b). There is. The cameras provided in the projectors 20a and 20b image the screens 3a and 3b, and detect the touch position of the player P on the screens 3a and 3b based on the detection signal from the touch module 30 and the captured image of the cameras provided in the projectors 20a and 20b. can do. The camera 40 is a wide-angle video camera for photographing (and recording) the player P and the balloon 10 in the playfield PF, and is mounted above the playfield PF.

The control box 60 is installed outside the playfield PF and stores a control device (control PC), an air supply source (air pump), a power supply, and the like. The air supply pipe 70 (the first air supply pipe branched from the air supply pipe 70) connects the air supply source and the balloon 10, and sends the air from the air supply source into the balloon 10.

The guide member 80 is a member that is fitted into the wall body 2c and supports the balloon 10 in an inflated state. The balloon splitting mechanism 90 is a mechanism for breaking (exploding) the inflated balloon 10. The balloon splitting mechanism 90 is arranged at a position that is difficult to see from the playfield PF in order to enhance the effect of the effect, and is attached to the inside of the guide member 80 near the mouth portion (blowing port) of the balloon 10.

FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing a detailed configuration of the air supply pipe 70. The air supply pipe 70 connected to the air supply source 61 is branched into two systems, an air supply pipe 71 (first air supply pipe) and an air supply pipe 72 (second air supply pipe), and the air supply pipe 71 is a balloon. It is connected to 10 (the tip on the opening side is inserted into the mouth of the balloon 10), and the air supply pipe 72 is open to the air (the opening is exposed to the air). The air supply pipe 71 is provided with a solenoid valve 73 (first solenoid valve), and the air supply pipe 72 is provided with a solenoid valve 74 (second solenoid valve). When the balloon 10 is inflated, the control device opens the solenoid valve 73 and closes the solenoid valve 74 (air from the air supply source 61 is supplied to the balloon 10 via the air supply pipe 71). When the balloon 10 is stopped inflated, the solenoid valve 73 is closed and the solenoid valve 74 is opened (air from the air supply source 61 is discharged from the air supply pipe 72). Control. When the solenoid valve 74 is opened, air is discharged from the opening of the air supply pipe 72, and an air discharge sound is generated. The opening (air opening port) of the air supply pipe 72 may be arranged outside the play field PF or inside the play field PF, and the player P perceives the air exhaust sound from the air opening port. It may be placed in a possible position.

FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional side view showing a detailed configuration of the air supply pipe 71 and the balloon splitting mechanism 90. The portion of the air supply pipe 71 inserted into the balloon 10 has a bent shape. In the example shown in FIG. 4, the air supply pipe 71 extending horizontally from the mouth portion 11 of the balloon toward the center of the balloon 10 is bent downward at the bent portion 75.

A hole 77 is formed in the wall surface on the tip side (opening 76 side) of the air supply pipe 71 with respect to the bent portion 75. The balloon splitting mechanism 90 is provided below the hole 77, and includes a needle 91 for breaking the balloon 10 and a cylinder 92 for storing (guide) the needle 91 so as to be able to reciprocate (up and down). The tip of the cylinder 92 is arranged close to the hole 77. The hole 77 of the air supply pipe 71 functions as a receiving portion for receiving the needle 91 of the balloon splitting mechanism 90. The needle 91 of the balloon splitting mechanism 90 moves in the vertical direction by the actuator 93 (solenoid). As shown in FIG. 5, when breaking the balloon 10, the needle 91 moves in a direction (upward) protruding from the tip of the cylinder 92, and the tip penetrates the wall (peripheral surface) of the balloon 10. It operates so as to enter the hole 77 (reception part).

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, by arranging the tip of the cylinder 92 close to the receiving portion, it is possible to prevent the operator or the player P from accidentally touching the needle 91 protruding from the tip of the cylinder 92. Can be done. Further, by providing the receiving portion on the tip end side of the air supply pipe 71, the needle 91 can be pierced into the wall of the balloon 10 at a position some distance from the mouth portion 11 of the balloon 10, so that the balloon 10 is surely burst. be able to. Further, by bending the air supply pipe 71 (the portion inserted into the mouth portion 11) and providing the receiving portion on the wall surface on the tip side of the bent portion 75, the wall surface of the air supply pipe 71 (the wall surface around the receiving portion). The wall of the balloon 10 can be placed along the wall surface of the air supply pipe 71 by making the distance between the balloon 10 and the wall of the balloon 10 (the wall at a position facing the receiving portion) close. This prevents the wall of the balloon 10 from bending when the needle 91 penetrates the wall of the balloon 10, and pierces the needle 91 with the wall of the balloon 10 stretched along the wall surface of the air supply pipe 71. Therefore, the balloon 10 can be burst more reliably. Further, by bending the air supply pipe 71, the tip of the cylinder 92 does not interfere with the inflated balloon 10, and the air supply pipe 71 is received at a position further away from the mouth portion 11 of the balloon 10. It becomes easy to arrange it at a position close to the portion.

Further, inside the air supply pipe 71, a protective member 78 formed so as to cover the needle 91 that has entered the hole 77 from the opening 76 side is provided. The protective member 78 can prevent an intruder from the opening 76 (for example, the finger of the operator or the player P) from coming into contact with the needle 91 that has entered the hole 77, and the operator or the player P can prevent the finger from the opening 76 from coming into contact with the needle 91. It is possible to prevent the needle 91 from being accidentally touched by inserting.

Further, the guide member 80 has a recess that is fitted into the wall body 2c. The air supply pipe 71 is provided so as to project from the bottom surface of the recess. The guide member 80 supports a part of the inflated balloon 10 (a part including the mouth portion 11) so as to be accommodated in the internal space (substantially rectangular parallelepiped space) of the recess. Thereby, the balloon 10 in the inflated state can be stably supported, and the way in which the balloon 10 is inflated can be stabilized.

2. Functional block FIG. 6 shows an example of a functional block diagram of the game system (effect system) of the present embodiment. The control device includes a processing unit 100 (processor) and a storage unit 140 (memory).

The storage unit 140 stores programs and various data for operating the computer as each unit of the processing unit 100, and also functions as a work area of the processing unit 100, and the function can be realized by a hard disk, RAM, or the like.

The processing unit 100 processes the game and the balloon 10 based on the detection signal from the touch module 30, input information based on the image captured by the camera provided in the projector 20 (coordinate information of the touch position of the player P on the screen 3), a program, and the like. Performs processing such as executing a game effect, image generation processing, and sound generation processing. The function of the processing unit 100 can be realized by hardware such as various processors (CPU, DSP, etc.), ASIC (gate array, etc.), or a program. The processing unit 100 includes a game processing unit 110, a solenoid valve control unit 112, a balloon splitting control unit 114, an image generation unit 120, and a sound generation unit 130.

The game processing unit 110 executes the game based on the input information. For example, the game processing unit 110 may present a hint regarding the mystery solving of the game story to the player P and execute the mystery solving game in which the player P solves the mystery. The game processing unit 110 determines that the game has been cleared when the game result satisfies the predetermined condition (for example, the player P solves the mystery) within the predetermined time limit.

The solenoid valve control unit 112 transmits a control signal to the driver that operates the solenoid valves 73 and 74 to control the operation (opening and closing) of the solenoid valves 73 and 74. The solenoid valve control unit 112 keeps the solenoid valve 73 open and closes the solenoid valve 74 until a predetermined time (which may be the same as or different from the predetermined time limit) elapses from the start of the game. Then, when the predetermined time elapses, the solenoid valve 73 is closed and the solenoid valve 74 is opened.

The balloon splitting control unit 114 transmits a control signal to the driver of the actuator 93 to control the operation (vertical movement) of the needle 91 of the balloon splitting mechanism 90. When the game is not cleared within the predetermined time limit, the balloon splitting control unit 114 sets the hand 91 from the initial position (see FIG. 4) after the lapse of the predetermined time (after the lapse of the predetermined time limit). Control (control to execute a game effect of breaking the balloon 10) is performed to move the balloon 10 to a position penetrating the wall (see FIG. 5). Further, when the game is cleared within the predetermined time limit, the balloon splitting control unit 114 operates the player P to instruct to split the balloon 10 (touch operation on the screen 3 or other input such as a button). Based on the operation on the part), the needle 91 is controlled to move from the initial position to the position penetrating the wall of the balloon 10.

The image generation unit 120 performs drawing processing based on the results of various processes performed by the processing unit 100, thereby generating a game image (game screen) and outputting it to the projectors 20 (20a, 20b). The sound generation unit 130 performs sound processing based on the results of various processes performed by the processing unit 100 to generate game sounds such as BGM, sound effects, and voice, and the speaker 50 (amplifier connected to the speaker 50). Output to. Further, the processing unit 100 controls the operation of the air supply source 61. Further, the processing unit 100 controls the operation of the camera 40 to acquire a moving image shot by the camera 40.

3. 3. Processing FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of the control device (processing unit 100). Before the game starts, the operator attaches and fixes the deflated balloon 10 to the air supply pipe 71.

First, the solenoid valve control unit 112 controls the solenoid valve 73 (first solenoid valve) to be in the open state and the solenoid valve 74 (second solenoid valve) to be in the closed state (step S10). Next, the processing unit 100 controls to start the operation of the air supply source 61 (step S12).

Next, the game processing unit 110 executes the game based on the input information (step S14), and determines whether or not a predetermined time limit has elapsed from the start of the game (step S16). When the time limit has elapsed (Y in step S16), the solenoid valve control unit 112 controls the solenoid valve 73 to be in the closed state and the solenoid valve 74 to be in the open state (step S18), and the game processing unit 110 performs control. , Determine whether the game has been cleared (step S20). When the game is cleared (Y in step S20), the game processing unit 110 determines whether or not there is an input instructing the balloon 10 to be broken (step S22). If there is no such input (N in step S22), the processing unit 100 controls to stop the operation of the air supply source 61 (step S23).

If the game is not cleared (N in step S20) and there is an input instructing to break the balloon 10 (Y in step S22), the processing unit 100 starts shooting a moving image by the camera 40. The control is performed (step S24), and the screen 3 is controlled to count down the remaining time until the balloon 10 breaks. Next, the balloon splitting control unit 114 moves the needle 91 of the balloon splitting mechanism 90 to execute the effect of splitting the balloon 10 (step S26), and at the same time, the processing unit 100 stops the operation of the air supply source 61. Control is performed (step S28). Next, the processing unit 100 controls to stop the shooting of the moving image by the camera 40, and acquires the taken moving image (the moving image of the state before and after the execution of the effect of breaking the balloon 10) (step S30). The moving image acquired in step S30 is uploaded to the server, and for example, a two-dimensional bar code for downloading the moving image from the server is displayed on the operator terminal (tablet type terminal). The player P can acquire the moving image by reading the two-dimensional bar code with a smartphone or the like.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, a game system capable of executing an unprecedented new effect of breaking the inflated balloon 10 when the game is not cleared within a predetermined time limit is provided. Can be provided. Further, according to the present embodiment, the balloon 10 is inflated until a predetermined time elapses, and when the predetermined time elapses, the air supply to the balloon 10 by the air supply pipe 71 is stopped, and the air supply pipe 72 By discharging air to generate an air discharge sound, even after the expansion of the balloon 10 is stopped, the air discharge sound makes it as if the balloon 10 were used.
It is possible to give the player the feeling that the balloon continues to expand, and it is possible to perform an effective effect while preventing the balloon 10 from breaking at an unintended timing. Further, according to the present embodiment, even if the effect of breaking the balloon is not executed because the game is cleared within the time limit, the player can experience the effect by performing a predetermined operation.

The present invention is not limited to the one described in the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made. For example, a term cited as a broad or synonymous term in a description in a specification or drawing can be replaced with a broad or synonymous term in another description in the specification or drawing.

For example, in the above embodiment, a mechanism provided with a needle has been described as an example of the balloon splitting mechanism, but the configuration of the balloon splitting mechanism is not limited to this. For example, as the balloon splitting mechanism, a mechanism provided with a member for scratching the wall (peripheral surface) of the balloon to burst the balloon may be used.

Further, in the above embodiment, the configuration of splitting the balloon using the balloon splitting mechanism has been described, but the balloon may be split by continuously supplying air to the balloon. In this configuration, if the game is not cleared within the predetermined time limit, the air supply to the balloon is continued until the balloon bursts, and if the game is cleared within the predetermined time limit, the balloon Control may be performed to stop the air supply to the balloon before the time when it is expected to burst.

Further, in the above embodiment, the case where the first solenoid valve is provided in the first air supply pipe and the second solenoid valve is provided in the second air supply pipe has been described, but the first air supply pipe and the second air supply pipe have been described. Instead of providing a solenoid valve (two-way solenoid valve) for each, a three-way solenoid valve may be provided at a branch point of the air supply pipe. That is, as shown in FIG. 8, one of the air supply pipe 71 and the air supply pipe 72 is made conductive at a position where the air supply pipe 70 branches into the air supply pipe 71 and the air supply pipe 72. A directional electromagnetic valve 79 may be provided. In this case, the control device controls to conduct the air supply pipe 71 when inflating the balloon 10, and controls to conduct the air supply pipe 72 when stopping the expansion of the balloon 10.

1 game system, 2 walls, 3 screens, 4 doors, 10 balloons, 11 ports, 20 projectors, 30 touch modules, 40 cameras, 50 speakers, 60 control boxes, 61 air sources, 70 air supply pipes, 71 air Supply pipe (first air supply pipe), 72 air supply pipe (second air supply pipe), 73 solenoid valve, 74 solenoid valve, 75 bend, 76 opening, 77 holes, 78 protective member, 79 3-way solenoid valve, 80 guide member, 90 balloon splitting mechanism, 91 needles, 92 cylinders, 93 actuators, 100 processing unit, 110 game processing unit, 112 solenoid valve control unit, 114 balloon splitting control unit, 120 image generation unit, 130 sound generation unit, 140 Memory

Claims (3)

With balloons
Air supply source and
An air supply pipe connecting the balloon and the air supply source,
Executing the game, when the game is not cleared within a predetermined time limit, viewing contains a control device for performing control to execute the game presentation dividing said balloon inflated,
The air supply pipe is branched into two systems, a first air supply pipe and a second air supply pipe, the first air supply pipe is connected to the balloon, and the second air supply pipe is opened to the atmosphere.
Further including a balloon splitting mechanism for breaking the balloon,
The control device is
Until the predetermined time elapses, the air from the air supply source is supplied to the balloon through the first air supply pipe, and when the predetermined time elapses, the air from the air supply source is supplied to the balloon. (2) A game system characterized in that the control of discharging from an air supply pipe is performed, and after the lapse of the predetermined time, the balloon splitting mechanism is operated to execute the game effect. In claim 1 ,
The control device is
A game system characterized in that when the game is cleared, the balloon splitting mechanism is operated based on the operation of the player. In claim 1 or 2 ,
The player's playfield is surrounded by four walls,
A game system characterized in that the balloon is arranged on one of the four wall bodies, and a screen for displaying a game screen is arranged on at least one of the remaining three surfaces.

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