JP7346049B2 - gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

In general, in a gaming machine (pachinko machine), a game ball is launched toward a gaming area within the gaming board by the player's handle operation, and a special condition is set in which the gaming ball that flows down the gaming area enters the starting port. A lottery regarding the symbols is executed. Then, in the gaming machine, the special symbol is displayed in a variable manner on the special symbol display, and furthermore, the special symbol determined by the lottery is displayed in a static manner, thereby notifying the player of the lottery result. At this time, in the gaming machine, when a specific special symbol indicating a jackpot is stopped and displayed on the special symbol display, a big prize game that is more advantageous to the player than a normal game is started. When a big prize game starts, the attacker device in the gaming machine opens and closes a predetermined number of times, allowing game balls to enter the big prize opening, allowing the player to receive a payout of many prize balls. becomes.

In the above-mentioned gaming machine, the effects related to the game include not only effects using two-dimensional images, but also images for the right eye and images for the left eye, for example, in the right-eye visibility area and the left-eye visibility area divided by a parallax barrier, etc. A configuration is known in which an effect is performed using a three-dimensional image by displaying vertically segmented images with parallax (for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2012-115469

In recent years, there has been a demand for gaming machines to realize a variety of performances, and there is also a demand for displaying two-dimensional images at the same time as three-dimensional images. If the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1 has a configuration in which the left-eye image and the right-eye image are controlled to be displayed alternately, one of the left-eye image and the right-eye image may be If the configuration is such that a two-dimensional image is drawn at the time of drawing, there is a possibility that the displayed two-dimensional image may not be normal. In addition, in order to draw a two-dimensional image when drawing both the left-eye image and the right-eye image, a two-dimensional image corresponding to the left-eye image and a two-dimensional image corresponding to the right-eye image are drawn. It becomes necessary to prepare different types of two-dimensional images, which may put pressure on the data capacity related to the images.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can realize effects using both two-dimensional images and three-dimensional images without compressing the capacity of image-related data.

The present invention includes an image control means that enables a display device to display images related to a game;
comprising a first storage area and a second storage area for temporarily storing the image,
The image control means includes:
two-dimensional image control for displaying the two-dimensional image stored in the first storage area on the display device;
Combining one of the three-dimensional image for the left eye and the three-dimensional image for the right eye stored in the first storage area and the other of the three-dimensional image for the left eye and the three-dimensional image for the right eye stored in the second storage area. 3D image control for displaying the processed and synthesized image on the display device as a 3D image representation;
The compositing process is performed after the images stored in the second storage area and the drawings based on the data are arranged alternately at predetermined intervals based on the data stored in the third storage area. , a process of combining images stored in the second storage area arranged at predetermined intervals with images stored in the first storage area,
When the two-dimensional image control and the three-dimensional image control are executed simultaneously, the two-dimensional image is also stored in the second storage area.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a gaming machine that can realize effects using both two-dimensional images and three-dimensional images without compressing the capacity of image-related data.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the external configuration of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention in a state where the door is opened. 1 is a front view of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a diagram illustrating functional blocks of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating functional blocks of a sub-control unit in a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. (A) is a diagram illustrating the control executed by the image control means when only a two-dimensional image is displayed on the effect display device in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, and (B) is a diagram illustrating the control executed by the image control means when only a three-dimensional image is displayed. A diagram explaining the control executed by the image control means when displaying on the display device, (C) explains the control executed by the image control means when displaying the two-dimensional image and the three-dimensional image on the effect display device It is a diagram. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating control executed when the image control means displays a two-dimensional image and a three-dimensional image on the effect display device in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. (A) is a diagram illustrating control executed by the image control means when switching from displaying two-dimensional images and three-dimensional images to displaying only two-dimensional images in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. , (B) is a process related to construction of a 2D image command used for drawing a 2D image and construction of a 3D image command used for drawing a 3D image, which is executed by the sub CPU. (C) is a flowchart showing scaler change request processing executed by the sub CPU.

This embodiment will be described below. Note that this embodiment described below does not unduly limit the content of the present invention described in the claims. In addition, not all of the configurations described in this embodiment are essential components of the present invention.

1. Configuration FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko machine 1, which is a gaming machine for playing games using gaming values (gaming balls) according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 1 includes an outer frame 2 in which a surrounding space is formed by four sides arranged in a substantially rectangular shape, and an inner frame 4 attached to the outer frame 2 by a hinge mechanism so as to be openable and closable. The front frame 6 is attached to the middle frame 4 by a hinge mechanism so as to be openable and closable.

Similar to the outer frame 2, the inner frame 4 has a surrounding space formed by four sides arranged in a substantially rectangular shape. In the pachinko machine 1, a game board 30 (see FIG. 2) is held in a space surrounding the middle frame 4. Further, the front frame 6 holds a transparent plate 10 made of glass or resin. In the pachinko machine 1, when the middle frame 4 and the front frame 6 are closed to the outer frame 2, it becomes a base on the game board 30, and the game board 30 is installed in front of the middle frame 4 when the pachinko machine 1 is viewed from the front. The board 31 (see FIG. 2) and the transparent plate 10 face each other substantially parallel to each other with a predetermined distance therebetween, and the game board 30 is visible through the transparent plate 10 from the front side of the pachinko machine 1.

An operating handle 12 that projects toward the front side of the pachinko machine 1 is provided at the lower part of the front frame 6. The operation handle 12 is provided with a firing operation lever 12a that can be rotated by the player, and when the player rotates the firing operation lever 12a to perform a firing operation, the firing operation lever 12a is rotated according to the rotation angle of the firing operation lever 12a. With the intensity, a game ball as a game value is fired by a firing mechanism (not shown). The game ball launched in this way rises between the rails 32 and 33 (see FIG. 2) provided on the game board surface 31a (see FIG. 2), which is the surface of the game board 31 of the game board 30, and rises into the game area. 40 (see FIG. 2).

FIG. 2 is a front view of the game board 30 according to this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the game area 40 is a space formed between the game board surface 31a and the transparent plate 10 (see FIG. 1), and is an area where the game balls can flow down or roll. The game board 30 is provided with a large number of nails and windmills on the game board surface 31a, and the game ball guided into the game area 40 collides with the nails and windmills and flows down and rolls in irregular directions. I have to.

The game area 40 includes a first game area 40L and a second game area 40R, which differ in the degree of entry of game balls depending on the firing strength of the firing mechanism. The first gaming area 40L is located on the left side of the gaming area 40 when viewed from the player facing the pachinko machine 1, and the second gaming area 40R is located on the left side of the gaming area 40 when viewed from the player facing the pachinko machine 1. It is located on the right side. In the pachinko machine 1, since the rail 33 is interrupted at the upper left side of the game area 40, game balls fired by the firing mechanism with a firing intensity lower than a predetermined strength enter the first game area 40L and reach a predetermined ball. A game ball fired with a firing intensity higher than the firing intensity enters the second game area 40R.

In addition, the gaming area 40 is provided with a first starting hole 51, a second starting hole 52, a plurality of first general winning holes 58, and a second general winning hole 59 into which game balls can enter. In this case, the game ball that has entered the first game area 40L can enter the first starting hole 51 and the plurality of first general winning holes 58, and the game ball that has entered the second game area 40R can enter the second game ball that has entered the second game area 40R. The ball is configured to be able to enter the starting hole 52 and the second general winning hole 59. When a game ball enters each of the first starting hole 51, second starting hole 52, first general winning hole 58, and second general winning hole 59, a predetermined prize ball set for each is paid out to the player. . In addition, in the pachinko machine 1, the number of prize balls may be any number as long as it is one or more, and the number of prize balls may be any number as long as it is one or more. The number of prize balls to be paid out may be different for each, or may be set to the same number of prize balls. In the pachinko machine 1, the number of prize balls that are paid out when game balls enter the first starting port 51 may be set to be smaller than the number of prize balls that are paid out when game balls enter the second starting port 52. It is possible.

In the pachinko machine 1 of this embodiment, a first starting area is provided in the first starting port 51, and a second starting area is provided in the second starting port 52. In the pachinko machine 1, when a game ball enters the first starting port 51 or the second starting port 52 and enters the first starting area or the second starting area, a plurality of special symbols provided in advance are displayed. An internal lottery is held to determine any one special symbol from among them. Each special symbol is associated with various benefits (gaming profits), such as whether or not a jackpot game can be executed as a special gaming state that is advantageous to the player, and what kind of gaming state the subsequent gaming state will be. . Therefore, when a game ball enters the first starting port 51 or the second starting port 52, the player not only obtains a predetermined prize ball, but also obtains a lottery opportunity to win the right to receive various benefits. That will happen.

Further, the second starting port 52 is provided with a movable piece 52a that can be opened and closed, and the ease of entry of the game ball into the second starting port 52 is configured to change depending on the state of the movable piece 52a. has been done. Specifically, when the movable piece 52a is in the closed state, it is impossible for the game ball to enter the second starting port 52, and when the movable piece 52a is open and is in a state that is wider than the diameter of the game ball. , the game ball can enter the second starting port 52.

In the pachinko machine 1, when a game ball passes through the entrance area in the gate 53 provided in the second game area 40R, a lottery of normal symbols is performed, and if a winning result is won in the lottery, the movable piece 52a is opened for a predetermined time. controlled by the state. By controlling the movable piece 52a to be in the open state, in the pachinko machine 1 of this embodiment, the movable piece 52a functions as a tray that guides the game ball to the second starting port 52, This makes it easier to enter the ball. Note that the pachinko machine 1 is configured such that when the movable piece 52a is in the closed state, it is impossible for a game ball to enter the second starting port 52; however, when the second starting port 52 is closed, It may be configured such that game balls can enter the ball at a certain frequency even when the ball is in the state.

In addition, a warp introduction port 56 and a warp discharge port 57 are provided in the upper part of the second game area 40R, and among the game balls that have entered the second game area 40R, the game balls flowing down on the right side are connected to the warp introduction port. 56, passes through the back side of the game board 30, is guided to the warp outlet 57, and is again returned to the second game area 40R above the gate 53.

A grand prize opening device 60 having a grand prize opening 65 into which game balls can enter is provided on the lower side of the second gaming area 40R. The grand prize opening device 60 is provided with an opening/closing door 61 that can open and close the grand prize opening 65. Normally, the opening/closing door 61 closes the grand prize opening 65 and the game to the grand prize opening 65 is closed. It is impossible for the ball to enter the ball. On the other hand, in the pachinko machine 1, when a jackpot game is executed, the opening/closing door 61 is opened and the game ball can enter the jackpot opening 65. In addition, the big prize opening device 60 is provided with a rotating member 62 that rotates up and down in conjunction with the opening and closing of the opening/closing door 61, and when the opening/closing door 61 is opened, the rotating member 62 moves upward. It is configured to rotate to receive the game balls flowing down from above and to assist in winning by making it easier to guide them to the big winning opening 65.

When a game ball enters the big winning hole 65, the big winning hole detection sensor 67 detects passage of the game ball, and a predetermined prize ball is paid out to the player. Then, the game ball that enters from the big winning hole 65 passes through the discharge port 69 arranged on the lower side and is discharged to the outside from the back side of the big winning hole device 60. The game ball that has passed through the big winning hole detection sensor 67 is detected by the big winning hole discharge detection sensor 68, which is a game ball detection sensor, and is discharged from the discharge port 69 of the big winning hole device 60 to the game board within a predetermined time. 30, it is detected whether or not it has been properly discharged.

In addition, game balls that do not enter the second starting hole 52 and the big winning hole 65 pass through the big winning hole device 60 as they are, are guided above the second general winning hole 59, and are guided to the upper part of the second general winning hole 59. 59, or just flow downward. In addition, the second general winning hole 59, for example, when the prize ball is set to one and a winning is detected in a state where the game ball should be fired aiming at the first gaming area 40L, the second general winning opening 59 is configured to aim at the first gaming area 40L. It is possible to configure the system to notify the player that he/she should play left-handed (that is, that left-handed batting is recommended).

At the bottom of the gaming area 40, the ball does not enter any of the first general winning hole 58, first starting hole 51, second starting hole 52, big winning hole 65, and second general winning hole 59. A discharge port 55 is provided for discharging the game balls from the game area 40 to the back side of the game board 30.

In addition, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pachinko machine 1 includes a production device that executes production according to the progress of the game, such as changes in the game state, whether or not balls enter each winning slot, and various lottery results. As shown in FIG. A music output device 430 consisting of a music output device 430 and a production operation device 450 that accept operations related to production from a player are provided.

The performance display device 400 includes an image display section 400a as an image display device that displays an image at a position that is visible from the front side of the pachinko machine 1, approximately in the center of the game board 30. When viewed from above, it is installed on the back side of the middle frame 4, so that it is provided on the back side of the game board 31. That is, in the pachinko machine 1 of this embodiment, the game board 31 is located in front of the image display section 400a.

As shown in FIG. 2, the performance display device 400 displays performance symbols 401L, 401C, and 401R arranged on the left side, center, and right side, respectively, in an oscillating manner on the image display section 400a, and stops displaying the performance symbols 401L, 401C, and 401R. Depending on the mode, a variable performance will be executed in which the player is notified of the jackpot lottery result.

Further, on the surface of the effect display device 400, a lenticular lens 400b, which is a sheet on which fine semi-cylindrical shapes are arranged, is arranged. In the pachinko machine 1, by displaying the image displayed on the effect display device 400 to the player through the lenticular lens 400b, when displaying the three-dimensional image on the effect display device 400, the left eye that forms the three-dimensional image A parallax occurs between the 3D image for the right eye and the 3D image for the right eye, and the 3D image for the left eye is visible to the player's left eye, and the 3D image for the right eye is visible to the player's right eye. It is configured so that a dimensional image can be visually recognized.

The performance accessory device 410 is arranged in front of the image display section 400a of the performance display device 400, and is usually retracted so as not to disturb the display of the image display section 400a, but the performance accessory device 410 is This is to give the player a feeling of anticipation of a jackpot by moving forward of the image display section 400a during a variable display or the like.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the performance illumination device 420 includes, for example, an LED as a light source, a lens that diffuses the light emitted from the LED, etc., and includes a performance accessory device 410, a game board 30, etc. The lighting is controlled in various ways according to the images displayed on the effect display device 400.

As shown in FIG. 1, the music output device 430 is a so-called speaker provided at the upper position of the front frame 6 or the lowermost position of the outer frame 2, and is adapted to the image etc. displayed on the effect display device 400. various songs are output toward the front side of the pachinko machine 1. Note that music includes all concepts related to sound, such as musical tones, muffled sounds, voices, and onomatopoeia.

The performance operation device 450 has a performance push button 451 that accepts a player's pressing operation, and a performance rotation lever 452 that receives a rotation operation that rotates the entire performance operation device 450 from a player, and It is provided at approximately the center position in the width direction of , and at a position below the transmission plate 10 . The effect operation device 450 is activated in accordance with the image etc. displayed on the effect display device 400, and when it receives an operation from the player within the operation validity period, the effect operation device 450 and the effect accessory are activated according to the operation. Various effects are performed using the device 410.

Further, behind the production operation device 450, there is provided an upper tray 22 through which prize balls paid out from the pachinko machine 1 and game balls lent out from the game ball rental device are guided, and a lower tray 24 is provided below the upper tray 22. It is provided. In the pachinko machine 1, when the upper tray 22 is full of game balls, the game balls that cannot enter the upper tray 22 are guided to the lower tray 24. Further, a ball removal hole (not shown) for ejecting game balls from the lower tray 24 is formed in the bottom surface of the lower tray 24. The ball extraction hole is normally closed by an opening/closing plate (not shown), but by pressing the ball extraction button 24a, the opening/closing plate slides, etc., and the ball extraction hole is opened, and the ball extraction hole is opened. It is possible to discharge the game ball below the lower tray 24 through the hole.

As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 30 has a device for displaying various situations related to the game at a position outside the game area 40 and visible to the player. 1st special symbol display 71, 2nd special symbol display 72, 1st special symbol reservation display 73, 2nd special symbol reservation display 74, normal symbol display 75, normal symbol reservation display 76, and right hand. An information display device 70 having a notification display 77 (see FIG. 3) is provided.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing each part of the pachinko machine 1 according to this embodiment. The main control unit 100 composed of a main control board controls the progress of the game and includes a main CPU 100a, a main ROM 100b, and a main RAM 100c. The main CPU 100a reads the program stored in the main ROM 100b and performs arithmetic processing based on input signals from each detection switch and the payout/fire control unit 300, and also directly controls each device and display, or Control processing related to the progress of the game is executed by transmitting commands generated by the main control section 100 to other control sections according to the results of arithmetic processing. The main RAM 100c functions as a data work area during arithmetic processing by the main CPU 100a.

The main control unit 100 includes a first general winning hole detection switch 58s that detects that a game ball has entered the first general winning hole 58, and a first general winning hole detection switch 58s that detects that a game ball has entered the second general winning hole 59. A second general winning opening detection switch 59s that detects that a game ball has entered the first starting opening 51, a first starting opening detection switch 51s that detects that a gaming ball has entered the second starting opening 52, and a first starting opening detection switch 51s that detects that a gaming ball has entered the second starting opening 52. A second starting opening detection switch 52s that detects, a gate detection switch 53s that detects that a game ball has passed through the gate 53, and a big winning opening detection sensor 67 that detects that a gaming ball has entered the big winning opening 65. The big winning opening detection switch 65s provided in the big winning opening detection switch 65s (see FIG. 2) and the big winning opening detection sensor 68 (see FIG. 2) that detects that the game ball is discharged from the big winning opening 65 An outlet discharge detection switch 68s is connected to the main control unit 100, and detection signals output from each detection switch are input to the main control unit 100.

The main control unit 100 also includes a normal electric accessory solenoid 52so that operates the movable piece 52a of the second starting port 52, a big winning opening solenoid 61so that operates the opening/closing door 61 that opens and closes the big winning opening 65, and a rotating A large winning opening auxiliary solenoid 62so that operates the moving member 62 is connected, and the main control unit 100 executes opening/closing control of the second starting opening 52 and the large winning opening 65, and winning auxiliary control to the large winning opening 65. It is configured to be

The main control unit 100 also includes a first special symbol display 71, a second special symbol display 72, a first special symbol reservation display 73, a second special symbol reservation display 74, and a normal symbol display. The machine 75, the normal symbol hold display 76, and the right hit notification display 77 are connected, and the display control of each of these displays is executed by the main control unit 100.

In the pachinko machine 1 of this embodiment, a special game is mainly started when a game ball enters the first starting port 51 or the second starting port 52, and a special game is started when a game ball passes through the gate 53. The types of games are broadly divided into normal games and games. The main ROM 100b of the main control unit 100 stores various programs for playing special games and normal games, as well as data and tables necessary for various games.

The main CPU 100a, for example, performs an internal lottery to determine whether a special symbol is correct or not using generated random numbers, outputs a signal to the normal electric accessory solenoid 52so to operate the movable piece 52a, and outputs a signal to the grand prize opening solenoid 61so. control to output a signal to operate the opening/closing door 61, control to output a signal to the grand prize opening auxiliary solenoid 62so to operate a rotating member, control to change the probability of winning a special symbol in an internal lottery, etc., and control related to the progress of the game. Execute. The main CPU 100a converts the results of each control and the detection signals input from each detection switch into commands (main control commands), and transmits them to the payout/emission control section 300 and the sub-control section 200. In addition, the control to change the winning probability of special symbols refers to the gaming state after the end of the jackpot game, the normal state in which the winning probability of the special symbol in the internal lottery is the normal probability, and the normal state in which the probability of winning the special symbol in the internal lottery is increased from the normal probability. This refers to gaming state determination control that determines either a variable probability state or a variable probability state.

The payout/launch control unit 300 performs control for firing game balls and control for paying out prize balls. The payout/fire control section 300 also includes a CPU, ROM, and RAM (not shown), and is connected to the main control section 100 so as to be able to communicate in both directions, similar to the main control section 100. A game information output terminal board 311 is connected to the payout/fire control unit 300, and various information regarding game progress output from the main control unit 100 is transmitted to the payout/fire control unit 300 and the game information output terminal board. 311, it will be output to an external counter, a hall computer at a game parlor, etc.

Further, a payout motor 312 is connected to the payout/launch control unit 300 for paying out the game balls stored in the storage unit as prize balls to the player. The payout/launch control unit 300 controls the payout motor 312 based on the payout number designation command transmitted from the main control unit 100 to pay out predetermined prize balls to the player. At this time, the pachinko machine 1 is configured so that the number of game balls that have been paid out is detected by the paid-out ball counting switch 313s, and it is determined whether the prize balls that should be paid out have been paid out to the player.

Further, a tray full detection switch 314s that detects the full state of the lower tray 24 is connected to the dispensing/emission control section 300. The tray full detection switch 314s is provided in a passage that leads the game balls from the upper tray 22 to the lower tray 24, and the payout/launch control unit 300 uses the presence or absence of game balls at the tray full detection switch 314s as a game ball detection signal. is configured to output to . That is, the payout/launch control unit 300 determines that the lower tray 24 is full when the game ball detection signal is continuously input for a predetermined period of time, and when the continuous input of the game ball detection signal is interrupted. It is determined that the full tank state has been released. Note that when it is determined that the lower tray 24 is full, for example, the sub-control unit 200 uses the effect display device 400, music output device 430, etc. to notify the player that the lower tray 24 is full. inform.

Further, the payout/launch control section 300 is provided with a payout/launch control circuit 301 that controls the launch of game balls. The payout/firing control unit 300 includes a touch sensor 12s that is provided on the operating handle 12 and detects when a player touches the operating handle 12, and an operating volume 12v that detects the operating angle of the firing operating lever 12a. is connected. Then, when a signal is input from the touch sensor 12s and the operation volume 12v, the payout/launch control circuit 301 executes control to energize the firing solenoid 12so provided in the game ball firing device to fire the game ball. Ru.

The sub-control unit 200, which is composed of a sub-control board and serves as a production control unit that controls production related to the game, mainly controls each production during play and on standby, and includes a sub-CPU 200a, a sub-ROM 200b, a sub-RAM 200c, It is equipped with Note that the pachinko machine 1 is connected to the main control section 100 so as to be able to communicate only in one direction from the main control section 100 to the sub-control section 200 from the viewpoint of fraud prevention.

The sub CPU 200a reads the program stored in the sub ROM 200b based on commands sent from the main control unit 100 and performs arithmetic processing, and also performs image display control, which is control for displaying images on the effect display device 400. , performs control related to the performance, such as performance accessory control that drives the performance accessory device 410 or causes it to emit light, lighting control that lights up the performance lighting device 420, and music output control that causes the music output device 430 to output music. . The sub-RAM 200c functions as a data work area during arithmetic processing by the sub-CPU 200a.

The sub-control unit 200 also includes a press operation detection switch 451s that detects a player's press operation on the production push button 451 of the production operation device 450, and a press operation detection switch 451s that detects a player's rotation operation on the production rotation lever 452. A rotation operation detection switch 452s is connected. When the press operation detection switch 451s detects a press operation of the production press button 451 by the player, it outputs a production press operation detection signal to the sub-control unit 200, and the rotation operation detection switch 452s detects a production press operation by the player. When a rotational operation of the movable lever 452 is detected, an effect rotational operation detection signal is output to the sub-control unit 200. Then, the sub-control unit 200 controls the effect display device 400, the effect accessory device, etc. based on the signals inputted to the sub-control unit 200 such as the effect pressing operation detection signal and the effect rotating operation detection signal, the progress of the game, etc. 410, a performance is executed using a performance lighting device 420, a music output device 430, and the like.

The pachinko machine 1 is equipped with a power supply unit (not shown) that functions as a power source by inputting power from a commercial power supply having a voltage of, for example, 100V. It has a first step-down circuit that steps down the voltage to 24V (or 12V) and supplies it to each section, and a second step-down circuit that steps down the voltage to, for example, 5V and supplies it to each section. Note that the power supplied to the island equipment, for example, at a voltage of 24 V, may be directly inputted, and in that case, the first step-down circuit is not required.

For example, the power of voltage of 24V from the first step-down circuit is supplied to the main control unit 100, the sub-control unit 200, the normal electric accessory solenoid 52so, the big winning opening solenoid 61so, the big winning opening auxiliary solenoid 62so, and the first special symbol display. 71, second special symbol display 72, first special symbol retention indicator 73, second special symbol retention indicator 74, normal symbol display 75, normal symbol retention indicator 76, right hit notification indicator 77, payout motor 312, the power is transmitted to the firing solenoid 12so, the effect display device 400, the effect accessory device 410, the effect lighting device 420, the music output device 430, etc., and is used as driving power and light emitting power.

In addition, the power with a voltage of, for example, 5V from the second step-down circuit is supplied to the first general winning opening detection switch 58s, the second general winning opening detection switch 59s, the first starting opening detection switch 51s, the second starting opening detection switch 52s, Gate detection switch 53s, big winning opening detection switch 65s, big winning opening discharge detection switch 68s, paid out ball counting switch 313s, plate full detection switch 314s, touch sensor 12s, operation volume 12v, press operation detection switch 451s, rotation operation Power is transmitted to the detection switch 452s and the like, and used as driving power for those sensors and switches.

In addition, in the main control unit 100, the power at a voltage of, for example, 24V from the first step-down circuit is further stepped down to power at a voltage of, for example, 5V. , is used as driving power for the payout/emission control circuit 301.

Then, in the sub-control unit 200 as well, the power at a voltage of, for example, 24V from the first step-down circuit is further stepped down to power at a voltage of, for example, 3.3V (or 1.2V may be used). The power is used as driving power for the sub CPU 200a, sub ROM 200b, and sub RAM 200c.

Next, details of the sub-control unit 200 will be explained using FIGS. 3 and 4. FIG. 4 is a block diagram for explaining details of each functional unit that constitutes the sub-control unit 200.

The sub-control unit 200 includes, in addition to a sub-CPU 200a, a sub-ROM 200b, and a sub-RAM 200c, an image IC 200d, an image ROM 200e, and an image RAM 200f that execute control related to images displayed on the effect display device 400, and an effect accessory device. 410, a lighting driver 200h that turns on and off the production lighting device 420, and a music IC 200i and music ROM 200j that execute control related to the music output from the music output device 430.

In the sub-control unit 200, a series of functional units such as a sub-CPU 200a, a sub-RAM 200c, an image IC 200d, an image ROM 200e, an image RAM 200f, a music IC 200i, and a music ROM 200j are integrated into one SoC (System-on-a-Chip). integrated into the circuit. However, which functional units are integrated in the SoC can be arbitrarily set. Further, each functional unit such as the sub CPU 200a, the sub RAM 200c, the image IC 200d, the image ROM 200e, the image RAM 200f, the music IC 200i, the music ROM 200j, etc. may be integrated as different integrated circuits and electrically connected.

The sub CPU 200a executes various control processes for executing effects related to the game executed by the sub control unit 200. The sub CPU 200a receives, for example, a command sent from the main control unit 100, determines whether an error has occurred in the received command, and then stores the command in a command buffer provided in the sub RAM 200c. Interrupt processing that executes various control processes at predetermined intervals (for example, 4 ms), such as processing and control processing that reads and decodes commands stored in the command buffer and determines performance patterns (performance contents) based on the decoded commands. is configured to run.

Further, the sub CPU 200a executes calculations based on the performance pattern determined from the decoded commands and constructs a performance command. For example, when determining an image, that is, a performance pattern using the performance display device 400, the sub CPU 200a determines image data based on the determined performance pattern, performs calculations such as the position to place the image data, and displays the image. Construct an image command that is a production command related to the image. Then, the sub CPU 200a transfers the constructed image command to the image IC 200d. Details of the image IC 200d will be described later.

Further, when the sub CPU 200a determines a performance pattern using the performance accessory device 410 as a performance pattern, the sub CPU 200a calculates an accessory pattern based on the determined performance pattern, and sends the accessory driver 200g to the accessory driver 200g according to the calculated accessory pattern. An accessory command, which is a production command, consisting of data of 1 (ON) or 0 (OFF) at a predetermined time interval is constructed and transferred to the accessory driver 200g. The accessory driver 200g turns on or off an FET (Field Effect Transistor) that drives the production accessory device 410 according to the accessory command transferred from the sub CPU 200a.

Further, when the sub CPU 200a determines a production pattern using the production lighting device 420 as the production pattern, the sub CPU 200a calculates a lighting pattern based on the determined production pattern, and adjusts the lighting driver (LED driver) 200h according to the calculated lighting pattern. A lighting command, which is a production command composed of data of 1 (ON) or 0 (OFF) at predetermined time intervals, is constructed and transferred to the lighting driver 200h. The lighting driver 200h turns on or off the FET that drives the effect lighting device 420 according to the lighting command sent from the sub CPU 200a.

Furthermore, when the sub CPU 200a determines a performance pattern using the music output device 430 as the performance pattern, it calculates music data based on the determined performance pattern and constructs a music command that can identify the music data as a performance command. , and transfer it to the music IC 200i. The music IC 200i reads the music data specified by the music command from the music ROM 200j to the music IC 200i, and sequentially outputs the music data to the music output device 430.

Note that the music IC 200i has a plurality of music buffers (buffers), and each music buffer can hold different music data. The music IC 200i then superimposes the music data held in the plurality of music buffers, and outputs the superimposed music data to the music output device 430.

The image IC 200d is also called a VDP (Video Display Processor), and functions as an image control means 210 and a scaler 215 in cooperation with the image RAM 200f based on a program stored in the image ROM 200e. The image control means 210 reads the image data specified by the image command transferred from the sub CPU 200a from the image ROM 200e, which is a storage means for storing image data related to the effect, and reads out the image data specified by the image command transferred from the sub CPU 200a, and reads out the image data specified by the image command transferred from the sub CPU 200a from the image ROM 200e, which is a storage means for storing image data related to the effect, and reads out the image data specified by the image command transferred from the sub CPU 200a. Draw image data on the target layer.

The effects executed by the image control means 210 include effects that display a two-dimensional image on the effect display device 400, effects that display a three-dimensional image on the effect display device 400, and effects that display two-dimensional images and three-dimensional images on the effect display device. 400. The two-dimensional images displayed on the effect display device 400 include, for example, still images, moving images, displays of character movements and background images, variable displays of effect patterns 401L, 401C, and 401R, and the like. Further, the three-dimensional image displayed on the effect display device 400 includes, for example, an object with a three-dimensional effect, such as a pyramid, which is displayed three-dimensionally to the naked-eye player. When displaying a two-dimensional image and a three-dimensional image on the performance display device 400, an object with a three-dimensional effect such as a pyramid is displayed three-dimensionally to the naked-eye player, and the background of the two-dimensional image is an object. displayed on the back.

The image ROM 200e stores image data that is the source of the image drawn by the image control means 210. In this embodiment, the image data stored in the image ROM 200e has a size smaller in vertical and horizontal sizes than the image display section 400a of the effect display device 400. When drawing an image, the image control means 210 performs drawing correction control that corrects and draws the image data to a size to be displayed on the effect display device 400, and performs effect display of the image drawn based on the image data using the scaler 215. It is configured to be able to execute display time correction control for correcting the size to be displayed on the device 400.

With such a configuration, the pachinko machine 1 can suppress the capacity of image data stored in the image ROM 200e while having the large-screen effect display device 400. Note that both the drawing correction control and the display correction control are controls that correct compressed image data to match the size of the image display section 400a of the effect display device 400; The details of such control processing are different from each other. More details will be described later.

The image RAM 200f can draw different image data on each of a plurality of layers. The image control means 210 draws images in each layer by storing them in a frame buffer serving as a storage area in which images to be displayed on the effect display device 400 are stored in order from the images drawn in the lower layer among the plurality of layers. The image drawn in the upper layer is superimposed on the frame buffer so that the image drawn in the upper layer is displayed preferentially. Hereinafter, storing images drawn in each layer in a superimposed manner in a frame buffer will also be referred to as drawing in a frame buffer.

In the present embodiment, the image RAM 200f includes a first frame buffer 221 and a second frame buffer 222 as frame buffers in which respective drawn images are displayed on the effect display device 400, and effects using three-dimensional images are executed. When an image is drawn based on the image data, a compositing buffer 223 is used to combine the image drawn in the first frame buffer 221 or the second frame buffer 222, and the image drawn in the compositing buffer 223 is A masking buffer 224 is provided, which is used in masking processing performed to combine with the image drawn in the one frame buffer 221 or the second frame buffer 222.

Further, the image ROM 200e stores a plurality of 3D image data including a pair of 3D images for the left eye and 3D images for the right eye as image data for displaying the 3D image on the effect display device 400. There is. The three-dimensional image for the left eye is drawn in the first frame buffer 221 or the second frame buffer 222, and the three-dimensional image for the right eye is drawn in the compositing buffer 223. The 3D image for the left eye drawn in the first frame buffer 221 or the second frame buffer 222 and the 3D image for the right eye drawn in the compositing buffer 223 are combined by a compositing process by the image control means 210. As a result, the three-dimensional image for the left eye and the three-dimensional image for the right eye are each converted into elongated strips, and are drawn in the first frame buffer 221 or the second frame buffer 222 as three-dimensional images arranged alternately. Note that details of the three-dimensional image synthesis process will be described later.

In this embodiment, the image control means 210 switches the frame buffers displayed on the effect display device 400 for each frame (approximately 33.3 ms) with respect to the first frame buffer 221 and the second frame buffer 222. , while displaying the image drawn in one frame buffer on the effect display device 400, the image to be displayed in the next frame is drawn in the other frame buffer.

For example, the image control means 210 displays the image drawn in the first frame buffer 221 on the effect display device 400 in the next frame (frame 2) in the frame (1 frame) in which the image is displayed on the effect display device 400. By drawing an image in the second frame buffer 222 and switching the frame buffer displayed on the effect display device 400 at the start of the second frame, from the second frame onwards, the image drawn in the second frame buffer 222 is displayed on the effect display device 400. to be displayed. In the 2nd frame, the image control means 210 draws an image to be displayed on the effect display device 400 in the next frame (3rd frame) after the 2nd frame in the first frame buffer 221, and displays it on the effect display device 400 at the start of the 3rd frame. By switching the frame buffer to be used, the image drawn in the first frame buffer 221 is displayed on the effect display device 400 from the third frame onward.

By switching the frame buffer displayed on the effect display device 400 and the frame buffer for drawing an image every frame, the image control means 210 draws a new image in the frame buffer currently being displayed, and the display This can prevent defects from occurring in the content.

2. Details of the control related to the image displayed on the effect display device Next, with reference to FIGS. Details of control (two-dimensional image control), control related to display of three-dimensional images (three-dimensional image display control), and control related to display of two-dimensional images and three-dimensional images will be explained. In the following description, an image is drawn in the first frame buffer 221 in a predetermined frame between the first frame buffer 221 and the second frame buffer 222, and the image is drawn in the first frame buffer 221 in the frame following the predetermined frame. In the next frame after a predetermined frame, the image is drawn in the second frame buffer 222 in substantially the same way as in the case of drawing the image in the first frame buffer 221. . Further, the display correction control and the drawing correction control shown in FIG. 5 are both controls executed by the image control means 210 within one frame.

<Control related to display of two-dimensional image>
FIG. 5A is a diagram illustrating the display time correction control executed by the image control means 210 when displaying only a two-dimensional image on the effect display device 400. As shown in FIG. 5A, the image control means 210 first acquires two-dimensional image data from the image ROM 200e based on the image command related to drawing a two-dimensional image transferred from the sub CPU 200a, and uses the image command to obtain two-dimensional image data from the image ROM 200e. By executing drawing on the specified layer and storing the image drawn on each layer in the first frame buffer 221 after the drawing on the specified layer is completed, it is possible to draw an image based on two-dimensional image data. Execute. A first frame buffer 221 (second frame buffer 222) in which a two-dimensional image drawn based on two-dimensional image data is stored constitutes a first storage area (storage area) in this embodiment.

After drawing the image based on the two-dimensional image data, the image control means 210 executes a correction process (first correction) using the scaler 215. In the correction process using the scaler 215, the scaler 215 uses the first frame buffer 221 because the image drawn in the first frame buffer 221 is an image smaller in size than the image display section 400a of the effect display device 400. A process of setting an enlargement rate based on the size of the image drawn on the first frame buffer 221 and the size of the image display section 400a, and enlarging the image drawn on the first frame buffer 221 to the size to be displayed on the image display section 400a; By enlarging the image, the spaces between the pixels of the image drawn in the first frame buffer 221 will open up, so in order to prevent uncolored gaps from occurring in the image, change the color between the pixels to an appropriate color. The image drawn in the first frame buffer 221 is corrected to the image to be displayed on the effect display device 400 by executing the process of adjusting the image.

By the image control means 210 executing the correction process using the scaler 215, the pachinko machine 1 can draw an image based on two-dimensional image data of a smaller size than the image display section 400a of the effect display device 400. It is possible to display an image that fits the size of the image display section 400a, and it is also possible to prevent a decrease in resolution due to image enlargement. Screen display can be realized.

Note that, as shown in FIG. 5A, when displaying only a two-dimensional image on the effect display device 400, the image control means 210 controls the display of the image to be displayed on the effect display device 400 without using the compositing buffer 223. Execute control related to.

<Control related to display of 3D image>
FIG. 5(B) is a diagram illustrating the drawing correction control executed by the image control means 210 when displaying only a three-dimensional image on the effect display device 400. As shown in FIG. 5(B), the image control means 210 extracts a 3D image for the left eye from among the 3D image data from the image ROM 200e based on the image command related to drawing the 3D image for the left eye transferred from the sub CPU 200a. The left eye Image drawing is executed based on the three-dimensional image data. When drawing based on the left-eye three-dimensional image data, the image control means 210 controls the left-eye three-dimensional image data because the size of the left-eye three-dimensional image data is smaller than the size of the image display section 400a of the effect display device 400. By performing a correction (second correction) to enlarge the dimensional image data to the size of the image display section 400a and then drawing, a three-dimensional image for the left eye that matches the size of the image display section 400a is displayed.

In parallel with drawing the left-eye three-dimensional image data and drawing the left-eye three-dimensional image to the first frame buffer 221, the image control means 210 uses an image related to the drawing of the right-eye three-dimensional image transferred from the sub CPU 200a. Based on the command, the right eye 3D image data is acquired from the 3D image data from the image ROM 200e, drawing is performed on the layer specified by the image command, and after the drawing on the specified layer is completed, the 3D image data for the right eye is obtained from the image ROM 200e. By storing the images drawn in each layer in the buffer 223, the image is drawn based on the three-dimensional image data for the right eye. At the time of drawing based on the three-dimensional image data for the right eye, the image control means 210 controls the three-dimensional image data for the right eye because the size of the three-dimensional image data for the right eye is smaller than the size of the image display section 400a of the effect display device 400. By executing a correction (second correction) to enlarge the dimensional image data to the size of the image display section 400a and then drawing, a three-dimensional image for the right eye that matches the size of the image display section 400a is displayed.

After drawing the left eye 3D image to the first frame buffer 221 and drawing the right eye 3D image to the compositing buffer 223, the image control means 210 executes the compositing process and By combining the three-dimensional image for the right eye drawn in the buffer 223 with the three-dimensional image for the left eye drawn in the first frame buffer 221, an image is displayed on the effect display device 400 as a three-dimensional image representation in the next frame. (Hereinafter, the image displayed on the effect display device 400 as a representation of a three-dimensional image is also simply referred to as a “three-dimensional image”) is drawn in the first frame buffer 221. Here, the 3D image is an image in which a 3D image for the left eye and a 3D image for the right eye are arranged alternately in the form of long and thin strips, and the width of one 3D image for the left eye and the width of one 3D image for the left eye are The width of the three-dimensional image for the right eye corresponds to the width of the fine semi-cylinders arranged on the surface of the lenticular lens 400b.

The scaler 215 of this embodiment temporarily draws a 3D image for the left eye and a 3D image for the right eye without enlarging the 3D image data for the left eye and the 3D image data for the right eye, and the drawn 3D image for the left eye and If the configuration is such that the scaler 215 performs correction processing on the 3D image drawn in the first frame buffer 221 after performing composition processing on the 3D image for the right eye, the 3D image corrected by the scaler 215 will The position where the three-dimensional images for the left eye are lined up and the position where the three-dimensional images for the right eye are lined up are shifted from the position of the fine semi-cylinders lined up on the surface of the lenticular lens 400b, and the appearance of the drawn three-dimensional image is disrupted. There is a possibility. Therefore, when displaying a three-dimensional image on the effect display device 400, the image control means 210 of the present embodiment performs drawing based on the three-dimensional image data for the left eye and drawing based on the three-dimensional image data for the right eye. By enlarging and drawing the 3D image data for the left eye and the 3D image data for the right eye during execution, it is possible to enlarge the image without causing spread between pixels, and the appearance improves as the image is enlarged. It is possible to prevent the image from being corrupted and to realize a high-resolution screen display without compressing the capacity of the image ROM 200e.

This control for performing drawing after performing correction for enlarging the image data acquired from the image ROM 200e constitutes correction control during drawing in this embodiment. Furthermore, the synthesis buffer 223 in which the right-eye three-dimensional image to be synthesized with the left-eye three-dimensional image is stored constitutes a second storage area (storage area) in this embodiment.

Note that the image control means 210 draws the 3D image for the left eye and the 3D image for the right eye without enlarging the 3D image data for the left eye and the 3D image data for the right eye, as the performance of the scaler 215. When the correction process is executed on the 3D image drawn in the first frame buffer 221 by performing the compositing process on the 3D image for the right eye and the 3D image for the right eye, the 3D image for the left eye corrected by the scaler 215 If the position where the 3D images are lined up and the position where the 3D image for the right eye is lined up can be corrected so that they do not deviate from the positions of the minute semi-cylinders lined up on the surface of the lenticular lens 400b, the 3D images will also be displayed. It may be configured to execute correction control.

<Control related to display of two-dimensional images and three-dimensional images>
FIG. 5C is a diagram illustrating the drawing correction control executed by the image control means 210 when displaying a two-dimensional image and a three-dimensional image on the effect display device 400. In this embodiment, the pachinko machine 1 has a performance symbol fluctuation period from the start of variation of one or more performance symbols to the stop state of the performance symbols according to the lottery result in order to notify the lottery result. In a series of effects, when starting expression as a three-dimensional image on the effect display device 400 from a state in which expression as a two-dimensional image is being executed on the effect display device 400, or when switching to expression as a three-dimensional image, , representation as a two-dimensional image and a three-dimensional image is performed on the effect display device 400.

Specifically, in the pachinko machine 1, there are cases in which the performance symbols stop in the middle of indicating winning confidence in advance from the start of fluctuation of the performance symbols (for example, reach), or when the three-dimensional image by the player (described later) If the operation related to switching between display and non-display is performed before the performance pattern stops in the middle of indicating the winning confidence in advance, from the performance expressed as a two-dimensional image using animation, A three-dimensional image is created from a performance that is expressed as a two-dimensional image using the animation at a predetermined opportunity (for example, the start of display of a suggestion or a preview image corresponding to a high degree of reliability) based on the way the performance pattern stops midway. When switching to the effect expressed as , the effect display device 400 executes expression as a two-dimensional image and a three-dimensional image.

Note that correction control is performed at the time of drawing of the 3D image for the left eye and the 3D image for the right eye, including drawing the 3D image for the left eye to the first frame buffer 221 and drawing the 3D image for the right eye to the synthesis buffer 223. Since this is substantially the same as the correction control during drawing shown in FIG. 5(B), the description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 5C, the image control means 210 draws two-dimensional image data from the image ROM 200e based on an image command related to drawing a two-dimensional image to be stored in the first frame buffer 221 transferred from the sub CPU 200a. A two-dimensional image is obtained by executing drawing on the layer specified by the image command, and storing the image drawn on each layer in the first frame buffer 221 after the drawing on the specified layer is completed. Performs image rendering based on data. When drawing based on the two-dimensional image data stored in the first frame buffer 221, the image control means 210 controls the image control means 210 because the size of the two-dimensional image data is smaller than the size of the image display section 400a of the effect display device 400. , by performing correction to enlarge the two-dimensional image data to the size of the image display section 400a and then drawing, a two-dimensional image matching the size of the image display section 400a is displayed. In other words, the image control unit 210 performs correction control during drawing on two-dimensional images as well as three-dimensional images.

Since the image control means 210 simultaneously displays a two-dimensional image and a three-dimensional image on the effect display device 400, the image control means 210 draws the two-dimensional image to the first frame buffer 221 in parallel with the drawing of the two-dimensional image to the first frame buffer 221. Using the two-dimensional image data acquired based on the image command related to drawing a two-dimensional image, drawing is executed on the layer specified by the image command, and after the drawing on the specified layer is completed, the compositing buffer 223 By storing the images drawn in each layer, image drawing is executed based on the two-dimensional image data. The image control means 210 also adjusts the size of the image display section 400a by performing correction for enlarging the two-dimensional image data to the size of the image display section 400a before drawing the two-dimensional image to be drawn in the composition buffer 223. Display a 2D image that matches the image.

The image control means 210 executes drawing correction control using the state in which the two-dimensional image data, the three-dimensional image data for the left eye, and the three-dimensional image data for the right eye are acquired from the image ROM 200e, and the acquired image data. FIG. 6 shows a state in which the image is drawn in the first frame buffer 221 (second frame buffer 222) and the compositing buffer 223. As shown in FIG. 6, the image control means 210 is configured to draw one two-dimensional image data in the first frame buffer 221 and the compositing buffer 223 by performing drawing correction control.

It should be noted that if the image control means 210 has a single three-dimensional image, the processing load will not become large even if the compositing process is performed every time it is drawn using correction control during drawing, but the image control means 210 displays the three-dimensional image on the effect display device 400 within one frame. If there are multiple 3D images, a plurality of 3D images for the left eye, each drawn using correction control at the time of drawing, are drawn in the first frame buffer 221, and a plurality of 3D images for the right eye, each drawn using correction control at the time of drawing, are drawn in the first frame buffer 221. After drawing in the composition buffer 223, composition processing is executed. In other words, the image control means 210 is configured to periodically execute the compositing process for each frame, and the period ( When a plurality of left-eye 3D images are drawn in the first frame buffer 221 and a plurality of right-eye 3D images are drawn in the composition buffer 223 in one frame), the plurality of left-eye 3D images and the plurality of right-eye 3D images are The compositing process is executed after each drawing with the original three-dimensional image is completed.

With this configuration, the image control means 210 can control the rendering of the left-eye 3D image and the right-eye 3D image when there are multiple 3D images displayed on the effect display device 400 within one frame. It is possible to prevent excessive load from being placed on the image IC 200d due to execution of compositing processing each time, and it is possible to perform effects using a plurality of three-dimensional images with low-load processing. Note that when performing compositing processing on multiple 3D images, the compositing processing is performed each time the images are drawn, and the compositing processing is performed after drawing multiple 3D images to be displayed within one frame. Since the degree of load generated on the control means 210 differs depending on the specifications of the VDP of the image control means 210, there are two methods: a method of performing compositing processing each time any drawing is performed, and a method of performing compositing processing each time a plurality of three-dimensional images are displayed within one frame. As for the method of performing compositing processing after drawing, an appropriate method may be adopted depending on the specifications of the VDP.

Here, the compression ratio of the left-eye three-dimensional image data and the right-eye three-dimensional image data is set to a lower compression ratio than the compression ratio of the two-dimensional image data. In addition, when performing drawing correction control on the left eye 3D image data and 2D image data, the image control means 210 performs correction (enlarging the left eye 3D image data and 2D image data at different magnifications). The magnification rate for three-dimensional image data is slightly lower than that for two-dimensional image data. With this configuration, the pachinko machine 1 can display two-dimensional images and three-dimensional images on the effect display device 400 while reducing the data volume of the left-eye three-dimensional image data and the right-eye three-dimensional image data. In this case, it is possible to display a two-dimensional image and a three-dimensional image that are enlarged at a magnification rate close to that of the two-dimensional image being displayed by the display-time correction control that is executed when displaying the two-dimensional image alone.

<Composition processing>
Next, details of the compositing process executed by the image control means 210 when simultaneously displaying a two-dimensional image and a three-dimensional image on the effect display device 400 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, when executing the compositing process, the image control means 210 first stores the 2D image drawn in the compositing buffer 223 and the 3D image for the right eye in the mask buffer 224. Executes drawing based on the mask value, which is the data that is being used.

In this embodiment, the masking buffer 224 is configured from an area of 256 pixels each in the vertical and horizontal sizes in order to prevent the capacity of the image RAM 200f from being compressed. The image control means 210 stores in the masking buffer 224 the RGB values of pixels that are desired to be prevented from affecting when the image drawn in the compositing buffer 223 is composited into the first frame buffer 221. For example, in the two-dimensional and three-dimensional images completed by compositing processing, among the pixels of the image displayed on the far left, the pixels with R value = 0, G value = 255, and B value = 0 are affected. If you want to prevent this from happening, the image control means 210 stores RGB values (mask values) of R value = 0, G value = 255, and B value = 0 as the leftmost pixel in the mask buffer 224. are doing.

The image control means 210 executes masking processing to draw on the two-dimensional image drawn in the composition buffer 223 and the right-eye three-dimensional image based on the mask value stored in the mask buffer 224. Then, the two-dimensional image and the right-eye three-dimensional image drawn in the composition buffer 223 are combined into a state where the two-dimensional image and the right-eye three-dimensional image remain at a position visible to the player's right eye by the lenticular lens 400b. Make it. As shown in FIG. 6, the 2D image and the 3D image for the right eye on which the mask processing has been performed are the 2D image, the 3D image for the right eye, and the drawing based on the mask value arranged in a long and thin strip shape. state. Here, the length (width) in the horizontal direction in the figure of one two-dimensional image in the form of an elongated strip, one three-dimensional image for the right eye, and one drawing based on a mask value is one two-dimensional image. When the dimensional image, the three-dimensional image for the right eye, and the drawing based on one mask value are added together, the size is the same as the width of one semi-cylinder of the lenticular lens 400b.

After the mask processing is completed, the image control means 210 draws the two-dimensional image and the three-dimensional image for the right eye, which are drawn in the composition buffer 223 in the form of long and thin strips and arranged at predetermined intervals by drawing based on the mask value. By combining the two-dimensional image and the three-dimensional image for the left eye drawn in the first frame buffer 221, the three-dimensional image for the left eye and the three-dimensional image for the right eye are arranged alternately in the form of elongated strips. The image and the two-dimensional image are drawn in the first frame buffer 221.

As described above, since the image control means 210 draws a two-dimensional image based on the same two-dimensional image data in the first frame buffer 221 and the composition buffer 223, the image control means 210 draws the two-dimensional image based on the same two-dimensional image data in the composition buffer 223 Even when the two-dimensional image drawn in the first frame buffer 221 is combined with the space provided by the drawing, a single image that does not give a sense of discomfort to the player when displayed on the effect display device 400. A two-dimensional image is displayed.

With such a configuration, the image control means 210 can perform two-dimensional image processing using one two-dimensional image data without separately storing the two-dimensional image data corresponding to the right-eye three-dimensional image drawn in the composition buffer 223 in the image ROM 200e. A dimensional image and a 3-dimensional image can be displayed simultaneously, and an effect using both a 2-dimensional image and a 3-dimensional image can be realized without compressing the capacity of the image ROM 200e.

<Control related to switching between display and non-display of 3D images>
In the pachinko machine 1 of this embodiment, the effect pressing button 451 and the effect rotating lever 452 can be pressed at any timing of the player, regardless of whether or not the effect is being executed to display a three-dimensional image on the effect display device 400. It is configured such that displaying and non-displaying of the three-dimensional image can be switched by operation.

The sub CPU 200a displays or hides the three-dimensional image based on the effect press operation detection signal output from the press operation detection switch 451s and the effect rotation operation detection signal output from the rotation operation detection switch 452s. It is configured to be able to create a switching effect command (display switching command) and send it to the image control means 210.

When the image control means 210 receives the display switching command, the image control means 210 does not execute the compositing process of the left-eye 3D image and the right-eye 3D image, so that the image is not drawn in the first frame buffer 221 or the second frame buffer 222. The left-eye three-dimensional image is displayed on the effect display device 400 as a two-dimensional image. At this time, the image control means 210 stops execution of the compositing process, but continues to draw the 3D image for the right eye into the compositing buffer 223 based on the 3D image data for the right eye. There is. For this reason, even if the 3D image is switched from non-display to display by the player's operation during execution of a performance using 3D images, the image control means 210 can quickly restart the compositing process. The display of the three-dimensional image can be started.

With such a configuration, the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment can switch between displaying and non-displaying the three-dimensional image at the player's arbitrary timing, and allows the performance display device 400 to display effects according to the player's preferences. It can be realized. The press operation detection switch 451s, rotation operation detection switch 452s, and sub CPU 200a, which switch whether or not the image control means 210 executes the three-dimensional image control regardless of the progress of the presentation, constitute the switching means in this embodiment.

FIG. 7 explains the control performed by the image control means 210 when a 3D image is switched from display to non-display in a state where a 2D image and a 3D image are displayed simultaneously on the effect display device 400. It is a diagram. As shown in FIG. 7A, the image control means 210 stores the two-dimensional image and the three-dimensional image in the first frame buffer 221 from time t0 to time t1 when the two-dimensional image and the three-dimensional image are displayed on the effect display device 400. After drawing a 3D image for the left eye using correction control during drawing, and drawing a 2D image and a 3D image for right eye in the composition buffer 223 using correction control during drawing, the 2D image drawn on the composition buffer 223 is A two-dimensional image and a three-dimensional image are drawn in the first frame buffer 221 by combining the dimensional image and the three-dimensional image for the right eye in the first frame buffer 221.

As described above, the image control means 210 controls the image drawn in the first frame buffer 221 and the image drawn in the second frame buffer 222, frame by frame, to be displayed on the effect display device 400. In the frame in which the image drawn in the compositing buffer 223 is to be synthesized with the image drawn in the first frame buffer 221, the image drawn in the second frame buffer 222 is displayed. However, in a frame in which the image drawn in the compositing buffer 223 is combined with the image drawn in the second frame buffer 222, the image drawn in the first frame buffer 221 is displayed.

At time t1, the image control means 210 stops displaying the three-dimensional image on the effect display device 400 based on the display switching command sent from the sub CPU 200a. When the display of the three-dimensional image is stopped, the image control means 210 switches the drawing based on the two-dimensional image data and the three-dimensional image data for the left eye from the drawing-time correction control to the display-time correction control, thereby changing the two-dimensional image data. A two-dimensional image drawn based on the left-eye three-dimensional image and a left-eye three-dimensional image drawn based on the left-eye three-dimensional image are drawn on the first frame buffer 221, and after correction processing is executed by the scaler 215, they are displayed on the effect display device 400. Switch to Note that even when the display of the three-dimensional image is stopped, the image control unit 210 continues to draw the two-dimensional image and the right-eye three-dimensional image drawn by the drawing correction control in the composition buffer 223.

FIG. 7B shows construction of a two-dimensional image command used for drawing a two-dimensional image and construction of a three-dimensional image command used for drawing a three-dimensional image, executed by the sub CPU 200a. 3 is a flowchart showing processing. The sub CPU 200a first determines whether or not to perform the effect of only a two-dimensional image (S1). If it is determined that the effect of only the two-dimensional image is to be executed (Yes), the sub CPU 200a displays the three-dimensional image on the effect display device 400 in the previous frame (one frame before) the frame in which the effect of only the two-dimensional image is to be executed. It is determined whether the performance to be displayed is being executed (S2). In these processes, the sub CPU 200a determines whether or not a three-dimensional image was being displayed in the frame immediately before starting the presentation of only the two-dimensional image, when starting the presentation of only the two-dimensional image as frames pass. It is determined whether the settings of the scaler 215 need to be changed.

In the process of step S2, if it is determined that the effect of displaying a three-dimensional image on the effect display device 400 is being executed in the frame before the frame in which the effect of only the two-dimensional image is executed (Yes), the sub CPU 200a , executes scaler change request processing (S3). In this process, the sub CPU 200a executes a process for changing the settings of the scaler 215 and a process necessary for the image control means 210 to switch between drawing correction control and display correction control.

After executing the process of step S3 or in the process of step S2, if it is determined that the effect of displaying a three-dimensional image on the effect display device 400 is not executed in the frame before the frame in which the effect of only a two-dimensional image is executed. If (No), the sub CPU 200a constructs a two-dimensional image command (S4), and ends the process related to constructing the two-dimensional image command. In this process, the sub CPU 200a creates a two-dimensional image command and stores it in a command buffer provided in the image RAM 200f. The two-dimensional image command includes information related to image data acquired from the image ROM 200e and information related to execution of display correction control.

Here, the command buffers include a first command buffer corresponding to the first frame buffer 221 and a second command buffer corresponding to the second frame buffer 222. If the first frame buffer 221 is the frame buffer in which the image to be displayed is drawn when performing a two-dimensional image only effect, the sub CPU 200a stores the two-dimensional image command in the first command buffer, If the second frame buffer 222 is the frame buffer in which images to be displayed are drawn when performing a two-dimensional image only effect, the two-dimensional image command is stored in the second command buffer.

In the process of step S1, if it is determined that the effect of only two-dimensional images is not to be executed, that is, the effect that includes three-dimensional images is to be executed (No), the sub CPU 200a selects a frame for executing the effect that includes three-dimensional images. It is determined whether or not an effect is being executed in which only a two-dimensional image is displayed on the effect display device 400 in the previous frame (S5). In the processing of steps S1 and S5, when starting a presentation including a three-dimensional image as frames pass, the sub CPU 200a displays only a two-dimensional image in the frame immediately before starting the presentation including a three-dimensional image. It is determined whether the settings of the scaler 215 need to be changed.

In the process of step S5, if it is determined that the effect of displaying only a two-dimensional image on the effect display device 400 is being executed in the frame before the frame in which the effect including the three-dimensional image is executed (Yes), the sub CPU 200a executes scaler change request processing (S6).

After executing the process of step S6 or in the process of step S5, if it is determined that the effect of displaying a three-dimensional image on the effect display device 400 has been executed in the frame before the frame in which the effect including the three-dimensional image is executed. (No), the sub CPU 200a constructs a three-dimensional image command (S7), and ends the process related to constructing the three-dimensional image command. In this process, the sub CPU 200a creates a three-dimensional image command and stores it in a command buffer corresponding to the frame buffer that displays the three-dimensional image. The three-dimensional image command includes information related to image data acquired from the image ROM 200e and information related to execution of correction control during drawing.

FIG. 7(C) is a flowchart showing the scaler change request process executed in steps S3 and S6 shown in FIG. 7(B). In the scaler change request process, the sub CPU 200a first sets a scaler change request flag (S11). In this process, the sub CPU 200a determines that the settings of the scaler 215 are changed to the sub CPU 200a in the scaler change process, which is a process of reflecting the settings of the scaler 215, which is executed when the image control means 210 switches the frame buffer displayed on the effect display device 400. The scaler change request flag, which is a flag that is referred to when determining whether or not the CPU 200a has changed, is switched from the OFF state to the ON state.

Next, the sub CPU 200a determines whether to switch from the presentation using three-dimensional images to the presentation using only two-dimensional images (S12). In this process, the sub CPU 200a executes the current scaler change request process as a scaler change request process executed for the display time correction control by the image control means 210, and a scaler change request process executed for the drawing time correction control by the image control means 210. It is determined whether the scaler change request processing is executed or not.
In the process of step S12, if it is determined that the effect using three-dimensional images is to be switched to the effect using only two-dimensional images (Yes), the sub CPU 200a performs an enlargement process when enlarging the image displayed by the scaler 215. The rate is set (S13). In this process, the sub CPU 200a determines the magnification rate, which is the magnification when enlarging the two-dimensional image stored in the frame buffer, based on the size of the two-dimensional image stored in the frame buffer and the size of the image display section 400a. Set.
On the other hand, in the process of step S12, if it is determined to switch from the presentation using only two-dimensional images to the presentation using three-dimensional images (No), the sub CPU 200a enlarges the image displayed by the scaler 215 without enlarging it. The rate is set (S14). In this process, since the sub CPU 200a does not use the scaler 215 to enlarge the three-dimensional image, by setting the enlargement rate to 100%, the image in the frame buffer is expanded by the scaler 215 to the effect display device 400. Prevent it from being enlarged when displayed in .

After executing the processing in steps S13 and S14, the sub CPU 200a sets an update timing, which is the timing for updating the settings of the scaler 215 (S15), and ends the scaler change request processing. By setting the update timing, the image control means 210 can update the settings of the scaler 215 when the scaler change request flag is in the ON state and at an appropriate timing to update the settings of the scaler 215.

In this way, when displaying only a two-dimensional image on the effect display device 400, the image control means 210 executes display-time correction control by setting the enlargement ratio of the scaler 215 to match the two-dimensional image data. When only a three-dimensional image is to be displayed on the effect display device 400, or when a two-dimensional image and a three-dimensional image are to be displayed on the effect display device 400, the magnification rate of the scaler 215 is set to 100%. It is configured to perform drawing correction control by preventing enlargement of the image stored in the frame buffer 221 (second frame buffer 222).

Here, in the pachinko machine 1, rather than performing drawing correction control in which image data is drawn while being enlarged to match the size of the image display section 400a, an image drawn based on image data smaller than the image display section 400a is drawn using the scaler 215. The load on the image IC 200d is reduced when the image is enlarged.

For this reason, the image control means 210 promptly switches from drawing-time correction control to display-time correction control when switching from a state in which two-dimensional images and three-dimensional images are displayed to a state in which only two-dimensional images are displayed. This makes it possible to reduce the load caused by control related to image display in the image IC 200d.

In addition, when displaying a two-dimensional image and a three-dimensional image, the image control means 210 performs a drawing-time correction that has a larger load related to image drawing than the display-time correction control for the two-dimensional image as well. By executing the control, as the two-dimensional image drawn in the first frame buffer 221 (second frame buffer 222) is enlarged by the scaler 215, the two-dimensional image drawn in the first frame buffer 221 (second frame buffer 222) is enlarged. It is possible to prevent the three-dimensional image being displayed from being enlarged, which would ruin the appearance of the three-dimensional image.

3. Summary of the present embodiment As described above, the gaming machine (1) of the present embodiment is
an image control means (210) that allows an image related to the game to be displayed on the display device (400);
comprising a first storage area (221, 222) and a second storage area (223) for temporarily storing the image,
The image control means includes:
two-dimensional image control for displaying the two-dimensional image stored in the first storage area on the display device;
Combining one of the three-dimensional image for the left eye and the three-dimensional image for the right eye stored in the first storage area and the other of the three-dimensional image for the left eye and the three-dimensional image for the right eye stored in the second storage area. 3D image control for displaying the processed and synthesized image on the display device as a 3D image representation;
When the two-dimensional image control and the three-dimensional image control are executed simultaneously, the two-dimensional image is also stored in the second storage area.

With this configuration, the pachinko machine 1 of this embodiment can combine the two-dimensional image data corresponding to the right-eye three-dimensional image drawn in the composition buffer 223 into one two-dimensional image data without separately storing it in the image ROM 200e. By drawing the two-dimensional image drawn based on the image into the first frame buffer 221 (second frame buffer 222) and the compositing buffer 223, the two-dimensional image and the three-dimensional image can be displayed simultaneously. It is possible to realize a performance using both two-dimensional images and three-dimensional images without compressing the capacity of the image ROM 200e for storing data.

Furthermore, the gaming machine (1) of this embodiment is
an image control means (210) for displaying an image drawn based on image data related to a game on a display device (400) as at least one of a two-dimensional image and a three-dimensional image;
A storage area (221, 222, 223) for storing an image drawn by the image control means based on the image data,
The image control means includes:
Display time correction control for storing an image drawn based on the image data in the storage area and correcting the image stored in the storage area when displaying it on the display device;
When displaying the image stored in the storage area on the display device, it is possible to perform drawing correction control for correcting the image stored in the storage area when drawing the image based on the image data;
When displaying the three-dimensional image on the display device, the drawing correction control is executed.

With this configuration, the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment executes the correction control at the time of drawing when displaying a three-dimensional image, so that the scaler 215 used in the correction control at the time of display is used in the first frame buffer 221 (the second frame It is possible to prevent the 3D image drawn in the buffer 222) from being enlarged and ruining the appearance of the 3D image, and to create 3D image data for the left eye and 3D image data for the right eye with reduced data capacity. It is possible to perform drawing correction control on image data and display it as a three-dimensional image on the effect display device 400, and use the three-dimensional image without compressing the capacity of the image ROM 200e that stores data related to the image. You can realize the desired performance.

Furthermore, in this embodiment,
The image control means includes:
When starting display on the display device as the representation of the three-dimensional image or the representation of the two-dimensional image and the three-dimensional image from the state in which the display-time correction control is being executed, from the display-time correction control. Switching to the drawing correction control,
When the display of the three-dimensional image on the display device is terminated from the state in which the drawing correction control is being executed, the drawing correction control is switched to the display correction control.

With this configuration, when displaying two-dimensional images and three-dimensional images, the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment performs drawing-time correction control, which has a larger load related to image drawing than display-time correction control, even for two-dimensional images. By executing this, the two-dimensional image drawn in the first frame buffer 221 (second frame buffer 222) is enlarged by the scaler 215 used in display correction control. By being able to prevent the 3D image drawn in 222) from being enlarged and ruining the appearance of the 3D image, it is possible to separately enlarge the 3D image to display both the 2D image and the 3D image. It is not necessary to prepare a 2D image with a large data size, and when switching from displaying 2D images and 3D images to displaying only 2D images, it is possible to change the drawing time from correction control. By quickly switching to the display correction control, which causes a smaller load on the image IC 200d than the drawing correction control, it is possible to reduce the load caused by the control related to image display on the image IC 200d.

The gaming machine of this embodiment further includes switching means (200a, 451s, 452s) for switching whether or not the image control means can execute the three-dimensional image control regardless of the progress of the performance.

With this configuration, the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment can switch between displaying and non-displaying the three-dimensional image at the player's arbitrary timing, and realizes a performance by the performance display device 400 according to the player's preference. be able to.

Furthermore, in this embodiment,
The image control means includes:
In the three-dimensional image control, one of the three-dimensional image for the left eye and the three-dimensional image for the right eye stored in the first storage area, and the three-dimensional image for the left eye and the three-dimensional image for the right eye stored in the second storage area. and the other, and periodically perform a synthesis process to synthesize the
During a period from execution of one synthesis process to execution of the next synthesis process, one of the plurality of left-eye three-dimensional images and the plurality of right-eye three-dimensional images is stored in the first storage area. However, when storing the other of the plurality of left-eye three-dimensional images and the plurality of right-eye three-dimensional images in the second storage area, each of the plurality of left-eye three-dimensional images and the plurality of right-eye three-dimensional images Execute the compositing process after completing the storage.

With this configuration, the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment can draw and draw a 3D image for the left eye and a 3D image for the right eye when a plurality of 3D images to be displayed on the effect display device 400 exist in one frame. It is possible to prevent excessive load from being placed on the image IC 200d due to execution of compositing processing each time, and it is possible to perform effects using a plurality of three-dimensional images with low-load processing.

4. Modified Example Note that in this embodiment, the pachinko machine 1 is configured to display a three-dimensional image to the naked-eyed player using the lenticular lens 400b, but the present invention is not limited to this. The pachinko machine 1 includes, for example, holes or grooves provided on the surface of the effect display device 400 at intervals of one each for a left-eye three-dimensional image and a right-eye three-dimensional image that are divided into elongated strips and combined. The three-dimensional image may be displayed to the naked-eye player using a parallax barrier, which is a shielding plate having a parallax barrier. In addition, when the pachinko machine 1 performs three-dimensional display using a parallax barrier, a monochrome parallax barrier layer is provided on the surface of the liquid crystal layer in the effect display device 400, and the monochrome parallax barrier layer is adjusted according to the player's operation. By making the image transparent, the three-dimensional image may be configured to be switchable between display and non-display.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, when displaying a three-dimensional image, the pachinko machine 1 displays a three-dimensional image for the left eye drawn in the first frame buffer 221 (second frame buffer 222) and a three-dimensional image drawn in the composition buffer 223. Although the three-dimensional image is generated by combining the right-eye three-dimensional image and the three-dimensional image for the right eye, the present invention is not limited to this. The pachinko machine 1 includes, for example, a first frame buffer 221 (second frame buffer 222) in which a three-dimensional image for the left eye drawn by the image control means 210 is drawn, and a three-dimensional image for the right eye drawn by the image control means 210. A compositing buffer 223 in which images are drawn, a first capture buffer serving as a third storage area in which the left-eye three-dimensional image drawn in the first frame buffer 221 (second frame buffer 222) is drawn, and compositing. a second capture buffer as a fourth storage area in which the right-eye three-dimensional image drawn in the right-eye buffer 223 is drawn, and the left-eye three-dimensional image drawn in the first capture buffer is By combining the three-dimensional image for the right eye drawn on the second capture buffer and drawing it on the first frame buffer 221 (second frame buffer 222) to be displayed on the effect display device 400, the three-dimensional image for the right eye drawn on the second capture buffer is It may be configured to be able to perform three-dimensional image control to display a dimensional image.

In other words, the gaming machine
an image control means for controlling an image related to a game using a game value;
a first storage area, a second storage area, a third storage area, and a fourth storage area, each of which temporarily stores an image drawn by the image control means;
a display device that displays images stored in the first storage area,
The image control means includes:
drawing one of a three-dimensional image for the left eye and a three-dimensional image for the right eye and storing it in the first storage area;
drawing the other of the three-dimensional image for the left eye and the three-dimensional image for the right eye and storing it in the second storage area;
storing one of the left-eye three-dimensional image and the right-eye three-dimensional image stored in the first storage area in the third storage area;
storing the other of the left-eye three-dimensional image and the right-eye three-dimensional image stored in the second storage area in the fourth storage area;
One of the three-dimensional image for the left eye and the three-dimensional image for the right eye stored in the third storage area, and the other of the three-dimensional image for the left eye and the three-dimensional image for the right eye stored in the fourth storage area, It may be configured such that it is possible to perform three-dimensional image control for displaying a three-dimensional image on the display device by storing a three-dimensional image synthesized from the three-dimensional images in the first storage area.

With this configuration, the pachinko machine 1 converts the left-eye three-dimensional image drawn in the first capture buffer and the right-eye three-dimensional image drawn in the second capture buffer into image data. Since they can be controlled in substantially the same way, the three-dimensional image for the left eye drawn in the first capture buffer and the three-dimensional image for the right eye drawn in the second capture buffer can be controlled, for example, in the effect display device 400. Controls such as correcting coordinates to be displayed can be executed, and various effects using three-dimensional images can be executed.

Note that the 3D image for the left eye drawn in the first capture buffer and the 3D image for the right eye drawn in the 2nd capture buffer are controlled in substantially the same way as the image data, and the 3D image is displayed in effect. When configured to be able to perform control such as correcting the coordinates displayed on the device 400, the pachinko machine 1 is configured to include various information such as coordinate data in the three-dimensional image data stored in the image ROM 200e. It is necessary to

Moreover, when configured in this way, the pachinko machine 1 needs to provide the first capture buffer and the second capture buffer in the image RAM 200f, which may put pressure on the capacity of the image RAM 200f. For this reason, as in the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, a three-dimensional image for the left eye drawn in the first frame buffer 221 (second frame buffer 222) and a three-dimensional image for the right eye drawn in the compositing buffer 223 The capacity of the image RAM 200f used for displaying the three-dimensional image can be reduced if the three-dimensional image is generated by combining the three-dimensional images.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the pachinko machine 1 stores a plurality of three-dimensional image data consisting of a pair of three-dimensional image data for the left eye and three-dimensional image data for the right eye in the image ROM 200e, and each of the three-dimensional image data Although the priorities are set to be the same, the priority is not limited to this, and different priorities may be set for each of the plurality of three-dimensional image data.

In other words, the gaming machine
Equipped with a plurality of 3D image data consisting of a pair of 3D image data for the left eye and 3D image data for the right eye,
Different priorities are set for each of the plurality of three-dimensional image data,
The image control means may be configured to display the three-dimensional image data on the display device with a three-dimensional parallax according to a priority set to the three-dimensional image data when executing the three-dimensional image control. .

When configured in this way, the pachinko machine 1 displays the 3D image on the effect display device 400 with a 3D parallax according to the priority set in the 3D image data, and the pachinko machine 1 displays the 3D image according to the priority. Since changes occur in the three-dimensional appearance of the image, it is possible to realize a variety of performances using three-dimensional images through simple control using priorities.

In addition, in this embodiment, the pachinko machine 1 outputs an effect pressing operation detection signal and an effect rotating operation detection signal that are output when the player operates the effect pressing button 451 and the effect rotating lever 452. Based on the above, the sub CPU 200a is configured to create a display switching command, but the present invention is not limited to this. The sub CPU 200a may be configured to create a display switching command by inputting an operation detection signal from an operation detection switch that detects an operation on the device to the sub CPU 200a.

In addition, in this embodiment, the explanation is given using the example of the performance during the game using the game value, but the display is not limited to this, for example, when the game value is not input even after a predetermined time has passed. The present invention can also be applied to performances in a state where no gaming value is invested, such as a demo screen.

In addition, in the present embodiment, as a gaming machine for playing a game using gaming value, a symbol determining means for determining one of a plurality of types of symbols including a jackpot symbol, and a predetermined variation after the symbol is determined are provided. a symbol display means for displaying a symbol on the symbol display section when time has elapsed; a major prize game execution means for executing a major prize game consisting of a plurality of round games when the jackpot symbol is displayed on the symbol display section; When a game ball that enters the big winning hole enters a specific area during a preset specific round game among the round games in the big winning game, a gaming profit giving means that gives a predetermined gaming profit; Although the pachinko machine 1 that is capable of so-called first-class games, which is equipped with a performance execution means for performing a performance, is illustrated, the present invention is not limited to this. The present invention can also be applied to a pachinko machine that can play a second type game that can start a big prize game. In addition, for example, a plurality of reels having a plurality of types of symbols arranged on the outer peripheral surface, a start switch for detecting a start operation by a player, and a switch provided corresponding to the plurality of reels to stop each reel are provided. It is equipped with a stop switch that detects a stop operation, a main control section that controls the progress of the game, and a sub-control section that has a presentation control means that controls presentations based on commands. an internal lottery means for performing an internal lottery to be determined; and a plurality of reels are rotated based on detection of a start operation by a start switch, and based on detection of a stop operation by a stop switch and a result of the internal lottery determined by the internal lottery means. a reel control means that performs reel stop control to stop the rotating reels, and a symbol combination indicating a winning form predetermined for each role is displayed on the active line while the plurality of reels are stopped. The present invention can also be applied to a slot machine having a winning determination means that determines that a winning combination has been won based on the above.

1 Pachinko machine (gaming machine)
210 Image control means 221 First frame buffer (first storage area)
222 Second frame buffer (first storage area)
223 Synthesis buffer (second storage area)
400 Performance display device (display device)

Claims (2)

an image control means that allows an image related to the game to be displayed on a display device;
comprising a first storage area and a second storage area for temporarily storing the image,
The image control means includes:
two-dimensional image control for displaying the two-dimensional image stored in the first storage area on the display device;
Combining one of the three-dimensional image for the left eye and the three-dimensional image for the right eye stored in the first storage area and the other of the three-dimensional image for the left eye and the three-dimensional image for the right eye stored in the second storage area. 3D image control for displaying the processed and synthesized image on the display device as a 3D image representation;
The compositing process is performed after the images stored in the second storage area and the drawings based on the data are arranged alternately at predetermined intervals based on the data stored in the third storage area. , a process of combining images stored in the second storage area arranged at predetermined intervals with images stored in the first storage area,
When the two-dimensional image control and the three-dimensional image control are executed simultaneously, the two-dimensional image is also stored in the second storage area;
A gaming machine characterized by: an image control means that allows an image related to the game to be displayed on a display device;
a first storage area and a second storage area for temporarily storing the image;
A plurality of three-dimensional image data each consisting of a pair of three-dimensional image data for the left eye and a pair of three-dimensional image data for the right eye,
The image control means includes:
two-dimensional image control for displaying the two-dimensional image stored in the first storage area on the display device;
Combining one of the three-dimensional image for the left eye and the three-dimensional image for the right eye stored in the first storage area and the other of the three-dimensional image for the left eye and the three-dimensional image for the right eye stored in the second storage area. 3D image control for displaying the processed and synthesized image on the display device as a 3D image representation;
When executing the two-dimensional image control and the three-dimensional image control simultaneously, storing the two-dimensional image also in the second storage area,
Different priorities are set for the plurality of three-dimensional image data according to the amount of three-dimensional parallax,
When performing the three-dimensional image control, the image control means causes the display device to display the three-dimensional image on which the combining process has been performed with a three-dimensional parallax based on the priority.
A gaming machine characterized by:

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