JPH0638866B2 - Electronic game device with swing input device - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an electronic game device provided with a swing input device such as a golf game and a fishing game.

[Prior Art and its Problems] In an electronic game device provided with a conventional swing input device, for example, in a fishing game, one end is fixed and a weight is attached to the other end in a rod-shaped swing input device like a fishing rod. A first metal plate serving as an end plate spring and the first metal plate
And a second metal plate which is fixed to face the metal plate of No. 2 and is provided, and when the swing input device is shaken, the first and second metal plates come into contact with each other to turn on the switch, thereby establishing a conduction state. Is configured to detect. In this case, the contact time of the first and second metal plates differs depending on the strength of swinging the swing input device, and the strength of swing, that is, the flight distance, is determined depending on the length of the contact time. Has become.

However, in the electronic game device provided with the swing input device as described above, the swing strength of the swing input device and the contact time of the two metal plates do not necessarily match, and the input situation remarkably differs depending on the swing direction. This is because, when the first metal plate acts as a leaf spring, the acting direction is limited to a fixed direction, and even if the first metal plate is shaken laterally with respect to the plane of the plate, The metal plate does not shake at all and therefore no input is made. Further, since the swing input device only detects the strength at the time of shaking as the contact time of the two metal plates regardless of the timing of shaking, etc., a good result can also be obtained by shaking strongly against dark clouds. Therefore, it becomes a little boring, which is far from an operation in which the flight distance is determined by the strength of swing such as actual fishing and the timing of releasing the yarn of the reel.

[Object of the Invention] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances.
An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic game device provided with a swing input device that can execute a game with an operation closer to an actual operation by controlling not only the strength of swing but also the timing.

[Points of the Invention] The present invention, by swinging a rod-shaped swing input device,
The game execution is controlled by the strength of the swing detected inside the swing input device and the operation timing of the timing key that is also operated when the swing input device is shaken.

[Embodiment of the Invention] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows the circuit configuration, and 11 is a swing input device. The swing input device 11 includes a swing detection unit 111 that detects the strength of a swing and a timing key 112 that is operated at a predetermined timing. The detection signal of the swing detection unit 111 is a swing determination unit. 12
Further, the operation signal of the timing key 112 is output to the timing processing unit 13. The swing determination unit 12 stores the detected position data of the swing detection unit 111 at that time in the current position storage unit 15 by the detection signal sent from the swing detection unit 111 while the operation signal is input from the timer unit 14. Also, the highest position data of the swing detection unit 111 is stored in the highest position storage unit 16, and the time data at the time when the highest position data is stored in the highest position storage unit 16 is set as the highest timing as the highest timing storage unit. Remember to 17. The timing processing unit 13 performs a process at the time when the timing key 112 is operated, and reads the stored content of the current position storage unit 15 from the swing determination unit 12 and stores it in the read position storage unit 18. The time data from the timer unit 14 is stored in the timing storage unit 19. The data stored in the read position storage unit 18 is sent to the flight distance calculation unit 20, and the flight distance calculation unit 20 calculates the flight distance according to the input data and sends it to the game execution unit 21. In addition, the timing storage unit 19
Stored data is sent to the direction calculation unit 22, which calculates the direction from the difference between the time data from the timing storage unit 19 and the time data from the highest timing storage unit 17, It is sent to the execution unit 21. In the game execution unit 21, when the operation start of the timer unit 14 is designated, and the signal that the timer unit 14 counts a specific time and then notifies that the counting is finished, the flight distance calculation unit 20, The content of the game is displayed on the display unit 23 based on the data calculated by the direction calculation unit 22.

Next, the structure of the swing input device 11 will be described. FIG. 2 is a structural cross-sectional view thereof, and 31 is a cylindrical case formed of an insulator. The case 31 is composed of the swing detection unit 111 and the timing key 112 as described above. Among them, the swing detection unit 111 is a conductive weight 32 that slides in the cylinder of the case 31, and this weight.
It is mounted between 32 and the bottom 311 of the case 31, and the weight 32
Of the spring 33 that regulates the movement of the
It is composed of a plurality of sets, for example, six sets of switches 34a to 34f, etc., which are embedded in the 32 sliding ranges. The timing key 112 is, for example, a push button switch,
It is provided so as to project on the outer peripheral surface of 1, and the user can put his / her finger on the timing key 112 and hold and shake the case 31. Due to the centrifugal force generated during the shaking, the weight 32 inside the case 31 slides against the force of the spring 33, and one of the switches 34a to 34f is brought into conduction. The user operates the timing key 112 at the time when the slide amount of the weight 32 is considered to be maximum. Then, the position signals and operation signals of the swing detection unit 111 and the timing key 112 are output via the codes 35 and 36, respectively. FIG. 3 shows the swing detector 111,
The configuration of the electric circuit of the timing key 112 is shown. A voltage V _DD is applied to the timing key 112 and the switches 34a to 34f connected in parallel, respectively. Swing judgment unit 1
2. The timing processing unit 13 detects the voltage V _DD when these switches are turned on, so that the states of the swing detection unit 111 and the timing key 112 can be known.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation contents when the game is executed by the swing input device 11. The swing input device is displayed on the display unit 23 at the beginning of the operation.
The swing input device 11 is operated after the display for prompting the input by 11 is made
When is operated, the operation is started. First, step S01
, The weight of the swing detection unit 111 at that time 3
The position data of No. 2, that is, the data of the conduction states of the switches 34a to 34f are stored in the current position storage unit 15 by the swing determination unit 12.
Written in. Next, in step S02, the swing determination unit 12
Compares the stored contents of the current position storage unit 15 and the highest position storage unit 16. Here, since no data has been input to the highest position storage unit 16 and the content is “0”, the comparison result indicates that the value in the current position storage unit 15 is larger. To step S03. This step S03
Then, the swing determination unit 12 inputs and sets the stored contents of the current position storage unit 15 into the highest position storage unit 16, sends the measured value of the timer unit 14 at that time to the timing processing unit 13, and the timing storage unit 19 Remember. Step S above
If it is determined in 02 that the stored content of the current position storage unit 15 is not larger than that of the highest position storage unit 16, the process of step S03 is not performed. After that, in step S04, it is determined whether or not the value of the timer flag (denoted as "TF" in the drawing) in the read position storage unit 18 is "1". If the result of this determination is that the timer flag is not "1", the flow proceeds to step S05, and the timing processing unit
At 13, the timing key 112 is operated to determine whether it is in the "on" state. If it is in the "on" state, the process proceeds to step S06, where the timing processing unit 13 transfers the stored contents of the current position storage unit 15 to the read position storage unit 18 and reads the time value of the timer unit 14. The timing storage unit 19 stores it. After that, in step S07, the timer flag is set to "1", and then step S08 is reached. This step S08 is also the above step S
This is also performed when it is determined in 04 that the value of the timer flag is "1" or when it is determined in step S05 that the timing key 112 is not in the "on" state. The timing processing unit 13 determines whether or not is the above predetermined time. here,
If it is determined that it is not the predetermined time, it means that the detection of the swing input is not completed yet, and the operation from step S01 is repeated again. If it is determined that the value of the timer unit 14 has reached the predetermined time, then the process proceeds to step S09, where the direction calculation unit 22 causes the timing storage unit to operate.
The timing difference between the operated time value of the timing key 112 stored in 19 and the time value when the swing of the swing input device 11 stored in the maximum timing storage unit 17 is strongest is detected, and the difference is detected. The deviation of the swing direction is calculated according to Next, in step S10, the flight distance calculation unit 20 reads the stored contents of the read position storage unit 18, and calculates the swing strength of the swing input device 11 when the timing key 112 is operated from that value. This is the end of the processing of the direction and flight distance with respect to the operation of the swing input device 11, and the calculation result is sent to the game execution unit 21 and displayed on the display unit 23.

FIGS. 5 and 6 show display examples of the display unit 23 according to the processing contents as described above, and FIG. 5 is a display example when applied to a golf game. In this case, swing input device
Reference numeral 11 is equivalent to a grip of a golf club. When a golf course is displayed on the display unit 23 during execution of the game, the user sets the shot direction and swings the swing input device 11 like a golf club. Then, the swing input device 11
The timing key 112 is operated at the time when the strength of the swing of the is considered to be maximum. FIG. 5 (A) shows a display state when the operation timing of the timing key 112 is earlier than the timing when the swing strength of the swing input device 11 becomes the maximum, and the direction calculation unit 22 makes this timing. By calculating the deviation of the direction from the difference between the two, the shot is sliced from the set direction, and the flight distance is also reduced accordingly. If the flight distance data calculated by the flight distance calculation unit 20 is particularly large, the shot goes out of the course.
There is also a possibility of becoming "B".

FIG. 5B shows the case where the swing input device 11 is swung and the timing key 112 is operated, and the operation timing of the timing key 112 coincides with the maximum swing strength of the swing input device 11. When the direction calculation unit 22 calculates the coincidence, the shot flies in the set direction from the set direction. In this case, the flight distance is also displayed according to the strength with which the swing input device 11 is shaken. The stronger the shake, the greater the flight distance.

Contrary to FIG. 5 (A), FIG. 5 (C) shows a display state when the operation timing of the timing key 112 is later than the timing at which the swing strength of the swing input device 11 becomes maximum. However, the direction calculation unit 22 calculates the direction shift based on this difference in timing, and the shot is hooked from the set direction. Also in this case, the flight distance is reduced and displayed, and if the flight distance data calculated by the flight distance calculation unit 20 is particularly large, the shot goes out of the course and becomes “OB”. There is a possibility.

FIG. 6 shows a display example when applied to a fishing game. In this case, the swing input device 11 is equivalent to a fishing rod, and when a fisherman is displayed on the display unit 23 during game execution, the user swings the swing input device 11 like a fishing rod equipped with a reel. turn. Then, when it is considered that the swing strength of the swing input device 11 is maximized, the timing key 112 which is like a release button of the reel is operated to compete for the casting flight distance. FIG. 6 (A) shows the display state when the operation timing of the timing key 112 is earlier than the timing when the swing strength of the swing input device 11 is the maximum, and the direction calculation unit 22 makes this timing. By calculating the deviation of the direction from the difference between the weights, the weight is displayed as if it were flying in the shape of a mountain in the upper direction, and the flight distance cannot be obtained.

FIG. 6 (B) shows that when the swing input device 11 is swung and the timing key 112 is operated, the operation timing of the timing key 112 coincides with the timing at which the swing input device 11 has the maximum swing strength. Is displayed, the direction calculation unit 22 calculates this coincidence so that the flight distance is displayed at the maximum according to the strength of the swing input device 11 shaken. The longer the flight distance is.

Contrary to FIG. 6 (A), FIG. 6 (C) shows the display state when the operation timing of the timing key 112 is later than the timing at which the swing strength of the swing input device 11 is maximum. However, the direction calculating unit 22 calculates the deviation of the direction based on the difference in the timing, and the weight is displayed as if it is flying low downward, and the flight distance is the same as in FIG. 6 (A). Does not appear.

Although the golf game and the fishing game have been described in the above embodiments, the present invention can be applied to various games such as baseball batting and games using a sword. Further, the configurations of the swing detection unit and the timing key are not limited to those in the embodiment, and may be appropriately modified.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, not only can the swing input device be swung, but also the game can be executed by measuring the operation timing of the timing key. It is possible to provide an electronic game device provided with a swing input device that can be reproduced by a typical operation.

[Brief description of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration, FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing the structure of a swing input device, and FIG. 3 is the swing input device shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the contents of the operation, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display example when the present invention is applied to a golf game, and FIG. 6 is the same application of the present invention to a fishing game. It is a figure which shows the example of a display at the time of doing. 11 ... Swing input device, 111 ... Swing detection unit, 112 ... Timing key, 12 ... Swing determination unit, 13 ... Timing processing unit, 14 ... Timer unit, 15 ... Current position storage unit, 16 ... Highest position storage unit, 17 ... Maximum timing storage unit, 18 ... Reading position storage unit, 19 ... Timing storage unit, 20 ... Flying distance calculation unit, 21 ...
Game execution unit, 22 ... Direction calculation unit, 23 ... Display unit, 31 ... Case, 32 ... Weight, 33 ... Spring, 34a to 34f ... Switch, 35,
36 ... Code.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A swing input device having a detecting means for detecting a shaking strength and a timing key means operated at a predetermined timing, and a detection signal and timing sent from the swing input device from the detecting means. An electronic game device provided with a swing input device, comprising: a control means for controlling a game execution according to an operation signal from a key means.