JPH07148346A - Ray gun for game - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a ray gun which can change the degree of intensity of a shot beam without using a stop in the case of performing an indoor game or a handicapped game, and which can issue a shooting sound exhibiting an excellent realistic feeling by using a reverberation exhibiting circuit and shooting sound control means with a simple structure. CONSTITUTION:A ray gun comprises a power source 6, a trigger switch 11, shot beam control means 23 connected to the trigger switch 11, for emitting a shot beam as a bullet, light emission intensity setting means 22 connected to the shot beam control means 23, light emitting element drivers 31, 32 connected to the shot beam control means 23, a light emitting element 33 connected to the output sides of the drivers 31, 32.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game light gun capable of switching the intensity of a light beam (hereinafter referred to as a shooting light) which becomes a bullet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A battle-type game using a ray gun that emits light such as infrared rays as a bullet has been conventionally known. In this game, a target is attached to a part of the body (for example, the head) of one game player, and another game player hits the target with a shooting light emitted from a ray gun to compete for victory or defeat. The target is a light sensor that receives the light emitted by the opponent's ray gun, a signal generator that notifies the player that the light has hit the target, and the shooting light counts the number of times the target determines the outcome of the game. A control device, a power supply for these devices, and the like are provided. on the other hand,
The light gun includes a light emitting body such as an LED that emits shooting light, a speaker that emits a sound as if a bullet was fired (hereinafter referred to as a shooting sound) when the shooting light is emitted,
A control device for controlling the emission of shooting light and the generation of shooting sound, a power supply for these, a trigger for emitting the shooting light (hereinafter referred to as a trigger switch), and the like are provided.

[0003]

By the way, in the above-described light gun, it is desired to increase the intensity of the shooting light generated from the light emitting body as much as possible. The reason is that it is possible to hit the opponent's player at a remote place with the shooting light, which makes the game more interesting. However, when a ray gun that emits such a strong light is used in a narrow space such as a room, the shooting light is reflected on a wall or the like. As a result, the opponent's optical sensor responded and hit the target, even though the target was not aimed accurately. This is not a normal game as a shooting game. In addition, it may be fairer and more enjoyable to play a game with a handicap among players of different ages and experience. However, since the conventional ray gun emits only one kind of high-intensity shooting light, it cannot meet such a demand.

In order to improve this point, it is conceivable to control the output of the shooting light strongly. As a simple means for controlling the output of the shooting light, it is conceivable to provide a diaphragm in front of the light emitter to limit the amount of the shooting light emitted from the muzzle. However, in such a means, the axis of the shooting light is deviated or diffused by the diaphragm, and the accuracy of the hit is lowered.

On the other hand, there is a problem in the prior art regarding the generation of shooting sound. That is, as for the shooting sound, a synthesized sound is output from the speaker by using the sound generation IC provided in the light gun. However, this IC for sound generation is much more expensive than other electronic components such as resistors and transistors. In addition, the ray gun is provided with an IC for controlling the timing of generation of shooting light and shooting sound, calculation of the number of remaining bullets, and the like. Using multiple ICs in this way makes the ray gun expensive and complicated in construction.

In order to improve this point, an IC for sound generation
It is also conceivable to omit the above and generate a shooting sound by utilizing a part of the control IC. In this case, since the ability of the control IC is limited, only a simple sound can be generated as compared with the sound generation IC. For example, it is possible to output a sound of the same intensity or a sound of the same pitch for a certain period of time, but make a sound that gradually decreases after the bullet is fired, such as the sound of a real gun shooting. I can't. Therefore, there is a drawback that the realism of the game is diminished.

Further, one of the ray guns developed by the present applicant is a so-called "lock-on type". This ray gun irradiates the opponent player with light that is an indicator of shooting, determines the aim, and then fires shooting light that becomes a bullet. In this lock-on type light gun, in addition to the shooting sound, it is necessary to generate a notification sound for notifying the lock-on state. Unlike the sound of shooting, the lock-on notification sound is weak and short. However, it is difficult to generate the sound notifying the lock-on in addition to the shooting sound only by the game controlling IC without using the sound generating IC. Even if the sound for informing the lock-on can be generated, the ability for controlling the shooting sound is reduced by that amount, and the shooting sound becomes simple.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a game light gun that solves the above-mentioned problems of the prior art.

Specifically, an object of the invention of claim 1 is to play a room game or a handicapped game with high accuracy by switching the intensity of shooting light emitted without using a diaphragm. It is to provide a ray gun for games that can be used.

An object of the invention of claim 2 is to switch the intensity of the shooting light by using the trigger switch for shooting the light, which is indispensable for the light gun, without using a dedicated switch. An object of the present invention is to provide a game light gun that can simplify the configuration and reduce the number of parts.

It is an object of the invention of claim 3 to use a reverberation expression circuit, and by using a shooting sound control means having a simple structure, it is possible to generate a shooting sound having an excellent realistic sensation. To provide a gun.

The object of the invention of claim 4 is to combine the inventions of claim 1 and claim 3 to switch the intensity of the shooting light and to generate a shooting sound full of realism. It is to provide a ray gun for games that can be used.

An object of the invention of claim 5 is to provide I for sound generation.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a game light gun capable of generating a shooting sound with a realistic sensation by simply adding a circuit that can be configured with simple electronic components to a game control IC without using C.

It is an object of the invention of claim 6 to provide a game light gun which can switch the intensity of light and can be used as a lock-on type.

[0015]

In order to achieve the above object, a game light gun according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a power source, a trigger switch, and a trigger switch for emitting shooting light which becomes a bullet. Connected shooting light control means, light emission intensity setting means connected to this shooting light control means, a light emitter driver connected to said shooting light control means, and light emission connected to the output side of this light emitter driver It is characterized by having a body.

In the game light gun according to the present invention, the light emission intensity setting means includes a detector for detecting the on / off state of the trigger switch when the power is turned on, and the trigger switch is turned on / off by the detector. It is characterized in that the intensity of light emission is set by.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a light gun for a game, a power source, a trigger switch, shooting light control means connected to the trigger switch for emitting shooting light which is a bullet, and the shooting light control means. Connected luminous body driver, luminous body connected to the output side of this luminous body driver, shooting sound control means connected to said trigger switch for generating shooting sound, and connected to this shooting sound control means And a sound output driver connected to the shooting sound control means and the reverberation expression circuit, and a speaker connected to the sound output driver.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game light gun including a power source, a trigger switch, shooting light control means connected to the trigger switch for emitting shooting light as a bullet, and the shooting light control means. Connected emission intensity setting means, a light emitter driver connected to the shooting light control means, a light emitter connected to the output side of the light emitter driver, and connected to the trigger switch to generate a shooting sound Shooting sound control means, a reverberation expression circuit connected to the shooting sound control means, a sound output driver connected to the shooting sound control means and the reverberation expression circuit, and a speaker connected to the sound output driver It is characterized by having.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the shooting light control means and the shooting sound control means are provided in the same game control IC, and the reverberation expressing circuit is provided outside the game control IC in a plurality of single function electronic circuits. It is characterized by being configured by a combination of parts.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game light gun, wherein lock-on mode setting means, lock-on light control means connected to the light-emitting driver for emitting lock-on light, and lock-on light. A lock-on notification sound control means is connected to the sound output driver for generating a sound for notifying.

[0021]

In the invention of claim 1 having the above-mentioned structure, when the trigger switch is pulled while the power is on, the firing signal is input to the firing light control means connected to this trigger switch, and this firing is performed. In response to the signal, the shooting light control means actuates the light emitter driver to emit shooting light from the light emitter. Further, since the emission intensity setting means is connected to the shooting light control means, by setting the intensity of the shooting light to strong or weak in advance by the emission intensity setting means, either strong or weak from the light emitting body can be obtained. The firing light of can be emitted.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the light emission intensity is either strong or weak without using a dedicated changeover switch by a simple means of turning on and off the trigger switch in advance and then turning on the power. Can be set to.

In the third aspect of the invention, when the trigger switch is pulled while the power is on, the firing signal is input to the firing light control means connected to the trigger switch, and the firing light control is performed in response to the firing signal. Means actuate the light emitter driver to emit shooting light from the light emitter. In response to the firing signal from the trigger switch as described above, the firing sound generation signal is output from the firing sound control means to the acoustic output driver and the reverberation expression circuit, and the reverberation control circuit receives the firing sound generation signal to control the reverberation. The signal is output to the acoustic output driver. In the acoustic output driver, by combining the shooting sound generation signal and the reverberation control signal, only the shooting sound is generated from the speaker for a predetermined time, and after the predetermined time elapses, the shooting sound is gradually attenuated to generate the reverberation sound.

According to the invention of claim 4, the intensity of the shooting light can be switched between strong and weak by the light emission intensity setting means and the reverberation expressing circuit, and a reverberation effect can be added to the shooting sound.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the shooting light control means and the shooting sound control means are provided in the same game control IC, and the reverberation expressing circuit is provided outside the game control IC in a plurality of unit electronic parts. Therefore, it is possible to generate a shooting sound having a reverberation effect without using an IC dedicated to sound generation.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, by turning on the lock-on mode setting means, a lock-on light output signal is output from the lock-on light control means to the light emitter driver, and the lock-on light emitter is output. Emits light. at the same time,
An alarm sound output signal is output from the lock-on alarm sound control means to the acoustic output driver, and an alarm sound is output from the speaker.

[0027]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to FIG.

(1) Configuration of the Embodiment FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a typical embodiment of the game light gun of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the light gun of this embodiment has a signal input means 1 for inputting various signals.
A signal control unit 2 incorporated in an IC for game control connected to the signal input unit 1, a shooting light generation unit 3 that emits shooting light in response to a signal from the signal control unit 2, and a lock-on light is emitted. A lock-on light generating means 4, a shooting sound generating means 5 for generating a shooting sound or a lock-on sound, and a power source 6 for driving the above-mentioned respective parts are provided.

As the signal input means 1, a trigger switch 11 for emitting shooting light and a lock-on release switch 12 are provided in this embodiment. In addition to these switches, depending on the content of the game that uses a ray gun, a team select switch for distinguishing the teams when fighting by team, for shooting multiple bullets (shooting light) at once A hyper switch or the like can be provided.

The signal control unit 2 includes a trigger switch detection unit 2 for detecting ON / OFF of the trigger switch 11.
1 is provided. A light emission intensity setting means 22 is connected to the trigger switch detection portion 21, and a shooting light control means 23 is connected to the light emission intensity setting means 22. The light emission intensity setting means 22 detects ON / OFF of the trigger switch 11 when the power source 6 is turned on, and outputs a light emission intensity setting signal to the shooting light control means 23 according to the ON / OFF state. For example, when the power is turned on while the trigger switch 11 is on, an intensity setting signal for setting the emission intensity to weak is output to the shooting light control means 23, and conversely, the trigger switch 11 is off. When the power is turned on in this state, an intensity setting signal for setting the emission intensity to high is output to the shooting light control means 23. The shooting light control means 23 is connected to the first and second luminous body drivers 31, 32 provided in the shooting light generation means 3.
These luminous body drivers 31 and 32 are connected to the luminous body 33, the first luminous body driver 31 generates strong shooting light from the luminous body 33, and the second luminous body driver 32 emits weak shooting light from the luminous body 33. Generate.

A shooting sound control means 24 is connected to the trigger switch detection portion 21. A first timer count unit 70a, a clock unit 71, and a first timer reset unit 72a are connected to the shooting sound control unit 24. The shooting sound control means 24 includes a sound output driver 51 and a reverberation expression circuit 5 provided in the shooting sound generation means 5.
2 are connected to each. The output side of the reverberation expressing circuit 52 is connected to the input side of the acoustic output driver 51. The reverberation expressing circuit 52 is used in the signal control unit 2
It is constituted by a member different from the game control IC incorporating the above, and in particular, is constituted by a combination of a plurality of single-function electronic components such as a resistor, a transistor, a diode and a capacitor. Note that FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram showing an example of the reverberation expressing circuit 52 and the sound output driver 51 portion configured by such single-function components.

The signal control section 2 is provided with a lock-on release switch detection section 25 for detecting ON / OFF of the lock-on release switch 12. The lock-on release switch detection unit 25 includes lock-on mode setting means 26.
The lock-on mode setting means 26 is connected to the lock-on light control means 27. The lock-on light control means 27 includes the lock-on light emitter driver 4
It is connected to the lock-on light-emitting body 42 through 1.
The lock-on mode setting means 26 is connected to the lock-on notification sound control means 28, and the lock-on notification sound control means 28 is connected to the sound output driver 51. The second timer count unit 70b, the clock unit 71, and the second timer reset unit 72b are connected to the lock-on light control unit 27 and the lock-on notification sound control unit 28.

(2) Operation of Embodiment The operation of this embodiment will be described below with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG.

When the trigger switch detector 21 detects that the trigger switch 11 is off when the power source 6 is turned on, the signal is input to the emission intensity setting means 22 and the setting signal from the emission intensity setting means 22 is inputted. Thus, the shooting light control means 23 is set to the strong mode of shooting light (step 1). At the same time, when the lock-on release switch 12 is off when the power source 6 is turned on, the lock-on release switch detector 25 detects this off state, and the detector 2
The lock-on mode setting means 26 is set to the lock-on mode by the signal from the signal 5 (step 2). When the lock-on mode is set, the signals from the first and second timer reset units 72a and 72b reset the first and second timer count units 70a and 70b (step 3), and then the clock unit 71 outputs the signals. Upon receiving the signal, both timer count units 70a and 70b start addition (step 4).

When the set time of the second timer counting section 70b expires (step 5), the lock-on light control means 27 drives the lock-on light emitter driver 41 by a signal from the second timer counting section 70b, Light for lock-on is emitted from the light-emitting body for lock-on 42 (step 6). When the lock-on light is emitted, the second
The second timer count unit 70b is reset by the signal from the timer reset unit 72b (step 7). Then, when the set time of the first timer counting unit 70a counted from the reset time of Step 3 (Step 8) expires (Step 9), the lock-on notification sound control means is generated by the signal from the first timer counting unit 70a. Two
8 drives the sound output driver 51, and the speaker 5
A lock-on notification sound is output from 3. At the same time that the lock-on notification sound is output, the first timer reset unit 72a
The first timer count unit 70a is reset by the signal (step 10).

The generation of the lock-on light and the alarm sound as described above is repeated when the trigger switch 11 is off. That is, when the trigger switch 11 is pulled and the shooting light is not emitted, the light gun emits the lock-on light and a notification sound for notifying the light emission at a constant interval. On the other hand, when the trigger switch 11 is turned on while the lock-on light and sound are being emitted (step 11),
The trigger switch detection unit 21 detects this, and a signal from the trigger switch detection unit 21 causes the shooting light control means 2
3 outputs a firing light emission signal to the light emitter driver.
In this case, the emission intensity setting means 2 as in step 1 above
Since the shooting light is set to the strong mode by 2, the shooting light control means 23 outputs a shooting light emission signal to the first light emitter driver 31. The luminous body driver 31 which has received the firing signal causes the luminous body 33 to emit a strong shooting light (step 12).

Subsequently, the trigger switch detection unit 21
The shooting sound control means 24 outputs a sound control signal to the sound output driver 51 and the reverberation expressing circuit 52 according to the signal from. The reverberation expressing circuit 52 outputs a reverberation expressing signal at a constant interval to the acoustic output driver 52 in accordance with the acoustic control signal from the shooting sound control means 24, as indicated by A in the output waveform diagram of FIG. The sound output driver 51 collates the sound control signal from the shooting sound control means 24 with the reverberation expression signal, and when both signals are input, the sound of a constant output level is output to the speaker 53. Is output.
That is, as described above, when the trigger switch 11 is turned on, a sound control signal for outputting a sound with a low output level (small sound) for a short time is output from the shooting sound control means 24 to the sound output driver 51. At the same time, a signal for causing the reverberation expressing circuit 52 to output the reverberation expressing signal for the same short time is output to the reverberation expressing circuit 52. As a result, the sound output driver 51 receives the short-time reverberation expression signal and the sound control signal, and outputs the short-time sound with a low sound output level and no reverberation from the speaker 53. Specifically, the speaker 53 outputs a short "dag" sound that occurs first when a gun is fired (step 13).

If the trigger switch 11 is still turned on after the short sound "dashing" is output, the firing light of step 12 and the emission of the time firing sound of step 13 are repeated again (step 14). Yes). On the other hand, when the trigger switch 11 is turned off after a short sound "dag" is output, a reverberation sound is output (NO in step 14).

That is, in response to a signal from the trigger switch detector 21, the shooting sound control means 24 outputs a high output level to the acoustic output driver 51 as indicated by B in the waveform diagram of FIG. An acoustic control signal having a long output time is output. This acoustic control signal is obtained when the acoustic output driver 51 receives no reverberation expression signal.
The sound output driver 51 causes the speaker 53 to output a sound whose output level gradually decreases. At the same time that the acoustic control signal is output from the shooting sound control means 24 to the reverberation expression circuit 52, a control signal for causing the acoustic output driver 51 to output a reverberation expression signal that is shorter than the acoustic control signal is output. It As a result, the acoustic output driver 51 collates the acoustic control signal from the shooting sound control means 24 with the reverberation expression signal from the reverberation expression circuit 52, and when both signals are input, the speaker 53 outputs them to the speaker 53. In contrast, a sound with a constant output level is output.
Then, as indicated by C in the waveform diagram of FIG. 3, when the reverberation expressing signal is not input and only the acoustic control signal is input, the output level from the speaker 53 gradually decreases. A shooting sound is output. In particular,
The speaker 53 outputs a long and gradually decreasing sound called "Kune", which is a reverberant sound of the sound emitted from the gun (step 15).

After the output of such reverberation sound is completed,
It returns to the counter reset state of step 3 again, and returns to the lock-on mode in which the generation of the lock-on light and the lock-on notification sound is repeated again.

By the way, when the power source 6 is turned on while the trigger switch 11 is turned on, the mode is the weak mode of the shooting light as described in step 1 above. In this mode, the lock-on light,
Lock-on notification sound and shooting sound are output. However, as for the output of the shooting light, the light emission intensity setting means 22 outputs a weak mode setting signal to the shooting light generating means 23 in response to a signal from the trigger switch detection unit 21 that detects the sound of the trigger switch 11. As a result, when the shooting light is emitted in step 12, the second light emitter driver 32 is driven, and the weak light is emitted from the light emitter 33. As a result, the reflection of shooting light is reduced, and it is possible to play a game with no interest even in a narrow place such as a room.

Furthermore, in step 2, when the lock-on release switch 12 is on, the lock-on release mode is set. This lock-on release mode is
The lock-on light and the lock-on notification sound in steps 3 to 10 are not generated. In this mode, you can approach the target quietly, which is another fun game.

(3) Other Embodiments The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and includes the following other embodiments. For example, the light emission intensity setting means detects whether the trigger switch is turned on or off when the power is turned on and switches the intensity of the light emission intensity, and also performs a mechanical dedicated switch on the light emission signal output circuit of the game control IC. A switch may be provided. Further, instead of the trigger switch, on / off of another switch at power-on may be detected and switched.
It is also possible to provide a plurality of light emitters for strength and weakness, and switch the light emitter strength setting means. Furthermore, the inventions of claims 1 to 5 can be applied to game light guns other than the lock-on type.

[0044]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is easy to connect the emission intensity control means to the emission intensity control means, and to set the intensity of the emission intensity to strong or weak in advance by this emission intensity intensity setting means. By any means, it is possible to emit strong or weak shooting light from the light emitter.
As a result, it becomes possible to play the indoor game and the handicap game with high accuracy, which enhances the fun of the game. Further, by attaching a reverberation expression circuit to the shooting sound control means, it is possible to add reverberation to a simple shooting sound. In particular, the shooting sound control means is used for game control I.
By using C, the reverberation expression circuit is composed of circuits that combine single-function electronic components such as transistors, resistors, capacitors, etc., thereby producing a highly realistic shooting sound while reducing the number of costly ICs. can do.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of a game light gun of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the embodiment shown in FIG.

3 is a waveform diagram showing output signals from a shooting sound control means and a reverberation expressing circuit in the embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram showing a specific configuration of a reverberation expressing circuit in the block diagram of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Signal input means 11 ... Trigger switch 12 ... Lock-on release switch 2 ... Signal control part 21 ... Trigger switch detection part 22 ... Emission intensity setting means 23 ... Shooting light control means 24 ... Shooting sound control means 25 ... Lock-on release switch Detection means 26 ... Lock-on mode setting means 27 ... Lock-on light control means 28 ... Lock-on notification sound control means 3 ... Shooting light generation means 31, 32 ... Light emitter driver 33 ... Light emitter 4 ... Lock-on light generation means 41 ... Lock-on light-emitting body driver 42 ... Lock-on light-emitting body 5 ... Shooting sound generating means 51 ... Acoustic output driver 52 ... Reverberation expressing circuit 53 ... Speaker 6 ... Power source 70a, 70b ... Timer counting section 71 ... Clock section 72a, 72b ... Clock reset section

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A power source, a trigger switch, shooting light control means connected to the trigger switch for emitting shooting light that becomes a bullet, and light emission intensity setting means connected to the shooting light control means. A game light gun, comprising: a luminous body driver connected to a shooting light control means; and a luminous body connected to an output side of the luminous body driver. 2. The light emission intensity setting means includes a detector for detecting the on / off state of a trigger switch when the power is turned on, and the intensity of the light emission intensity is set by turning on / off the trigger switch by the detector. 1 game light gun. 3. A power source, a trigger switch, a shooting light control means connected to the trigger switch for emitting shooting light as a bullet, a light emitter driver connected to the shooting light control means, and this light emission. A luminous body connected to the output side of the body driver, a shooting sound control means connected to the trigger switch for generating a shooting sound, a reverberation expression circuit connected to the shooting sound control means, and the shooting sound. A game light gun comprising a sound output driver connected to a control means and a reverberation expression circuit, and a speaker connected to the sound output driver. 4. A power source, a trigger switch, shooting light control means connected to the trigger switch for emitting shooting light that becomes a bullet, and light emission intensity setting means connected to the shooting light control means, A luminous body driver connected to the shooting light control means, a luminous body connected to the output side of the luminous body driver, a shooting sound control means connected to the trigger switch for generating a shooting sound, and the shooting sound control means. A game including a reverberation expression circuit connected to sound control means, a sound output driver connected to the shooting sound control means and the reverberation expression circuit, and a speaker connected to the sound output driver. Ray gun for. 5. The shooting light control means and the shooting sound control means are provided in the same game control IC, and the reverberation expressing circuit is constituted by a combination of a plurality of single-function electronic components outside the game control IC. The light ray gun for games according to claim 3 or 4, wherein 6. A lock-on mode setting means, a lock-on light control means connected to the light emitter driver for emitting lock-on light, and a lock-on notification sound for generating a lock-on sound. 5. A lock-on notification sound control means connected to an acoustic output driver is provided, and the lock-on notification sound control means is provided.
Alternatively, the game light gun according to claim 5.