JPH07236772A - Attraction system incorporating a function to select a specified person - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make each player feel satisfaction of joining the attraction by selecting a specified person from participants to proceed the attraction in the attraction system that many person join at a time. CONSTITUTION:The personal information of participants input from an input terminal device 21 is collected, and a specified person who meets the certain condition of the attraction theme is selected from participants based on the collected information. A lighting command is sent to a terminal device 22 in front of the specified person, a lighting means 22B of the terminal device 22 radiates a light to a small device 10, and the a small device generates a light from inside. An image control device 410 uses a projector 411 to project an image on a screen 412, and makes a description using image and sound.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a multiplayer attraction system that allows a large number of participants to experience the attraction at the same time.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in an attraction system in which a large number of people can participate and enjoy some kind of attraction while watching the image at a live concert, etc., a staging effect can be achieved by displaying a stereoscopic image or devising a sound effect. I try to raise it. In such an attraction system, the participants simply watch and enjoy the video, and the video displayed on the screen or the like has the same content every time as long as it has the same theme.

On the other hand, as a system in which not only a large number of participants can watch and enjoy, but also a viewer can input an answer to a question by a video from the system side, for example,
Examples include educational systems at automobile testing grounds and systems such as TV quiz programs. In such a viewer participation type system, each participant inputs an answer to a question from a video by pressing a button of an input device, and the total of the input result is displayed.

[0004]

By the way, in the viewer participation type system as described above, the participant only answers the question from the system side, and the system side proceeds unilaterally. Is a simple interactive system. In addition, in a multi-person attraction system, even if there is a simple interactive system as well, input information of each participant is aggregated and questions such as questions are asked based on the aggregated information. As described above, an attraction system in which the attraction is advanced while reflecting the information from the participants has not been realized. Therefore, the participants were always passive and could not feel like they were participating, and the displayed images had the same content each time if they had the same theme. further,
An attraction system in which a particular person is selected from each participant to proceed with the attraction has not been realized.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to enable a particular person to be selected from each participant to proceed with the attraction, and each player can participate in the attraction. It is to provide an attraction system having a function of selecting a specific person, which gives a feeling of being present.

[0006]

The present invention relates to an attraction system of a multi-person participation type in which a large number of participants can experience the attraction at the same time, and the above-mentioned object of the present invention is to input personal information of each participant. And the selection means for selecting a specific person from each of the participants that meets the predetermined condition of the theme of the attraction based on the totalized information.

[0007]

In the present invention, based on the personal information input by each player (participant), it is possible to select a specific person from each participant that meets the predetermined conditions of the theme of the attraction. The input information of the player is reflected in the content of the attraction execution, giving a feeling that each player is participating in the attraction. Also, since the player is selected from a large number of people and notified on the spot, the player's tension increases and the attraction can be more enjoyed. Furthermore, since the attraction contents are different each time, you can participate and enjoy as many times as you like.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of an attraction system having a specific person selecting function of the present invention. First, the outline of the entire system will be described using this figure. The rooms related to the execution of attractions are divided into three areas: an input room for inputting player's personal information, one or more live venues where the attractions are performed, and a print room for receiving the results of the attractions. The example of the figure is an example applied to a fortune-telling system, and the number of persons accommodated in one area is about 50. Participants at attractions are grouped around 50 people and play around each area.

The entire system is controlled by the host computer
The attraction execution is performed by the fortune-telling control computer 200, and the attraction execution result is output by the printer control computer 300. A personal computer is used as each of the computers 100, 200 and 300, an input terminal device 21 provided in the input room is connected to the host computer 100, and a terminal device 22 provided at the live performance is a terminal control device 120 and a data line transfer device 110. Connected to the host computer 100 via. Here, in this embodiment, since a portable object with a built-in ID in the shape of a pyramid (hereinafter referred to as an ID pyramid) is used, the terminal device 22 arranged at the live venue will be
It is called a “pyramid terminal device”.

At the live venue, a projector 411 for displaying a question or the like from the player on the screen,
A speaker 421 and a laser beam projector 431 are provided and connected to the host computer 100 via an image controller 410, a sound / voice controller 420 and a laser beam controller 430, respectively. Further, the printing device 23 provided in the printing room is a print concentrator.
It is connected to the printer control computer 300 via 310.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the structure of an ID pyramid used in the system of the present invention. FIG. 2A is a plan view,
FIG. 3B is a side view. The inside of the ID pyramid 10 is filled with a liquid 10C, and a star pattern 10D is formed on the inner wall of the bottom surface, so that the stars can be seen floating from above. An ID 10A and an antitheft coil 10B are embedded at predetermined positions on the bottom surface side of the ID pyramid 10. The size of the ID pyramid 10 may be any size that is convenient for carrying, and in the example of the figure, the length of one side of the quadrangular pyramid is 8 cm.

In such a structure, the processing relating to the execution of attractions will be described for each area.
Input room: This is an area for inputting the personal information of the player, and each player receives the ID pyramid 10 at the reception desk, takes it into the input room, and enters any input terminal device 21.
Place it on the placing part. Then, the personal information (name, sex, date of birth, birth time, place of birth, etc.) is input using the input terminal device 21. The input terminal device 21 reads the ID 10A of the placed ID pyramid 10 and sends it together with the input information to the host computer 100 via the communication system. The host computer 100 stores the input information in the information storage area corresponding to each ID (individual). The player who finished input has the ID pyramid 10 and moves to the live venue.

Live venue: An area where attractions are played, each player sits in an arbitrary seat, and places the ID pyramid 10 on the mounting portion of the pyramid terminal device 22 attached in front of the seat. The host computer 100 receives the ID of the ID pyramid 10 from the pyramid terminal device 22 via the communication system, determines which player is sitting at each seat based on the ID, and displays various questions to each player. Ask. Questions are asked based on the aggregated personal information.

Each player answers the question by touching the ID pyramid 10. That is, the answer is made by selecting between the two by touching / non-touching the hands. The pyramid terminal device 22 is provided with a sensor, and the answer from each player is read by the pyramid terminal device 22 and sent to the host computer 100 via the communication system, and stored in the information storage area corresponding to each ID. It In the fortune-telling control computer 200,
Ask the next question on the video based on each player's answer,
Repeat questions and answers interactively.

In response to the question, a specific person is selected from the unspecified number of people based on the personal information of each player, and a lighting command is sent to the pyramid terminal device 22 of the seat of the player. Pyramid terminal device that received a lighting command
At 22, the light is projected onto the ID pyramid 10 by the light projecting means,
Make the entire ID pyramid shine. In the example of the fortune-telling system, for example, "a person who has a strong fortune today" is searched for in the player, and the ID pyramid 10 of the corresponding player is searched.
Light up.

For image display, in addition to screen display using the projector 411, three-dimensional display by holography is performed using three projectors. In the example of the fortune-telling system, a projector 411, a sound / voice control device 420
, And a laser beam projector 431 are used to create a fantastic atmosphere with light, images and sounds. When the attraction at the live venue is completed, the host computer 100 sends an output command of the execution result to the printer control computer 300. Each player has an ID pyramid 10 and moves to the print room.

Print room: This is an area for printing out the results of the attraction execution at the live venue, and the player can place the ID pyramid 10 on the mounting portion of any printing device 23.
Put. The printer control computer 300 that receives the execution result output command receives the ID of the ID pyramid 10 from the printing device 23 via the communication system, and creates it based on the information information of the player stored in the storage area. The execution result is output to the printing device 23 that is the input source of the ID.
The printing apparatus 23 is provided with a collection mechanism of the ID pyramid 10, and the printing apparatus 23 outputs the result (data) and collects the ID pyramid 10.

Next, the specific person selection processing in the attraction system having the specific person selection function of the present invention will be described.
A description will be given according to the flowchart of FIG. 4 using the schematic configuration diagram of FIG. First, each player uses the input terminal device 21 to input personal information (name, gender, date of birth, birth time, place of birth, etc.). The host computer 100 stores the input information in the information storage area corresponding to each player (step S1). The host computer 100 totals the input personal information of each player according to the attraction theme and the like, and selects a specific person who meets the predetermined condition of the theme from each player based on the aggregated information. For example, in the example of a fortune-telling system, a person who meets the conditions is selected according to a fortune-telling theme (genre) such as a person who has a strong fortune on the day and a person who does not have good luck this month (step S2).

After the selection, the host computer 100
Sends a video output command such as a commentary to the video control device 410, and at the same time, the pyramid terminal device 22 of the selected specific person.
A lighting command is sent to each. Upon receiving the video output command, the video control device 410 reads out the corresponding video data from the optical disk based on the video output command, and the projector 411
Then, the image is projected on the screen 412 and explained by video and audio (step S3).

On the other hand, the pyramid terminal device 22 irradiates the ID pyramid 10 mounted on its mounting portion with light by the light projecting means 22 (lamp or the like) in accordance with a lighting command from the host computer 100. The ID pyramid 10 is formed so as to emit light from the inner surface when irradiated with light. In the example shown in FIG. 2, the entire pyramid shines and the stars emerge and appear to shine. (Step S4). After that, the process is changed to the next theme and the process returns to step S2 (steps S5 and S6) and the above process is repeated. Then, if the attraction is finished, all the processes are finished.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, an example of a fortune-telling system was described, but the system of the present invention is not limited to the fortune-telling system, and may be applied to a system other than the interaction system, for example, an education system. be able to.

[0022]

As described above, according to the attraction system having the function of selecting a specific person of the present invention, based on the input personal information of each player (participant), it is possible to meet the predetermined condition in the theme of the attraction. Since a specific person can be selected from each participant, the input information of each player is reflected in the execution contents of the attraction, and a feeling that each player participates in the attraction can be obtained. For example, when applied to a fortune-telling system, the number of variations of fortune-telling is increased, and different fortune-telling can be performed depending on the day.

Further, since the player is selected from a large number of people and notified on the spot, the player's tension increases and the attraction can be more enjoyed. Furthermore, since the attraction contents are different each time, you can participate and enjoy as many times as you like. Further, not only the image and the sound, but also the fact that the player's portable object is illuminated is notified of the selection, so that it is possible to further improve the effect.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of an attraction system having a specific person selection function of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration example of an ID-equipped portable object used in the system of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram for explaining a specific person selection process in the system of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining a specific person selection process in the system of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 ID Pyramid 10A ID 10B Anti-theft coil 21 Input terminal device 22 Pyramid terminal device 22B Light emitting means 23 Printing device 100 Host computer 110 Data line transfer device 120 Terminal control device 200 Fortune-telling control computer 300 Printer control computer 310 Printer line concentration Equipment 410 Video control equipment 411 Projector 412 Screen 420 Sound / voice control equipment 421 Speaker 430 Laser beam control equipment 431 Laser beam projector

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. In a multi-participation type attraction system in which a large number of participants can experience the attraction at the same time, input personal information of each of the participants is totaled, and based on the totaled information, a predetermined theme of the attraction is specified. An attraction system having a specific person selecting function, comprising selection means for selecting a specific person meeting the conditions from the participants. 2. The notification device according to claim 1, further comprising a notification device that sends a lighting command to each terminal device of the specific person selected by the selection device, and notifies the specific person of the selection by light. An attraction system that has the function of selecting a specific person. 3. A portable object formed so as to emit light from the inner surface when light is irradiated, wherein the terminal device is mounted on the mounting portion according to a lighting command of the notification means. The attraction system having a specific person selecting function according to claim 2, wherein the portable object is irradiated with light.