JPH07323162A - Electronic game device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable plural persons to participate in a game and to play the game and to devise and build the play by themselves by incorporating changes in sensation into the game. CONSTITUTION:This electronic game device has a pulse sensor 2 which detects pulses, a storage section 5 which stores a control program and stores question data, a display section 3 which displays the question data stored in this storage section and a control section 6 which calculates the degree of reaction for questions from the changes in the pulses detected by this pulse sensor 2 and displays the resulted degree of reaction on the display section.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic game device, and more particularly to an electronic game device which uses a pulse sensor to determine the degree of emotional change.

[0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Recently, since electronic games have been incorporated into electronic notebooks and have spread to children, game elements have become essential conditions in addition to the original functions of electronic notebooks such as address books, memos, and calculation functions. Electronic games are being developed. In addition, games that are particularly popular with boys, such as fighting games and shooting games, are difficult for girls to accept and cannot be enjoyed by everyone. Therefore, it is desired to develop an electronic game device in which a plurality of people can participate and play, and at the same time, devise their own game.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made under the background described above. A change in emotions is incorporated into a game so that a plurality of people can participate and play, and a game can be constructed by devising them by themselves. It is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic game device capable of playing the game.

[0004]

To achieve the above object, the electronic game device of the present invention includes a pulse sensor for detecting a pulse, a storage section for storing a control program and question data, and a storage section. A display unit that displays the stored question data; and a control unit that calculates a reaction degree to the question from the change in the pulse detected by the pulse sensor and displays the obtained reaction degree on the display unit. Characterize.

[0005]

According to the above configuration, when the question data stored in the storage unit is displayed on the display unit, the change in emotions with respect to the question appears as a change in pulse. Since the pulse sensor for detecting the pulse is provided, the pulse is measured by the pulse sensor, the degree of reaction to the question is calculated, and the obtained degree of reaction is displayed on the display unit.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 indicates an electronic notebook with a game function (hereinafter, referred to as an electronic notebook). The electronic notebook 1 includes a pulse sensor 2 for detecting a pulse, question data,
Based on the control program, the display unit 3 for displaying the progress and the result of the game, the input unit 4 for inputting the data, the storage unit 5 for storing the control program and the question data, and the detection signal of the pulse sensor 2 are input. The control unit 6 performs arithmetic processing and displays the arithmetic result on the display unit 3.

The pulse sensor 2 is composed of a photoelectric pulse sensor in which infrared rays of a light emitting diode are applied to a fingertip, and reflected light and transmitted light whose light amount is changed by blood flow are detected by a phototransistor. The detected signal is a control unit 6 Entered in.

The display unit 3 is a liquid crystal display DY (hereinafter,
Display), and the touch panel 8 is arranged on the upper surface of the display DY.
It is provided so that the game can be progressed by touching the touch panel 8 with the pen 8a according to the instruction displayed on Y.

The input unit 4 is composed of the touch panel 8 and a keyboard KB. The keyboard KB has a plurality of functions and a plurality of keys for inputting data to an address book or a memo of an electronic notebook in addition to the numeric keys. In addition to arranging the mode key for giving the function of, the cursor key is provided.

The storage unit 5 is composed of a ROM in which a control program and a message to be displayed on the display DY according to the calculation result are stored in advance.

The control unit 6 is composed of a one-chip microprocessor having an input / output function, an arithmetic function, a judgment function, a memory, a counter, a timer function and a control function, and has the pulse sensor 2, the display DY, the touch panel 8 and the LED.
7. The storage unit 5 is connected and the buzzer 9 is connected to notify the user of the confirmation of the input and the detection of the pulse by voice, and the input value of the pulse sensor 2 is equally divided into 6 stages within the effective range. However, the number of lights of the LEDs 7 is provided so as to change according to the magnitude of the input value.

An operation mode of the electronic game device configured as described above will be described.

This game is composed of a personality check for advancing the game based on questions stored in advance in a memory, and a free check for advancing the game while the game progressor makes a question.

When the power switch of the electronic notebook 1 is turned on, a menu screen (see FIG. 3A) is displayed on the display DY, and a game is selected on the menu screen. When the personality check is selected, the process proceeds to the personality check processing routine (see FIG. 4), and first the portrait selection process is performed (step 1, hereinafter referred to as ST1). In this portrait selection process, the portrait of the person to be checked is selected. When a name registered in the address book of the electronic notebook 1 is selected, the portrait created and stored at the time of address registration is read from the memory and displayed on the display DY. Next, the operator puts his / her finger on the pulse sensor 2 after selecting the personality level and puts the pen 8a on the "start" (see FIG. 3B) on the touch panel 8.
Touch with (ST2). For this personality level, eight types of patterns are preset, for example, your aunty degree, your ikeken degree, your softness degree, your old man degree.

When "START" is touched, pulse measurement is started (ST3). If the pulse cannot be detected for a predetermined time (5 seconds), it is determined that the finger is not correctly placed on the pulse sensor 2 (ST4), and an error message is displayed in ST5 (see FIG. 3 (c)). Touch "(S
After T6), the process returns to ST2 and touches "Start" again.

When it is determined that the pulse is correctly detected, the result of counting the pulse for a predetermined time (15 seconds) is recorded in the storage unit 5 as a reference value.

Next, the question items are read from the storage unit 5 and displayed on the display DY as shown in FIG. 3 (c), for example (ST7). "Yes", "No" to the question
And touch the touch panel 8 (S
T8) and pulse measurement for a predetermined time (8 seconds) (ST
9). If the pulse cannot be detected for a predetermined time (5 seconds), it is determined that the finger is not correctly placed on the pulse sensor 2 (ST10).
Error message (see Fig. 3 (d)) is displayed (ST
11), so touch "Kannin" (ST12)
Then, the process returns to ST8 and touches "START" again.

If the detection is correct, the buzzer 9 makes a beeping sound each time a pulse is detected during measurement and the LE
While blinking D7, the eyes and mouth of the portrait are changed to create the effect of giving a sense of tension during measurement.
When the pulse rate is counted for a predetermined time (8 seconds), the process proceeds to ST13, and the calculation is compared with the reference value recorded in the storage unit 5. In this comparison operation, the pulse measurement value after reply is doubled and the value obtained in advance from the table is added to the frequency counter according to the absolute difference from the reference value. When the calculation is completed, the process proceeds to ST14, the number counter is incremented by 1, and then it is determined in ST8 whether "Yes" is touched (ST15).
Proceed to T18, and if yes, add +20 to the frequency counter.
(ST16), the affirmative number counter is incremented by 1 (ST17), and the process proceeds to ST18. In ST18, it is determined whether the number of times counter is 4 (whether the question has been asked 4 times), and if it is less than 4, the process returns to ST7 to receive the question again, and the game is continued.

If the number of questions reaches four times, the process proceeds to ST19 to execute the calculation. In this calculation, a random number is added to the frequency counter, and if the calculation result is 100 or more, 100 or more is cut. The calculated result is displayed as a numerical value on the display DY (see FIG. 3 (e)), and if the result of the affirmative counter is "Yes" four times (ST20), the advice D is displayed (ST21) and 3 If it is (ST
22), the advice C is displayed (ST23), and if it is twice (ST24), the advice B is displayed (ST25).
If it is less than 1 time, display advice A as DY
Is displayed (ST26) and the game ends.

In the above advice, for example, when the aunty degree is selected as the personality and "Yes" is pressed four times, a message "Soon, I will become a real lady" is displayed (see FIG. 3 (f)). ). Note that this message may be stored in advance in a voice synthesizing IC (not shown) and output as voice based on an instruction from the control unit 6.

Next, when the free check is selected, the process proceeds to the free check processing routine (see FIG. 5), and first the portrait selection process is performed (ST101). In this portrait selection process, the portrait of the person to be checked is selected. When a name registered in the address book of the electronic notebook 1 is selected, the portrait is read from the memory and displayed on the display DY. Next, the operator puts a finger on the pulse sensor 2 and touches "start" on the touch panel 8 with the pen 8a (ST102).

In ST103, the pulse measurement is started, and if the pulse cannot be detected for a predetermined time (5 seconds), the finger pulse sensor 2
It is judged that the vehicle has not been correctly placed (ST104), and an error message is displayed (ST105).
When is touched (ST106), the process returns to ST102 and touches "start" again.

When it is determined that the pulse is correctly detected, the result of measuring the pulse for a predetermined time (15 seconds) is stored in the storage unit 5 as a reference value.

Next, a message waiting for a question, "Let's answer a friend's question," is displayed on the display DY (ST1.
07), the questioner asks the operator a question. When the operator selects either "Yes" or "No" for the question and touches the touch panel 8 (ST108), the disturbance of the pulse (continuous pulse) is measured (ST109). It is determined whether the pulse is continuous (ST110). 2 per second
When one pulse is detected, it is judged that the pulse is continuous and ST
After proceeding to 411 and adding a random number (0 to 30) with the specified value as 70 and displaying it on the display unit 3 as the degree of liar, ST1
Proceed to step 14 and count in the frequency counter. If the pulse is not disturbed, after a lapse of a predetermined time (8 seconds) (ST112), a random number (0 to 30) is added with the specified value as 0, the degree of liar is displayed on the display DY, and then the procedure proceeds to ST114 and the frequency counter is displayed. Tally.

During the measurement, a buzzing sound is generated from the buzzer 9 each time a pulse is detected, the LED 7 is made to blink, and the eyes and mouth of the portrait are changed to give the effect of giving a feeling of tension during the measurement.

When the counting of the frequency counter is completed, ST11
After advancing to 5, the counter is incremented by 1, and then to ST116, it is judged whether the number counter is less than 4 (whether the question has been completed 4 times). If it is less than 4, the process returns to ST 107 to receive the question again to continue the game. .

If the number of questions has reached four times, the operation proceeds to ST117 to calculate the average value of the frequency values of the frequency counters for the four measurements. The calculated result shows the average value as the degree of liar on the display DY (ST118), and the game ends.

As described above, the change in the pulse rate when the question is answered is detected, and the pulse rate when the question is not asked is compared with the pulse rate when the question is answered, or the pulse cycle is calculated. Disturbance is detected by a predetermined calculation formula and displayed as a degree of liar on the display DY, so it is possible to get a realistic feeling like checking the character and lie of the other person with a lie detector and to be able to play with multiple people It is possible to expand the range of play and the image.

Although the above-mentioned electronic game device is incorporated in an electronic notebook equipped with an address book or the like, an electronic game apparatus having no electronic notebook function may be used.

[0030]

[Effect] The change in emotion when a question is received appears as a change in pulse, so this pulse is detected by the pulse sensor, the change in pulse is measured, and the degree of reaction is converted into a numerical value and displayed. There is a real feeling as if you are operating a lie detector, and multiple people can participate and play,
The degree of reaction changes depending on the person who operates the game, and the creativity of play is enhanced, so that a promising electronic game device can be provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a usage state of an electronic game device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a configuration of the electronic game device.

3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 3E, and 3F are messages displayed on the display unit.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a personality check process.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a free check process.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 electronic game device 2 pulse sensor 3 display unit 5 storage unit 6 control unit

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A pulse sensor for detecting a pulse, a storage section for storing a control program and question data, a display section for displaying question data stored in the storage section, and a pulse detected by the pulse sensor. And a control unit for displaying the obtained reaction degree on the display unit, the electronic game apparatus.