JPH10222051A - Portable simulation device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow users to enjoy themselves with increasing interest but without losing interest therein by applying such specifications of a products as a succeeding virtual living thing is born from its prior virtual living thing as being bred on a picture and virtual living things are gradually increased in the number, and further enjoy the device regardless of time and place by composing it of a down-sized portable housing. SOLUTION: A portable simulation device 1 breeding a virtual living thing has a display part 3 displaying the virtual living thing, an operation part 4 operating the portable simulation device 1, and a down-sized housing 2, and the pertinent virtual living thing is bred by fixed operations of the operation part 4 and is increased in the number, and further, the housing 2 is made portable.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable simulation device for breeding and breeding virtual creatures.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, "Tamagotchi" which rears a certain creature by a user's operation has been proposed. This prior art is a simulation device that breeds one creature displayed on a screen by performing a simulation action of giving a meal, going to a toilet, treating, or training by a user's operation. is there.

[0003]

However, this prior art is all about breeding one creature displayed on the screen, and is based on the product specification that the next creature is born from that creature. Even so, only one creature is displayed on the screen at all times, and there is a disadvantage that the user is easily bored because the screen display is monotonous.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed to solve the above-mentioned problems, and in a portable simulation apparatus for breeding virtual creatures, a screen display unit for displaying the virtual creatures, An operation unit for operating the portable simulation device, a miniaturized housing,
And a portable simulation apparatus characterized in that the virtual creatures are bred by a predetermined operation of the operation unit, the number of the creatures is increased, and the housing is miniaturized to be portable.

[0005]

According to the present invention, as the virtual creature displayed on the screen is reared, the next virtual creature is born from the virtual creature, and the number of virtual creatures displayed on the screen gradually increases. Therefore, the screen display is interesting, and the user is not bored. Further, since the portable simulation device according to the present invention is constituted by a portable and miniaturized housing, the user can enjoy the portable simulation device according to the present invention at any time and place. Become.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of a portable simulation device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall view of a portable simulation device according to the present invention. The portable simulation device 1 includes a portable and miniaturized housing 2, a screen display unit 3 for displaying fish 20, an operation unit 4 for a user to operate the portable simulation device 1, and a clock display for displaying the current time. It comprises a unit 5, a reset switch 7 for resetting the portable simulation device 1, and a ball chain 6 for hanging the portable simulation device 1 to a bag, a belt or the like.

FIG. 2 shows a fish 20 displayed on the screen display unit 3.
FIG. 4 is a view for explaining a growth process of FIG. The fish 20 displayed on the screen display unit 3 has a specification of “growing”,
The fish 20 that was initially size A grows to size B over time, and furthermore, size C, size D,
Grow with size E. Note that the portable simulation apparatus 1 sets 24 hours as one year in order to reduce the time required for the simulation. Therefore,
If the user enjoys the portable simulation device 1 for three days, the simulation content is that three years have elapsed.

FIGS. 3 and 4 are explanatory views of the fish 20 displayed on the screen display unit 3 of the portable simulation apparatus 1. FIG. At the stage when the user starts the simulation using the portable simulation device 1, FIG.
As shown in the figure, the number of fishes 20 is displayed small.
The user performs a process of feeding the fish 20 displayed on the screen display unit 3 or replacing water (not shown) with the operation of the operation unit 4. Then, if the user's operation on the operation unit 4 is appropriate, the number of fish 20 displayed on the screen display unit 3 gradually increases as shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the portable simulation apparatus 1. The portable simulation device 1
In addition to the components described with reference to FIG. 1, a CPU 10 that controls and controls the overall operation of the portable simulation device 1 and a P that generates image data of a fish 20 and the like displayed on the screen display unit 3.
PU 11, clock circuit 13 for calculating the current time, time calculation and clock circuit 1 in portable simulation device 1
3, a timer 12 for generating a basic pulse required for calculating the current time, a ROM 14 in which an operation program necessary for the CPU 10 to control / control the overall operation of the portable simulation apparatus 1 is stored. It is composed of a RAM 15 for temporarily storing, and a BUS 16 for connecting the above-described components.

Next, the operation of the portable simulation apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 6 is an overall operation diagram of the portable simulation device 1. First, when the insulating tape is pulled out from a predetermined location (not shown) of the portable simulation device 1, the inside of the device is turned on (step 1). Next, the inside of the apparatus is reset by pressing the reset SW 7 described in FIG. 1 (step 2). Thus, the preparation for starting the simulation is completed, and the mode is shifted to the simulation mode (step 3).

FIG. 7 is an operation diagram of the simulation apparatus 1 in a simulation mode. First, the timer is incremented based on the basic pulse generated from the timer 12 (step 4). Then, the timer is sequentially incremented, and when 24 hours have elapsed (step 5), the life / death determination processing described in FIG. 8 is performed (step 6). This process is to determine whether each fish 20 displayed on the screen display unit 3 is alive or dead. Next, the spawning process described in FIG. 9 is performed (step 7). This processing is performed for the fish 2 displayed on the screen display unit 3.
It is to determine whether or not the number of 0 should be increased by the act of spawning. After the above steps are completed, the number of fishes 20 displayed on the screen display unit 3 is counted (step 8). Then, it is checked whether or not the number exceeds a predetermined number (step 9). If the number of the fishes 20 exceeds the predetermined number, the simulation in the portable simulation apparatus 1 ends (step 10). If the number is less than the predetermined number, the process loops to step S4.

FIG. 8 is an operation diagram for explaining the life and death judgment processing in the portable simulation apparatus 1. First, the growth parameters described with reference to FIG. 10 are referred to (step 1).
1). This parameter represents the growth level of the fish 20 that is the target of the life / death determination processing. Then
The disease parameters described in FIG. 11 are referred to (step 12). This parameter indicates the level of the disease (health condition) of the fish 20 that is the target of the life and death judgment processing. Then, the life or death of the target fish 20 is determined based on the growth parameter and the disease parameter (step 13).

FIG. 10 shows a portable simulation apparatus 1.
FIG. 9 is an operation diagram illustrating a growth parameter process in FIG.
First, the amount of food given to the fish 20 that is the target of the growth parameter processing is checked (step 19). Then, the growth parameter is set to one of “small”, “medium”, and “large” according to the given amount of food (step 2).
0a · b · c).

FIG. 11 shows a portable simulation device 1.
FIG. 9 is an operation diagram illustrating disease parameter processing in FIG.
First, the cleanliness of water is determined based on the frequency at which the water in which the fish 20 are growing is replaced by the operation of the operation unit 4 (step 21). Then, based on the cleanliness, the disease parameter is set to one of "none", "light", and "heavy" (steps 22a, b, and c).

FIG. 9 is an operation diagram illustrating the egg-laying process in the portable simulation device 1. First, the male / female of the fish 20 to be spawned is determined (step 14). Next, the degree of growth is determined by referring to the values of the growth parameters described in FIG. 10 (step 15). Further, it is determined whether or not the fish 20 to be spawned is pregnant (step 16). Then, it is determined whether a predetermined time has passed after the pregnancy (step 17). If YES in steps 14 to 17 described above, the spawning process is performed, and the number of fish 20 displayed on the screen display unit 3 increases.

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention, as the virtual creature displayed on the screen is bred, the next virtual creature is born from the virtual creature and the virtual creature displayed on the screen is produced. Since the number gradually increases,
The screen display is interesting, and the user does not get bored.
Further, since the portable simulation device according to the present invention is constituted by a portable and miniaturized housing, the user can enjoy the portable simulation device according to the present invention at any time and place. Become.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall view of a portable simulation device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of simulation contents in the portable simulation device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of simulation contents in the portable simulation device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of simulation contents in the portable simulation device according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a portable simulation device according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an operation diagram of the portable simulation device according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an operation diagram of the portable simulation device according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an operation diagram of the portable simulation device according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an operation diagram of the portable simulation device according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an operation diagram of the portable simulation device according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is an operation diagram of the portable simulation device according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Portable simulation device 2 Housing 3 Screen display part 4 Operation part 5 Clock display part 6 Ball chain 7 Reset switch

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A portable simulation apparatus for breeding virtual creatures, comprising: a screen display section for displaying the virtual creatures; an operation section for operating the portable simulation apparatus; and a miniaturized housing; A portable simulation device, wherein the virtual creatures are bred by a predetermined operation of an operation unit, the number of the creatures is increased, and the housing is miniaturized to be portable.