KR20010104179A - Golf system in virtual reality and a game method using the same the system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a virtual reality golf system and a game method using the same that can realistically enjoy golf indoors while having an outdoor effect.

The system includes a real shot support unit for executing a real shot of a player, a natural condition storage unit storing natural condition information of one or more golf courses to be played, and an acetab that detects information of a ball hit by a player's shot. An information detecting unit, an acetabular analysis unit for analyzing the predicted path and the predicted landing point of the acetabule from the acetabular information and natural condition information, and a predetermined portion which is installed around the actual shot support unit and is opened around the current position of the player. It includes a virtual reality screen control to realistically view the image of the golf course, and the projection and landing image of the ball in accordance with the information of the predicted path and the expected landing point of the aberration to the video of the golf course to project as a video.

Description

Golf system in virtual reality and a game method using the same the system

The present invention relates to a virtual reality golf system and a game method using the same, and more particularly, to a virtual reality golf system and a game method using the same to realistically enjoy golf indoors.

In general, golf is a sport that requires a large outdoor space. By the way, it is very difficult to secure such a large outdoor space in the city center, and thus the golf course is mainly installed in forests and the like far from the city center. In light of the recent trend in which golf has become increasingly popular as a general public sport, such a golf course that is far from the city center is a burden on golfers in terms of time and economy. In response to this trend, a number of exercisers have been developed that can simply practice golf, mainly swinging and putting practice at indoor golf driving ranges.

However, the golf shot practice in such a simple indoor practice field is very easy to boring unlike the actual golf. In addition, since it is performed under conditions very different from those of the actual game, it is often not very helpful for the actual game.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention, to provide a virtual reality golf system that can realistically enjoy golf indoors while having an outdoor effect and a game method using the same have.

1 is a block diagram for schematically illustrating a virtual reality golf system according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a golf game method using a virtual reality golf system according to the present invention, in which a game progresses from a player performing a shot to landing at a predetermined point in the hole.

3A, 3B, and 3C are flow charts showing a method of a game in a process in which a player moves a position for a next shot in the golf game method of FIG. 2, and FIG. 3A is a position of a next shot scheduled ball. Is a point on the ground, FIG. 3B is a flow chart showing how the game proceeds when the position of the next shot scheduled ball is a point on the green, and FIG. 3C is directly hole-in.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10; An actual shot support unit 12; Working support department

14; Putting support 22; Aspheric information detector

24; Natural condition storage unit 26; Acetabular Analysis

30; Virtual reality screen control 32; Virtual reality screen

In order to achieve the object as described above, the present invention,

An actual shot support unit for the player to execute an actual shot;

A natural condition storage unit for storing natural condition information of at least one golf course the game player wants to play;

An aspheric information detector for detecting information of the hit ball when the ball is hit by the player's shot in the actual shot support unit;

Analyzing the predicted path and predicted landing point of the acetabular from the acetabular information detected by the acetabular information detector and natural condition information stored in the natural condition storage unit when the actual shot is executed by the game player in the real shot supporter. Acetabular analysis unit for; And

Installed around the actual shot support unit, based on the natural condition information from the natural condition storage unit to realistically view the image of a predetermined golf course unfolded around the player's position, the actual shot support unit When the actual shot is executed by the game player receives the predicted path and the predicted landing point of the acetabule from the acetabular analysis unit and adds the progress and landing image of the ball to the image of the golf course according to this information and visually displays the video. It provides a virtual reality golf system comprising a; reality screen control unit.

The virtual reality golf system further includes a walking support unit for allowing a player to walk a distance corresponding to a distance to a landing point of a predetermined ball, wherein the virtual reality screen controller is configured to support the player at the walking support unit. When walking, a video of a golf course spreading around a player's position moved by walking within a virtual golf course is projected.

The actual shot support may be supported by the ground in the teebox state of any hole for executing the shot and the ground at an expected landing point on the ground. Here, the ground refers to the inner region of the obi region except for the out of bounds area, the water hazard, and other areas where the ball cannot be continuously hit.

The natural condition storage unit may store the natural condition information of any golf course the player wants to play, and the game player may arbitrarily select a golf course to play. The natural condition information includes terrain conditions and wind direction conditions of an arbitrary golf course.

In the virtual reality golf system, by providing a separate putting support unit, when a gamer performs an actual shot in the actual shot support unit and the expected landing point is determined to be a point on the green, the virtual reality golf system moves to the putting support unit and moves in the putting support unit. When the ball is hit by the player in the area, it is configured to actually process the movement of the ball without virtually processing it.

In addition, the present invention to achieve the above object,

(a) When the player comes up to the actual shot support unit, an image of a predetermined golf course that is unfolded around the current position of the player based on the natural condition information from the natural condition storage unit is surrounded by the actual shot support unit. Realistically viewing using the installed virtual reality screen controller;

(b) a player executing an actual shot in the actual shot support unit;

(c) analyzing the predicted path and the predicted landing point of the acetabular from the acetabular analysis part and the natural condition information by the acetabular analysis part when the actual shot is executed by the shot of the player in the real shot supporter; And

(d) When the actual shot is executed by the game player in the actual shot support unit, the predictive path and the predicted landing point of the acetab are inputted from the acetabular analysis unit, and the virtual reality screen controller displays the progress and landing image of the ball according to this information. It provides a game method using a virtual reality golf system comprising a; in addition to the image of the golf course projected to the projected to a video.

The game method using the virtual reality golf system comprises the steps of: (e) walking the distance corresponding to the distance from the player's shot position to the next shot position using the walking support unit installed adjacent to the actual shot support unit; And (f) projecting an image of a golf course centered on the location of the player moving while walking by the player in the walking support unit as a moving image through the virtual reality screen controller.

In steps (a) and (b) of the game method using the virtual reality golf system, the actual shot support unit is a ground in a tee box state at any hole for executing a shot and a ground at an expected landing point on the ground. Can be supported.

The game method using the virtual reality golf system, (g1) when the expected landing point of the next shot scheduled ball is any point on the ground, moving virtually using the walking support unit from the current position to the landing point of the next shot scheduled ball. Making; (g2) projecting an image of a golf course centered on the position of the moving player when the player moves, as a moving image through the virtual reality screen controller based on the natural condition information from the natural condition storage unit; (g3) When the player arrives at a point on the virtual ground of the ball scheduled for the next shot, the player realistically views an image of a predetermined golf course that is opened centering on the player's current position, and the ground of the actual shot support unit is the next. Converting the shot to the ground of a point on the virtual ground of the scheduled ball; (g4) the player climbing a real shot support unit and executing a shot in the real shot support unit; (g5) analyzing the predicted path and predicted landing point of the acetabular from the acetabular information and natural condition information when the actual shot is executed by the shot of the player in the real shot supporter; And (g6) when the actual shot is executed by the game player in the actual shot support unit, inputs the predicted path and the predicted landing point of the acetabular from the acetabular analysis unit and displays the progress and landing image of the ball according to the information. In addition to the image of the golf course projected to the control unit to project through a video; further includes.

The game method using the virtual reality golf system, (h1) if the landing point of the next shot scheduled ball is any point on the green, moving from the current position to the landing point of the next shot scheduled ball of the putting support prepared separately; ; (h2) realistically viewing an image of a predetermined golf course unfolding around the point on the green when the player arrives at the point on the green of the ball scheduled for the next shot; (h3) the player climbing a putting support unit and executing a shot in the putting support unit; (h4) The ball by the player's shot in the putting support unit is processed by the movement of the actual ball.

According to the virtual reality golf system and the game method using the same according to the present invention, not only can view the panoramic view of the golf course that can be seen when the player plays the golf in the realistic and unfolded realistically, but also the ball By analyzing both the natural conditions of the golf course and the shot conditions of the player at the time of hitting can be seen by adding a moving and landing video of the ball to the foreground image of the golf course. In addition, the virtual reality that the player moves toward the ball hit and landed is realistically reproduced by using the panoramic image of the surrounding foreground, and the curvature change of the ground during the shot execution also changes to suit the natural conditions of the golf course. Set it. Therefore, the golf game can be enjoyed while having an outdoor effect indoors.

Hereinafter, a virtual reality golf system and a golf game method using the same according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a virtual reality golf system according to the present invention.

The actual shot support unit 10 of the virtual reality golf system is a place where the player executes the actual shot. As the golf game progresses, the ground of the actual shot support unit 10 may be set while changing to the tee box state, the ground state of the anticipated landing point of the nostril in each hole, and the green state of each hole in the initial shot of each hole. Can be. If the ball is holed in, the ground is set to the tee box in the next hole. On the other hand, in the case of green play, the ground of the actual shot support unit 10 may be set to the green state, the green requires a relatively large area than the ground point at the expected landing point of the tee box or the nostril. Therefore, the player may be configured to move to a separate putting support unit 14.

Around the actual shot support unit 10, when the ball is hit by the player's shot is installed an acetab information detection unit 22 for detecting information such as the speed, direction, pitch (spin, etc.) of the hit ball .

The virtual reality golf system also has a natural condition storage unit 24 which stores natural condition information of a golf course that a player wants to play. The natural condition storage unit 24 may store natural condition information of one or more golf courses, and is set to allow the game player to arbitrarily select a golf course to be played.

The natural condition storage unit 24 may store the terrain conditions, such as the shape of the hole in each hole of any golf course, detailed terrain structure such as the slope of the field, bend and hill, and obstacles such as trees, bunkers, water, etc. In addition, the wind direction and wind speed in the golf course can be stored.

The acetabular analysis unit 26 is acetabular information detected by the acetabular information sensor 22 when the actual shot is executed by the game player in the actual shot support unit 10, for example, the speed, the direction of the ball, Information such as pitch (spinning, etc.), and natural condition information stored in the natural condition storage unit 24, for example, detailed terrain structures such as hole shapes, slopes of fields, bends and hills in each hole of a golf course, trees, The predicted path and predicted landing point of the acetabular are analyzed from information such as terrain conditions, such as obstacles such as bunkers, water, and the like, wind direction and wind speed at the golf course.

The virtual reality screen control unit 30 displays an image of a predetermined golf course based on the natural condition information from the natural condition storage unit 24 based on the current position of the player, and the size of the actual natural object and its image. In consideration of the distance and the like, a realistic perspective on the virtual reality screen 32 installed around the actual shot support unit 10. The virtual reality screen controller 30 receives the predicted path and predicted landing point of the acetabular from the acetabular analyzer 26 when the actual shot is executed by the game player in the real shot supporter 10 and receives this information. According to the progress and landing image of the ball on the virtual reality screen 32 is added to the image of the golf course to see through the video.

The virtual reality golf system installs the walking support unit 12 in the vicinity of the actual shot support unit 10. In order to reproduce the virtual reality in which the player moves to the landing point of the predetermined ball displayed on the screen, for example, the position of the next shot scheduled ball, the boarding unit 12 is provided in the walking support unit 12 installed near the actual shot support unit 10. In this case, the player can walk by a distance corresponding to the distance from the player's position to the position of the next shot scheduled ball. Here, the walking operation of the player in the walking support unit 12 may be designed to be reduced or omitted depending on the health state or situation of the player.

At this time, the virtual reality screen control unit 30 is a virtual reality screen image of the golf course unfolded around the position of the player moved by walking in the virtual golf course during the walking operation of the player in the walking support unit 12 Perspective as a moving image on (32).

On the other hand, when the next shot scheduled ball is located at the point on the green, when a separate putting support 14 is provided, the player moves to the putting support 14. The player performs the green play shot in the area within the putting support 14, and the ball moves on the green very precisely according to the ground state or shot state, so the movement of the ball by the green play shot is performed in the virtual reality screen 32. It is preferred to be configured to actually process without processing on the bed.

Even when the shot is executed by setting the actual shot support unit 10 to the green ground without a separate putting support unit, the movement of the ball is preferably configured to be actually processed without processing on the virtual reality screen 32.

Hereinafter, a golf game method using the virtual reality golf system having the configuration as described above will be described. The golf game in the present embodiment will be described in the case where the game is played by a plurality of players, for example, four players.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a golf game method using a virtual reality golf system according to the present invention. The flowchart illustrates a game progressing method until a player lands on a predetermined point in a hole after executing a shot. 3A, 3B, and 3C are flow charts showing a method of a game in a process in which a player moves a position for a next shot in the golf game method of FIG. 2, and FIG. 3A is a position of a next shot scheduled ball. Is a point on the ground, FIG. 3B shows how the game proceeds when the position of the next shot scheduled ball is a point on the green, and FIG. 3C is directly hole-in, respectively.

First, when four players play the game in any order, the game progressing method will be described with reference to FIG.

In step S11, based on the natural condition information from the natural condition storage unit 24, the actual shot support unit 10 is set to the ground at the position of the ball to be shot at the current golf course. For example, in the case of the first shot in the first hole, the actual shot support unit 10 is set to the ground in the tee box state.

In operation S12, the virtual reality screen controller 30 may display an image of a predetermined golf course that is unfolded around the current position of the player based on the natural condition information from the natural condition storage unit 24. In consideration of the size and distance thereof, the present invention realistically projects on the virtual reality screen 32 provided around the actual shot support unit 10.

In step S13, the player comes up to the actual shot support unit 10 to execute a tee shot.

In step S14, when the actual shot is executed by the shot of the player in the actual shot support unit 10 by the aspheric analysis unit 26 from the information and natural condition information of the acetab, the expected path and the expected landing point Is analyzed.

In operation S15, the virtual reality screen controller 30 may determine the predicted path and the predicted landing point of the acetab from the acetab analysis unit 26 when the actual shot is executed by the game player in the real shot support unit 10. Based on this information, the progress and landing image of the ball is added to the image of the golf course on the virtual reality screen 32 and viewed as a moving image.

In the step S16, when the actual shot is executed by the player, it is determined whether the expected landing point of the acetabular is located in the hole. If the predicted landing point of the acetabular deviates out of the hole, the player must execute the shot again in the actual shot support unit 10. That is, the process is repeated again from the step S11.

In step S17, the next game player repeats the steps S11 to S16. The shots of each player are executed in the order determined by the lot in the case of shots in the tee box, and in the order away from the hole recognition point in the other shots.

In step S18, if the predicted landing point of the acetabular is a predetermined point in the hole and the player sees that the ball lands at the expected landing point in the virtual reality screen 32, the player moves for another shot.

Next, in the golf game method as described above, in the process of landing the ball by each player's shot at a predetermined point in the hole and the player moves the position for the next shot (step S18), the game according to the position of the landed ball Each method will be described separately in FIGS. 3A, 3B, and 3C.

First, referring to FIG. 3A, in operation S20, when the position of the next shot scheduled ball is any point on the ground, the actual shot support unit may reproduce the virtual reality moving from the current position to the position of the next shot ball. (10) Board the walking support unit 12 installed in the vicinity.

In step S21, the player rides on the walking support unit 12, and the walking support unit 12 allows the player to walk as much as the distance corresponding to the distance from the position of the player to the position of the next shot scheduled ball on the ground. It works. The player may walk by the distance, and in some cases, the walking operation of the player in the walking support unit 12 may be shortened or omitted.

In operation S22, when the player's walking operation is performed in the walking support unit 12, the virtual reality screen control unit 30 virtualizes an image of a golf course that is unfolded around the player's position moved by walking in the virtual golf course. Perspective as a moving image on the reality screen 32.

Next, the process returns to step S11 to repeat steps S11 to S18.

That is, in step S11, the ground of the actual shot support unit 10 is set as the ground of the position of the shot target ball, and in step S12, the image at the shot scheduled ball position is projected on the virtual reality screen 32. In step S13, the player who will shoot the ball executes the shot.

On the other hand, in Fig. 3B, in the step S30, if the position of the next shot scheduled ball is any point on the green, a virtual reality that moves from the current position to the landing point of the ball on the green shown on the screen 32 In order to reproduce the movement to the putting support unit 14 installed near the actual shot support unit 10. If the putting support unit 14 is not provided, as in step S20 of FIG. 3A, the walking support unit may be used to perform a walking operation to virtually move to a point on the green and return to the actual shot support unit 10. have.

In the step S31, the player performs a green play shot in the area within the putting support 14, the ball on the green moves very precisely according to the state of the ground or shot state, so the movement of the ball by the green play shot is virtual reality It is preferably configured to actually process rather than process on the screen 32. On the other hand, the virtual reality screen control unit 30 is based on the natural condition information from the natural condition storage unit 24 on the basis of the position of the current green on the player's current green screen image of a predetermined golf course of the actual natural In consideration of the size and distance thereof, the present invention realistically projects on the virtual reality screen installed around the putting support 14.

In step S32, if the player hits the ball, check whether the ball is off the green. If the ball goes off the green to a predetermined point on the ground, the process returns to step S11.

In step S33, if the ball hit by the player did not leave the green, it is checked to see if (Hole in). If the ball is not holed in, the process returns to step S31 to continue putting play.

If the ball hit by the player is holed in, in step S34, it is checked whether the ball hit by the player is the last hole in the hole. If the hole is not the last hole, the process returns to step S31 to continue putting play.

If the current ball is the last hole in the hole, in step S35, it is checked whether the hole currently being played is the last hole. If the current hole is the last hole, the game ends (step S36). If the current hole is not the last hole, the players move to the tee box of the next hole using the walking support unit 12 or the like (step S37). After that, the process returns to step S11 to proceed. That is, the gamers proceed with the game in the actual shot support unit 10 converted to the ground of the tee box in the next hole.

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 3C, if the ball hit by the player is hole-in in step S40, it is checked in step S41 whether the ball hit by the player is the last hole-in-hole in the hole. If not the last hole-in, return to step S17 to continue the game. In other words, the game is continued by the next player.

If the current ball is the last hole in the hole, in step S42, it is checked whether the hole currently being played is the last hole. If the current hole is the last hole, the game ends (step S43), and if the current hole is not the last hole, the players move to the tee box of the next hole using the walking support unit 12 or the like (step S44). After that, the process returns to step S11 to proceed. That is, the gamers proceed with the game in the actual shot support unit 10 converted to the ground of the tee box in the next hole.

As described above, according to the virtual reality golf system and the game method using the same according to the present invention, the panoramic view of the golf course that can be seen when the player is playing golf in the outdoors as a realistic unfolding panoramic image indoors Not only can be seen, by analyzing both the natural conditions of the golf course and the shot conditions of the game when hitting the ball can be added to the video of the moving and landing state of the ball to the foreground image of the golf course. In addition, the virtual reality that the player moves toward the ball hit and landed is realistically reproduced by using the panoramic image of the surrounding foreground, and the curvature change of the ground during the shot execution also changes to suit the natural conditions of the golf course. By setting, the player can play golf realistically while enjoying the outdoor effect indoors.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described specific preferred embodiments, and various modifications can be made by any person having ordinary skill in the art without departing from the gist of the present invention claimed in the claims. Of course, such changes will fall within the scope of the claims.

Claims (9)

An actual shot support unit for the player to execute an actual shot; A natural condition storage unit for storing natural condition information of at least one golf course the game player wants to play; An aspheric information detector for detecting information of the hit ball when the ball is hit by the player's shot in the actual shot support unit; Analyzing the predicted path and predicted landing point of the acetabular from the acetabular information detected by the acetabular information detector and natural condition information stored in the natural condition storage unit when the actual shot is executed by the game player in the real shot supporter. Acetabular analysis for; And Installed around the actual shot support unit, based on the natural condition information from the natural condition storage unit to realistically see the image of a predetermined golf course unfolded around the current position of the player, the actual shot When the actual shot is executed by the player in the support unit, the predictive path and the predicted landing point of the acetabular are input from the acetabular analysis unit, and the moving and landing images of the ball are added to the image of the golf course according to the information to see the video Virtual reality golf system comprising; a virtual reality screen control unit. The system of claim 1, wherein the virtual reality golf system further includes a walking support unit that allows the player to walk by a distance corresponding to the distance from the current player's position to the position of the next shot scheduled ball, Here, the virtual reality screen controller is a virtual reality golf characterized in that the video through the image of the golf course unfolded around the position of the player moved by walking in the virtual golf course during the walking of the player in the walking support unit as a video system. The virtual reality golf system according to claim 1, wherein the actual shot support unit is supported by the ground in a tee box state in any hole for executing the shot and the ground at an expected landing point on the ground. According to claim 1, In the virtual reality golf system, by providing a separate putting support in the vicinity of the actual shot support, if the position of the next shot scheduled ball is any point on the green, the player moves to the putting support, the putting The virtual reality golf system, characterized in that the movement of the ball by the green play shot performed in the area within the support unit is configured to actually process, not virtually. (a) Based on the natural condition information from the natural condition storage unit, an image of a predetermined golf course that is unfolded around the current position of the player is realistically using a virtual reality screen control unit installed around the actual shot support unit. Seeing; (b) a player coming up to the actual shot support unit to execute an actual shot; (c) analyzing the predicted path and the predicted landing point of the acetabular from the acetabular analysis part and the natural condition information by the acetabular analysis part when the actual shot is executed by the shot of the player in the real shot supporter; And (d) When the actual shot is executed by the game player in the actual shot support unit, the predictive path and the predicted landing point of the acetab are inputted from the acetabular analysis unit, and the virtual reality screen controller displays the progress and landing image of the ball according to this information. The game method using a virtual reality golf system, characterized in that it comprises; and in addition to the image of the golf course projected to see through a video. According to claim 5, The game method using the virtual reality golf system, (e) A player boards a walking support unit installed near the actual shot support unit to reproduce a virtual reality in which a player moves to the landing point of the next shot scheduled ball displayed on the screen, and the next shot scheduled ball from the player's position. The player walking the distance corresponding to the distance to the position of the player; And (f) projecting an image of a golf course centered on the position of the player moved by walking in the virtual golf course when the player walks in the walking support unit as a video through the virtual reality screen controller; Game method using a virtual reality golf system characterized in that it comprises a. 6. The method according to claim 5, wherein in the steps (a) and (b) of the game method using the virtual reality golf system, the actual shot support unit is provided on the ground and the ground in the tee box state at any hole for executing the shot. Virtual reality golf system, characterized in that supported by the ground at the expected landing point. According to claim 5, The game method using a virtual reality golf system, (g1) if the expected landing point of the next shot scheduled ball is any point on the ground, virtually moving from the current position to the landing point of the next shot scheduled ball by using the walking support unit; (g2) projecting an image of a golf course centered on the position of the moving player when the player moves, as a moving image through the virtual reality screen controller based on the natural condition information from the natural condition storage unit; (g3) When the player arrives at a point on the virtual ground of the ball scheduled for the next shot, the player realistically views an image of a predetermined golf course that is opened centering on the player's current position, and the ground of the actual shot support unit is the next. Converting the shot to the ground of a point on the virtual ground of the scheduled ball; (g4) the player climbing a real shot support unit and executing a shot in the real shot support unit; (g5) analyzing the predicted path and predicted landing point of the acetabular from the acetabular information and natural condition information when the actual shot is executed by the shot of the player in the real shot supporter; And (g6) When the actual shot is executed by the game player in the actual shot support unit, the predicted path and the predicted landing point of the acetab are inputted from the acetabular analysis unit, and the virtual reality screen controller displays the progress and landing image of the ball according to this information. The game method using a virtual reality golf system, characterized in that it further comprises; in addition to the image of the golf course projected to see through the video. According to claim 5, The game method using a virtual reality golf system, (h1) if the landing point of the next shot scheduled ball is any point on the green, moving from the current position to the landing point of the next shot scheduled ball of the putting support provided separately; (h2) realistically viewing an image of a predetermined golf course unfolding around the point on the green when the player arrives at the point on the green of the ball scheduled for the next shot; (h3) the player climbing a putting support unit and executing a shot in the putting support unit; (h4) The game method using the virtual reality golf system, characterized in that the putting the ball by the player's shot in the game is processed by the movement of the ball.