KR20200059421A - Horror gaming system and operating method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a horror gaming system and an operating method thereof, and more specifically, relates to a horror gaming system and an operating method thereof, which are able to link with virtual reality and present a horror experience to gamers. According to the present invention, the horror gaming system comprises: a horror gaming device (1) which includes a support unit (2) including a driving mechanism, a seat unit (4) disposed on an upper side of the support unit (2), arm rest units (6) formed on both sides of the seat unit (4), a leg rest unit (8) formed by extending downwards from the seat unit (4), and a back contact unit (10) formed by extending upwards from the seat unit (4); an HMD which is detachably mounted on the horror gaming device (1) and outputs a visually recognizable signal; and a control unit which links with a signal inputted into the HMD to control the operation of the driving mechanism.

Description

HORROR GAMING SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a horror gaming system and a method of operating the same, and more particularly, to a horror gaming system and a method of operating the horror gaming system capable of providing horror experiences to gamers in connection with virtual reality.

In recent years, thanks to the rapid development of technology, virtual reality that simulates a specific environment or situation can be implemented with various types of simulators. The simulator that embodies the virtual reality is used in various fields such as training fields such as airplane and ship training, shooting, and sports fields for golf practice.

It is used in leisure life by implementing simulators of various games, such as the content of conducting battles using guns, and the content of exploring the remote or unknown world.

Registered Patent Publication No. 10-0874940 (Registration date: 2008.12.12)

An object of the present invention is to provide a horror gaming system capable of providing a horror experience through virtual reality.

An object of the present invention is to provide a horror gaming system full of liveliness and excitement like a realistic experience.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method of operating a horror gaming system that provides a vivid horror experience.

The objects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects not mentioned are clearly understood by a person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains (hereinafter referred to as a 'normal engineer') from the following description. It could be.

To achieve the object of the present invention as described above, and to perform the characteristic functions of the present invention described later, the features of the present invention are as follows.

Horror gaming system according to the present invention, the support comprising a driving mechanism; A seating portion disposed above the support portion; Arm seating portions formed on both sides of the seating portion; A leg seating part extending downward from the seating part; A horror gaming device comprising; a back contact portion extending upwardly from the seating portion; An HMD detachably mounted to the horror gaming device and outputting a visually perceptible signal; And a control unit configured to control the operation of the driving mechanism in association with a signal input to the HMD.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the support portion, a support member connected to the seating portion; And a base plate formed on the lower side of the support member and on which the driving mechanism is formed.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the arm seating portion and the leg seating portion are formed with a lockable and unlockable armrest locking portion and ankle locking portion, respectively.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the back contact portion includes an HMD mounting portion formed in the back contact portion, and the HMD mounting portion extends outwardly from the back contact portion; And a receiving portion configured to receive an HMD coupled to one side of the extension member.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a body lock portion is formed on the back contact portion, and the body lock portion comprises a pivot mechanism configured to pivotably move the body lock portion relative to the back contact portion; A movement mechanism capable of moving the body lock along the back contact portion; And a size adjustment mechanism capable of adjusting the size of the body lock.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the driving mechanism is Shanghai Dongbu configured to move the horror gaming device up and down; A tilting unit capable of changing the angle of the horror gaming device relative to the horizontal direction; A rotating unit configured to rotate the horror gaming device with respect to a vertical direction; An impact providing unit configured to provide an impact to the horror gaming device; And a vibration providing unit configured to provide vibration to the horror gaming device. It includes either.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the control unit is configured to communicate with the wrist part locking part and the ankle part locking part and executes locking or unlocking of the arm part locking part and the ankle part locking part in response to a signal output to the HMD. Control.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the control unit operates the shanghai east part, the tilting part, the rotating part, the shock providing part and the vibration providing part in response to a signal output to the HMD.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method of operating a horror gaming system according to claim 1, comprising: detecting a seating of a gamer on the horror gaming device; Locking the wrist portion locking portion and the ankle portion locking portion; And driving a driving mechanism based on the output signal output to the HMD.

According to the present invention, a horror gaming system is provided that can provide a horror experience through virtual reality.

According to the present invention, there is provided a horror gaming system full of liveliness and excitement, such as a realistic experience.

In addition, according to the present invention, a horror gaming system is provided that provides a vivid horror experience.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to those described above, and other effects not mentioned will be apparent to those skilled in the art from the following description.

1 is a perspective view of a horror gaming device according to an embodiment of the present invention,
2 shows a horror gaming device expressed in virtual reality,
Figure 3a and 3b shows the unlocked state of the cuff portion lock formed in the arm seating portion according to an embodiment of the present invention,
4A and 4B show a locked state of the cuff part lock part formed in the arm seating part according to an embodiment of the present invention,
5 is a perspective view of a horror gaming device according to another embodiment of the present invention,
6A and 6B show an unlocked state of an ankle locking portion formed in a leg seating portion according to an embodiment of the present invention,
7A and 7B show a locked state of the ankle lock portion formed in the leg seating portion according to an embodiment of the present invention,
8 shows an HMD mounting unit according to an embodiment of the present invention,
9 shows an HMD mounting unit according to another embodiment of the present invention,
Figure 10a shows the mounting state of the body lock according to an embodiment of the present invention,
Figure 10b shows the pivot state of the body lock according to an embodiment of the present invention,
Figure 10c shows the moving state of the body lock according to an embodiment of the present invention,
11 shows a horror gaming system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The specific structure or functional descriptions presented in the embodiments of the present invention are exemplified for the purpose of explaining the embodiments according to the concept of the present invention, and the embodiments according to the concept of the present invention may be implemented in various forms. In addition, it should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments described herein, and should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Meanwhile, in the present invention, terms such as first and / or second may be used to describe various components, but the components are not limited to the terms. The above terms are only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from other components, for example, without departing from the scope of rights according to the concept of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as the second component, Similarly, the second component may also be referred to as the first component.

When a component is said to be "connected" or "connected" to another component, it should be understood that other components may be directly connected or connected to the other component, but may be present in the middle. something to do. On the other hand, when a component is referred to as being “directly connected” to or “directly in contact with” another component, it should be understood that no other component exists in the middle. Other expressions for describing the relationship between the components, such as "between" and "immediately between" or "adjacent to" and "directly adjacent to", should be interpreted similarly.

Throughout the specification, the same reference numbers refer to the same components. Meanwhile, the terminology used herein is for describing the embodiments and is not intended to limit the present invention. In the present specification, the singular form also includes the plural form unless otherwise specified in the phrase. As used herein, "comprises" and / or "comprising" refers to the presence of one or more other components, steps, operations and / or elements in which the mentioned component, step, operation and / or element is present. Or do not exclude additions.

The horror gaming system according to the present invention includes a horror gaming device, an HMD that works in conjunction with the horror gaming device, and a control unit for controlling the horror gaming device and the HMD.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to Figure 1, the horror gaming device 1 according to the present invention includes a support 2; Sitting portion 4; Arm seat (6); It may include a leg seating portion 8 and the back contact portion 10.

The horror gaming device 1 can be made in the form of a chair. Preferably, it may be made of a metal material such as copper, aluminum, iron, etc. to further enhance the sense of realism, or may be made of a wood material. In addition, stains, rust, and the like may be added to the horror gaming device to create a sense of fear and add more realism. In addition, referring to FIG. 2, the horror gaming device 1 may be embodied in the same shape as the chair C in the virtual reality output from the Head Mount Display (HMD), which will be described later.

The support 2 may include a base plate 12 and a support member 22. The support member 22 is formed on the base plate 12. Although the figure shows a plurality of support members 22 formed on the base plate 12, the number of support members 22 may be appropriately added or reduced as necessary.

A driving mechanism (not shown) configured to move, rotate, and tilt the base plate 12 is formed below the base plate 12. The driving mechanism may be a motion simulator (MS) that directs motions such as movement, rotation, rise and fall, shock, and vibration. For example, the base plate 12 is configured to move the horror gaming device 1 up and down, the east of Shanghai, the horizontal moving unit configured to move the horror gaming device 1 back and forth, left and right, and the horror gaming device ( It may include a tilting unit capable of changing the angle with respect to the horizontal direction of 1), a rotating unit configured to rotate the horror gaming device 1 with respect to the vertical direction. In addition, it may include a shock providing unit and a vibration providing unit that can provide a shock or vibration to the horror gaming device (1).

A seating portion 4 is formed above the support portion 2. The seating portion 4 accommodates the gamer's buttocks. To this end, the seating portion 4 may be made in the form of a flat plate. Although a rectangular flat plate shape is illustrated in the drawings, the shape is not limited and may be formed in various shapes.

On both sides of the seating portion 4, an arm seating portion 6 on which a gamer's arm can be seated is formed, and the arm seating portion 6 includes a cuff portion locking portion 16 that can be opened and closed. The cuff portion locking portion 16 is formed at a position that can accommodate the cuff portion of the gamer. 3A and 3B, the cuff portion locking portion 16 when unlocking is shown, and FIGS. 4A and 4B, the cuff portion locking portion 16 when locking is shown. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the cuffs locking part 16 includes a first member 116 and a second member 216, and when unlocking, both members are separated from each other, and when locking is to be performed, each other The lock is made by approaching about. When locked, the rotational reference body 26 of the first member 116 is rotated clockwise to move the first member 116 configured to work in conjunction therewith, and the rotational reference of the second member 216 The body 26 is rotated counterclockwise to move the second member 216 configured to work in conjunction therewith. In the case of unlocking, it is made in the opposite direction of locking, so a description thereof will be omitted.

However, the shape or operation mechanism of the cuff portion locking portion is not limited to this, and other methods may be used as long as it can be locked and unlocked. The cuff lock part 16 includes a button (not shown), so that it can be manually unlocked when the button is pressed in case of an unpredictable situation. The emergency button is, of course, formed in a position where the gamer can easily press the cuff lock even in the locked state.

In addition, a leg seat 8 may be formed in the horror gaming device 1 according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, the leg seat 8 may be formed to extend downward from the seat 4, or as shown in FIG. 1, connected to the support 2. The ankle portion locking portion 18 is formed in the leg seating portion 8. The ankle locking portion 18 is formed to enable locking and unlocking, and is disposed in a position to accommodate the ankle portion when the gamer is seated on the horror gaming device 1. 6A and 6B show the ankle locking portion 18 when unlocking, and FIGS. 7A and 7B show the ankle locking portion 18 when locking. The ankle locking portion 18 includes a first element 118 and a second element 218 so that both elements move relative to each other to close and then fasten and lock is performed, and both elements move away from each other After unlocking, unlocking is performed. When locked, the rotational reference body 28 of the first element 118 is rotated clockwise to move the first element 118 configured to operate in conjunction with the rotational reference body 28 inward, and the second element The rotation reference body 28 of 218 is rotated counterclockwise to move the second element 218 configured to operate in conjunction with the rotation reference body 28 inward. In the case of unlocking, it is made in the opposite direction of locking, so a description thereof will be omitted. In addition, the shape or operation mechanism of the ankle locking portion is not limited thereto, and other similar methods capable of locking and unlocking may be employed. The ankle locking portion 18 likewise includes an emergency button (not shown) so that when the button is pressed in case of an unpredictable situation, the lock can be manually released. The emergency button is, of course, formed in a position where the gamer can easily press even when the ankle lock is locked.

A back contact portion 10 is formed on one side of the sitting portion 4. The back contact portion 10 is formed by extending upward from the upper surface of the seating portion 4. The back contact portion 10 may include an HMD mounting portion 110 and a body locking portion 210.

As shown in FIG. 8, the HMD mounting unit 110 accommodates the HMD detachably. The HMD mounting portion 110 may be formed to extend outwardly of the back contact portion 10 to the back contact portion 10. The HMD mounting unit 110 may include an extension member 120 extending outward from the back contact unit 10 and a receiving unit 130 coupled to the extension member 120 and on which the HMD is seated. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the HMD mounting portion 110 may be formed by extending from the upper side of the back contact portion 10 to the outside of the back contact portion 10 (Fig. 8). According to another embodiment of the present invention, the HMD mounting portion 110 may be rotatably formed by protruding outwardly on either side of both sides of the back contact portion 10 (FIG. 9).

The body locking unit 210 performs a function of tightening the body portion of the gamer when the gamer is seated. The body locking portion 210 may include a movement mechanism, a pivot mechanism, and a size adjustment mechanism that can move within the seating portion 4.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 10A, the body locking portion 210 is formed parallel to the longitudinal direction of the back contact portion 10 when the drive is released. When driving, as shown in FIG. 10B, the pivot mechanism configured to pivot vertically with respect to the longitudinal direction of the back contact portion 10 promotes pivoting of the body locking portion 210 when driving and when driving is released. . The movement mechanism moves the body lock portion 210 formed in this way up or down along the rail R formed in the back contact portion 10, more specifically, the back contact portion 10 (FIG. 10C). When mounted on the gamer, the body lock 210 is moved downward along the back contact portion 10 so that it can be adjusted for each user. Considering the difference in the height of each gamer, it can be used for gamers of various sitting keys. The movement mechanism may be configured such that the body lock 210 stops at a target point. For example, a pressure sensor or a weight sensor is built in the back contact portion 10, and the pressure by the seated person is usually sensed in the upper region of the shoulder bone below the shoulder. In consideration of this point, the movement mechanism stops by moving downward by a specific distance from the height at which the pressure is first sensed from the upper side to the lower side of the back contact portion 10. That is, it is to enable the body locking portion 210 to be locked in the chest. Therefore, preferably, the specific distance may be 3 to 10 cm. On the other hand, the size adjustment mechanism allows the size of the body lock to be adjusted according to the size of the torso of each gamer when mounted according to the movement mechanism near the upper chest of the gamer. The size of the body locking portion 210 can be adjusted through various methods. According to an example, the size of the body lock 210 may be formed in a form of pulling and stretching one side in the form of a belt. The sizing method is not limited to the above example, and any known configuration used to reduce or enlarge the size of a roughly circular configuration may be suitably modified and used in accordance with the present apparatus.

As shown in FIG. 11, the horror gaming device 1 according to the present invention includes a control unit 300 that controls the horror gaming device 1 and communicates with the horror gaming device 1. The control unit 300 includes an input unit 320 such as a keyboard, which is a means for communicating with the control unit 300, and an output unit 340 such as a monitor in which signals output to the HMD by the control unit 300 are output identically. Can be formed.

The control unit 300 is configured to communicate with the wrist portion locking portion 16, the ankle portion locking portion 18 and the body locking portion 210. That is, the operation of the wrist portion locking portion 16, the ankle portion locking portion 18 and the body locking portion 210 is monitored, and these operations, that is, locking and unlocking are commanded. In addition, the control unit 300 controls the shandong east, horizontal movement, tilting, rotation, impact, and vibration providing of the driving mechanism and issues commands to them. In addition, the controller 300 provides the HMD to output a specific virtual reality, and according to an embodiment of the present invention, the virtual reality may be a horror experience reality.

The mounting method of the horror gaming device 1 according to the present invention includes a step in which a gamer for using the horror gaming device 1 is seated on the horror gaming device 1. Next, when a gamer is seated in the horror gaming device 1, that is, when a seating is detected, the HMD provided in the HMD mounting unit 110 is manually, semi-automatically or automatically mounted to the gamer. The gamer may directly mount the HMD separately from the HMD mounting unit 110. According to another embodiment of the present invention, the HMD mounting unit 110 includes a movement mechanism for the receiving unit 130 to approach the HMD mounting unit 110 close to the gamer seated on the horror gaming device 1 Also, gamers can separate it and mount the HMD. Alternatively, the movement mechanism for the receiving unit 130 allows the receiving unit 130 to approach the gamer in close proximity, and is mounted on the gamer without additional adjustment by the user through a fine adjustment device controlled by the control unit 300. can do.

Next, at least one of the wrist portion locking portion 16 and the ankle portion locking portion 18 is locked. At the same time or at this time, the body lock part 210 is locked. For example, the body locking portion 210 pivots in the mounting direction through the pivot mechanism and moves to the chest of the gamer according to the movement mechanism. In addition, the size adjustment mechanism reduces or expands the body lock portion 210 to fit the size of the thorax of the gamer.

According to the operating method of the horror gaming device according to an embodiment of the present invention, the control unit detects the gamer's seating on the horror gaming device 1.

When the seating is detected, the control unit detects whether or not the HMD is mounted on the locker of the wrist portion 16, the ankle portion locking portion 18, and the body locking portion 210 and whether the gamer is mounted. The control unit 300 controls the wrist portion locking portion 16, the ankle portion locking portion 18, and the body locking portion 210, and drives the HMD mounting portion 110 to control the HMD to be mounted on the gamer.

Alternatively, the control unit 300 may be driven according to an operation instruction command through an interface provided to the gamer, without the detection process described above.

The control unit 300 drives the driving mechanism of the horror gaming device 1 based on the output signal output to the HMD. The output signal may be expressed as content displayed in virtual reality provided through the HMD mounted on the gamer, and the output signal may be content pre-loaded on the controller 300. As described above, the driving mechanism may include at least one of a shanghai moving part, a horizontal moving part, a tilting part, a rotating part, an impact providing part, and a vibration providing part.

The output signal matches the content displayed in the virtual reality of the HMD. The horror gaming device according to the present invention is operated in conjunction with the output signal displayed on the HMD by the control unit 300. For example, if the content displayed in the virtual reality output to the HMD is a fear-inducing entity, for example, a zombie is approaching, a gamer may experience it by driving at least one of a shock providing unit and a vibration providing unit in response to this. Make it possible. In addition, for example, if the content displayed in the virtual reality output to the HMD is that a large number of zombies are pushing the gamers into the cliff while being confined to the horror gaming device, the gamers are driven by driving the tilting unit at the edge of the edge in the virtual reality of the HMD. Make it feel like it's actually tilted. Under the power dropping to the cliff, drive the shanghai east part, the rotating part, and the vibration providing part to have an experience of actually falling. When falling under the cliff, at least one of the driving mechanisms, for example, an impact providing unit is driven to provide a feeling of actually falling.

The present invention described above is not limited by the above-described embodiments and accompanying drawings, and various substitutions, modifications, and changes are possible within the scope of the present invention without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. It will be obvious to those who have the knowledge of.

1: Horror Gaming Device 2: Support
4: Seating part 6: Arm seating part
8: leg seat 10: back contact
12: Basic plate 16: Cuffs lock
18: ankle locking portion 22: support member
28: rotating reference body 110: HMD mounting part
116: first member 118: first element
120: extension member 130: receiving portion
210: body lock 216: second member
218: second element 300: control unit

Claims (9)

A support portion including a driving mechanism; A seating portion disposed above the support portion; Arm seating portions formed on both sides of the seating portion; A leg seating part extending downward from the seating part; A horror gaming device comprising; a back contact portion extending upwardly from the seating portion;
An HMD detachably mounted to the horror gaming device and outputting a visually perceptible signal; And
A control unit configured to control the operation of the driving mechanism in conjunction with a signal input to the HMD;
Horror gaming system that includes. The method according to claim 1, The support portion, Support member connected to the seating portion; And a foundation plate formed on the lower side of the support member and on which the driving mechanism is formed. The method according to claim 1, wherein the arm seating portion and the leg seating portion, respectively, a locking and unlockable wrist locking portion and ankle locking portion is formed horror gaming system. The method according to claim 1, The back contact portion includes an HMD mounting portion formed in the back contact portion,
The HMD mounting portion is an extension member extending outward from the back contact portion; And a receiving unit configured to receive an HMD coupled to one side of the extension member. The method according to claim 1, Body lock is formed on the back contact portion, the body lock portion,
A pivot mechanism configured to pivotably move the body lock to the back contact portion;
A movement mechanism capable of moving the body lock along the back contact portion; And
Horror gaming system that includes; a size adjustment mechanism that can adjust the size of the body lock. The method according to claim 1, wherein the driving mechanism
Shanghai Dongbu configured to move the horror gaming device to Shanghai Dong;
A tilting unit capable of changing the angle of the horror gaming device relative to the horizontal direction;
A rotating unit configured to rotate the horror gaming device with respect to a vertical direction;
An impact providing unit configured to provide an impact to the horror gaming device; And
A vibration providing unit configured to provide vibration to the horror gaming device; Horror gaming system that includes any one of. The method according to claim 1, The control unit is configured to communicate with the cuff lock and ankle lock and controls to perform locking or unlocking of the cuff lock and ankle lock in response to a signal output to the HMD. In Horror Gaming System. The method according to claim 6, The control unit, Horror gaming system that operates in accordance with the signal output to the HMD Shanghai East, tilting, rotating, impact, and vibration providing. A method of operating a horror gaming system according to claim 1,
Detecting a seating of a gamer on the horror gaming device;
Locking the wrist portion locking portion and the ankle portion locking portion; And
And driving a driving mechanism based on the output signal output to the HMD.

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