Game medium, method of using the game medium, and game system for using the game medium

• US 10,279,256 B2
• Filed: 03/17/2017
• Issued: 05/07/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Colopl, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Colopl, Inc.
• Inventors: Baba, Naruatsu
• Primary Examiner(s): Hu, Kang
• Assistant Examiner(s): Blaise, Malina D
• Application Number:
  US15/462,766
• Publication Number:
  US 20170266551A1
• Time in Patent Office: 781 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/211 using inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers or gyroscopes
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/25 Output arrangements for video game devices
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/428 involving motion or position input signals, e.g. signals representing the rotation of an input controller or a player's arm motions sensed by accelerometers or gyroscopes
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/8082 Virtual reality
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/012 Head tracking input arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/014 Hand-worn input/output arrangements, e.g. data gloves
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0338 with detection of limited linear or angular displacement of an operating part of the device from a neutral position, e.g. isotonic or isometric joysticks
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/006 Mixed reality object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00

Abstract

A non-transitory computer readable game medium storing instructions for controlling an operation of a game system. The game system includes a head mounted display (HMD); a processor; a memory; and an input reception device capable of detecting a physical movement of a user. The processor is configured to cause the HMD to display a virtual reality space for forming a game. The processor is configured to cause the HMD to display, in the virtual reality space, a moveable object to be operated by the user in association with the physical movement of the user detected by the input reception device. The processor is configured to give a disadvantage to a player in the game in response to the physical movement of the user exceeding a predetermined velocity in comparison to a case in which the physical movement of the user is equal to or less than a predetermined velocity.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer readable game medium storing instructions for controlling an operation of a game system,

the game system comprising:

a head mounted display (HMD);

a processor;

a memory; and

a controller separate from the HMD, wherein the controller is in communication with the HMD,

wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions to;

receive movement information related to a detected position of the controller;

determine a movement velocity of the controller based on a temporal chance of the detected position of the controller;

cause the HMD to display a virtual reality space for forming a game; and

cause the HMD to display, in the virtual reality space, an operation target object to be operated by the user in response to the detected physical movement of the user and detected by the controller, wherein a character object in the virtual reality space corresponds to the user, and the character object is equipped with the operation target object, and

the operation target object is displayed as a weapon to be used by the character object in the virtual reality space,

breaking the weapon in response to the detected physical movement of the user exceeding a predetermined velocity in comparison to a case in which the detected physical movement of the user is equal to or less than the predetermined velocity.

2. The non-transitory computer readable game medium according to claim 1, wherein breaking the weapon comprises changing at least one of a state of the operation target object or a state of an object to be acted on by the operation target object in response to the physical movement of the user exceeding the predetermined velocity.

3. The non-transitory computer readable game medium according to claim 1, wherein breaking the weapon comprises changing a state of the character object.

4. The non-transitory computer readable game medium according to claim 2, wherein breaking the weapon comprises changing a state of the character object.

5. The non-transitory computer readable game medium according to claim 3, wherein breaking the weapon comprises:

changing the state of the character object by changing a parameter of the character object; and

causing the HMD to display a visual effect showing a visual change to the character object;

the visual effect depending on the parameter of the character object that is changed.

6. The non-transitory computer readable game medium according to claim 1, wherein breaking the weapon further comprises limiting an interaction of the movable object with the object to be acted on.

7. The non-transitory computer readable game medium according to claim 2, wherein breaking the weapon further comprises reducing at least one attribute of the character object.

9. The non-transitory computer readable game medium according to claim 2, wherein giving the disadvantage to the player comprises changing the state of the operation target object.

10. The non-transitory computer readable game medium according to claim 1,

wherein the input reception device is configured to be held or worn by the user,

wherein the input reception device comprises at least one of a velocity detector for detecting a velocity of the input reception device or an acceleration detector for detecting an acceleration of the input reception device, and

wherein breaking the weapon comprises determining, based on a result of the detection, whether the physical movement of the user has exceeded the predetermined velocity.

11. The non-transitory computer readable game medium according to claim 2,

wherein the input reception device is configured to be held or worn by the user,

wherein the input reception device comprises at least one of a velocity detector for detecting a velocity of the input reception device or an acceleration detector for detecting an acceleration of the input reception device, and

wherein breaking the weapon comprises determining, based on a result of the detection, whether the physical movement of the user has exceeded the predetermined velocity.

12. The non-transitory computer readable game medium according to claim 3,

wherein the input reception device is configured to be held or worn by the user,

wherein the input reception device comprises at least one of a velocity detector for detecting a velocity of the input reception device or an acceleration detector for detecting an acceleration of the input reception device, and

wherein breaking the weapon comprises determining, based on a result of the detection, whether the physical movement of the user has exceeded the predetermined velocity.

13. The non-transitory computer readable game medium according to claim 4,

wherein the input reception device is configured to be held or worn by the user,

wherein the input reception device comprises at least one of a velocity detector for detecting a velocity of the input reception device or an acceleration detector for detecting an acceleration of the input reception device, and

wherein breaking the weapon comprises determining, based on a result of the detection, whether the physical movement of the user has exceeded the predetermined velocity.

14. The non-transitory computer readable game medium according to claim 5,

wherein the input reception device is configured to be held or worn by the user,

wherein the input reception device comprises at least one of a velocity detector for detecting a velocity of the input reception device or an acceleration detector for detecting an acceleration of the input reception device, and

wherein breaking the weapon comprises determining, based on a result of the detection, whether the physical movement of the user has exceeded the predetermined velocity.

15. The non-transitory computer readable game medium according to claim 6,

wherein the input reception device is configured to be held or worn by the user,

wherein the input reception device comprises at least one of a velocity detector for detecting a velocity of the input reception device or an acceleration detector for detecting an acceleration of the input reception device, and

wherein breaking the weapon comprises determining, based on a result of the detection, whether the physical movement of the user has exceeded the predetermined velocity.

16. The non-transitory computer readable game medium according to claim 7,

wherein the input reception device is configured to be held or worn by the user,

wherein the input reception device comprises at least one of a velocity detector for detecting a velocity of the input reception device or an acceleration detector for detecting an acceleration of the input reception device, and

wherein breaking the weapon comprises determining, based on a result of the detection, whether the physical movement of the user has exceeded the predetermined velocity.

8. A non-transitory computer readable game medium storing instructions for controlling an operation of a game system,

the game system comprising:

a head mounted display (HMD);

a processor;

a memory; and

a controller separate from the HMD, wherein the controller is in communication with the HMD,

wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions to;

receive movement information related to a detected position of the controller;

determine a movement velocity of the controller based on a temporal change of the detected position of the controller;

cause the HMD to display a virtual reality space for forming a game; and

cause the HMD to display, in the virtual reality space, an operation target object to be operated by the user in association with movement of the user detected by the controller,

give a disadvantage to the operation target object in response to the movement of the user exceeding a predetermined velocity in comparison to a case in which the movement of the user is equal to or less than the predetermined velocity, wherein a character object in the virtual reality space corresponds to the user, and the character object is equipped with the operation target object, the operation target object is displayed as a weapon to be used by the character object in the virtual reality space, and giving the disadvantage to the player comprises;

breaking the weapon in response to the detected physical movement of the user exceeding a predetermined velocity in comparison to a case in which the detected physical movement of the user is equal to or less than the predetermined velocity; and

causing the HMD to display a visual effect of the operation target object depending on the state of the operation target object.

17. A method of forming a game comprising:

causing a head mounted display (HMD) of a game system to display a virtual reality space for the game, wherein the game system comprises;

a processor;

a memory; and

a controller separate from the HMD, wherein the controller is in communication with the HMD causing the HMD to display, in the virtual reality space, an operation target object, displayed as a weapon, to be operated by a character object in association with movement of the user detected by the controller, and at least one enemy object to be acted on by the operation target object, wherein the character object is in the virtual reality space and corresponds to the user;

receiving movement information related to a detected position of the controller;

determining a movement velocity of the controller based on a temporal change of the detected position of the controller; and

giving a disadvantage to the character object in response to the movement of the user exceeding a predetermined velocity in comparison to a case in which the movement of the player is equal to or less than the predetermined velocity,

wherein giving the disadvantage to the character object comprises;

changing a state of the at least one enemy object, and

breaking the weapon.

18. A game system, comprising:

a head mounted display (HMD);

a plurality of controllers separate from the HMD, wherein each of the plurality of controllers is in communication with the HMD;

an information processing device, wherein the information processing device is configured to cause the HMD to display a virtual reality space for forming a game, and to cause the HMD to display, in the virtual reality space, an operation target object, displayed as a weapon, to be operated by a character object, corresponding to the user, in association with movement of the user detected by at least one controller of the plurality of controllers; and

a processing unit configured to give a disadvantage to the character object in the game in response to the movement of the user exceeding a predetermined velocity in comparison to a case in which the movement of the user is equal to or less than the predetermined velocity, wherein the processing unit is configured to give the disadvantage by breaking the weapon.

19. A non-transitory computer readable game medium storing instructions for controlling an operation of a game system,

the game system comprising:

a head mounted display (HMD);

a processor;

a memory; and

a plurality of controllers separate from the HMD, wherein each of the plurality of controllers is in communication with the HMD,

wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions to;

receive information related to a detected position of each of the plurality of controllers;

determine a movement velocity of each of the plurality of controllers based on a temporal change of the detected position for each of the plurality of controllers;

cause the HMD to display a virtual reality space for forming a game; and

cause the HMD to display, in the virtual reality space, an operation target object, displayed as a weapon, to be operated by the user in response to the movement velocity of at least one controller of the plurality of controllers, wherein a character object in the virtual reality space corresponds to the user, and the operation target object is displayed as hands of the character object in the virtual reality space,

give a disadvantage to the operation target object in response to the movement velocity of the at least one controller of the plurality of controllers exceeding a predetermined velocity in comparison to a case in which the movement velocity of the at least one controller of the plurality of controllers is equal to or less than the predetermined velocity, wherein the disadvantage to the operation target object comprises breaking the weapon.

20. A non-transitory computer readable game medium storing instructions for controlling an operation of a game system,

the game system comprising:

a head mounted display (HMD);

a processor;

a memory; and

a controller in communication with the HMD, wherein the controller is separate from the HMD,

wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions to;

receive movement information related to a detected position of the controller;

determine a movement velocity of the controller based on a temporal change of the detected position of the controller;

cause the HMD to display a virtual reality space for forming a game;

cause the HMD to display, in the virtual reality space, an operation target object, displayed as a weapon, to be operated by the user in response to the movement velocity, wherein a character object in the virtual reality space corresponds to the user, and

cause the HMD to display at least one enemy object to be acted on by the operation target object,

give a disadvantage to the operation target object in response to the movement velocity exceeding a predetermined velocity in comparison to a case in which the movement velocity is equal to or less than the predetermined velocity, wherein the disadvantage includes preventing the operation target object from acting on the enemy object and breaking the weapon.