Dance game machine, method for scoring dance game and computer-readable recording medium

• US 20070079690A1
• Filed: 09/29/2005
• Published: 04/12/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Incorporated (Konami Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Incorporated (Konami Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Chiwata, Hiroyuki
• Application Number:
  US11/239,633
• Publication Number:
  US 20070079690A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 84/609
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/348 Switches actuated by parts of the body other than fingers
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/368 displaying animated or moving pictures synchronized with the music or audio part
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2210/091 for performance evaluation, i.e. judging, grading or scoring the musical qualities or faithfulness of a performance, e.g. with respect to pitch, tempo or other timings of a reference performance
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/151 Musical difficulty level setting or selection
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/346 Hopscotch sensing mats, i.e. including several step sensing zones, e.g. for detection of rhythmic dancing in time to background music according to stepping indications

Abstract

A dance game machine has a mode wherein instruction information to guide a player'"'"'s dance motion is displayed on a display part, and a mode wherein the instruction information is not displayed. If not displayed, a storage part stores music data, step data, screen data, and comment data corresponding to the mode. A control part reproduces the stored music data sequentially, as well as outputting to the display part the screen data corresponding to the music data, but excepting the instruction information. An input receiving part receives operational input data based on a player'"'"'s dance motion, while reproducing the music data sequentially. A determination part creates evaluation data of the player'"'"'s dance motion by comparing dance data being created based on the music data and the step data with operational input data of the player, and outputs the evaluation data to the control part. The control part outputs comment data corresponding to the evaluation data to the display part.

Claims

1. A dance game machine comprising a storage part, a control part, an input receiving part, a display part, and a determination part,

the dance game machine having a mode in which instruction information to guide a player'"'"'s dance motion is output to the display part and a mode in which the instruction information is not output to the display part, wherein in the case that the mode in which the instruction information to guide a player'"'"'s dance motion is not output to the display part is selected,

the storage part stores music data, step data, screen data, and comment data corresponding to the mode;

the control part reproduces the stored music data sequentially as well as outputting screen data corresponding to the music data but excepting the instruction information to guide a player'"'"'s dance motion, to the display part;

the input receiving part receives operational input data based on a player'"'"'s dance motion while the music data are sequentially reproduced;

the determination part creates evaluation data of the player'"'"'s dance motion by comparing dance data being created based on the music data and step data with operational input data of the player and outputs the evaluation data to the control part; and

the control part outputs comment data corresponding to the evaluation data to the display part.

2. The dance game according to claim 1, wherein the dance evaluation data predefines a motion for a predetermined part in a music number reproduced from the music data, and the determination part creates evaluation data for good evaluation in the case that the operational input data based on the player'"'"'s dance motion are in accord with the definition data.

3. The dance game according to claim 2, wherein the dance game machine has a mode selection function for different levels and the selection allows the control part to change the definition data in which a motion for a predetermined part in a music number reproduced from the music data is predefined.

4. The dance game according to claim 1, wherein the control part selects the comment data from the storage part based on history information on the player'"'"'s dance motion for a predetermined time duration and outputs the comment data to the display part.

5. The dance game according to claim 4, wherein the comment data is displayed during an operational input by the player'"'"'s dance motion, and the control part further creates image information corresponding to the comment data and outputs the information to the display part.

6. The dance game according to claim 1, wherein the dance game machine has a mode in which multiple sets of operational input data based on a plurality of players'"'"' dance motions are received and a mode in which a set of operational input data based on a single player'"'"'s dance motion is received, and in the case that the mode in which a set of operational input data based on a single player'"'"'s dance motion is received is selected, dance data for virtual players created by the control part is output to the display part and displayed as a plurality of players'"'"' dance motions.

7. The dance game according to claim 1, wherein the screen data includes a plurality of character information that can be selected by a plurality of players;

the display part displays the character information and the screen data excepting the instruction information to guide a player'"'"'s dance motion created in the control part; and

in the case that operational input data based on a player'"'"'s dance motion are in accord with the definition data, the control part outputs an instruction signal for displaying a magnified character selected by the player to the display part.

8. The dance game according to claim 1, wherein the screen data includes history information on a plurality of players'"'"' dance motions;

the history information and the screen data excepting the instruction information to guide a player'"'"'s dance motion created in the control part are input to the display part; and

in the case that operational input data based on a player'"'"'s dance motion are in accord with the definition data, the control part outputs an instruction signal for displaying the player'"'"'s history information with decoration.

9. The dance game according to claim 6, wherein in the case that the mode in which the multiple sets of operational input data based on the plurality of players'"'"' dance motions are received is selected, the determination part creates evaluation data for bad evaluation if during a predetermined time duration, the multiple sets of operational input data by the plurality of players are created at the same time and inputs with same direction are implemented with a predetermined probability

10. The dance game according to claim 6, wherein the screen data includes a plurality of information that can be selected by a plurality of players or history information;

the evaluation data are displayed after operational inputs by the players'"'"' dance motions are complete; and

the control part selects one character corresponding to one player among the plurality of players depending on the evaluation data and outputs information to the display as if the character introduces a comment or history information.

11. The dance game according to claim 7, wherein the screen data includes a plurality of information that can be selected by a plurality of players or history information;

the evaluation data are displayed after operational inputs by the players'"'"' dance motions are complete; and

the control part selects one character corresponding to one player among the plurality of players depending on the evaluation data and outputs information to the display as if the character introduces a comment or history information.

12. The dance game according to claim 8, wherein the screen data includes a plurality of information that can be selected by a plurality of players or history information;

the evaluation data are displayed after operational inputs by the players'"'"' dance motions are complete; and

the control part selects one character corresponding to one player among the plurality of players depending on the evaluation data and outputs information to the display as if the character introduces a comment or history information.

13. The dance game according to claim 9, wherein the screen data includes a plurality of information that can be selected by a plurality of players or history information;

the evaluation data are displayed after operational inputs by the players'"'"' dance motions are complete; and

the control part selects one character corresponding to one player among the plurality of players depending on the evaluation data and outputs information to the display as if the character introduces a comment or history information.

14. A method for scoring a dance game having a freestyle mode in which instruction information to guide a dance motion in advance is not displayed, the method comprising:

comparing input data based on a dance motion performed by a player in response to the reproduction of a music number with predefined score data and then scoring the dance performed by the player; and

creating screen data and music data based on the score and then displaying the screen data and the music data during the player'"'"'s play.

15. The method for scoring a dance game according to claim 14, wherein the screen data includes a plurality of character information that can be selected by a plurality of players or history information;

and

in the case that operational input data based on a dance motion performed by one player among the plurality of players are in accord with predefined definition data, screen data for displaying a magnified character selected by the player are created and displayed during the player'"'"'s play.

16. The method for scoring a dance game according to claim 14, wherein the screen data includes a plurality of character information that can be selected by a plurality of players or history information;

the screen data based on scores are displayed even after operational inputs by the players'"'"' dance motions are complete;

one character corresponding to one player among the plurality of players is selected depending on the screen data; and

information is created as if the character introduces a comment or history information.

17. A computer-readable recording medium onto which a program for detecting data input through a dance pad in response to a music number reproduced by a reproducing apparatus and for implementing a procedure with which a determination part creates evaluation data, by using a computer provided to a dance game machine comprising:

the reproducing apparatus for reproducing predetermined music numbers;

the dance pad for inputting a player'"'"'s dance motion;

a display part for receiving image information corresponding to the predetermined music numbers; and

a control part for creating evaluation data and comment data for the player'"'"'s dance motion, is recorded, the computer-readable recording medium storing the program, the program comprising the steps of;

in the case of that a mode in which instruction information to guide a dance motion in advance is not displayed is selected, predefining a motion for a predetermined part in a music number to be reproduced by the reproducing apparatus, and then in the case that operational input data based on a player'"'"'s dance motion are in accord with the predefined data, creating data for good evaluation;

creating predetermined comment data; and

creating image data corresponding to the comment data and then outputting the image data to the display part.

18. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 17, wherein the computer-readable recording medium includes a plurality of character information that can be selected by a plurality of players;

and

stores the program comprising the steps of;

in the case that input data by one player among a plurality of players are in accord with the predefined definition data, creating screen data for displaying a magnified character selected by the player; and

displaying the screen data during the player'"'"'s play.

19. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 17, wherein the computer-readable recording medium includes a plurality of character information that can be selected by a plurality of players or history information, and stores the program comprising the steps of:

creating information to display screen data based on scores even after operational inputs by the players'"'"' dance motions are complete;

creating information to select one character corresponding to one player among the plurality of players depending on the screen data; and

creating information as if the character introduces a comment or history information.