Storage medium storing a game program, game apparatus, and game controlling method

• US 20080064498A1
• Filed: 02/02/2007
• Published: 03/13/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nintendo Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Nintendo Company Limited
• Inventors: Okamura, Yuichiro
• Granted Patent: US 8,393,963 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/34
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/00 Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions gaming systems which provide a financial reward G07F17/32
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/211 using inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers or gyroscopes
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/42 by mapping the input signals into game commands, e.g. mapping the displacement of a stylus on a touch screen to the steering angle of a virtual vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/833 Hand-to-hand fighting, e.g. martial arts competition A63F13/837 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1006 having additional degrees of freedom
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/105 using inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/6045 for mapping control signals received from the input arrangement into game commands
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/8029 Fighting without shooting

Abstract

A game system includes a game apparatus and a controller, and the controller is furnished with an acceleration sensor. For example, a player performs a boxing game according to an acceleration input by throwing a hook or straight punch while holding the controller. When it is determined that an acceleration input is started, it is assumed that the kind is a straight although the kind of the input has not been identified yet, and a drawing of a glove object moving along a path of a straight is started. When it is determined that the kind is a hook on the basis of the acceleration acquired thereafter, the glove object moving along a hook path is drawn.

Claims

1. A storage medium storing a game program to be executed by a computer of a game apparatus including an input means furnished with a motion sensor for detecting a motion of its own, and controlling an object in a virtual game space in correspondence with a kind of motion performed with said input means, wherein

said game program causes said computer to execute

a motion information acquiring step for acquiring motion information detected by said motion sensor,

an input start determining step for determining whether or not a first condition is satisfied for determining whether or not a motion with said input means is started on the basis of the motion information acquired by said motion information acquiring step,

a first drawing processing step for starting to draw said object moving according to a first motion pattern determined in advance when it is determined that said motion is started,

a second condition determining step for determining whether or not the motion information acquired by said motion information acquiring step satisfies a second condition different from said first condition after said first drawing processing step is started, and

a second drawing processing step for drawing said object moving according to a second motion pattern different from said first motion pattern in place of said first motion pattern when it is determined that said motion information satisfies said second condition.

2. A storage medium storing a game program according to claim 1, wherein

said game program causes said computer to further execute an elapsed time determining step for determining whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed after it is determined that the start of said motion was determined, and

the determination by said second condition determining step is not performed after said predetermined time has elapsed.

3. A storage medium storing a game program according to claim 1, wherein

said motion sensor is an acceleration sensor for detecting accelerations at least in two-axis directions.

4. A storage medium storing a game program according to claim 3, wherein said first condition is whether or not a magnitude of a composite vector of said accelerations in the respective axes exceeds a threshold value.

5. A game apparatus including an input means furnished with a motion sensor for detecting a movement of its own, and controlling an object in a virtual game space in correspondence with a kind of motion performed with said input means, comprising:

a motion information acquiring means for acquiring motion information detected by said motion sensor,

an input start determining means for determining whether or not a first condition is satisfied for determining whether or not a motion with said input means is started on the basis of the motion information acquired by said motion information acquiring means,

a first drawing processing means for starting to draw said object moving according to a first motion pattern determined in advance when it is determined that said motion is started,

a second condition determining means for determining whether or not the motion information acquired by said motion information acquiring means satisfies a second condition different from said first condition after the drawing by said first drawing processing means is started, and

a second drawing processing means for drawing said object moving according to a second motion pattern different from said first motion pattern in place of said first motion pattern when it is determined that said motion information satisfies said second condition.

6. A game apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising:

an elapsed time determining means for determining whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed after the start of said motion was determined, wherein

the determination by said second condition determining means is not performed after it is determined that said predetermined time has elapsed.

7. A game apparatus according to claim 5, wherein

said motion sensor is an acceleration sensor for detecting accelerations at least in two-axis directions.

8. A game apparatus according to claim 7, wherein, said first condition is whether or not a magnitude of a composite vector of said accelerations in the respective axes exceeds a threshold value.

9. A game controlling method for performing, in a game apparatus including an input means furnished with a motion sensor for detecting its own motion, the game processing controlling an object in a virtual game space in correspondence with a kind of motion with said input means, including:

a motion information acquiring step for acquiring motion information detected by said motion sensor,

an input start determining step for determining whether or not a first condition is satisfied for determining whether or not a motion with said input means is started on the basis of the motion information acquired by said motion information acquiring step,

a first drawing processing step for starting to draw said object moving according to a first motion pattern determined in advance when it is determined that said motion is started,

a second condition determining step for determining whether or not the motion information acquired by said motion information acquiring step satisfies a second condition different from said first condition after said first drawing processing step is started, and

a second drawing processing step for drawing said object moving according to a second motion pattern different from said first motion pattern in place of said first motion pattern when it is determined that said motion information satisfies said second condition.

10. A game controlling method according to claim 9, further including

an elapsed time determining step for determining whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed after the start of said motion was determined, wherein

the determination by said second condition determining step is not performed after it is determined that said predetermined time has elapsed.

11. A game controlling method according to claim 9, wherein

said motion sensor is an acceleration sensor for detecting accelerations at least in two-axis directions.

12. A game controlling method according to claim 11, wherein

said first condition is whether or not a magnitude of a composite vector of said accelerations in the respective axes exceeds a threshold value.