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DRIVING GAME STEERING WHEEL SIMULATION METHOD AND APPARATUS

  • US 20100048271A1
  • Filed: 10/27/2009
  • Published: 02/25/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of simulating vehicle control in a video game, comprising:

  • displaying a video game including an image of at least a portion of a virtual hand-manipulable vehicle control device on a display;

    receiving pointing inputs from a user input device that points at said display;

    converting the pointing inputs into rotational motion of the displayed virtual vehicle control device thereby allowing a video game player to virtually manipulate said displayed vehicle control device using said pointing inputs, including rotating the displayed virtual vehicle control device image by an amount and in a direction determined at least in part based on the detected pointing inputs; and

    using the rotational motion to control movement of a displayed simulated vehicle moving on a simulated course in said video game.

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