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Motion-controlled video entertainment system

  • US 5,616,078 A
  • Filed: 12/27/1994
  • Issued: 04/01/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/28/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A motion-controlled video entertainment system controlled by body motions of a player, the entertainment system comprising:

  • markers to be attached to the player at predetermined locations on the player;

    a detector means for detecting three dimensional positions of respective ones of said markers in a three dimensional coordinate system;

    a calculator means for calculating posture parameters of the player based on the detected positions of the markers;

    a game processor means for generating a game image in accordance with a predetermined game program and the calculated posture parameters of the player; and

    a display means for displaying a generated game image generated by said game processor means.

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