Game image display method and game device

• US 6,050,896 A
• Filed: 02/14/1997
• Issued: 04/18/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 02/15/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sega Enterprises LTD.
• Original Assignee: Sega Enterprises LTD.
• Inventors: Hanado, Akimitsu, Hirai, Yasunobu, Matsubayashi, Akira, Shibasaki, Junji
• Primary Examiner(s): Harrison, Jessica J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): HOTALING, JOHN M
• Application Number:
  US08/801,086
• Time in Patent Office: 1,159 Days
• Field of Search: 463/23, 463/30, 463/31, 463/32, 463/33, 463/34, 345/427, 345/419, 345/425, 382/277, 382/285, 382/302
• US Class Current: 463/32
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/10 Control of the course of the game, e.g. start, progess, end
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/45 Controlling the progress of the video game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/525 Changing parameters of virtual cameras
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/577 using determination of contact between game characters or objects, e.g. to avoid collision between virtual racing cars
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/837 Shooting of targets
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/64 for computing dynamical parameters of game objects, e.g. motion determination or computation of frictional forces for a virtual car
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/643 by determining the impact between objects, e.g. collision detection
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/8076 Shooting

Abstract

A game image display method displays display objects in a virtual three dimensional space on a display screen. A three dimensional space coordinate system 200 fixed to a reference plane 200, and a three dimensional view point coordinate system 300 to follow a movement of a view point 500, and a two dimensional projection coordinate system 400 defined in relationship with the view point coordinate system 300 are set. Display objects 202-208 belonging to the space coordinate system 200, and display objects 302-304 belonging to the view point coordinate system 300 are projected on the projection coordinate system 400 to display the display objects. A two dimensional judgement coordinate system 350 corresponding to the projection coordinate system 400 is set in the view point coordinate system 300 to judge a collision between the display objects 202-208, 302-304, based on positions of the display objects 202-208, 302-304 projected on the judgement coordinate system 350. The game image display method can conduct image display suitable for 3D games which gives the 3D games suitable difficulty and makes display images thereof realistic to make the 3D games amusing.

Claims

1. A game image display method for displaying a display object arranged in a virtual three dimensional space on a display screen, the method comprising:

setting a three dimensional space coordinate system, a three dimensional view point coordinate system which is to follow a movement of a changing view point, and a two dimensional projection coordinate system; and

coordinate transforming the three-dimensional space coordinate system expressing a display object and/or the three-dimensional view point coordinate system expressing a display object into the two-dimensional projection coordinate system where the display object on the display screen is viewed from a predetermined view point.

9. A storage medium storing a program for carrying out a game image display method according to claim 1.

2. A game image display method for displaying a display object arranged in a virtual three dimensional space, the method comprising:

setting a three dimensional space coordinate system, a three dimensional view point coordinate system which is to follow a movement of a changing view point, and a two dimensional projection coordinate system;

coordinate transforming the three-dimensional space coordinate system expressing a display object into the two-dimensional projection coordinate system where the display object is viewed from a predetermined view point; and

judging a collision of the display object based on coordinate values of the transformed coordinate system.

3. A game image display method according to claim 2, wherein

the judgement of the collision of the display object is based on specific one of the coordinate values of the transformed coordinate system.

10. A storage medium storing a program for carrying out a game image display method according to claim 2.

4. A game image display method for displaying a display object arranged in a virtual three-dimensional space on a display screen, the method comprising:

setting a three dimensional space coordinate system, a three dimensional view point coordinate system which is to follow a movement of a view point, and a two dimensional projection coordinate system;

coordinate transforming the three-dimensional space coordinate system expressing a display object and/or the three-dimensional view point coordinate system expressing a display object into the two-dimensional projection coordinate system where the display object on the display screen is viewed from a predetermined view point wherein,

under a predetermined condition, the display object belonging to the space coordinate system is moved to the view point coordinate system; and

under a predetermined condition, the display object belonging to the view point coordinate system is moved to the space coordinate system.

5. A game device for displaying a display object arranged in a virtual three dimensional space, the game device comprising:

coordinate setting means for setting a three dimensional space coordinate system, a three dimensional view point coordinate system which is to follow a movement of a changing view point, and a two dimensional projection coordinate system; and

projection display means for coordinate transforming the space coordinate system expressing a display object and/or the view point coordinate system expressing a display object into the projection coordinate system where the display object on the display screen is viewed from a predetermined view point.

6. A game device for displaying on a display screen a display object arranged in a virtual three dimensional space, the game device comprising:

coordinate transformation means for setting a three dimensional space coordinate system and/or a three dimensional view point coordinate system which is to follow a movement of a changing view point and a two dimensional projection coordinate system to coordinate transform the space coordinate system expressing a display object into the two-dimensional projection coordinate system where the display object is viewed from at a predetermined view point; and

collision judging means for judging a collision judging a collision of the display object based on coordinate values of the projection coordinate system transformed by the coordinate transformation means.

7. A game device according to claim 6, wherein

the collision judging means judges the collision of the display object based on specific one of the coordinate value of a transformed projection coordinate system.

8. A game device for displaying a display object arranged in a virtual three dimensional space, the game device comprising:

coordinate setting means for setting a three dimensional space coordinate system, a three dimensional view point coordinate system which is to follow a movement of a view point, and a two dimensional projection coordinate system,

projection display means for coordinate transforming the space coordinate system expressing a display object and/or the view point coordinate expressing a display object into the projection coordinate system where the display object on the display screen is viewed from a predetermined view point; and

display object moving means for moving, under a predetermined condition, the display object belonging to the space coordinate system to the view point coordinate system, and for moving, under a predetermined condition, the display object belonging to the view point coordinate system to the space coordinate system.