Image processing method, video game apparatus and storage medium
First Claim
1. A video game apparatus comprising an image managing section which reads out image element data for a three-dimensional computer graphic image in main memory, produces display data of a character operated by a player and a scene image around the character, and outputs a display command based on the display data, said game apparatus processing a display process according to the display command and displaying said scene image on a predetermined display unit, said video game apparatus further comprising:
- a command analyzing section for analyzing command data inputted from a controller;
a player character position/motion detecting section for detecting position and motion of a player character based on the contents of the analyzed command data when the analyzed command data is a command for motion of the character; and
said image managing section comprising a mode switching section for selecting one of a bird'"'"'s eye view mode process, a subjective mode process, and a behind mode process in accordance with the detected position and motion of the player, wherein the bird'"'"'s eye view mode is selected when the player character is detected to be moving, the subjective mode process is selected when the player character is detected to be stopping while the player character is able to move and the player is operating, and the behind mode process is selected when the player character is positioned at a wall and region where the back of the player character is invisible,wherein when the bird'"'"'s eye view mode process is selected, said image managing section produces the display data of the scene image for objectively viewing the state of motion for the player character,wherein when the subjective mode process is selected, said image managing section produces the display data of the scene image for subjectively viewed by the player character'"'"'s viewpoint, andwherein when the behind mode process is selected, said image managing section produces the display data of the scene image for viewing the player character and a region behind the wall.
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Abstract
A video game apparatus produces a image of a player character whose motion is operated by a player and a scene image which changes according to the motion of the player character, and displays the produced player character image and scene image on a display unit. The video game apparatus further produces sound effects according to the motion of the player character. The video game apparatus produces a first scene image subjectively viewed by the player character when the player character is stopped in a movable state, and a second scene image objectively viewing the motion of the player character when the player character is moved, and displays the produced one of the first and second scene images on the display unit. The video game apparatus produces different sound effects depending on which of the first and second scene images is displayed.
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11 Claims
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1. A video game apparatus comprising an image managing section which reads out image element data for a three-dimensional computer graphic image in main memory, produces display data of a character operated by a player and a scene image around the character, and outputs a display command based on the display data, said game apparatus processing a display process according to the display command and displaying said scene image on a predetermined display unit, said video game apparatus further comprising:
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a command analyzing section for analyzing command data inputted from a controller; a player character position/motion detecting section for detecting position and motion of a player character based on the contents of the analyzed command data when the analyzed command data is a command for motion of the character; and said image managing section comprising a mode switching section for selecting one of a bird'"'"'s eye view mode process, a subjective mode process, and a behind mode process in accordance with the detected position and motion of the player, wherein the bird'"'"'s eye view mode is selected when the player character is detected to be moving, the subjective mode process is selected when the player character is detected to be stopping while the player character is able to move and the player is operating, and the behind mode process is selected when the player character is positioned at a wall and region where the back of the player character is invisible, wherein when the bird'"'"'s eye view mode process is selected, said image managing section produces the display data of the scene image for objectively viewing the state of motion for the player character, wherein when the subjective mode process is selected, said image managing section produces the display data of the scene image for subjectively viewed by the player character'"'"'s viewpoint, and wherein when the behind mode process is selected, said image managing section produces the display data of the scene image for viewing the player character and a region behind the wall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A video game apparatus comprising:
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a controller for operating the motion of a character; a scene image producing section which produces an image of the character whose motion is operated by said controller and a scene image which changes according to a position and motion of said character and displays said character image and said scene image on a display unit; and a sound effects producing section which produces a sound effect corresponding to the position and motion of said character, and wherein said scene image producing section produces a first scene image when said character is stopped in a movable state and a second scene image when said character is moved, said first scene image subjectively viewed by said character and said second scene image objectively viewing the motion of said character, wherein when said character is hidden by an object in said second scene image, said scene image producing section produces said first scene image regardless of movement of said character, and wherein said sound effects producing section produces the sound effect of a magnitude corresponding to the distance from the source of sound to the character when said first scene image is displayed. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. A computer-readable recording medium storing a game program which causes a computer to execute as an image managing section which reads out image element data for a three-dimensional computer graphic image in main memory, produces display data of a character operated by a player and a scene image around the character, and outputs a display command based on the display data, and to cause the computer to execute to process a display process according to the display command and to display said scene image on a predetermined display unit,
said game program further causing to execute said computer as a command analyzing section for analyzing command data inputted from a controller and a player character position/motion detecting section for detecting the position and motion of a player character based on the contents of the analyzed command data when the analyzed command data is a command for motion of the character; - and
said image managing section comprising a mode switching section for selecting one of a bird'"'"'s eye view mode process, a subjective mode process, and a behind mode process in accordance with the detected position and motion of the player, wherein the bird'"'"'s eye view mode is selected when the player character is detected to be moving, the subjective mode process is selected when the player character is detected to be stopping while the player character is able to move and the player is operating, and the behind mode process is selected when the player character is positioned at a wall and region where the back of the player character is invisible, wherein when the bird'"'"'s eye view mode process is selected, said image managing section produces the display data of the scene image for objectively viewing the state of motion for the player character, wherein when the subjective mode process is selected, said image managing section produces the display data of the scene image for subjectively viewed by the player character'"'"'s viewpoint, and wherein when the behind mode process is selected, said image managing section produces the display data of the scene image for viewing the player character and a region behind the wall. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-readable recording medium storing a game program which causes a computer having a controller for operating motion of a character to execute as a scene image producing section and a sound effects producing section, said scene image producing section produces an image of the character whose motion is operated by said controller and a scene image which changes according to the position and a motion of said character and displays said character image and said scene image on a display unit, said sound effects producing section produces a sound effect corresponding to the position and motion of said character, and
wherein said scene image producing section produces a first scene image when said character is stopped in a movable state and a second scene image when said character is moved, said first scene image subjectively viewed by said character and said second scene image objectively viewing the motion of said character, and wherein when said character is hidden by an object in said second scene image, said scene image producing section produces said first scene image regardless of movement of said character, and wherein said sound effects producing section produces the sound effect of a magnitude corresponding to the distance from the source of sound to the character when said first scene image is displayed.
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