Game for moving an object on a screen in response to movement of an operation article
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1. A game apparatus comprising:
- a light emitting unit operable to direct light onto an operation article;
an imaging device operable to image said operation article with and without light emitted from said light emitting unit, and generate an image signal;
a state information calculating unit operable to calculate state information of said operation article on the basis of said image signal;
a coupled object control unit operable to control display of a coupled object which moves as said operation article moves in accordance with said state information of said operation article; and
a restrictive image control unit operable to control a restrictive image which limits movement of said coupled object.
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Abstract
Since a cursor displayed on a screen of a television monitor moves in conjunction with a motion of an operation article operated by a player, intuitive operation can be possible so that the player can play a game easily. A mermaid displayed on the screen follows the cursor when the player moves the cursor by operating the operation article. In this way, the player operates the mermaid indirectly and avoids obstacle objects and obstacle images.
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1. A game apparatus comprising:
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a light emitting unit operable to direct light onto an operation article; an imaging device operable to image said operation article with and without light emitted from said light emitting unit, and generate an image signal; a state information calculating unit operable to calculate state information of said operation article on the basis of said image signal; a coupled object control unit operable to control display of a coupled object which moves as said operation article moves in accordance with said state information of said operation article; and a restrictive image control unit operable to control a restrictive image which limits movement of said coupled object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A game program embodied in a computer readable medium which enables a computer to perform a process, said process comprising:
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a step of directing light onto an operation article; a step of imaging said operation article with light emitted, and generating an image signal; a step of calculating state information of said operation article on the basis of said image signal; a step of controlling display of a coupled object which moves as said operation article moves in accordance with said state information of said operation article; and a step of controlling a restrictive image which limits movement of said coupled object. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A game method comprising:
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a step of directing light onto an operation article; a step of imaging said operation article with light emitted and generating an image signal; a step of calculating state information of said operation article on the basis of said image signal; a step of controlling display of a coupled object which moves as said operation article moves in accordance with said state information of said operation article; and a step of controlling a restrictive image which limits movement of said coupled object. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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