Storage medium having game program stored thereon and game apparatus
First Claim
1. A storage medium having stored thereon a game program executed by a computer in a game apparatus which is operated with a pointing device for outputting coordinate information based on a given coordinate system according to an operation of a player, whereinthe game program causes the computer to execute:
- reference coordinate setting for setting reference coordinates in the coordinate system;
reference coordinate storage for storing the reference coordinates;
designated coordinate setting for setting designated coordinates in the coordinate system based on the coordinate information outputted by the pointing device;
calculation for calculating a distance and a direction from the reference coordinates to the designated coordinates;
a first game parameter determination for converting, when the distance calculated in the calculation has a value smaller than a predetermined threshold value, the distance into a game parameter using a first conversion function;
a second game parameter determination for converting, when the distance calculated in the calculation has a value greater than the predetermined threshold value, the distance into a game parameter using a second conversion function for converting the distance into a value greater than a value into which the distance is converted using the first conversion function; and
a game process for performing a game process using the direction calculated in the calculation and one of the game parameter determined in the first game parameter determination and the game parameter determined in the second game parameter determination.
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Abstract
Reference coordinates in a coordinate system and designated coordinates in the coordinate system based on coordinate information outputted by a pointing device are set. A distance and direction between the reference coordinates and the designated coordinates are calculated. When the distance has a value smaller than a predetermined threshold value, the distance is converted into a game parameter using a first conversion function is determined. On the other hand, when the distance has a value greater than the predetermined threshold value, the distance is converted into a game parameter using a second conversion function for converting the distance into a value greater than a value into which the distance is converted using the first conversion function. The game is processed using the direction and the game parameter.
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11 Claims
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1. A storage medium having stored thereon a game program executed by a computer in a game apparatus which is operated with a pointing device for outputting coordinate information based on a given coordinate system according to an operation of a player, wherein
the game program causes the computer to execute: -
reference coordinate setting for setting reference coordinates in the coordinate system; reference coordinate storage for storing the reference coordinates; designated coordinate setting for setting designated coordinates in the coordinate system based on the coordinate information outputted by the pointing device; calculation for calculating a distance and a direction from the reference coordinates to the designated coordinates; a first game parameter determination for converting, when the distance calculated in the calculation has a value smaller than a predetermined threshold value, the distance into a game parameter using a first conversion function; a second game parameter determination for converting, when the distance calculated in the calculation has a value greater than the predetermined threshold value, the distance into a game parameter using a second conversion function for converting the distance into a value greater than a value into which the distance is converted using the first conversion function; and a game process for performing a game process using the direction calculated in the calculation and one of the game parameter determined in the first game parameter determination and the game parameter determined in the second game parameter determination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A game apparatus which is operated using a pointing device for outputting coordinate information based on a given coordinate system according to an operation of a player, the game apparatus comprising:
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reference coordinate setting programmed logic circuitry for setting reference coordinates in the coordinate system; reference coordinate storage programmed logic circuitry for storing the reference coordinates; designated coordinate setting programmed logic circuitry for setting designated coordinates in the coordinate system based on the coordinate information outputted by the pointing device; calculation programmed logic circuitry for calculating a distance and a direction from the reference coordinates to the designated coordinates; first game parameter determination programmed logic circuitry for converting, when the distance calculated by the calculation programmed logic circuitry has a value smaller than a predetermined threshold value, the distance into a game parameter using a first conversion function; second game parameter determination programmed logic circuitry for converting, when the distance calculated by the calculation programmed logic circuitry has a value greater than the predetermined threshold value, the distance into a game parameter using a second conversion function for converting the distance into a value greater than a value into which the distance is converted using the first conversion function; and game process programmed logic circuitry for performing a game process using the direction calculated by the calculation programmed logic circuitry and one of the game parameter determined by the first game parameter determination programmed logic circuitry and the game parameter determined by the second game parameter determination programmed logic circuitry.
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11. A storage medium having stored thereon a program executed by a computer in an information processing apparatus which is operated with a pointing device for outputting coordinate information based on a given coordinate system according to an operation of a user, wherein
the program causes the computer to execute: -
reference coordinate setting for setting reference coordinates in the coordinate system; reference coordinate storage for storing the reference coordinates; designated coordinate setting for setting designated coordinates in the coordinate system based on the coordinate information outputted by the pointing device; calculation for calculating a distance and a direction from the reference coordinates to the designated coordinates; a first parameter determination for converting, when the distance calculated in the calculation has a value smaller than a predetermined threshold value, the distance into a parameter using a first conversion function; a second parameter determination for converting, when the distance calculated in the calculation has a value greater than the predetermined threshold value, the distance into a parameter using a second conversion function for converting the distance into a value greater than a value into which the distance is converted using the first conversion function; and an operation process for processing an operation using the direction calculated in the calculation and one of the parameter determined in the first parameter determination and the parameter determined in the second parameter determination.
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