Video game superimposing virtual characters on user supplied photo used as game screen background
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1. A method comprising:
- detecting an image area that satisfies a feature image area condition from a photographed image, the feature image area condition being a condition to detect an image area that has an outline of a given shape and satisfies a proper size condition;
displaying the photographed image on a touch panel;
selecting character type based on at least one of a color of the image area and a size of the image area;
displaying a character of the selected character type on the photographed image in a manner such that the character appears to emerge from the image area; and
incrementing a score linked to the character that has appeared from the image area when a user inputs a touch operation on the character, whereinthe detecting, the selecting, the displaying the character, and the incrementing are performed by a hardware processor.
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Abstract
A feature image area that has a similar feature (e.g., quadrangular outline) is extracted from an original two-dimensional image photographed by a player. When a game has started, the original two-dimensional image is displayed as the background of a game stage, and a target character 4 is caused to appear or disappear from the extracted feature image area at a random appearance frequency and a random appearance speed. When the player has touched the target character 4, points are added to the score of the player.
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1. A method comprising:
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detecting an image area that satisfies a feature image area condition from a photographed image, the feature image area condition being a condition to detect an image area that has an outline of a given shape and satisfies a proper size condition; displaying the photographed image on a touch panel; selecting character type based on at least one of a color of the image area and a size of the image area; displaying a character of the selected character type on the photographed image in a manner such that the character appears to emerge from the image area; and incrementing a score linked to the character that has appeared from the image area when a user inputs a touch operation on the character, wherein the detecting, the selecting, the displaying the character, and the incrementing are performed by a hardware processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A non-transitory computer-readable information storage medium storing a program, which when executed by a processor, causes a computer to execute a method comprising:
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detecting an image area that satisfies a feature image area condition from a photographed image, the feature image area condition being a condition to detect an image area that has an outline of a given shape and satisfies a proper size condition; displaying the photographed image on a touch panel; selecting a character type based on at least one of a color of the image area and a size of the image area; displaying a character of the selected character type on the photographed image in a manner such that the character appears to emerge from the image area; and incrementing a score linked to the character that has appeared from the image area when a user inputs a touch operation on the character.
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13. A game device that controls a game process while displaying a character on a touch panel, the game device comprising:
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a processor; and a memory storing a program that when executed causes the processor and memory to function as; an image area detection section that detects an image area that satisfies a feature image area condition from a photographed image, the feature image area condition being a condition to detect an image area that has an outline of a given shape and satisfies a proper size condition; an image display control section that displays the photographed image on the touch panel; a selection section that selects a character type based on at least one of a color of the image area and a size of the image area; a character display control section that causes a character of the selected character type to be displayed on the photographed image in a manner such that the character appears to emerge from the image area; and an incrementing section that increments a score linked to the character that has appeared from the image area when a user inputs a touch operation on the character.
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