Storage medium having game program stored thereon, game apparatus, input device, and storage medium having program stored thereon
First Claim
1. A storage medium having stored thereon a game program executed by a computer in a game apparatus which is operated using a pointing device for outputting coordinate information being based on a given coordinate system and being designated according to an operation of a player, wherein the computer is operable to execute:
- an initial input direction setting step for initializing an input direction indicating a direction which is used for controlling a game in the coordinate system to store the initialized input direction;
a designated coordinate setting step for setting designated coordinates in the coordinate system based on the coordinate information which is outputted from the pointing device;
a drag direction setting step for setting, as a drag direction, a direction in the coordinate system from the designated coordinates having been previously set toward the designated coordinates being currently set;
an input direction update step for updating the input direction based on both the input direction being currently stored and the drag direction being set in the drag direction setting step, and storing the updated input direction; and
a game control step for controlling the game based on the input direction being currently stored.
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Abstract
Designated coordinates in a coordinate system are set based on coordinate information outputted from a pointing device, and a drag direction from the designated coordinates having been previously set toward the designated coordinates being currently set is set, and an input direction is updated, based on both an input direction being currently stored and the drag direction, to be stored, and a game is controlled based on the input direction being currently stored.
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10 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 using a pointing device for outputting coordinate information being based on a given coordinate system and being designated according to an operation of a player, wherein
the computer is operable to execute: -
an initial input direction setting step for initializing an input direction indicating a direction which is used for controlling a game in the coordinate system to store the initialized input direction;
a designated coordinate setting step for setting designated coordinates in the coordinate system based on the coordinate information which is outputted from the pointing device;
a drag direction setting step for setting, as a drag direction, a direction in the coordinate system from the designated coordinates having been previously set toward the designated coordinates being currently set;
an input direction update step for updating the input direction based on both the input direction being currently stored and the drag direction being set in the drag direction setting step, and storing the updated input direction; and
a game control step for controlling the game based on the input direction being currently stored. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A game apparatus which is operated using a pointing device for outputting coordinate information being based on a given coordinate system and being designated according to an operation of a player, comprising
an initial input direction setting means for initializing an input direction indicating a direction which is used for controlling a game in the coordinate system to store the initialized input direction; -
a designated coordinate setting means for setting designated coordinates in the coordinate system based on the coordinate information which is outputted from the pointing device;
a drag direction setting means for setting, as a drag direction, a direction in the coordinate system from the designated coordinates having been previously set toward the designated coordinates being currently set;
an input direction update means for updating the input direction based on both the input direction being currently stored and the drag direction being set in the drag direction setting means, and storing the updated input direction; and
a game control means for controlling the game based on the input direction being currently stored.
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9. An input device for inputting information to the game apparatus for controlling a game based on an input direction indicating a direction in a given coordinate system, comprising:
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a coordinate information output means for outputting coordinate information being based on the coordinate system and being designated according to an operation of a player, an initial input direction setting means for initializing the input direction to store the initialized input direction;
a designated coordinate setting means for setting designated coordinates in the coordinate system based on the coordinate information which is outputted from the coordinate information output means;
a drag direction setting means for setting, as a drag direction, a direction in the coordinate system from the designated coordinates having been previously set toward the designated coordinates being currently set; and
an input direction update means for updating the input direction based on both the input direction being currently stored and the drag direction being set in the drag direction setting means, and storing the updated input direction.
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10. A storage medium having stored thereon a program executed by a computer in an information processing apparatus which is operated using a pointing device for outputting coordinate information being based on a given coordinate system and being designated according to an operation of a user, wherein
the computer is operable to execute: -
an initial input direction setting step for initializing an input direction indicating a direction which is used for operation processing in the coordinate system to store the initialized input direction;
a designated coordinate setting step for setting designated coordinates in the coordinate system based on the coordinate information which is outputted from the pointing device;
a drag direction setting step for setting, as a drag direction, a direction in the coordinate system from the designated coordinates having been previously set toward the designated coordinates being currently set;
an input direction update step for updating the input direction based on both the input direction being currently stored and the drag direction being set in the drag direction setting step, and storing the updated input direction; and
an operation processing step for performing operation processing based on the input direction being currently stored.
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