Apparatus for controlling the shift of virtual space and method and program for controlling same
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1. A virtual-space shift control apparatus, comprising:
- a display having a display area on which a virtual space image is displayed;
a detecting element that optically detects a touch operation or a drag operation of a pointing device having a plurality of pointing elements, performed on the display;
a viewpoint-position information generator that generates viewpoint position information of the virtual space image based on the optically detected touch or drag operation of the detecting element; and
a three-dimensional image generator that generates data on the virtual space image seen from a viewpoint indicated by the viewpoint position information and outputting a three-dimensional virtual image to the display, said display simultaneously displaying a virtual plane formed of a two-dimensional view of said virtual image and said three-dimensional virtual image.
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Abstract
A virtual-space shift control apparatus includes a detecting element that detects a touch operation or a drag operation of a pointing device having a plurality of pointing elements, performed on a display screen and a viewpoint-position information generator that generates viewpoint position information of a virtual space image based on the detected touch or drag operation of the detecting element. A three-dimensional image generator is provided that generates data on the virtual space image seen from a viewpoint indicated by the viewpoint position information and outputting a three dimensional image to the display.
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1. A virtual-space shift control apparatus, comprising:
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a display having a display area on which a virtual space image is displayed; a detecting element that optically detects a touch operation or a drag operation of a pointing device having a plurality of pointing elements, performed on the display; a viewpoint-position information generator that generates viewpoint position information of the virtual space image based on the optically detected touch or drag operation of the detecting element; and a three-dimensional image generator that generates data on the virtual space image seen from a viewpoint indicated by the viewpoint position information and outputting a three-dimensional virtual image to the display, said display simultaneously displaying a virtual plane formed of a two-dimensional view of said virtual image and said three-dimensional virtual image.
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2. A virtual-space shift control apparatus, comprising:
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an operation detecting element that optically detects a plurality of pointing elements of a pointing device and respective touch positions of the plurality of pointing elements, the pointing device performing a touch operation or a drag operation on a prescribed display area on which a virtual space image is displayed; an information control section that generates viewpoint shift information for shifting a viewpoint of the virtual space image based on the plurality of pointing elements and the respective touch positions of the plurality of pointing elements and outputting viewpoint shift information to be displayed; and a display that displays the virtual space image based on the viewpoint shift information outputted from the information control section, said display displaying a virtual plane formed of a two-dimensional virtual image and a virtual space formed of a three-dimensional image simultaneously. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A virtual-space shift control method comprising:
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optically detecting a touch operation or a drag operation of a pointing device having a plurality of pointing elements, which is performed on a display screen; generating viewpoint position information of a virtual space image based on the optically detected touch or drag operation; and generating a three-dimensional image for generating data on the virtual space image seen from a viewpoint indicated by the viewpoint position information and outputting it to the display, said display simultaneously displaying a virtual plane formed of a two-dimensional view of said virtual image and said three-dimensional virtual image.
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13. A virtual-space shift control method comprising:
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optically detecting a plurality of pointing elements of a pointing device and respective touch positions of the plurality of pointing elements, the pointing device performing a touch operation or a drag operation on a prescribed display area on which a virtual space image is displayed; generating viewpoint shift information for shifting a viewpoint on the virtual space image based on the plurality of pointing elements and the respective touch positions of the pointing elements, and outputting the shifted virtual space image to the display; and displaying the virtual space image based on the viewpoint shift information; displaying a virtual plane formed of a two-dimensional virtual image and a virtual space formed of a three-dimensional virtual image simultaneously. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A program used as a virtual-space shift control apparatus comprising:
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a detecting element that optically detects a touch operation or a drag operation of a pointing device having a plurality of pointing elements, performed on a display screen; a viewpoint-position information generator that generates viewpoint position information of a virtual space image based on the optically detected touch or drag operation of the detecting element; and a three-dimensional image generator that generates data on the virtual space image seen from a viewpoint indicated by the viewpoint position information and outputting a three dimensional image to the display, said display simultaneously displaying a virtual plane formed of a two-dimensional view of said virtual image and said three-dimensional virtual image.
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24. A recording medium in which a program used for executing a virtual-space shift control apparatus comprising:
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a detecting element that optically detects a touch operation or a drag operation of a pointing device having a plurality of pointing elements, performed on a display screen; a viewpoint-position information generator that generates viewpoint position information of a virtual space image based on the detected touch or drag operation of the detecting element; and a three-dimensional image generator that generates data on the virtual space image seen from a viewpoint indicated by the viewpoint position information and outputting a three dimensional image to the display, said display simultaneously displaying a virtual plane formed of a two-dimensional view of said virtual image and said three-dimensional virtual image.
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