JPH08257238A - Video game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To reproduce the humanly natural judge action of a referee by adopting a declaration only when the direction of a member, who declares a foul, to the referee is settled within a prescribed range concerning the video game machine with which a ball game such as soccer is made into a game. CONSTITUTION: This video game machine is composed of a coin related device 1, manipulator 2, monitor 3 and speaker 5 with a TV game device 4 as a center. Then, the TV game device 4 is composed of an input/output control circuit 6, CPU circuit 7, video control circuit 11 screen memory 14 and sound system circuit 16 or the like. In this case, the direction of the member, who declares the foul, to the referee is calculated, this direction is compared with a prescribed value and corresponding to this compared result, it is controlled whether adopting or ignoring the declaration of the foul. Namely, when the direction of the member who declares the foul to the referee is settled within the prescribed range, the declaration of the foul is adopted but when that direction gets out of the prescribed range, the declaration of the foul is ignored.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a video game machine in which a ball game such as soccer is made into a game.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Video game machines in which a ball game such as soccer is made into a game have been available. In ball games such as soccer, the referee moves on the ground to determine whether or not each member's play action violates the rules. In addition, the referee may decide whether or not a rule is violated by a report from the member.

[0003]

However, in the conventional video game machine in which a ball game such as soccer is made into a game,
There is no one that advances the game even considering the referee's judgment operation, and there is a drawback that the game lacks realism and presence.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to improve the realism and the realism of a game by reproducing a natural judgment motion of a referee as a human.

[0005]

In order to achieve this object, the first aspect of the present invention is to compare the direction calculated by the direction calculating means with the predetermined value with the direction calculating means for calculating the direction of the member who declared the foul to the referee. And a referee control means for controlling whether to adopt or ignore the foul declaration according to the comparison result of the direction comparison means, and the referee control means, based on the comparison result of the distance comparison means, It is configured to adopt the foul's declaration when the member who declares the foul is within the prescribed range, and ignores the foul's declaration when it is judged to be outside the prescribed range. ..

A second aspect of the invention is a distance calculating means for calculating a distance between a member who has declared a foul and a referee, and a distance comparing means for comparing the distance calculated by the distance calculating means with a predetermined value.
The referee control means controls whether to adopt or ignore the foul declaration according to the comparison result of the distance comparison means. If it is determined that the distance with the referee is within a predetermined range, the foul's declaration is adopted, and if it is determined that the distance is outside the predetermined range, the fal's declaration is ignored.

[0007]

In the video game machine having the above structure, in the first aspect of the invention, the foul declaration is adopted only when the direction of the member who has declared the foul to the referee is within a predetermined range. Further, in the second invention, the foul declaration is adopted only when the distance between the member who has declared the foul and the referee is within a predetermined range. As a result, the referee's natural judgment operation as a human being can be reproduced, and the realism and presence of the game can be improved.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block connection diagram showing an embodiment of a video game machine according to the present invention.

In FIG. 1, the video game machine is composed of a coin-related device 1, an operating device 2, a monitor 3, and a speaker 5 centering on a TV game device 4. The coin-related device 1 communicates with the TV game device 4 (the input / output control circuit 6) and manages the number of coins to be inserted and the payout. The operation device 2 is a joystick,
These are devices such as buttons and switches operated by the player. The monitor 3 converts the image output signal of the TV game device 4 into a visible image and displays it. The speaker 5 converts the audio output signal of the TV game device 4 (sound system circuit 16) into an audible sound and outputs it.

The TV game device 4 includes an input / output control circuit 6,
It is composed of a CPU circuit 7, a video control circuit 11, a screen memory 14, a sound system circuit 16, and the like. The input / output control circuit 6 communicates with the coin-related device 1 mutually and sends information such as the number of coins to be inserted and payout to the CP.
It is transmitted to the U circuit 7. In addition, a state in which a player operates a joystick, a button, a switch, etc. (operating device 2) is detected and transmitted to the CPU circuit 7. The exchange of signals with the CPU circuit 7 is performed via the system bus 8. The work memory 9 is used as a work area of the CPU circuit 7. The program of the CPU circuit 7 is stored in the program memory 10.

When the CPU circuit 7 outputs an image,
Image data is written to the screen memory 14 via the video control circuit 11 and the video bus 13. Monitor 3
Reads the image data written in the screen memory 14, converts it into a visible image, and displays it. The player proceeds with the game while looking at the visible image on the monitor 3.

When the CPU circuit 7 outputs a voice,
The audio data is output to the sound system circuit 16 via the dual port RAM 15. The sound system circuit 16 performs audio signal processing, generates an analog audio output signal, and outputs the analog audio output signal to the speaker 5. The speaker 5 outputs the audio output signal of the sound system circuit 16 as an audible sound. The player advances the game while listening to the sound output from the speaker 5.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a subroutine of the program of the CPU circuit 7, which is called from the main routine and started. This program is called from the main routine and starts when the referee determines whether or not it is a rule violation according to the declaration from the member.

When the program starts, first, in step S1, the distance to the declared member is obtained from the three-dimensional coordinates of the referee. Also, find the direction (angle from the front) to the declared member. As the three-dimensional coordinates here, three axes of XYZ are defined as shown in FIG. That is, the X axis is parallel to the touch line, and the base point is the intersection with the center line. The Y axis is parallel to the center line, and the base point is the intersection with the touch line. The Z axis is the vertical direction of the ground, and the base point is the intersection of the X axis and the Y axis. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the X-axis length (ground length) is 3800H and the Y-axis length (ground width) is 1B00H.

Three-dimensional coordinate value of the ball and each member A to F
The three-dimensional coordinate value of is secured in the work memory 9 as a work area as shown in FIG. Also, carry forward /
A storage work area and a distance work area for storing the distance between the ball and each of the members A to F are also secured in the work memory 9 as shown in FIG. Since the referee always moves with a certain distance from the ball, the work area in the work memory 9 is not secured. Further, since the referee also always faces the ball, the work area in the work memory 9 is not secured.

In step S2, the direction of the declared member is the direction in which the referee can confirm (visually recognize) (front left and right 9
It is within 0 degree). When the angle exceeds 90 degrees to the left and right of the front, it is considered that the referee could not confirm (visualize) the declared play and the process returns to the main routine. If it is within 90 degrees to the left and right of the front, step S4
Move to

In step S4, the distance to the declared member is compared with the distance that can be confirmed (visually confirmed) by the referee. As a result of the comparison, when the distance between the declared member and the referee is 600H or more (step S5), it is considered that the referee could not confirm (visualize) the declared play, and the process returns to the main routine. If the distance between the declared member and the referee does not exceed 600H, and if the distance between the declared member and the referee is 600H, the process proceeds to step S6.

In step S6, a free kick event is instructed to the declared team, and free kick event processing is started (startup flag is set up).
Return to the main routine.

In the above embodiment, the soccer game is taken as an example, but the present invention can be applied to American football, ice hockey, rugby, basketball and the like. The present invention can be applied not only to the referee but also to the assistant referee.

[0021]

As described above, according to the video game machine of the present invention, in the first invention, the foul declaration is adopted only when the direction to the referee of the member who declared the foul is within a predetermined range. I have to. Also,
In the second invention, the foul declaration is adopted only when the distance between the referee and the member who declared the foul is within a predetermined range. This makes it possible to reproduce the referee's natural judgment operation as a human being, and to improve the realism and presence of the game.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block connection diagram showing an embodiment of a video game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of a video game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram showing an embodiment of a video game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing an embodiment of a video game machine according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 coin-related device 2 operating device 3 monitor 4 TV game device 5 speaker 6 input / output control circuit 7 CPU circuit 8 system bus 9 work memory 10 program memory 11 video control circuit 13 video bus 14 screen memory 15 dual port RAM 16 sound system circuit

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Yasuhiro Noguchi 2-3-5 Hirakawa-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Taito Corporation (72) Inventor Yozo Koma 2-3-5 Hirakawa-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo In stock company Taito

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A direction calculating means for calculating a direction of a member who has declared a foul with respect to a referee, a direction comparing means for comparing the direction calculated by the direction calculating means with a predetermined value, and a direction comparing means for comparing the direction. And a referee control means for controlling whether to adopt or ignore the foul declaration, wherein the referee control means determines, based on the comparison result of the distance comparison means, that the direction of the member who declared the foul to the referee is within a predetermined range. A video game machine that adopts foul's declaration when it is judged to be within the specified range and ignores foul's declaration when judged to be outside the prescribed range. 2. A distance calculating means for calculating a distance between a member who has declared a foul and a referee, a distance comparing means for comparing the distance calculated by the distance calculating means with a predetermined value, and a distance comparing means for comparing the distance. The referee control means for controlling whether to adopt or ignore the foul declaration, wherein the referee control means determines a distance between the referee and the member who declared the foul based on the comparison result of the distance comparison means. A video game machine whose special feature is to adopt foul's declaration when it is judged to be within the range, and to ignore foul's declaration when it is judged to be outside the prescribed range.