Nintendo Co., Ltd.

Jonathan Johnson

Claude Comair

Sun Tjen Fam

Prasanna Ghali

Yoshiaki Koizumi

Rory A Johnston

Yukimi Shimura

Shinya Hiratake

Kenta Motokura

Kiyoshi Takeuchi

Katsuyasu Ando

Yuki Nakamura

Kees Luyendijk

Chris Polney

Hitomi Koda

Ryan Garvan

Carlie Olson

Rory Johnston

Mizuki Tatsuno

Brandon Dulyea

Timothy Gail Minalia

Daisy Pigeon

Techniques for rendering perspective views of three-dimensional objects that are used in two-dimensional gameplay are provided. The three-dimensional objects are arranged into different layers for a perspective-projection scene. During the rendering process, the objects in the scene are drawn or otherwise tested against a depth buffer. The coordinates that are used for the depth buffer for each object are offset based on which layer has been assigned to that object.

Systems and methods of perspective polygon-offset layering

A computer system is provided that enables players to play an online multiplayer game. When collisions are detected in the game, energy objects are created. These objects may be acquired by players during the game to increase a special ability meter. Activation of the special ability meter allows players to be provided with one or more benefits during the multiplayer video game. In some examples, the benefit may include moving a player object to a second track within the multiplayer racing game.

Systems and methods of processing player interactions in a multiplayer virtual game space

In a first mode, based on an operation input to a controller of a first player, a game system controls a first character object and controls a pointer object. In the first mode, the game system automatically controls a second character object and causes the second character object to perform a predetermined action on a position in a virtual space indicated by the pointer object. In a second mode, the game system controls the first character object based on the operation input to the controller of the first player and controls the second character object based on an operation input to a controller of a second player.

Non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein game program, game system, information processing apparatus, and information processing method

A game system that is a non-limiting example information processing system is attached to a goggle device, and generates and displays a left-eye image and a right-eye image on a display. When starting a game application that a plurality of individual games can be selectively played, a menu image is displayed on the display. A plurality of icons each relating to each of the plurality of individual games are arranged at predetermined positions in a virtual space for displaying the menu image. A virtual camera arranged at a predetermined position in the virtual space changes a posture thereof so as to correspond to a posture change of a main body apparatus in a real space, thereby to control a direction of a line-of-sight of the virtual camera. If an icon is included in a field of view of the virtual camera when a user depresses a predetermined button, predetermined processing relevant to the icon is performed.

Information processing system, storage medium, information processing apparatus and information processing method

The technology described herein presents systems and methods for adjusting the visual effect of the image, particularly with respect to the stereoscopic effect. In one example embodiment, the technology can determine if a 'collision' is detected between the virtual camera position and then adjust a parameter of the virtual camera based on the point of intersection associated with the 'collision.'

Systems and methods for adjusting a stereoscopic effect

User interface approaches to providing help to players by playing back previously recorded inputs. Certain exemplary embodiments involve displaying, with the recorded playback, an input device icon to show where the inputs are occurring and/or where the inputs should occur if the player were to make them. Modifications are made to the previously recorded input to improve the user's ability to see what is happening, as well as making the playback seem more consistent, mechanical, and automatic. The help makes the computer application seem like the user interface is operating itself in a way that is easy to follow, rather than giving the impression that a previously recorded user input stream simply is being played back in accordance with the more organic and potentially idiosyncratic behaviors of the recorded person. The modifications may in certain exemplary embodiments include, for example, path smoothing/correction, automatic snapping, delay periods, speed normalization, etc.

Techniques for improved user interface helping super guides

Water surface and other effects are efficiently simulated to provide real time or near real time imaging on low-capacity computer graphics computation platforms. Water and other surfaces are modeled using multiple independent layers can be dynamically adjusted in response to real time events. The number of layers used in a given area can be adjusted to reduce computational loading as needed. Different algorithms can be employed on different layers to give different effects. The multiple layer modeling is preferably converted to polygons using an adaptive polygon mesh generator based on camera location and direction in the 3D world to provide automatic level of detailing and generating a minimal number of polygons. The visual effects of water droplets and other coatings on see-through surfaces can be modeled and provided using indirect texturing.

System and method for using indirect texturing to efficiently simulate and image surface coatings and other effects

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Jonathan Johnson