Kabushiki Kaisha Sega Enterprises

Kenichi Ikejiri

Katsuhiko Yamada

Tomohiro Kondo

Masayoshi Kikuchi

Toyoji Kurose

Eiji Horita

Kazuyuki Mukaida

Akihiko Mukaiyama

Shin Futakawame

Satoshi Sakai

Tatsuo Yamajiri

Yukio Futatsugi

Manabu Kusunoki

The present invention relates to an image processing device. Particularly, it relates to a video game device which alternately performs a shooting game and a role-playing game. The aim of the present invention is to provide an image processing device to make the operation of a character easier by limiting the movement range of the character to a certain field in a shooting game. The image processing device of the present invention places virtual objects in a virtual space formed within a computer system, proceeds a game while controlling the movement of said virtual objects according to input operations and certain rules, and displays the state within said virtual space as a screen seen from a certain viewpoint, wherein said image processing device sets a movement field of a certain shape surrounding at least one of said virtual objects A and limits the movement range of other virtual objects A based on this movement field.

Image processing device for placing a player character in a virtual space

The present invention relates to an image processing device which allows character aspects to be changed continuously. The present device is capable of displaying a cursor point and a character in standard aspect on a screen, and by transforming and displaying character aspect in accordance with parameters for defining characters, moving the cursor point in line with movement commands from peripheral devices, and continuously changing the parameters which define the character in line with the movement of the cursor point, serves continuously to transform and display character aspect.

Image processing device and character aspect design device

The present invention relates to an image processing device. Particularly, it relates to a video game device which alternately performs a shooting game and a role-playing game. The aim of the present invention is to provide an image processing device to make the operation of a character easier by limiting the movement range of the character to a certain field in a shooting game. The image processing device of the present invention places virtual objects in a virtual space formed within a computer system, proceeds a game while controlling the movement of said virtual objects according to input operations and certain rules, and displays the state within said virtual space as a screen seen from a certain viewpoint, wherein said image processing device sets a movement field of a certain shape,surrounding at least one of said virtual objects,A and limits the movement range of other virtual objects,A based on this movement field.

Image processing device

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Tokyo, Japan

Kenichi Ikejiri