Kabushiki Kaisha Sega Enterprises

Kabushiki Kaisha Sega

Satoshi Mifune

Masaki Yamashita

Makoto Yamamoto

Norio Haga

Tadanobu Numata

Kaori Yamamoto

Yutaka Ito

Games are processed in a more realistic and immediate manner during image processing for soccer games and the like. Specifically, the movements of characters more accurately simulate those of actual opponents, resulting in greater game realism. The invention is an image processing device for imaging and displaying the behavior of characters modeled on opponents in virtual three-dimensional space. It is determined (Sto S) whether or not there exists a certain situation in which the relation to the game contents (in the centering area, for example) or the positional relation (such as distance) between characters and a target (such as opponent characters or the ball) having a relation through the game to said characters matches certain conditions, and the eyes of the characters are directed to the target (S, S, S, etc.) when it is determined that the certain situation exists. The invention is especially suitable for soccer games.

Image processing device and image processing method

An object of the present invention is to deploy soccer players in optimum positions in a soccer game. As means for achieving this object, a base position and ability parameters of player characters are stored in memory as attribute data. Player character/formation selection means obtain an operating signal from a controller and thereby obtain player character and formation information. Player character deployment means reference the attribute data to determine the optimum positions for the player characters on a soccer field. Game execution means execute the game on the basis of the determined positions.

Method and computer-readable medium for deploying characters in a game

The present invention provides a picture processing device capable of realizing the detailed shape and pattern of a display object which is far away from a viewpoint and which attracts a game player's attention. For example, a display object (or player) in a soccer game is composed of a small number of polygons to be displayed on a CRT-type display, etc. when the display object is far away from the viewpoint (or camera position). However, even if the player is at a far position, the player will attract the game player's attention when a ball is passed to the player. If the number of polygons composing the player is small in such a situation, the game player will gain an unnatural impression. For example, assuming that a ball rolls to a certain player and this player obtains priority, a priority mark will be displayed above the player's head. Then, it is determined whether or not the player with the priority mark is close to a certain viewpoint. If the player is close to the viewpoint, no change will be made because the player is already composed of many polygons. On the other hand, if the player is far away from the viewpoint, the number of polygons composing the player will be increased to be almost the same as the number of polygons composing other players located close to the viewpoint.

Picture processing device, picture processing method, and game device and storage medium using the same

Games are processed in a more realistic and immediate manner during image processing for soccer games and the like. Specifically, the movements of characters more accurately simulate those of actual opponents, resulting in greater game realism. The invention is an image processing device for imaging and displaying the behavior of characters modeled on opponents in virtual three-dimensional space. It is determined (Sto S) whether or not there exists a certain situation in which the relation to the game contents (in the centering area, for example) or the positional relation (such as distance) between characters and a target (such as opponent characters or the ball) having a relation through the game to said characters matches certain conditions, and the eyes of the characters are directed to the target (SSSetc.) when it is determined that the certain situation exists. The invention is especially suitable for soccer games.

The present invention provides a picture processing device capable of realizing a detailed shape and pattern of a display object having a plurality of elements and located at a distance far from a viewpoint. The picture processing device changes the number of elements of the display object based on the distance between the viewpoint and the display object and it determines whether attributes of the display object have changed. The picture processing device determines whether attributes of the display object have changed based on whether the display object has become an object of operation.

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Satoshi Mifune