Konami Co., Ltd.

Konami Corporation

Tomoya Yamano

Toru Okubo

Hiroyuki Muraki

Toshimitsu Oishi

Hideyuki Domitsu

Takashi Nishimura

Motoki Toyama

Yoshitsugu Isetani

Shigehito Mukasa

A 3-dimensional video game apparatus comprises displayfor displaying an image; image-processing meansfor creating a 3-dimensional image from the viewpoint of a simulated camera and displaying that image on a display screen; and game controllerwhich conducts the game in response to reactions of the player, responsive to images displayed on displayThe game apparatus further comprises camera unitwhich can be arranged in such an orientation that its field of view is the play area in front of the display screen, and which periodically captures images of the play area in the state thus arranged; a position recognizing part which detects the player's head from the captured image, and detects the two-dimensional movement of the detected head position; and viewpoint change processor which moves the viewpoint of said simulated camera in conjunction with the change direction and change amount of the position of the detected marked region.

Video game apparatus, method and recording medium storing program for controlling viewpoint movement of simulated camera in video game

Moving object detecting device

A foot switcher includes: a foot switch sheet having a plurality of pressure switches for detecting steps; and a mat placed under the foot switch sheet, and including a mat body having a plurality of divisions, one division being different from another division in hardness, and a specified number of divisions corresponding to the plurality of pressure switches, respectively. The hardness of one division is different from that of another division adjoining the one division. A top layer for covering the plurality of the pressure switches is formed with slip preventer.

Foot switcher, foot switch sheet and mat for use in the same

Operating apparatus for game machine

Sound generation control and instruction operation evaluation is performed by sound group selection and a sound generation instruction, with a mimic guitar having selection buttons for selecting one of a plurality of sound groups bearing a series of sounds, and a picking blade for instructing the generation of a sound. The rhythm-matching game can be enjoyed relatively easily in a manner closer to a realistic state of playing an instrument.

Rhythm game apparatus, rhythm game method, computer-readable storage medium and instrumental device

Operating apparatus for a game machine

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Kobe, Japan

Tomoya Yamano