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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2000
Koji Igarashi, Tokyo, JP;
Keisuke Fukuda, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroto Yamaguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Reika Igarashi, Tokyo, JP;
Other;
Abstract
A method and a video game system that are capable of generating a field map with more natural geographical feature. The method and the video game system firstly divides the field map including a plurality of blocks into a first zone and a second zone by a boundary which consists of sides and comers in the blocks, then determines a first point for each side included in the boundary and a second point for each corner included in the boundary. Finally, the boundary is transformed into a more complex land shape by connecting the first points and the second points. The video game system includes a block division unit that divides the field map into a plurality of blocks, a block assign unit that assigns each of the divided blocks to either a first zone or a second zone using a boundary that consists of sides and comers of the blocks, a first point determining unit that determines a first point for each side, a second point determining unit that determines a second point for each corner, and a transforming unit that transforms the boundary by connecting the first points and the second points.