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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 20, 1998
Tetsuya Kaku, Tokyo, JP;
Yuichiro Mine, Takamatsu, JP;
Takashi Ono, Tokyo, JP;
Norio Haga, Tokyo, JP;
Makoto Osaki, Tokyo, JP;
Takayuki Yamaguchi, Yokohama, JP;
Norihiro Sekine, Tokyo, JP;
Ryoya Yui, Tokyo, JP;
Saori Nishikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Tetsuya Sugimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Shigeru Yoshida, Tokyo, JP;
Manabu Nakatani, Tokyo, JP;
Masumi Uchida, Tokyo, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Sega Enterprises, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
This image processing device for games is a device whereby a prescribed number of models (characters) are set up in virtual space, these models are controlled such that they move in prescribed directions in the virtual space, and images of this virtual space from a virtual viewpoint are displayed on means for display. In order to display the movement of the models that are arranged in virtual space more realistically, in one construction thereof, this device is provided with means for image processing that apply virtual centripetal force to the models. Furthermore, in order to display the movement of the models more realistically and to heighten the dramatic effect, in one construction thereof, this device is equipped with means for processing residual image presentation in order to represent the track of movement of a model as residual images. This means for processing is equipped with means for storage that store without modification motion data of the model prior to the current motion and with means for display control that display this stored data together with the current motion data.