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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2001
Tomohiro Kondo, Tokyo, JP;
Akihiko Mukaiyama, Tokyo, JP;
Masayoshi Kikuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Shin Futakawame, Tokyo, JP;
Kenichi Ikejiri, Tokyo, JP;
Katsuhiko Yamada, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuyuki Mukaida, Tokyo, JP;
Toyoji Kurose, Tokyo, JP;
Eiji Horita, Tokyo, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Sega Enterprises, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
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.