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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2000
Applicant:
Atsushi Hayashi, Yokohama, JP;
Inventor:
Atsushi Hayashi, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Namco Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 9/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An objective is to provide an image generation system and program which can implement a realistic image with less processing load and without giving any unnatural feel to a player. It is determined whether or not any obstruction OB intervenes between an enemy character controlled by a computer and a viewpoint VP (or player's character) (or whether or not the obstruction OB exists on a line connecting an enemy character to a viewpoint The present invention is particularly effective when the motion of the enemy character Cis generated in real time through the physical simulation.