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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2002
Henry Sterchi, Redmond, WA (US);
Jeff Kalles, Redmond, WA (US);
Shigeru Miyamoto, Kyoto, JP;
Denis Dyack, St. Catharines, CA;
Carey Murray, Burlington, CA;
Henry Sterchi, Redmond, WA (US);
Jeff Kalles, Redmond, WA (US);
Shigeru Miyamoto, Kyoto, JP;
Denis Dyack, St. Catharines, CA;
Carey Murray, Burlington, CA;
Nintendo of America Inc., Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A game developer can 'tag' an item in the game environment. When an animated character walks near the 'tagged' item, the animation engine can cause the character's head to turn toward the item, and mathematically computes what needs to be done in order to make the action look real and normal. The tag can also be modified to elicit an emotional response from the character. For example, a tagged enemy can cause fear, while a tagged inanimate object may cause only indifference or indifferent interest.