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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2010
Shinji Kitahara, Kyoto, JP;
Shinji Kitahara, Kyoto, JP;
Nintendo Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
An information processing section of a game apparatus executes a program including: a step of setting a puzzle area to be cut from an image taken by an outer camera; a step of setting the division number representing the number of portions into which the puzzle area is divided in accordance with a stage; a step of generating one-dimensional arrangement data representing a state in which puzzle pieces are positioned at random: a step of executing a game process by updating the one-dimensional arrangement data of the puzzle pieces which are selected based on a tilt of the game apparatus; and a step of switching, in accordance with the one-dimensional arrangement data, texture coordinate data of the puzzle pieces calculated based on a tilt of a virtual camera, and displaying an obtained image.