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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2015
Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd., Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Yuichi Asami, Minato-ku, JP;
Hayana Honda, Minato-ku, JP;
Shuhei Arai, Minato-ku, JP;
Yohei Takahashi, Minato-ku, JP;
Yoshiko Ichijo, Minato-ku, JP;
KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD., Minato-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a game machine that can expand the range of play actions demanded of a player. The game machine is provided with an input apparatus including four play operation units, and provides a music game that demands of the player a predetermined operation of each play operation unit. The game machine is provided with: a vibration sensor that detects a predetermined operation of each play operation unit; and an optical sensor that detects player actions during play of the music game. Also, the game machine evaluates the predetermined operation of the player on the basis of the detection results of the vibration sensor and evaluates player actions that are correlated with the predetermined operation on the basis of the detection results of the optical sensor.