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Title:
IMAGE PROCESSOR FOR GAMES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/1997/046295
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
In this image processor for games, a predetermined number of models (characters) are set in a virtual space, and these models are controlled so that they are moved in a predetermined direction in the virtual space, an image in this virtual space based on virtual view points being shown on a display means. This apparatus is provided with an image processing means, as one constituent part, for applying a virtual centripetal force to the models for the purpose of more realistically displaying the movements of the models. This processor has, in order to more realistically display the movements of the models and heighten a stage effect, and aftermimage presentation processing means for presenting the movement paths as an afterimage and this processing means has a means for storing motion data as they are which were collected before the data on the actual motion of the models, and a display control means for displaying the stored data with the actual motion data.

Inventors:
KAKU TETSUYA (JP)
MINE YUICHIRO (JP)
ONO TAKASHI (JP)
HAGA NORIO (JP)
OSAKI MAKOTO (JP)
YAMAGUCHI TAKAYUKI (JP)
SEKINE NORIHIRO (JP)
YUI RYOYA (JP)
NISHIKAWA SAORI (JP)
SUGIMOTO TETSUYA (JP)
YOSHIDA SHIGERU (JP)
NAKATANI MANABU (JP)
UCHIDA MASUMI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP1997/001896
Publication Date:
December 11, 1997
Filing Date:
June 04, 1997
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Assignee:
SEGA ENTERPRISES KK (JP)
KAKU TETSUYA (JP)
MINE YUICHIRO (JP)
ONO TAKASHI (JP)
HAGA NORIO (JP)
OSAKI MAKOTO (JP)
YAMAGUCHI TAKAYUKI (JP)
SEKINE NORIHIRO (JP)
YUI RYOYA (JP)
NISHIKAWA SAORI (JP)
SUGIMOTO TETSUYA (JP)
YOSHIDA SHIGERU (JP)
NAKATANI MANABU (JP)
UCHIDA MASUMI (JP)
International Classes:
A63F9/24; A63F13/00; A63F13/55; A63F13/56; G06T13/20; G06T13/40; G06T13/60; G06T15/00; G06T15/04; G06T19/00; (IPC1-7): A63F9/22; G06T15/70
Foreign References:
JPH06277363A1994-10-04
JPH07116343A1995-05-09
JPH06277362A1994-10-04
JPH07328228A1995-12-19
JPH07191662A1995-07-28
JPH08137378A1996-05-31
JPH07105401A1995-04-21
JPH08202342A1996-08-09
Other References:
See also references of EP 0842682A4
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