Image generation system, image generation method, and information storage medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10176586-B2
Application number	US-201615361987-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 28, 2016
Priority date	Dec 3, 2015
Publication date	Jan 8, 2019
Grant date	Jan 8, 2019

Abstract

An image generation system includes a processor including hardware, the processor being configured to implement: an object space setting process that performs a process that places a plurality of objects including a moving object in an object space; a moving object calculation process that performs a movement process that moves the moving object in the object space; and a parameter process that performs a process that sets at least one of an attack parameter, a defense parameter, and a movement control parameter of the moving object based on at least one of density information about an assemblage of particles within a line or a range that extends from the moving object in a given direction, and the density information about the assemblage of particles at a position of the moving object; and an image generation process that generates an image viewed from a given viewpoint in the object space.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An image generation system comprising:
a processor comprising hardware, the processor being configured to implement:
an object space setting process that performs a process that places a plurality of objects including a moving object in an object space;
a moving object calculation process that performs a movement process that moves the moving object in the object space;
a parameter process that performs a process that sets at least one of an attack parameter, a defense parameter, and a movement control parameter of the moving object based on density information about at least one of: an assemblage of particles within a line or a range that extends from the moving object in a given direction, and the assemblage of particles at a position of the moving object, the assemblage of particles being represented as an image of an indefinite shape in which a number of particulate objects gather together; and
an image generation process that generates an image viewed from a given viewpoint in the object space.

2. The image generation system as defined in claim 1 , wherein the processor implements the parameter process that performs a process that sets the attack parameter of the moving object based on the density information within a line that connects the moving object and an attack target of the moving object.

3. The image generation system as defined in claim 1 , wherein the attack parameter is a performance parameter related to at least one of: tracking performance of an attacking object that is launched from the moving object, lock-on performance of the attacking object, and moving performance of the attacking object.

4. The image generation system as defined in claim 1 , wherein the processor implements the parameter process that performs a process that sets the movement control parameter of the moving object based on the density information at the position of the moving object.

5. The image generation system as defined in claim 1 , wherein
the processor implements the moving object calculation process that performs a process that moves a computer-operated moving object as the moving object, the computer-operated moving object moving in the object space based on an operation performed by a computer, and
the processor implements the parameter process that performs a process that sets the movement control parameter of the computer-operated moving object based on the density information within first to Nth lines that respectively extend from the computer-operated moving object in first to Nth directions.

6. The image generation system as defined in claim 5 , wherein the processor implements the parameter process that performs a process that sets the movement control parameter so that the computer-operated moving object moves in a direction that avoids a direction that corresponds to a line among the first to Nth lines for which it has been determined that density represented by the density information is high.

7. The image generation system as defined in claim 6 , wherein the processor implements the parameter process that performs a process that sets the movement control parameter so that the computer-operated moving object moves in the direction that corresponds to the line for which it has been determined that the density represented by the density information is high, when it has been determined that status of the computer-operated moving object is in a given state.

8. The image generation system as defined in claim 1 , wherein
the processor implements the moving object calculation process that performs a process that moves a player's moving object as the moving object, the player's moving object moving in the object space based on operation information input by a player, and
the processor implements the image generation process that performs a display process that changes a display pattern of an attack support display object corresponding to the density information, the attack support display object being displayed to the player when the player's moving object attacks an attack target.

9. The image generation system as defined in claim 1 , wherein the processor implements the image generation process that performs a process that generates an image of the assemblage of particles based on the density information.

10. The image generation system as defined in claim 9 , wherein
the processor implements the image generation process that performs the process that generates the image of the assemblage of particles by a volume rendering process that uses a voxel value, and
the processor implements the parameter process that acquires the voxel value used for the volume rendering process as the density information about the assemblage of particles.

11. The image generation system as defined in claim 1 , wherein the processor implements the parameter process that sets a degree of change in the attack parameter or the defense parameter based on the density information based on at least one of a type of the moving object, a moving state of the moving object, a status parameter of a player who operates the moving object, and charge information about the player.

12. An image generation method comprising:
an object space setting process that performs a process that places a plurality of objects including a moving object in an object space;
a moving object calculation process that performs a movement process that moves the moving object in the object space;
a parameter process that performs a process that sets at least one of an attack parameter, a defense parameter, and a movement control parameter of the moving object based on density information about at least one of: an assemblage of particles within a line or a range that extends from the moving object in a given direction, and the assemblage of particles at a position of the moving object, the assemblage of particles being represented as an image of an indefinite shape in which a number of particulate objects gather together;
an image generation process that generates an image viewed from a given viewpoint in the object space.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable information storage medium storing a program that causes a computer to execute the image generation method as defined in claim 12 .

14. An image generation system comprising:
a processor comprising hardware, the processor being configured to implement:
an object space setting process that performs a process that places a plurality of objects including a computer-operated moving object in an object space;
a moving object calculation process that performs a movement process that moves the computer-operated moving object in the object space based on an operation performed by a computer;
a parameter process that performs a process that sets at least one of an attack parameter, a defense parameter, and a movement control parameter of the computer-operated moving object based on density information within first to Nth lines that respectively extend from the computer-operated moving object in first to Nth directions; and
an image generation process that generates an image viewed from a given viewpoint in the object space.

15. The image generation system according to claim 1 , wherein the assemblage of particles is represented as an image selected from at least one of: a cloud, fog, dust, smoke, water vapor, and a sandstorm.

16. The image generation system according to claim 14 , wherein the density information is density information that is based on at least one of: an assemblage of particles within a line or a range that extends from the moving object in a given dire

Assignees

• Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc

Inventors

• Hamanaka Yuta
• Hsieh Andrew

Classifications

• G06T1/20

  Processor architectures; Processor configuration, e.g. pipelining · CPC title

• A63F13/25

  Output arrangements for video game devices · CPC title

• G06T7/20 Primary

  Analysis of motion (motion estimation for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals H04N19/43, H04N19/51) · CPC title

• G06T13/60

  of natural phenomena, e.g. rain, snow, water or plants · CPC title

• A63F2300/8082

  Virtual reality · CPC title