Game apparatus and recording medium recording game program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9259644-B2
Application number	US-201213438243-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 3, 2012
Priority date	Mar 25, 2009
Publication date	Feb 16, 2016
Grant date	Feb 16, 2016

Abstract

As an example, a value obtained by adding the magnitudes of a plurality of angular velocities around respective axes indicated by angular velocity data obtained from an input device including gyroscopic sensors, is used to calculate a rotation parameter indicating a rotation amount. A predetermined object which is rotated, depending on the rotation amount corresponding to the rotation parameter, is displayed on a display device. As another example, when it is determined, based on the angular velocity data, that the attitude of the input device is stable, a stability flag which indicates that the attitude of the input device has been at least once stable is set and updated to ON. When there is an input device whose stability flag is OFF, the aforementioned determination is performed and a screen including a result of the determination is displayed on a display device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A game apparatus for performing a game process by obtaining operation data including at least angular velocity data indicating a plurality of angular velocities around respective axes from an input device including gyroscopic sensors for detecting the respective angular velocities, the game apparatus comprising:
an angular velocity data obtaining unit configured to obtain the angular velocity data;
a rotation parameter calculating unit configured to calculate a rotation parameter indicating a rotation amount using a value obtained by adding magnitudes of the plurality of angular velocities around the axes indicated by the angular velocity data;
an object display control unit configured to cause a display device to display an object which is rotated, depending on the rotation amount corresponding to the rotation parameter;
a game processing unit configured to execute the game process based on the angular velocity data; and
a temporarily stopping unit configured to temporarily stop the game process processed by the game processing unit when the operation data indicates that a particular operation has been performed,
wherein, while the game process is temporarily stopped, the object display control unit causes the display device to display the object which is rotated, depending on the rotation parameter calculated while the game process is temporarily stopped.

2. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium recording a game program executable by a computer included in a game apparatus for performing a game process by obtaining operation data including at least angular velocity data indicating a plurality of angular velocities around respective axes from an input device including gyroscopic sensors for detecting the respective angular velocities, the game program causing the computer to provide functionality comprising:
obtaining the angular velocity data;
calculating a rotation parameter indicating a rotation amount using a value obtained by adding magnitudes of the plurality of angular velocities around the axes indicated by the angular velocity data;
causing a display device to display an object which is rotated, depending on the rotation amount corresponding to the rotation parameter;
executing the game process based on the angular velocity data; and
temporarily stopping the executed game process when the operation data indicates that a particular operation has been performed,
wherein, while the game process is temporarily stopped, the display device is caused to display the object which is rotated, depending on the rotation parameter calculated while the game process is temporarily stopped.

3. A method of performing a game process, the method comprising:
obtaining operation data including at least angular velocity data indicating a plurality of angular velocities around respective axes from an input device including gyroscopic sensors for detecting die respective angular velocities;
calculating, using a processing system having at least one processor. a rotation parameter indicating a rotation amount using a value obtained by adding magnitudes of the plurality of anular velocities around the axes indicated by the angular velocity data;
causing a display device to display an object which is rotated, depending on the rotation amount corresponding to the rotation. parameter;
executing the game process based on the angular velocity data; and
temporarily stopping the executed game process when the operation data indicates that a particular operation has been performed,
wherein, while the game process is temporarily stopped, the display device is caused to display the object which is rotated, depending on the rotation parameter calculated while the game process is temporarily stopped.

4. A system for performing a game process by obtaining operation data including at least angular velocity data indicating a plurality of angular velocities around respective axes from an input device including gyroscopic sensors for detecting the respective angular velocities, thc system comprising:
a computer processing system having at least one computer processor, the computer processing system being configured to:
obtain the angular velocity data;
calculate a rotation parameter indicating a rotation amount using a value obtained by adding magnitudes of the plurality angular velocities around the axes indicated by the angular velocity data;
cause a display device to display an object which is rotated, depending on the rotation amount corresponding to the rotation parameter;
execute the game process based on the angular velocity data; and
temporarily stop the executed game process when the operation data indicates that a particular operation has been performed; and
wherein while the game process is temporarily stopped, the display device is caused to display the object which is rotated, depending on the rotation parameter calculated while the game process is temporarily stopped.

Assignees

• Nakajima Souichi
• Nishida Kenichi
• Yamashita Yoshikazu
• Shimamura Takayuki
• Nintendo Co Ltd

Inventors

• Nakajima Souichi
• Nishida Kenichi
• Yamashita Yoshikazu
• Shimamura Takayuki

Classifications

• A63F2300/6045

  for mapping control signals received from the input arrangement into game commands · CPC title

• A63F2300/105

  using inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes · CPC title

• A63F13/42

  by mapping the input signals into game commands, e.g. mapping the displacement of a stylus on a touch screen to the steering angle of a virtual vehicle · CPC title

• A63F13/211 Primary

  using inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers or gyroscopes · CPC title

• A63F13/10

  Human Necessities · mapped topic