Video game apparatus, method and recording medium storing program for controlling viewpoint movement of simulated camera in video game

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6890262
APP PUB NO 20030017872A1
SERIAL NO

10197514

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A 3-dimensional video game apparatus comprises display 40 for displaying an image; image-processing means 16 for creating a 3-dimensional image from the viewpoint of a simulated camera and displaying that image on a display screen; and game controller 14 which conducts the game in response to reactions of the player, responsive to images displayed on display 40. The game apparatus further comprises camera unit 42 which can be arranged in such an orientation that its field of view is the play area in front of the display screen, and which periodically captures images of the play area in the state thus arranged; a position recognizing part which detects the player's head from the captured image, and detects the two-dimensional movement of the detected head position; and viewpoint change processor which moves the viewpoint of said simulated camera in conjunction with the change direction and change amount of the position of the detected marked region.

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KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO LTD1-11-1 GINZA CHUO-KU TOKYO 1040061 ?1040061

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Domitsu, Hideyuki Kobe, JP 5 304
Oishi, Toshimitsu Akashi, JP 16 767
Okubo, Toru Kobe, JP 24 725
Yamano, Tomoya Kobe, JP 10 523

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