Abstract: An object of the invention is to carry out communication wherein linguistic communication is reduced during speech communication with another party carried out by a robot outputting speech. A robot includes a sensing unit that senses an external environment and generates an input signal, a phoneme acquisition unit that acquires first phonological information formed of a multiple of phonemes based on the input signal, a phoneme generating unit that generates second phonological information differing from the first phonological information based on at least one portion of phonemes included in the first phonological information, a speech synthesizing unit that synthesizes speech in accordance with the second phonological information, and a speech output unit that, outputs the speech.

Abstract: The present application provides a robot that a user feels more strongly to be a living being. A robot includes a speech generating unit that generates speech and a speech output unit that outputs the generated speech. The robot outputs speech generated by the robot rather than outputting speech prepared in advance. Because of this, speech that is in accordance with sensor information can be generated and output, or speech unique to the robot can be generated and output.

Abstract: An audio processing and image generating apparatus for displaying novel line drawing images on a display screen according to music is disclosed. A character object line drawing image is displayed on a virtual road object line drawing image. Further, obstacle object line drawing images generated based on a result of a frequency analysis of an digital audio signal of CD data or the like are inserted in the virtual road object line drawing image.

Abstract: An entertainment system for a game in which novel three-dimensional line drawing images are displayed on a display screen is disclosed. By pressing a predetermined control button of a manual controller at predetermined timing, a character object line drawing image can clear a virtual road object line drawing image having obstacle object line drawing images which move from the further right side of the screen toward the front left side of the screen.

Abstract: A stage for a game can he made based on an image made or selected by a player or provided by a third party. A substantially infinite variety of stages can be provided thereby. Thus an enjoyable video game that hardly wearies the player can be provided.

Abstract: game scene is made on the basis of sentence data obtained from, e.g., an e-mail or a predetermined Next data, or audio data obtained from, e.g., a calling melody A substantially infinite variety of stages can be provided thereby. Thus an enjoyable game that hardly wearies the player can be provided.

Abstract: A control section shows a target measurement value, such as the height of Mt. Fuji or the diameter of a 10-yen coin, to the player by displaying it on a liquid crystal display. The player rotates a rotary operation member to advance a displayed character up to the target measurement value. Since the rotary operation member has a certain circumferential length, the control section multiplies the circumferential length by the number of rotations of the rotary operation member to obtain the distance covered by the character. At the end of the game, the difference of the calculated distance from the target measurement value is shown to the player. Thus the entertaining game for testing the player's sense of distance can be realized even in a low performance device.

Abstract: An entertainment system for a game in which novel three-dimensional line drawing images are displayed on a display screen is disclosed. By pressing a predetermined control button of a manual controller at predetermined timing, a character object line drawing image can clear a virtual road object line drawing image having obstacle object line drawing images which move from the further right side of the screen toward the front left side of the screen.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus for displaying novel three-dimensional line drawing images on a display screen is disclosed. A character object line drawing image is displayed on a virtual road object line drawing image having obstacle object line drawing images therein. By imparting vibrations to the obstacle object line drawing images, virtual road object line drawing image, and character object line drawing image, novel line drawing images can be displayed.

Abstract: An audio processing and image generating apparatus for displaying novel line drawing images on a display screen according to music is disclosed. A character object line drawing image is displayed on a virtual road object line drawing image. Further, obstacle object line drawing images generated based on a result of a frequency analysis of an digital audio signal of CD data or the like are inserted in the virtual road object line drawing image.