Abstract: An object-throwing video game system displays at least an image of a throwing body and an image of an object to be visually hurled from the throwing body in a game space. The object may be a hammer, a shot, or a discus, and the throwing body may be a contestant who hurls the hammer, the shot, or the discus. The image of the throwing body is controlled to visually move in preparation for visually hurling the image of the object in the game space in response to manual operation of a controller, and the image of the object is controlled to be visually hurled from the image of the throwing body in the game space in response to manual operation of the controller. An image of an object-throwing guide is also displayed in the game space to indicate a throwing direction in which to hurl the image of the object from the image of the throwing body and which progressively varies depending on the movement of the image of the throwing body for visually hurling the image of the object.

Abstract: An object-throwing video game system displays at least an image of a throwing body and an image of an object to be visually hurled from the throwing body in a game space. The object may be a hammer, a shot, or a discus, and the throwing body may be a contestant who hurls the hammer, the shot, or the discus. The image of the throwing body is controlled to visually move in preparation for visually hurling the image of the object in the game space in response to manual operation of a controller, and the image of the object is controlled to be visually hurled from the image of the throwing body in the game space in response to manual operation of the controller. An image of an object-throwing guide is also displayed in the game space to indicate a throwing direction in which to hurl the image of the object from the image of the throwing body and which progressively varies depending on the movement of the image of the throwing body for visually hurling the image of the object.

Abstract: In a silver halide color photographic photo-sensitive material comprising a reflective support having thereon photographic structural layers comprising one or more silver halide emulsion layers, pH of a coating of the silver halide color photographic photo-sensitive material ranges from 4.0 to 6.5 and at least one of the silver halide emulsion on layers contains at least one mercapto heterocyclic compound and tabular silver halide grains having {100} planes was main planes and having a silver chloride content of not less than 80 mol %, the silver halide grains containing at least one selected from the group consisting of metal complexes of Fe, Ru, Re, Os, Rh and Ir.

Abstract: There is provided a silver halide photographic material which comprises silver chloride or silver chlorobromide substantially free from silver iodide. The silver halide photographic material is excellent in rapid processability, low in fogging, and high in sensitivity and contrast.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprising on a support at least one silver halide emulsion layer having a silver halide content of not lower than 90 mol %, wherein a silver halide emulsion in at least one of said silver halide emulsion layers having a silver chloride content of not lower than 90 mol % contains at least one compound represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein Z.sub.1 and Z.sub.2 each represents an atomic group required for forming a nitrogen-containing five-membered or six-membered heterocyclic ring; Q.sub.1 and Q.sub.2 each represents a methylene group; R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each represents an alkyl group; R.sub.3 represents an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; L.sub.1, L.sub.2, L.sub.3, L.sub.4 and L.sub.5 each represents a methine group; n.sub.1 and n.sub.2 each represents 0 or 1; M.sub.1 represents a counter ion for neutralizing electric charge; and m.sub.1 represents a number not less than 0 required for neutralizing electric charge in the molecule.

Abstract: In a silver halide color photographic photo-sensitive material comprising a reflective support having thereon photographic structural layers comprising one or more photo-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers, pH of a coating of the silver halide color photographic photo-sensitive material ranges from 4.0 to 6.5. The photo-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer contains a mercapto heterocyclic compound and silver halide grains, each comprising silver chlorobromide or silver chloride and containing substantially no silver iodide. The silver halide grains are formed in the presence of a specific grain growth controlling agent. The silver halide grain contains a metal complex of Ir.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic photosensitive material comprises a reflective support having thereon at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer. The reflective support comprises a base paper and two or more water-proof resin layers laminated on one surface of the base paper at the side to be coated with the photosensitive emulsion. The water-proof resin layers have different contents of a white pigment. The base paper has pH of from 5 to 9. The silver halide emulsion layer contains silver halide emulsion having a silver chloride content of 95% by moles or higher and being sensitized with selenium, tellurium, or gold.

Abstract: A method of forming a photographic image comprising imagewise exposing a silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon a cyan color image forming layer, a magenta color image forming layer and an yellow color image forming layer, wherein the cyan color image forming layer in the photographic material contains silver halide emulsion grains having a silver chloride content of 95 mol % or more and containing substantially no silver iodide and contains a color sensitizing dye of the following general formula (I), ##STR1## wherein the terms are as defined in the specification and color developing the exposed material with a color developer, wherein the color developer has a chloride ion content of from 3.5.times.10.sup.-2 to 1.5.times.10.sup.-1 mol/liter and a bromide ion content of from 1.5.times.10.sup.-5 to 1.0.times.10.sup.-3 mol/liter.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprises at least one light-sensitive emulsion layer containing a silver halide emulsion on a support. The light-sensitive emulsion layer comprises (a) a silver halide emulsion containing silver halide grains having a silver chloride content of 90 mol % or more, in some cases 95 mol % or more, and (b) at least one compound represented by formula (I), (II) or (III): ##STR1## in which the variables are as defined in the specification. In some embodiments of the invention, the silver halide emulsion (a) may be sensitized with a selenium, gold or iridium compound. Also, in some embodiments of the invention, the silver halide grains are substantially iodide-free and have a localized phase with a silver bromide content of 10% or more in the vicinity of the grain surface.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material having at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer coated on a support, wherein the silver halide emulsion layer contains silver chlorobromide grains comprising silver chlorobromide containing 90 mol % or more of silver chloride, having at least one region in which the silver bromide content is high at the vicinity of the corner of the grains, and with not more than 15 mol % of average silver bromide content at the surface of the grains. A method producing the silver halide photographic materials is also disclosed.

Abstract: A novel silver halide color photographic material comprising on a support at least one light-sensitive emulsion layer and at least one hydrophilic colloidal layer containing a white pigment between said support and said light-sensitive emulsion layer is provided, wherein (i) said white pigment is incorporated in such an amount that the coated amount thereof in said hydrophilic colloidal layer is in the range of 2 g/m.sup.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material having at least three light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers, each sensitive in a different wavelength region. At least one of the silver halide emulsion layers contains at least one adsorbable reducing compound represented by a hydroquinone containing a group capable of promoting adsorption to silver halide grains and a silver halide emulsion having a silver chloride content of at least 90 mol %. The photographic material is well adapted for rapid processing and maintains constant sensitivity with a change in humidity upon exposure and when stored for a long period of time prior to use.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprising on a support at least one silver halide emulsion layer having a silver halide content of not lower than 90 mol %, wherein a silver halide emulsion in at least one of said silver halide emulsion layers having a silver chloride content of not lower than 90 mol % contains at least one compound represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein Z.sub.1 and Z.sub.2 each represents an atomic group required for forming a nitrogen-containing five-membered or six-membered heterocyclic ring; Q.sub.1 and Q.sub.2 each represents a methylene group; R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each represents an alkyl group; R.sub.3 represents an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; L.sub.1, L.sub.2, L.sub.3, L.sub.4 and L.sub.5 each represents a methine group; n.sub.1 and n.sub.2 each represents 0 or 1; M.sub.1 represents a counter ion for neutralizing electric charge; and m.sub.1 represents a number not less than 0 required for neutralizing electric charge in the molecule.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprising at least one photosensitive emulsion layer contains silver halide grains on a support. In the silver halide photographic material, (1) the silver halide grains are prepared in the presence of iridium compounds, (2) the silver halide grains consist of silver chlorobromide which is essentially free of silver iodide, (3) at least 90 mol% of all silver halide from which the silver halide grains are made is silver chloride, (4) the silver halide grains have localized phase in which the silver bromide content exceeds at least 20 mol%, (5) the localized phase is precipitated together with at least 50% of all the iridium which is added during the preparation of the silver halide grains, and (6) the surface of the silver halide grains is chemically sensitized to the extent that the grains are essentially of the surface latent image type.

Abstract: There is disclosed a silver halide photographic material having a photosensitive emulsion layer on a base, comprising a high-silver-chloride silver chlorobromide emulsion which is obtained by forming, on or near the surfaces of silver halide grains, silver bromide localized phases, and then by conducting chemical sensitization and is ripened under a condition having a limited pH. The disclosure described provides a silver halide photographic material suitable for rapid processing, high in sensitivity, and good in safelight aptitude and latent-image stability.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material having provided on a support, at least one red sensitive emulsion layer comprising a silver halide emulsion having a silver chloride content of from 90 to 100 mol % and spectrally sensitized by a red sensitizing dye having a reduction potential at a value of -1.27 (V vs SCE) or more negative and a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound, exhibits reduced fluctuation in photographic sensitivity depending on the change in the printing temperature and reduced fluctuation in photographic sensitivity due to long term storage under the normal condition.

Abstract: Disclosed is (1) a silver halide photographic material having at least one light-sensitive emulsion layer containing a silver halide emulsion on a support, wherein the light-sensitive emulsion layer comprises silver halide grains which contain at least one complex selected from the group consisting of Ir and Pt metal complexes having at least two cyan ligands which have a silver chloride content of 80 mol % or more and do not substantially contain silver iodide and which have a silver bromide-rich localized phase with a silver bromide content of 10 mol % or more, and (2) a silver halide photographic material having at least one light-sensitive emulsion layer containing a silver halide emulsion on a support, wherein the light-sensitive emulsion layer comprises silver halide grains which contain at least one complex selected from the group consisting of Ir and Pt metal complexes having at least two cyan ligands, which have a silver chloride content of 80 mol % or more and which are gold-sensitized.

Abstract: A method for forming an image, comprising developing an imagewise exposed silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one blue sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, and at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer with a color developer containing at least one aromatic primary amine color developing agent, wherein the red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer contains a high silver chloride silver halide emulsion having a silver bromide content of from 0.5 to 6 mol%, and the color developer contains from 3.5.times.10.sup.-2 to 1.5.times.10.sup.-1 mol/l of chloride ion and from 3.0.times.10.sup.-5 to 1.0.times.10.sup.-3 mol/l of bromide ion. The method provides an image having a high maximum density and a low minimum density at high sensitivity while markedly suppressing variations in photographic characteristics, particularly of minimum density, even in rapid and continuous processing.

Abstract: There is disclosed a silver halide photographic material having a photosensitive emulsion layer on a base, comprising a high-silver-chloride silver chlorobromide emulsion which is obtained by mixing silver halide host grains with silver halide fine grains and then ripening, thereby forming, on or near the surfaces of silver halide grains, silver bromide localized phases, wherein the formation of the localized phases or the chemical sensitization of the surfaces is carried out at a limited temperature. The disclosure described provides a silver halide photographic material suitable for rapid processing, high in sensitivity, and good in safelight aptitude and abrasion pressure and resistance.

Abstract: There is disclosed a silver halide photographic material comprising a photosensitive emulsion layer containing a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound and a silver halide emulsion of high-silver-chloride, which emulsion has been spectrally sensitized with a red-sensitive sensitizing dye having a definite reduction potential value, and which has been subjected to reduction sensitization. The disclosure as described provides a silver halide photographic material that is excellent in rapid processing and high in sensitivity and wherein there is little change of photographic performance.