Abstract: User's error operation is prevented by effectively distinguishing an inputting operation of specifying an area on a display screen from a touching or click inputting operation of specifying one point and an operation of sliding an input of one point while continuing inputting the point. The present invention determines a coordinate of a first intermediate point calculated from coordinates of first two points based on the coordinates of the first two points simultaneously inputted to a coordinate input unit, and determines a coordinate of a second intermediate point calculated from coordinates of last two points based on the coordinates of the last two points detected immediately before the coordinates of the two points stop being simultaneously inputted. Further, the present invention defines an area on a display screen of a display unit based on the coordinate of the first intermediate point and the coordinate of the second intermediate point.

Abstract: The object is to generate an image in which an overlapped part of a tuned object and a non-tuned object having a contour line drawn therein is naturally represented. Only tuned objects among objects existing in a virtual three-dimensional space are perspective transformed, and image data and depth data of each tuned object is written into a process buffer 163a for each pixel. The contour of each tuned object is detected based on the depth data and normal line data acquired from the perspective transformation process, and contour line data is written into a process buffer 163c together with the depth data. When a non-tuned objects is perspective transformed, in a pixel in which a non-tuned objected is located on the front side of a tuned object, image data and depth data of the process buffer 163a are updated. The contour line data of the process buffer 163c is combined with the image data of the process buffer 163a, and the composed data is written into a frame buffer 112.

Abstract: Actions of a player character in a virtual three-dimensional space are determined for each of the extremities. The position of the end portion of each extremity is determined in the local coordinates of the extremity, with the fixed portion being the reference position. The position of the end portion is determined within a pre-defined range of access, then the joint angle of the intermediate portion is fixed, and the position of the intermediate portion is determined from the angle of rotation about the axis connecting the fixed portion and the end portion. The position of the intermediate portion is determined as angular information within the range of motion of the intermediate portion, which is defined in accordance with the position of the end portion. The shape of each extremity of the character is determined by the positional information about the end portion and the angular information about the intermediate portion.

Abstract: Motion data to be inserted between two different object actions that include a rotating action and are to be successively performed are generated so that the two actions are smoothly connected. Respective elements d required to define a transitional motion action are calculated from the respective frames after the end point of the former motion and before the start point of the latter motion. As for the three-dimensional rotation R(t) that defines the posture in each frame, independent linear values rx(t), ry(t), and rz(t) are calculated as values approximating the three-dimensional rotation R(t) by using exponential maps. The velocity components of the respective elements d are determined, and the largest value of the absolute values of the velocity components in each of the post-end frames and the pre-start frames is extracted as an interpolating velocity v(t). The respective elements d(t) in each of blended transitional motion frames can be determined.

Abstract: In a network game, player characters manipulated by individual players of video game apparatuses belong to the same party to battle with an opponent character. When a player character making a special move is not present in the party, the display screen of each video game apparatus becomes a screen focusing on the player character of the player who uses this video game apparatus. When one of the player characters makes a special move, not only the display screen of the video game apparatus corresponding to this player, but also the display screens of the video game apparatuses corresponding to the other player characters in the party become screens focusing on the player character which makes the special move.

Abstract: A video game control server for controlling progress of a video game via a communication network is provided. A game board information on a game board formed in a matrix manner is stored in the video game control server. It is determined whether a clear condition is satisfied or not. The clear condition associated with each of a plurality of squares on the game board is cleared by playing the video game by a player. In a case where it is determined that the clear condition associated with a square is satisfied, the square is set up to a condition accomplished square. In a case where a square is newly set up to a condition accomplished square and an arrangement pattern of the condition accomplished squares on the game board thereby becomes a predetermined privilege applying pattern, a privilege is applied to the player.

Abstract: A video game control server controls progress of a video game via a communication network. The video game is carried out by video game control apparatuses respectively operated by a plurality of players. Progress status information indicating a status of progress of the video game for each of the plurality of players is stored in a progress status information storer. By referring to the status of the progress of the video game for each of the plurality of players, it is determined whether the number of players who satisfy a predetermined achievement condition of the plurality of players belonging to a group reaches a predetermined number or not. A special game is caused to start in a case where the number of satisfied players reaches the predetermined number. The special game is played by the players of the predetermined number who satisfy the predetermined achievement condition.

Abstract: A video game processing apparatus for controlling progress of a video game by displaying an object on a display screen of a display device is provided. The video game processing apparatus includes a plurality of touch panels respectively provided on a plurality of surfaces of all of surfaces on a housing of the video game processing apparatus. The video game processing apparatus receives a touch operation for any one of the plurality of touch panels, and determines which surface of the housing contains the touch panel for which the touch operation is received. The video game processing apparatus carries out a predetermined representation against the object displayed on the display screen from a side of the determined surface. The predetermined representation includes a representation indicating an attack against the object from the side of the determined surface.

Abstract: A terminal apparatus is connected to a server apparatus via a network. Active character information capable of specifying an active character is transmitted to the server apparatus. A movement instruction used to move the active character in a virtual space is inputted. Movement information is transmitted to the server apparatus in accordance with the movement instruction. Visible range information capable of specifying all of the player characters each existing in a visible range is received. A display device displays the visible range in which all of the player characters specified by the visible range information are arranged so that the player character that one player of the terminal apparatus causes to participate in the network game can be distinguished from other player character that another player causes to participate in the network game and so that the player can distinguish the active character from non-active characters.

Abstract: According to the present invention, even while a chat opening process is in progress, users can join chats by means of a simple procedure from a video game machine. Once a chat has been opened, an invitation signal can further be transmitted to other chat guests. A video game machine of an expected guest receiving the invitation signal displays a screen prompting the guest to enter the chat room, and the expected guest can join the chat by transmitting an enter room signal to a database. At this time, a chat answer signal indicating that the expected guest accepts the invitation from a chairman is transmitted from the expected guest to the chairman.

Abstract: A video game processing apparatus for managing progress of a fighting game in which participating characters of a predetermined participation number participate along with a player character by receiving information necessary for the fighting game from other apparatuses is provided. The participating characters are determined on the basis of the player character and newly participating characters by referring to newly participating character related information containing newly participating character data and identification data of other newly participating apparatuses.

Abstract: The present application facilitates reconstruction of a party after game over to avoid wastefulness in time required for party construction. Moreover, the present application aims at hastening reconstruction of the party to improve real thrill of the game. A game server executes the game. The game server includes a party storage for storing party information relating to the party. The party includes characters. A reached points storage stores, for each character, at least one point that the character has reached. An interface transmits, for a first character, display information that is operative to display to the first character the at least one point that the first character has reached. The display information is also operative to display to the first character the at least one point that each other character has reached and that the first character has also reached.

Abstract: [Problem] The present invention intends to provide a scrolling screen apparatus, a method for scrolling screen, and a game apparatus, which prevent from scrolling display screen by user's misoperation and scroll display screen with intuitive operation. [Method of solution] A control device 5 of the present invention scrolls the display screen by the amount of displacement corresponding to the displacement vector of each input coordinate, in a displacement scroll mode between the input of the touch coordinates and the input of the release coordinates to the coordinate input device 3 and, meanwhile the control device 5 scrolls the display screen by the amount of displacement corresponding to the scroll distance which is the sum total of the distances between the touch coordinates, each sampling coordinate and release coordinates read from the coordinate storage device 4, in an inertia scroll mode after the input of release coordinates.

Abstract: A player participating in a network game moves a player character of the player by manipulating a video game apparatus of the player. As the player performs an autopilot operation, the video game apparatus moves the player character as an autopilot PC. A server apparatus manages the game which progresses according to the movement of each character, and transmits progress information of the game to the video game apparatus of each player participating in the network game. The movement of the autopilot PC is decided based on an action log recording the action of the player character responding to the manipulation of the player.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a game system in which when data is transmitted to a game apparatus of a receiver side, the influence which the transmitted data has on a game progressing in the game apparatus of the receiver side is diversified and the interest of the game is increased. On a display, a field map, which represents all or part of the game field in a plan view as seen from the above, is displayed. A placement request icon is displayed on the display. When touching the placement request icon, a sub-character can be placed at a position where a main character is located. When a sub-character icon is selected and content of an event is determined, the sub-character is placed. When a communication connection with a different game apparatus is established, information related to the placed sub-character is transmitted.

Abstract: A game apparatus is provided which has a convenience where another function such as photo taking by a camera can be used while playing a game by causing a game program and another application program to work together and which increases interest of the game by relating a result of execution of the application program to the contents of the game. When a camera icon displayed on a display section is selected by an operation of a touch panel, an application for controlling a camera function launches, and an image can be captured at an arbitrary timing. The captured image is converted according to a predetermined condition. The converted image is displayed on a display screen and image data is stored in a flash memory.

Abstract: An online game server delivers an online game to a player terminal via a communication network. The online game is played in the player terminal operated by a player. The online game server receives object selection information indicating that an object selectably displayed on a game display screen of the online game is selected at the player terminal. The online game server then transmits related site specification information to the player terminal on the basis of the received object selection information. The related site specification information is used for the player terminal to access a related site related to the object. Game progress information necessary for progress of the online game is included in the related site. The related site specification information is a URL indicating an address of the related site or a search formula for searching for the related site using a search engine.

Abstract: An information processor includes a generator that is adapted to generate original sound data indicating an original sound as a basis for a processed sound to be heard by a user and a parameter indicating a content of processing on the original sound data, an original sound data output section that is adapted to output the original sound data generated by the generator from any channel of a plurality of channels, and a control signal output section that is adapted to output a control signal including the parameter and a correspondence relationship between the parameter and the channel for the original sound data to be processed by means of the parameter.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a high-preference game system that can reduce a game development burden of a game system operator, can increase the desire of a player to iteratively play a game, and enables a player to play a game without aversion. When a player requests a game open in a dungeon, 5 points among the points retained by the player is consumed, and 3 points are temporarily pooled in the dungeon. When the player succeeds in satisfying a clear condition of the dungeon, a total of 13 temporarily-pooled and not pooled points is added to a retention point of the player. Also, when the player fails to satisfy the clear condition of the dungeon, the temporarily pooled points are pooled in the dungeon.

Abstract: The present application generates an image in which a contour line is drawn about a tuned object A in a virtual three-dimensional space when a part of the tuned object A is overlapped by another tuned object B that is located at a position closer to a virtual screen. When a line width of the tuned object A is greater than a line width of the tuned object B, the line width of a part of the tuned object A that is overlapped with the tuned object B is set as the line width of the tuned object B. On the other hand, when the line width of the tuned object A is less than the line width of the tuned object B, the line width of the part of the tuned object A that is overlapped is set as the original line width of the tuned object A.