Video game apparatus, method of displaying models in video game apparatus, and computer-readable recording medium for use with video game apparatus
US6030289A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 25, 1997 |
| Grant date | Feb 29, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 25, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F2300/663
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An inverted polygon data memory stores inverted polygon data generated in advance, among models to be considered for reflection on a water surface, of those models whose polygon data are stored in a polygon data memory. Based on an image display graphic command from a CPU, an image display processor processes graphics data and sends image data to a frame buffer. The image display graphic command comprises data generated by a graphics data generator based on the data stored in the inverted polygon data memory and the polygon data memory. An image including models of the inverted polygon data as being reflected on the water surface is displayed in real-time in a three-dimensional game space on a display monitor so as to be quickly movable in response to movement of the viewpoint of a game character that is also displayed in the three-dimensional game space.
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