Game display method, moving direction indicating method, game apparatus and drive simulating apparatus
US6200138A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 30, 1998 |
| Grant date | Mar 13, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F2300/8017
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A game display method displays a driving game which permits characters to be present in a city and can prevent cruel images of collisions with characters. Characters in a dangerous area are intentionally moved away from a motorbike B. Those H1, H2 of the characters behind the motorbike B as viewed in a moving direction of the motorbike B are intentionally moved away from a current position 01 of the motorbike B, a position of the center of the motorbike B. Those H3, H4, H5 of the characters in front of the motorbike B as viewed in the moving direction of the motorbike B are intentionally moved toward the back of the motorbike B, i.e., directions normal to a straight line interconnecting the position 01 of the center of the motorbike B and the characters H3, H4, H5. The characters H3, H4, who are forward left of the motorbike B, are moved left, and the character Hr, who is forward right, is moved right.
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