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Game device, picture data and flare forming method

US6234901A · kind A · utility

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15Claims
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Filing dateNov 21, 1997
Grant dateMay 22, 2001
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Expiry dateNov 21, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63F2300/8017
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

It is an object of the present invention to provide special effects which will make a video game more realistic. When a virtual light source exists in a three-dimensional virtual space, if a light from the light source extends toward a camera, a flare is generated on a screen because of incidence of the ray of light into a camera lens, thereby forming a dazzling picture in accordance with the state of backlight.

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