JPH05174076A - Display picture utilizing system for game - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Object] An object of the present invention is to enable a person in need to instantly obtain and utilize information of a picture of a game. [Construction] The designer creates a picture of the game by the game display image creating apparatus 100, and the programmer creates the game program by the program creating apparatus 300. At this time, the designer transfers the completed picture to the file server 200 and stores it every time the picture is completed. The programmer appropriately draws out the information on the game picture stored in the file server 200 to create a game program. Further, the designer reads out the information of the picture by another designer stored in the file server 200 and creates a new picture based on the information.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game display image utilization system, and more particularly to a game display image utilization system when a designer independently creates a picture to be displayed in a game.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, when developing game software, it is often the case that a picture forming a moving picture of a game displayed on a display of a game machine and a program itself are independently prepared. Professionals who create game drawings are called designers by programmers.

By the way, a device for a designer to design a picture of a game is usually an independent device separate from a game machine. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a conventional game display image creating apparatus. Here, the bus 20, the CPU 4, the memory 5, the tablet 9 via the RS232C interface 8, the mouse 11 via the mouse interface 10,
Floppy disk controller 6, floppy drive 7, printer interface 12 to printer 13, and CRT interface 14 for working C
A display CRT display 17 is connected via the RT display 15 and the CRT interface 16.

Then, the designer inputs commands and information for creating a picture of the game by using the tablet 9 and the mouse 11. These commands and information are analyzed by the CPU 4, and the CPU 4 performs edit processing on the image information stored in the work area for image information in the memory 5 or the like. The edited image information is displayed on the display CRT display 17 for sequential confirmation. The display CRT display 17 is particularly a display for checking the whole, and the actual work is performed on the work CRT display 15. Therefore, there are drawing mode and command mode in the work. In the drawing mode, the designer is a work CRT.
It is possible to draw on the display 15 with the tablet 9 or the mouse 11 or call the menu of the command mode. In the command mode, by selecting a process from the previous menu, the drawing is performed on the working CRT display 15. It is possible to copy a picture to the display CRT display 17, or conversely copy a part of the picture displayed on the display CRT display 17 to the working CRT display 15. The information of the picture of the game thus created is stored in the floppy disk in the floppy drive 7.

The floppy disk in which the picture information of the game is stored is handed to the programmer or other designer as shown in FIG. 5, and the programmer creates a program while appropriately selecting the necessary picture, while the other. Designers use these paintings to create new paintings.

[0006]

By the way, as described above, in the conventional method of utilizing the picture of the game, the information of the completed picture is stored in the floppy disk and handed, so that the work efficiency is poor. There was a point. In particular, when a large number of programmers and designers need the same picture information at the same time, a method of creating a plurality of floppy disks having the same content or sequentially rotating one floppy disk has been adopted.

When the designer recalls and uses a previously created picture stored on a floppy disk, the character paper on which the file name and the character displayed on the working CRT display 15 are searched and displayed. Although the method of downloading to the CRT display 17 for computer has been adopted, there is a problem that it is troublesome to search the filed character sheets one by one.

The present invention has been made under the circumstances as described above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a game display image utilizing system in which a person in need can instantly obtain and utilize information of a game picture at any time. To provide.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a display image utilization system for a game, particularly when a designer independently creates a picture to be displayed in the game. The above object of the present invention is to realize the game by the designer. Of one or a plurality of game display images for which a picture of a game is created, one or a plurality of program creation devices for creating a program of a game by a programmer, and information of a picture of a game created by the designer. The stored file server is the same as the game display image creating apparatus, the program creating apparatus, and the network cable interconnecting the file server, and the game display image creating apparatus and the program creating apparatus are equivalent. The file server is regarded as one peripheral device, and the information stored in the file server is It is achieved by providing a network control means for performing control to allow shared access to.

[0010]

In the present invention, the game display image creating device,
By connecting the file server and the program creating device with a coaxial cable and controlling the network, it becomes possible to share access to the picture information of the game stored in the file server.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration block diagram of an embodiment of a game display image utilizing system of the present invention. As shown in the figure, in the present invention, the game display image creating apparatus 10 is used.
0, file server 200 and program creation device 3
00 are connected by a coaxial cable 400 to construct a bus type network. The transfer rate on the coaxial cable 400 is 10 megabit / sec, and the transfer is IEEE-80.
CSMA / CD (Carrier S) compliant with 2.3
sense Multiple Access with
Collision Detection: carrier detection multiple access with collision detection) is adopted. The game display image creating apparatus 100 and the network are connected via a network interface 50 as shown in FIG.

A file server is generally a hardware / software package for a user to access a magnetic disk device or other large-capacity storage. In this example, two 1-gigabyte magnetic hard disks (201) are used. , 202). The file server has a function that enables shared access and that when a file specified by a certain user is read / written, it cannot be read / written by another.

By the way, the game display image creating apparatus 100
And the program creation device 300 to the coaxial cable 400
Transmission data to be transmitted to is in the form of a frame which is delimited by a beginning and an end identifier, and which has a header attached to the beginning and a destination and source address and an access control.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the CSMA / CD system. Therefore, multiple stations send frames to a common transmission medium.
However, in order to reduce the frequency of frame collisions, each station detects the presence or absence of a carrier on the transmission medium (carrier sense) and determines whether or not to send the frame. Carrier detection means that the bit string of the frame transmitted by another station is passing through the observation point of the transmission medium, that is, another station is using the transmission medium (busy state), as shown in FIG. Is shown. On the other hand, the fact that the carrier is not being detected means that the transmission medium is in a stationary state (idle state) as shown in FIG. Therefore, in the idle state, the station sends out a frame (the right part of FIG. 9A). On the other hand, if it is in the busy state, the transmission is postponed until it becomes the idle state (the right side in FIG.

By the way, since there is a time (propagation delay time) in which the frame propagates on the transmission path, FIG.
When a station that detects an idle state starts sending a frame, as shown in (4), another station may be sending a frame. At this time, the frames collide on the medium and normal frames are not sent to the destination. If a station keeps sending out a frame to the end despite a frame collision, the transmission medium will be less used for normal frame propagation.

Therefore, in order to remedy this drawback, the frame sending station monitors the presence or absence of collision (colli).
When a collision is detected, a jamming signal is sent for a certain period of time, the collision is positively notified to another station, and then the transmission is interrupted. Then, after waiting for a random time, the state of the medium is monitored and the frame is repeatedly retransmitted.

In the network system having the above configuration, the designer creates a picture of the game by the game display picture creating apparatus 100, and the programmer creates the game program by the program creating apparatus 300. At this time, the designer transfers the completed picture to the file server 200 and stores it every time the picture is completed. The programmer appropriately draws out the information on the game picture stored in the file server 200 to create a game program. Further, the designer can read out the information of the picture by another designer stored in the file server 200 and create a new picture based on the information. In this way, programmers and designers are always free to obtain the information of the pictures they need.

Further, when retrieving necessary picture information, the function of the file server 200 is to display a file name and the picture information itself as a standardized reduced type menuized image image. By using the original software that enables retrieval and retrieval in this way, the designer can recognize and specify the information of the picture to be acquired on the display without searching the file of character paper one by one. The window display technique is a well-known technique.

The above is an example of the case where a bus type network is constructed, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the same purpose can be achieved even with a ring type or star type.

[0020]

As described above, according to the game display image utilizing system of the present invention, the game display image creating device, the file server, and the program creating device are connected by the coaxial cable to perform network control. The shared access to the game picture information stored in the file server is made possible, so that the designer or programmer can instantly obtain the game picture information at any time and utilize it. Further, since the floppy disk, which is apt to destroy data, is not used, the safety and reliability of the data are secured. The designer and the programmer can handle the information of the picture of the game stored in the file server as being stored in one peripheral device without being aware of the network.

Further, the original software installed in the file server makes it possible to search and retrieve by displaying the file name on the display as a file name and a reduced-type menuized image image standardized in accordance with the file name. By using, it is easy to search and retrieve, and paperless can be achieved.

Further, the technology utilizing the network is used not only for the information of the picture of the game but also for the sharing of the game program itself, the information of the sound generated during the game execution, and the peripheral equipment such as the printer, the scanner and the video equipment. Derived from
Overall work efficiency can be expected to improve.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration block diagram of an embodiment of a game display image utilization system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration block diagram showing an example of a game display image creating device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a CSMA / CD system.

FIG. 4 is a configuration block diagram showing an example of a conventional game display image creation device.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a conventional method of obtaining information on a picture of a game of a programmer or another designer.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Display for game console 2 Game board 3 SCSI board 4 CPU 5 Memory 7 Floppy drive 9 Tablet 11 Mouse 13 Printer 15 Working CRT display 17 CRT display for display 18 Host adapter 50 Network interface 100 Display image creation device for game 200 files Server 300 Program creation device 400 Coaxial cable

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. One or more game display image creating devices for creating a game picture by a designer, one or more program creating devices for creating a game program by a programmer, and the designer. A file server that stores information about a picture of a game that has been played, a network cable that interconnects the game display image creating apparatus, the program creating apparatus, and the file server, and the game display image creating apparatus and Each of the program creating devices equally considers the file server as one peripheral device, and includes network control means for performing control so that shared access to information stored in the file server is possible. Display image use system for games. 2. The file server has a function of displaying a file name attached to a file of picture information of the game together with picture information of the game and color information on a display device by a window function. Display image use system for games described in. 3. The game display image utilizing system according to claim 1, wherein the bus type network is constructed.