JPH0742655U - game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] To provide a novel game machine that competes for accuracy of human sense of time with respect to a target time. [Structure] Start button 5 for instructing the start of time measurement
And a stop button 6 for instructing termination.
The player presses the start button 5 so that the difference from the target time displayed on the display 3 is as small as possible.
After pressing, the timing to press the stop button 6 is determined, and the stop button 6 is pressed when the target time seems to have been reached. Based on this, after the start button 5 is pressed on the display 4 the stop button 6
The actual time taken until is pressed is displayed. By comparing this actual time with the above-mentioned target time, the player can know how accurate the time sensation is.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a game machine that competes for accuracy of time sense.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, many types of game consoles have been installed in game centers, and many types of home-use game consoles have been on the market. However, game consoles that compete for the above-mentioned sense of time are known. Not not.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 The present invention provides a game machine that competes for the accuracy of human sense of time with respect to a certain target time as a novel entertainment that has never existed before.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The present invention provides a target time presenting means for presenting a target time, a timer means for measuring time, a start signal input means for supplying a signal for starting the time measurement to the timer means, and a signal for ending the time measurement by the timer means. And a result output means for outputting a game result based on an actual time measurement value by the timer means.

Here, as the target time presenting means, for example, a target time selected from a random target time table is displayed on the display or output by voice, or both the display and the voice are output. A configuration for outputting can be adopted. Further, as the start signal input means and the stop signal input means, for example, operation members such as a start button and a stop button can be used, and other lever type or striking type operation members may be used. Furthermore, voice detection means such as a microphone that detects the voice of the player, non-contact detection means that uses photoelectric tubes or ultrasonic waves that are blocked by the player's hand, etc. are used as the start signal input means or the stop signal input means. Can also be used. When a push button type operation member is adopted, for example, the start signal input means and the stop signal input means can be used as a common operation member.

As the output means for outputting the game result, for example, the actual measurement value by the timer means is displayed as it is in numerical or analog form, or the difference between the target time and the actual time is displayed, or the target time and It is possible to use a configuration in which the three elements of the actual time and the time error are respectively displayed. Note that the game result can be output not only by display but also by voice or the like.

[0007]

[Action / effect]

 The target time presenting means presents a predetermined target time to the player via the display unit or the like. Based on this, the player operates the start button or the like to supply a start signal to the timer means. This causes the timer means to start the time measurement, and then when the player operates the stop button or the like to input the stop signal, the timer ends the time measurement and the result is output to the display section or the like. .

The time from the input of the start signal to the input of the stop signal is determined depending on the sense of the player. Therefore, variations in the sense of time due to individual differences among players appear as errors in the measured time with respect to the target time. By competing on the basis of this small time error, we can provide an unprecedented novel game machine. In addition, such a game machine also serves as training for improving the human sense of time, and is effective not only as a game but also for improving the sensory ability.

[0009]

【Example】

 Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The game machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 is provided with an advertisement panel 2 showing the name of the game machine 1 and the like on the upper part thereof, and a display display 3 for showing the target time to the player as a target time presenting means under the advertisement panel 2. Is provided. In the form arranged side by side on the lower side, as a result output means, a display display 4 is provided which displays the actual measurement time (actual time) determined by the player's sense. These display displays 3 and 4 may be of so-called CRT type, or may be those using a light emitting diode, a light bulb, or liquid crystal, electrochromism, electroluminescence, or the like. In any case, the numbers mainly representing the time are mainly displayed. However, instead of such a digital display, for example, an analog clock-like display can be used.

A blue start button 5 and a red stop button 6, for example, are provided as a start signal input means and a stop signal input means, respectively, at approximately the middle portion in the height direction of the game machine 1. A speaker 7 and a coin slot 8 are provided below it. The speaker 7 is used for outputting background music that enhances the atmosphere during the game. Not only the game result is output on the display 4 but at the end of the game with a certain level or higher, or at the end of all the games regardless of the result, for example, the card C is a game. A card outlet 9 may be provided so as to be supplied to a person. Further, when the card C is given as a prize, the card printer device 10 can be incorporated in the game machine 1 in order to print the game date, game result, game result, etc. on the card C.

The game machine 1 as described above is controlled by a computer 11 which is incorporated in the game machine 1 or is installed externally, and the display devices 3 and 4 and the speaker 7, and a card printer device 10 provided as necessary. Etc. operate according to a command from the computer 11. Operation signals of the start button 5, stop button 6 and the like are input to the computer 11, and a coin switch 12 is provided to detect that a coin has been inserted into the coin insertion slot 8. The signals of these are also provided by the computer 11. Is supplied to.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram simply showing such a control system. Input / output signals to / from the computer 11 are exchanged via the I / O port 13, and the start button 5, the stop button 6, the coin switch 12, the speaker 7 and the computer 11 are transmitted via the I / O port 13. The card printer device 10 and the like are connected. The computer 11 is mainly composed of a CPU 14, a ROM 15, and a RAM 16, and a timer 17 is built in or connected to the CPU 14.

The ROM 15 is provided with a program memory 15a for storing the entire program of this game, and is also assigned with a target time table 15b for storing a large number of different target times. The RAM 16 is provided with a start button flag 16a, a stop button flag 16b, and a coin switch flag 16c for temporarily storing the button operation, and a measurement time memory 16d for storing the actual time measured by the timer 17. Has been assigned.

Next, the operation of the game machine of this embodiment will be described based on the flowchart shown in FIG. When it is determined in step S1 that a coin has been inserted, the coin switch 12 supplies the signal to the computer 11. Based on this, the CPU 14 selects an arbitrary target time from the target time table 15b of the ROM 15 (step S2) and displays it on the display display 3 in step S3. There are various forms of this display. For example, when a coin is inserted, a random number that cannot be read is displayed on the display 3 and the display is fixed after a certain period of time. For example, "10. 000 ”is displayed. This means that the target time is 10 seconds. This target time is selected by the program so that the same number will not appear during the game being repeated, and it is usually decided within the range of several seconds to several tens of seconds.

When it is determined in step S4 that the player has pressed the start button 5, the timer 17 starts measuring time. Further, when it is determined in step S6 that the player has pressed the stop button 6, the measurement of the timer 17 is finished in step S7, and in step S8, from when the start button 5 is pressed until the stop button 6 is pressed. The actual time taken is displayed on the display 4. For example, it is displayed in units of 1000ths of a second, such as "9.887". This allows the player to know that the target time, for example, 10 seconds, has an error of about 0.13 seconds.

Note that step S9 and the subsequent steps can be added as necessary. For example, in step S9, the difference between the target time and the actual time is calculated, and the game result is judged based on the difference. If the game result is judged to be above a certain level, the game result is recorded in the card C in step S10. Etc., and the card C can be supplied to the outlet 9 of FIG. 1 in step S11.

Further, after the start button 5 is pressed in step S4, the program of the display display 3 showing the target time may be changed randomly, or the program may be changed to another suitable display. . In addition, it is more interesting to play the background music from the speaker 7 from the time when the start button 5 is pressed until the time the stop button 6 is pressed so that the background music that upsets the judgment of the elapsed time by the player is played. It is effective in doing.

The display displays 3 and 4 shown in FIG. 1 are integrated into one, and the target time is initially displayed on the display, but the actual measurement time is displayed when the stop button 6 is pressed. It is also possible to constitute so. On the other hand, in addition to the display displays 3 and 4, another display for displaying the error between the target time and the actual time can be provided. You can even replace those three displays with one large display.

By the way, the target time is not entirely determined on the game machine side, but a time setting keyboard 30 is provided as shown in FIG. 2 so that the player can freely set the target time. It is also possible to connect to the computer 11. In that case, the target time is presented on the display 3 or the like based on the key operation of the time setting keyboard 30 by the player. In this way, assuming that the player sets the target time by himself, if the player can memorize a specific time sensation through this game machine, it can be used not only for entertainment but also for training to make specific time judgment sensitive. Also becomes.

FIG. 4 shows an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a portable game machine 20. This game machine 20 is provided with a game start switch 21, a display 22, a start button 23, and a stop button 24. In addition, inside the game machine 20, a CPU 25, a substrate 25 to which elements such as ROM and RAM are mounted, and a battery 26 as a power source are built in.

The portable game machine 20 as described above is intended for personal enjoyment at home or in other places, but its operation mode is essentially the same as that of the game machine 1 described above. Absent. However, since it is not for business use but for individuals, there is no need to add coins. Therefore, in order to start the game, instead of inserting coins, the game start button 21 is pressed. Other configurations and operations are substantially the same as those of the game machine 1 described above, but in order to reduce the size of the whole, only one display 22 is provided. The actual time and, if necessary, the time error will be displayed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an entire game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention together with a control system diagram.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of its control system.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 20 Game consoles 3 Target time display display 4 Actual time display display 5 Start button (start signal input means) 6 Stop button (stop signal input means) 7 Speaker 8 Coin slot 9 Card slot 10 Printer device

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A target time presenting means for presenting a predetermined target time to a player, a timer means for measuring time, a start signal input means for supplying a signal for starting the time measurement to the timer means, A game machine comprising: stop signal input means for supplying a signal for ending the time measurement to the timer means; and result output means for outputting a game result based on the time measurement value of the timer means.