Patent ID: 6244959
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: A63F,G05G,G06F,G06T

Abstract:
A three-dimensional image processing system for use with a display comprising:an external memory for storage of a program for generating a three-dimensional display;an image processing apparatus for generating image data for displaying an object existing in a three-dimensional space display according to said program;an operation controlling device including an operating member having a base end rotatably supported and a free end operable by an operator, so that the image data is varied in accordance with movement of said operating member, said operation controlling device including inclination amount data output circuitry which detects an inclination amount of said operating member to output inclination amount data, andwherein said image processing apparatus is operable to generate image data for displaying a player object on a terrain having an associated surface characteristic in three-dimensional space comprises:direction determining circuitry operating under control of said program for determining a moving direction of the object in the three-dimensional space based on the inclination amount data;surface characteristic determining circuitry under the control of said program for determining a surface characteristic of the surface in three-dimensional space on which the player object is moving;moving amount determining circuitry operating under control of said program for determining a moving amount of the object within one frame on said display based on the inclination amount data and a detected surface characteristic;position determining circuitry operating under control of said program for determining a position of the object in the three-dimensional space in accordance with the moving direction and the moving amount; andimage data output circuitry for displaying the object on said display at a position controlled by said position determining circuitry.