Patent ID: 8287385
Filing Date: 2012-10-16
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A game device that executes a game wherein a player character configured to move based on player instructions and an enemy character exist within a virtual space, comprising: a storage unit which stores a position of the player character, a position of the enemy character, and a plurality of potential candidate positions for an appearance of the enemy character, within the virtual space; a measuring unit which measures an elapsed time of the game from an initial time; a calculating unit which calculates a distance that increases as the measured elapsed time increases; and an appearance setting unit which selects one of the plurality of potential candidate positions, where the selected one of the plurality of potential candidate positions is the potential candidate position whose distance from the player character is closest to the calculated distance, and which stores the selected one of the plurality of potential candidate positions as a position of a new enemy character, to the storage unit.