Patent ID: 6213871
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: A63F,G06N,G09B

Abstract:
A simulation apparatus for nurturing a virtual creature comprising:a mark display unit for displaying a plurality of kinds of marks corresponding to treatments for nurturing the virtual creature on a predetermined area of a display;inputting means for inputting a corresponding one of the treatments for nurturing the virtual creature by selecting a specific one of the plurality of marks;a storing unit for storing control data for nurturing the virtual creature;a control unit, whereby when one of the treatments for nurturing the virtual creature input from the inputting means, the control data corresponding to the input treatment is read from the storing unit and a control processing for nurturing the virtual creature is conducted based on the read control data; anda virtual creature display unit for displaying the virtual creature on an area adjacent to the plurality of marks corresponding to treatments on the predetermined area of the display.