Patent ID: 6419581
Filing Date: 2002-07-16
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A game apparatus for moving an object in a three dimensional space in response to an operation signal from an operator, and for displaying a video image obtained by projecting the object viewed from a predetermined viewpoint on a two dimensional display, said game apparatus comprising:a character pattern data storage unit for storing plural character pattern data for plural directions with respect to a movement of the object; an object data generation unit for generating an object data which includes a direction data of the object within the three dimensional space and the character pattern data, in accordance with the operation signal from the operator during a game progressing; and an image generation unit for generating a video image data on the two dimensional display, according to the character pattern data which corresponds to a direction of the object within the two dimensional display, wherein said direction of the object within the two dimensional display is determined according to the generated direction data of the object within the three dimensional space and a position of the viewpoint during an image generation, wherein the position of the viewpoint is changed within the three dimensional space during the game progressing.