Patent ID: 8075400
Filing Date: 2011-12-13
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A game apparatus, which may travel along a floor upon which the game apparatus and a game player are independently positioned, said travel occurring uncoupled from and independent of position and/or motion of the game player, the apparatus comprising: an apparatus body uncoupled from and independent of game player position; a manipulation input unit, provided on the apparatus body, which accepts an external manipulation to make progress on a game; a manipulation guide unit which provides a guidance of prompting to a game player to perform a manipulation with said manipulation input unit; a movement mechanism unit at the apparatus body which provides a positional displacement to the game apparatus as a whole along a plane of the floor independent of the game player, wherein said movement mechanism unit is configured to move the game apparatus as a whole along the plane of the floor in at least either one of a lateral turning motion or a traveling motion with respect to the game player positioned in said single plane; a drive control section which controls drive of said movement mechanism unit; and a control instruction section which generates a given drive control instruction during game play and outputting the generated drive control instruction to said drive control section.