Patent ID: 6241610
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: A63F,G05G,G06F,G06T

Abstract:
For use with a video game system console having a game program executing processing system to execute said video game program to create a display simulating a player controlled character in a three-dimensional world, and at least one player controller having a operation control member and a plurality of control keys and operable by a player to generate video game control signals, a portable storage device for controlling the operation of said video game system console comprising:a memory media for storing video game instructions and graphics data;a connector for coupling said video game instructions and said graphics data retrieved from said memory media to said video game system console;said video game instructions including instructions for causing said game program executing processing system to display a player-controlled character and to detect the speed of the character's movement and in response to the detected speed to generate the character display with one of a first predetermined number of polygons and a second predetermined number of polygons,wherein an overall image of said character remains substantially the same regardless of the speed of said character's movement.