Patent ID: 6354942
Filing Date: 2002-03-12
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A method for controlling the movements on a display screen of at least one character of a plurality of characters displayed on a display device, according to operations implemented by a player, and executing a game in association with the movements of other characters, comprising the steps of:executing and controlling a game program; storing co-ordinates of a plurality of specific locations in a scene developed according to the execution of said game program and displayed on said display screen; acquiring a co-ordinate position of a character displayed on said display screen receiving an intrusion by another character, when an intrusion request for a character is detected; and displaying the character being controlled by said player as making an appearance as an intruding character from a specific location corresponding to a co-ordinate position having a particular relationship with respect to the co-ordinate position of said character receiving the intrusion, from amongst said stored plurality of specific locations, wherein the co-ordinate position of said specific location corresponding to a co-ordinate position having a particular relationship with respect to the co-ordinate position of said character receiving the intrusion is a co-ordinate position which is in the vicinity of the co-ordinating position of said character receiving the intrusion and separated by a prescribed distance or more from said character receiving the intrusion.