Patent ID: 7104884

Claim:
A simulation apparatus for breeding a virtual creature comprising: inputting means for inputting treatments in respect of breeding the virtual creature; a storing unit for storing a control data in respect of breeding the virtual creature; a control unit whereby when one of the treatments in respect of breeding the virtual creature is inputted from the inputting means, the control data in correspondence with the treatment is read from the storing unit and a control processing in respect of breeding the virtual creature is conducted based on the read control data; and a virtual creature display unit for displaying the fostered virtual creature; wherein the control unit is provided with setting means for setting one or more of growth stages in accordance with growing the virtual creature; wherein the storing unit stores a plurality of kinds of virtual creatures having at least different appearances at each of the growth stages, which is set with a frequency of calls; wherein the control unit is provided with calling means for indicating a call necessary for growing the virtual creature and a call requiring no emergency based on the frequency of calls with which each virtual creatures is set; wherein the inputting means is provided with a means for taking care of the virtual creature in response to the call necessary for growing the virtual creature and a means for disciplining the virtual creature in response to the call requiring no emergency; wherein the control unit is provided with determining means for determining contents of cares input by means for taking care of the virtual creature and disciplines input by means for disciplining the virtual creature in the growth procedure until then when the virtual creature reaches one of the growth stages; wherein the control unit is provided with selecting means for selecting one of the virtual creatures from the stored plurality of kinds of virtual creatures, which selects the virtual creature set with the relatively low frequency of the call when a result of a determination by the determining means is that a player diligently takes care of the virtual creature and conducts pertinent discipline therefor, and selects the virtual creature set with the relatively high frequency of the call when a result of a determination by the determining means is that the player does not diligently take care of the virtual creature and does not conduct pertinent discipline therefor; and wherein the control unit is provided with changing means for changing the virtual creature which has reached the one of the growth stages into the selected one of the virtual creatures.