Image processing device, image processing method and recording medium

An image processing method for displaying a prescribed object whilst changing the shape thereof, comprising a processing step whereby, when the shape of said object changes, the shapes of second polygons linked to first polygons comprising said image are changed in accordance with the movement of said first polygons such that no gaps are produced between said first polygons and said second polygons.

An image processing device composed such that it can display a prescribed object whilst moving said object, comprising:

• a memory which records information relating to a first element, a second element and a third element, which are mutually linked and form said object;
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• a processing section which changes the shape of said first element and said second element about prescribed axes, on the basis of the information recorded in said memory, and which conducts processing on the basis of the positional relationship between said second element and said third element, when said prescribed axes cannot be determined on the basis of said first element and said second element.

An image processing method whereby a prescribed object is displayed whilst being moved, comprising:

• a first step whereby, with respect to a first element, a second element and a third element which are mutually linked and form said object, the shape of said first element and said second element are changed about prescribed axes;
• and a second step whereby processing is conducted on the basis of the positional relationship between said second element and said third element, when said prescribed axes cannot be determined on the basis of said first element and said second element.

A game image display method for displaying images wherein an image of an object located in a virtual space is captured from a certain viewpoint, an image processing method comprising the steps of:

• positioning a first object and a second object in said virtual space such that said second object is rotatable in one direction with respect to said first object, whilst its rotation in the other direction is restricted;
• inserting an elastic object between said first and second objects, which expands and contracts such that no gap is produced between said first and second objects with the rotation of said second objects;
• preparing data for said elastic object such that said elastic object has a larger surface area on the side of the smaller angle formed between said first and second objects when said second object is rotated with respect to said first object, than its surface area on the opposite side.