US 5,613,913 A · Method for developing attractions in a shooting game system

Abstract

In a method for developing attractions in a shooting game system with which players can experience gun fights between the targets and players themselves. The shooting game system can be easily installed in a short period anywhere and game quality can be adjusted in the most suitable state. The method for developing attractions includes the steps of producing various types of targets by combining fundamental mechanisms, each of which is used for a unit operation; incorporating unified control equipment and peripherals in the produced target to make them a target unit; embedding the above-described target unit in a target unit case so as to serve also as an indoor partition and posts; and arranging the embedded target units in the designated rooms of the attraction hall. The method for developing attractions alternatively includes inputting information regarding the arrangement of the targets, displaying the arrangement on a screen, and the interaction between the targets and the players. This method thereby allows monitor and control of game quality.

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Dependent claims

A method for developing attractions in a shooting game system with which players can experience gun fights between targets and the players themselves by arranging robot targets in an attraction hall, the method for developing attractions in a shooting game system comprising the steps of:

producing various types of said targets by combining fundamental mechanisms, each of which is used for a unit operation;
incorporating unified control equipment and peripherals in said targets to make them a target unit;
embedding said target unit in a target unit case;
forming said target unit case so as to serve as at least one of a partition and a post, thereby fixing a relationship between said target and said at least one of said partition and said post;
arranging said target units in a designated room of said attraction hall, thereby simply developing attractions;
and
wherein said unit operations include vertical movement, horizontal movement, tilting, and rotation.

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inputting arrangement information on the targets, which are arranged in a designated room of said attraction hall, to a control system of said shooting game system;
saving the arrangement information in a memory;
displaying an arrangement state of said targets on a monitor display on the basis of the arrangement information saved in said memory so that the arrangement state in said designated room can be confirmed on said monitor display;
simulating a shooting game, including gun fights between said targets and players, on the basis of input operational information on player characters and the arrangement information on the targets saved in memory;
examining game quality in said arrangement;
and
selecting between confirmation of said arrangement state and simulation of a game, and, when simulation is selected,
displaying player characters corresponding to actual players on a screen,
starting a game of targets vs players on the screen, and
controlling, by an operator, movement of said player characters and handling of guns.

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inputting arrangement information on the targets, which are arranged in a designated room of said attraction hall, to a control system of said shooting game system, wherein said arrangement information is input from a control box, and said arrangement information comprises three-dimensional positions and angles of targets and play zones, where target guns aim at players, in a battle stage;
saving the arrangement information in a memory;
displaying an arrangement state of said targets on a monitor display on the basis of the arrangement information saved in said memory so that the arrangement state in said designated room can be confirmed on said monitor display;
simulating a shooting game, including gun fights between said targets and players, on the basis of input operational information on player characters and the arrangement information on the targets saved in memory;
and
examining game quality in said arrangement.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method for developing attractions in a shooting game system

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