Falling amusement ride
AssigneeSega Enterprises, Ltd.
InventorHiroshi Uemura
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Abstract
A falling amusement ride which is capable of letting a player enjoy a thrill of dropping to the same extent as in a conventional equipment in spite of its height restrained low is provided. The falling amusement ride has a seat supported so as to go up and down to be dropped, and illusion giving device for giving an illusion regarding a sense of height to the player sitting on the seat.
Claims9
A falling amusement ride in which a seat supported so as to go up and down is dropped, said amusement ride comprising:
- illusion giving means for giving an illusion regarding a sense of height and speed of the seat to a player sitting on the seat, wherein the player feels that the seat is at a higher position than an actual position of the seat due to the illusion regarding the sense of height and the player feels that the seat is moving at a speed faster than an actual speed of the seat due to the illusion regarding the sense of speed;
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- said illusion giving means comprises a moving body capable of moving up and down in front of said seat going up and down, and driving control means for moving said body in an up and down direction.
A falling amusement ride in which a seat supported so as to go up and down is dropped, comprising:
- illusion giving means for giving an illusion regarding a sense of height to a player sitting on the seat, said illusion giving means comprises a moving body capable of moving up and down in front of said seat going up and down, and driving control means for moving said body in an up and down direction;
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- a tower, said tower forming a space in which said seat goes up and down within, said tower being erected in a building, wherein a top of said tower is hidden by a ceiling of said building.
A falling amusement ride in which a seat supported so as to go up and down is dropped, said amusement ride comprising:
- illusion giving means for giving an illusion regarding a sense of height and speed of the seat to a player sitting on the seat, wherein the seat is at a higher position than an actual position of the seat due to the illusion regarding the sense of height and the player feels that the seat is moving at a speed faster than an actual speed of the seat due to the illusion regarding the sense of speed;
- said illusion giving means comprises:
- a number of lighting devices arranged in a vertical direction in front of said seat going up and down;
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- control means for turning said lighting devices on and off in order and in one direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.