Method of control of playback of motion and program product and game system for same

A method of control of playback of motion comprising:

• updating a parameter linked with a character in a game in accordance with progress in the game so that the character changes in accordance with cumulative damage sustained from another game element and recovers in accordance with the elapse of time after sustaining the damage;
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• switching motion being played back to one of a plurality of other predetermined motions in accordance with the parameter value when the character sustains damage from another game element during playback of character motion.

A method of control of playback of motion comprising:

• updating a parameter linked with a character in a game in accordance with progress in the game so that the character changes in accordance with cumulative damage sustained from another game element and recovers in accordance with the elapse of time after sustaining the damage;
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• switching motion being played back to one of a plurality of other predetermined motions in accordance with the parameter value when the character sustains damage from another game element during playback of character motion, the switching comprising combining the motion data defining the motion being played back and the other set of motion data by a synthesis rate in accordance with the value of the parameter so as to generate the motion data defining the other motion switched to and then played back.

A computer readable program product storing a program for a video game to be executed on a computer, wherein said program makes the computer:

• determine a motion playback routine from among a plurality of motion playback routines for playing back character motion based on prestored motion data, expressing continuous change of a character image in a game, in accordance with a parameter value linked with the character when an event occurs in the game having an effect on character movement being played back on a screen based on said motion data, said plurality of motion playback routines including a plurality of motion playback routines combining motion data defining a motion being played back with other motion data by different synthesis rates and the determining further comprising determining a motion playback routine using a synthesis rate corresponding to the value of the parameter from among the plurality of motion playback routines for combination;
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• play back motion based on motion data corresponding to said determined motion playback routine in accordance with said motion playback routine after transition from said motion being played back.

A computer readable program product storing a program for a video game to be executed on a computer, wherein said program makes the computer:

• update a parameter linked with a character in a game in accordance with progress in the game so that the character changes in accordance with cumulative damage received from another game element and recovers in accordance with the elapse of time after receiving the damage;
• and
• switch motion being played back to one of a plurality of other predetermined motions in accordance with the parameter value when the character receives damage from another game element during playback of character motion.

A computer readable program product storing a program for a video game to be executed on a computer, wherein said program makes the computer:

• update a parameter linked with a character in a game in accordance with progress in the game so that the character changes in accordance with cumulative damage received from another game element and recovers in accordance with the elapse of time after receiving the damage;
• and
• switch motion being played back to one of a plurality of other predetermined motions in accordance with the parameter value when the character receives damage from another game element during playback of character motion, the switching comprising combining the motion data defining the motion being played back and the other set of motion data by a synthesis rate in accordance with the value of the parameter so as to generate the motion data defining the other motion switched to and then played back.

A game system for playing back motion of a character on a screen based on motion data expressing continuous change of an image of the character, comprising:

• a means for determining a motion playback routine from among a plurality of motion playback routines for playing back character motion based on prestored motion data, expressing continuous change of a character image in a game, in accordance with a parameter value linked with the character when an event occurs in the game having an effect on character movement being played back on the screen based on said motion data, the plurality of motion playback routines including a plurality of motion playback routines combining motion data defining motion being played back with other motion data by different synthesis rates, the determining means further comprising determining a motion playback routine using a synthesis rate corresponding to the value of the parameter from among the plurality of motion playback routines for combination;
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• a means for playing back motion based on motion data corresponding to said determined motion playback routine in accordance with said motion playback routine after transition from said motion being played back.