Game device, computer control method, and computer-readable information storage medium

A computer control method, comprising:

• capturing an images of a player in real time at predetermined intervals;
• generating a plurality of reference game images for each of various available games by combining, at the predetermined real time intervals, the captured images of the player with reference basic game images which correspond to at least a part of each of the various available games;
• outputting and displaying a reference image comprising a simultaneous display of a specified number of the plurality of reference game images, each reference game image corresponding to one of the various available games, as a preview image to aid in game selection;
• specifying one of the plurality of reference game images included in the reference image;
• and
• executing a game selected from the various available games, and for each of the various available games, outputting and displaying a game image as a combination of the captured image of the player and a basic game image corresponding to the game,
• wherein one of the various available games corresponding to the specified reference game image is executed,
• the reference basic game image is generated based on a basic game image,
• the generated reference basic game images are stored, and
• the captured image of the player is combined with the stored reference basic game images.

A computer-readable information storage medium storing a program for activating a computer, the program operating as:

• reference game image generation means for generating a plurality of reference game images for each of various available games by combining, in real time at predetermined intervals, images of a player captured at the predetermined real time intervals by image capture means with reference basic game images which correspond to at least a part of each of the various available games;
• reference image output means for outputting and displaying a reference image comprising a simultaneous display of a specified number of the plurality of reference game images, each reference game image corresponding to one of the various available games, as a preview image to aid in game selection;
• specification means for specifying one of the plurality of reference game images included in the reference image;
• and
• game execution means for executing the various available games, and for each of the various available games, outputting and displaying a game image as a combination of the captured image of the player and a basic game image corresponding to the game;
• wherein the game execution means executes one of the various available games corresponding to the specified reference game image,
• the reference basic game image is generated based on a basic game image, and
• the reference game image generation means includes reference basic game image storage means for storing the generated reference basic game images, and combines the captured image of the player and the reference basic game images stored in the reference basic game image storage means.