Game apparatus utilizing touch panel and storage medium storing game program

A game apparatus utilizing a touch panel, comprising:

• a display to display a game space including a character to be operated by a player;
• a touch panel operable by said player and capable of simultaneous detection of at least two pointing positions;
• a coordinates detector to detect coordinate values of the two pointing positions detected according to an operation of said touch panel by said player;
• a positional relationship calculator to calculate at least one of a distance between said two pointing positions detected by said coordinates detector and an angle of a line connecting said two pointing positions,
• movement parameter setting programmed logic circuitry to set a movement parameter of said character on the basis of at least one of the distance and angle calculated by said positional relationship calculator and to set a travel speed as said movement parameter on the basis of said distance;
• and
• a character controller to control a movement of said character on the basis of the movement parameter set by said movement parameter setting programmed logic circuitry.

A computer readable storage medium tangibly storing instructions executable by a computer to perform a method of operating a game apparatus utilizing a touch panel, the method comprising:

• displaying a game space including a character to be operated by a player on a display;
• simultaneously detecting at least two pointing positions on the touch panel operable by said player;
• detecting coordinate values of the two pointing positions detected according to an operation of said touch panel by said player;
• calculating at least one of a distance between said two detected pointing positions and an angle of a line connecting said two detected pointing positions,
• setting a movement parameter of said character on the basis of at least one of the calculated distance and angle and changing a travel speed as said movement parameter on the basis of the change amount of said distance;
• and
• controlling a movement of said character on the basis of the set movement parameter.

A method of operating a game apparatus utilizing a touch panel, the method comprising:

• displaying a game space including a character to be operated by a player on a display;
• simultaneously detecting at least two pointing positions on the touch panel operable by said player;
• detecting coordinate values of the two pointing positions detected according to an operation of said touch panel by said player;
• calculating at least one of a distance between said two detected pointing positions and an angle of a line connecting said two detected pointing positions,
• setting a movement parameter of said character on the basis of at least one of the calculated distance and angle and setting a travel speed as said movement parameter on the basis of the change amount of said distance;
• and
• controlling a movement of said character on the basis of the set movement parameter.

A computer readable storage medium tangibly storing instructions executable by a computer to perform a method of operating a game apparatus utilizing a touch panel, the method comprising:

• displaying a game space including a character to be operated by a player on a display;
• simultaneously detecting at least two pointing positions on the touch panel operable by said player;
• detecting coordinate values of the two pointing positions detected according to an operation of said touch panel by said player;
• calculating at least one of a distance between said two detected pointing positions and an angle of a line connecting said two detected pointing positions;
• setting a movement parameter of said character on the basis of at least one of the calculated distance and angle and setting a travel speed as said movement parameter on the basis of said distance;
• and
• controlling a movement of said character on the basis of the set movement parameter.

A method of operating a game apparatus utilizing a touch panel, the method comprising:

• displaying a game space including a character to be operated by a player on a display;
• simultaneously detecting at least two pointing positions on the touch panel operable by said player;
• detecting coordinate values of the two pointing positions detected according to an operation of said touch panel by said player;
• calculating at least one of a distance between said two detected pointing positions and an angle of a line connecting said two detected pointing positions;
• setting a movement parameter of said character on the basis of at least one of the calculated distance and angle and setting a travel speed as said movement parameter on the basis of said distance;
• and
• controlling a movement of said character on the basis of the set movement parameter.