GAME CONTROL USING THREE-DIMENSIONAL MOTIONS OF CONTROLLER
A method for use in an interactive system includes receiving position information for a controller that is being manipulated by a user, analyzing the received position information to determine whether a predetermined movement of the controller has been performed, and changing the user's viewpoint of a scene displayed on a display in response to the predetermined movement of the controller being performed. Another embodiment provides a method for use in an interactive system that includes moving at least a portion of a character in a scene displayed on a display in response to the predetermined movement of the controller being performed.
1 . A method for use in an interactive system, comprising:
receiving position information for a controller that is being manipulated by a user;
analyzing the received position information to determine whether a predetermined movement of the controller has been performed; and
changing the user's viewpoint of a scene displayed on a display in response to the predetermined movement of the controller being performed.
2 . A method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the step of changing the user's viewpoint comprises displaying a portion of the scene that was previously hidden by an obstruction.
3 . A method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the obstruction comprises a corner.
4 . A method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the obstruction comprises a wall.
5 . A method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the predetermined movement of the controller comprises a tilting of the controller.
6 . A method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the step of changing the user's viewpoint comprises changing the user's viewpoint in a first-person camera setting.
7 . A method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the step of changing the user's viewpoint comprises changing the user's viewpoint in a third-person camera setting.
8 . A method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the step of changing the user's viewpoint comprises influencing a float scheme employed by a camera viewing the scene.
9 . A method in accordance with claim 8 , wherein a degree of the influencing is controlled by a gearing setting.
10 . A method in accordance with claim 8 , wherein the influencing is additive.
11 . A method in accordance with claim 8 , wherein the influencing is subtractive.
12 . A method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the step of changing the user's viewpoint comprises zooming in or out of the scene displayed on the display.
13 . A method for use in an interactive system, comprising:
receiving position information for a controller that is being manipulated by a user;
analyzing the received position information to determine whether a predetermined movement of the controller has been performed; and
moving at least a portion of a character in a scene displayed on a display in response to the predetermined movement of the controller being performed.
14 . A method in accordance with claim 13 , wherein the step of moving at least a portion of a character comprises causing the character to manipulate an article.
15 . A method in accordance with claim 14 , wherein the article comprises an article under the character's control.
16 . A method in accordance with claim 14 , wherein the article comprises a gun.
17 . A method in accordance with claim 14 , wherein the article comprises a weapon.
18 . A method in accordance with claim 14 , wherein the article comprises a frisbee.
19 . A method in accordance with claim 14 , wherein the article comprises a ball.
20 . A method in accordance with claim 14 , wherein the article comprises a steering wheel.
21 . A method in accordance with claim 14 , wherein the article comprises handle bars.
22 . A method in accordance with claim 14 , wherein the article comprises a gun.
23 . A method in accordance with claim 14 , wherein the article comprises a guitar.
24 . A method in accordance with claim 14 , wherein the article comprises a hockey stick.
25 . A method in accordance with claim 14 , wherein the article comprises a pool cue.
26 . A method in accordance with claim 14 , wherein the article comprises a skateboard.
27 . A method in accordance with claim 14 , wherein the article comprises a golf club.
28 . A method in accordance with claim 14 , wherein the article comprises a paint brush.
29 . A method in accordance with claim 14 , wherein the article comprises an airplane.
30 . A method in accordance with claim 14 , wherein the article comprises a hang glider.
31 . A method in accordance with claim 14 , wherein the article comprises a surf board.
32 . A method in accordance with claim 14 , wherein the article comprises an automobile.
33 . A method in accordance with claim 14 , wherein the article comprises a boat.
34 . A method in accordance with claim 14 , wherein the article comprises a vehicle.
35 . A method in accordance with claim 14 , wherein the article comprises a paddle.
36 . A method in accordance with claim 13 , wherein the step of moving at least a portion of a character comprises causing the character to perform a punch motion with its arm.
37 . A method in accordance with claim 13 , wherein the step of moving at least a portion of a character comprises causing the character to perform a balancing motion.
38 . A method in accordance with claim 13 , wherein the step of moving at least a portion of a character comprises causing the character to perform a swimming motion.