Program, information storage medium, and image generation system

1. A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for generating an image, which when executed, causes a computer to function as:

an object space setting section which sets an object in an object space;

a vertex processing section which performs per-vertex processing; and

a pixel processing section which performs per-pixel processing,

wherein, when subjecting a first object which is distant from a virtual camera to predetermined processing which is implemented by a first processing and a second processing, the vertex processing section performs the first processing with a processing load lower than a processing load of the second processing, and the pixel processing section performs the second processing; and

wherein, when subjecting a second object which is closer to the virtual camera than the first object to the predetermined processing which is implemented by a third processing and a fourth processing, the vertex processing section performs the third processing with a processing load higher than a processing load of the fourth processing, and the pixel processing section performs the fourth processing.

2. A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for generating an image, which when executed, causes a computer to function as:

an object space setting section which sets an object in an object space;

a vertex processing section which performs per-vertex processing; and

a pixel processing section which performs per-pixel processing,

wherein, when subjecting a first object which occupies a small area on a screen to predetermined processing which is implemented by a first processing and a second processing, the vertex processing section performs the first processing with a processing load lower than a processing load of the second processing, and the pixel processing section performs the second processing; and

wherein, when subjecting a second object which occupies a larger area on the screen than the first object to the predetermined processing which is implemented by a third processing and a fourth processing, the vertex processing section performs the third processing with a processing load higher than a processing load of the fourth processing, and the pixel processing section performs the fourth processing.

3. The computer-readable storage medium as defined in claim 1 , wherein the predetermined processing is light scattering processing.

4. The computer-readable storage medium as defined in claim 3 ,

wherein the vertex processing section performs the first processing which includes calculating a distance between the virtual camera and a vertex of an object; and

wherein the pixel processing section performs the second processing which includes calculating a pixel color by out-scattering and a pixel color by in-scattering and adding the pixel color by out-scattering and the pixel color by in-scattering.

5. The computer-readable storage medium as defined in claim 3 ,

wherein the vertex processing section performs the third processing which includes calculating a vertex color by out-scattering and a vertex color by in-scattering; and

wherein the pixel processing section performs the fourth processing which includes adding a pixel color by out-scattering and a pixel color by in-scattering.

6. The computer-readable storage medium as defined in claim 1 , wherein the predetermined processing is processing of texture coordinates calculation.

7. The computer-readable storage medium as defined in claim 6 ,

wherein the vertex processing section performs the first processing which includes outputting data of a normal vector of a vertex; and

wherein the pixel processing section performs the second processing which includes calculating texture coordinates of a pixel by subjecting a normal vector of the pixel to coordinate transformation and calculating a pixel color by texture mapping using the texture coordinates of the pixel.

8. The computer-readable storage medium as defined in claim 6 ,

wherein the vertex processing section performs the third processing which includes calculating texture coordinates of a vertex by subjecting a normal vector of the vertex to coordinate transformation; and

wherein the pixel processing section performs the fourth processing which includes calculating a pixel color by texture mapping using texture coordinates of a pixel.

9. The computer-readable storage medium as defined in claim 1 , wherein the predetermined processing is lighting processing.

10. The computer-readable storage medium as defined in claim 9 ,

wherein the vertex processing section performs the first processing which includes outputting data of a normal vector of a vertex; and

wherein the pixel processing section performs the second processing which includes calculating light intensity of a pixel based on a normal vector of the pixel and an illumination model and calculating a pixel color based on the light intensity of the pixel.

11. The computer-readable storage medium as defined in claim 9 ,

wherein the vertex processing section performs the third processing which includes calculating light intensity of a vertex based on a normal vector of the vertex and an illumination model; and

wherein the pixel processing section performs the fourth processing which includes calculating a pixel color based on light intensity of a pixel.

12. The computer-readable storage medium as defined in claim 1 , wherein the predetermined processing is color conversion processing.

13. The computer-readable storage medium as defined in claim 12 ,

wherein the vertex processing section performs the first processing which includes outputting data of a vertex position and a vertex color; and

wherein the pixel processing section performs the second processing which includes converting a pixel color using a conversion table or a conversion function.

14. The computer-readable storage medium as defined in claim 12 ,

wherein the vertex processing section performs the third processing which includes converting a vertex color using a conversion table or a conversion function; and

wherein the pixel processing section performs the fourth processing which includes outputting a pixel color calculated from the converted vertex color.

15. An image generation system which generates an image, comprising:

an object space setting section which sets an object in an operation section which allows the input of operation data; an object space;

a vertex processing section which performs per-vertex processing; and

a pixel processing section which performs per-pixel processing,

wherein, when subjecting a first object which is distant from a virtual camera to predetermined processing which is implemented by a first processing and a second processing, the vertex processing section performs the first processing with a processing load lower than a processing load of the second processing, and the pixel processing section performs the second processing; and

wherein, when subjecting a second object which is closer to the virtual camera than the first object to the predetermined processing which is implemented by a third processing and a fourth processing, the vertex processing section performs the third processing with a processing load higher than a processing load of the fourth processing, and the pixel processing section performs the fourth processing.

16. An image generation system which generates an image, comprising:

an object space setting section which sets an object in an operation section which allows the input of operation data; an object space;

a vertex processing section which performs per-vertex processing; and

a pixel processing section which performs per-pixel processing,

wherein, when subjecting a first object which occupies a small area on a screen to predetermined processing which is implemented by a first processing and a second processing, the vertex processing section performs the first processing with a processing load lower than a processing load of the second processing, and the pixel processing section performs the second processing; and

wherein, when subjecting a second object which occupies a larger area on the screen than the first object to the predetermined processing which is implemented by a third processing and a fourth processing, the vertex processing section performs the third processing with a processing load higher than a processing load of the fourth processing, and the pixel processing section performs the fourth processing.