Touch screen inputs for a video game system
View Patent ↗Example systems and methods involve detecting an input to a touchscreen display of a video game apparatus; determining a video game action based on a shape of the input; and determining a timing of the video game action based on a color associated with the input.
1. A video game apparatus comprising:
a touchscreen display;
memory storing program instructions; and
a computer processor configured to execute the program instructions stored in the memory to control the video game apparatus to at least:
detect an input to the touchscreen display;
detect occurrence of video game condition subsequent to the input; and
based on detecting the occurrence, determine a video game action and a timing thereof based on a shape of the input and on
a color associated with the input.
2. The video game apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the video game action comprises movement of a video game object.
3. The video game apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the video game action comprises movement of a video game character.
4. A video game apparatus comprising:
a touchscreen display;
memory storing program instructions; and
a computer processor configured to execute the program instructions stored in the memory to control the video game apparatus to at least:
display a plurality of display elements, each display element corresponding to a different member of a team;
accept movement pattern inputs to the touchscreen display for drawing movement patterns associated with the display elements corresponding to one or more members of the team;
detect occurrence of a video game event; and
based on detecting the event, determine a video game action including movement of the one or more members based on the movement patterns.
5. The video game apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the movement patterns comprise a path and a movement direction indicator.
6. The video game apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the display elements correspond to different players on a sports team.
7. The video game apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the movement pattern inputs designate movement of the one or more members relative to a field on which the sports team plays.
8. The video game apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the display elements correspond to different members of a football team, the video game event is a beginning of a play, and the movement pattern inputs are accepted prior to the beginning of the play.
9. The video game apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the display elements correspond to different members of a baseball team and the computer processor further controls the video game apparatus to accept drawing input for designating one or both of a pitch type and location.
10. The video game apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the display elements correspond to different members of a tactical team.
11. The video game apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the display elements correspond to different members of a military team.
12. The video game apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the computer processor processes the movement patterns in accordance with respective colors used to draw the movement patterns.
13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing program instructions which, when executed by a computer processor of a video game apparatus comprising a touchscreen display, control the video game apparatus to perform operations comprising:
displaying a plurality of display elements, each display element corresponding to a different member of a team;
accepting movement pattern inputs to the touchscreen display for drawing movement patterns associated with the display elements corresponding to one or more members of the team;
detecting occurrence of a video game event; and
based on detecting the event, determining a video game action including movement of the one or more members based on the movement patterns.
14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 13 , wherein the movement patterns comprise a path and a movement direction indicator.
15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 13 , wherein the display elements correspond to different players on a sports team.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 15 , wherein the movement pattern inputs designate movement of the one or more members relative to a field on which the sports team plays.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 15 , wherein the display elements correspond to different members of a football team, the video game event is a beginning of a play, and the movement pattern inputs are accepted prior to the beginning of the play.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 15 , wherein the display elements correspond to different members of a baseball team and the computer processor further controls the video game apparatus to accept drawing input for designating one or both of a pitch type and location.
19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 13 , wherein the display elements correspond to different members of a tactical team.
20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 13 , wherein the display elements correspond to different members of a military team.
21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 13 , wherein the movement patterns are processed in accordance with respective colors used to draw the movement patterns.
22. A computer device comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 13 .