IP Library Granted Patent US 10,994,211
Granted Patent B2
US 10,994,211 · App. 15/948,249 · Granted May 4, 2021

Game processing program, game processing method, and game processing device

Inventor: Masashi Watanabe (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: GREE, INC.
A63F13/818A63F13/2145A63F13/426G06F3/011G06F3/012A63F2300/10A63F2300/308A63F2300/8035
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Patent No.
US 10,994,211
App. No.
15/948,249
Granted
May 4, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A game processing device changes a movement direction of a moving object from a first direction, which is a movement direction of the moving object, to a second direction based on an operation direction of the controller if an operation of the controller in a direction that is different from the first direction is detected.

Claims (33)

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores a program which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to:

move a moving object in a first direction within a movement range set in a game field;

detect that, during the movement of the moving object in the first direction, a controller is operated in an operation direction that is different from the first direction,

responsive to the first direction being oriented toward an outer side of the movement range and the operation direction being oriented toward an inside of the movement range, terminate the movement of the moving object in the first direction and move the moving object in a second direction that is randomly determined, and

responsive to the first direction being oriented toward the inside of the movement range and the operation direction being oriented toward the outer side of the movement range, terminate the movement of the moving object in the first direction and move the moving object in the operation direction.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 1 , wherein the second direction is determined based on the operation direction and the first direction.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 1 , wherein

the movement range of the moving object is set based on movement range information that indicates the movement range of the moving object, and

the second direction includes a direction in which the moving object moves to a position located outside the movement range of the moving object.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 1 , wherein the program, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to determine whether or not a direction in which the moving object is moved can be changed based on a type of the moving object.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 1 , wherein the program, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to determine whether or not a direction in which the moving object is moved can be changed based on a type of an item associated with the operation of the controller.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 1 , wherein the second direction is determined based on a relative positional relationship of the operation direction and a movement range of the moving object based on a position of the moving object.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 6 , wherein a size of a central area within the movement range is determined based on a type of the moving object.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 1 , wherein the program, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to:

maintain a direction in which the moving object is moved until a predetermined time elapses from when the direction is changed, and

resume the change of the direction in which the moving object is moved when the predetermined time elapses.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 1 , wherein the program, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to:

start detecting that the controller is operated in a direction that is different from a direction in which the moving object is moved when the moving object and an item associated with the operation of the controller satisfy a predetermined start determination condition.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 1 , wherein the program, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to:

determine whether or not a direction in which the moving object is moved can be changed based on an operation state of the moving object.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim t, wherein the program, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to:

change a direction in which the moving object is moved at a predetermined timing.

12. A method for presenting a game, the method comprising:

moving, by circuitry, a moving object in a first direction within a movement range set in a game field;

detecting that, during the movement of the moving object in the first direction, a controller is operated in an operation direction that is different from the first direction;

responsive to the first direction being oriented toward an outer side of the movement range and the operation direction being oriented toward an inside of the movement range, terminating the movement of the moving object in the first direction and moving the moving object in a second direction that is randomly determined; and

responsive to the first direction being oriented toward the inside of the movement range and the operation direction being oriented toward the outer side of the movement range, terminating the movement of the moving object in the first direction and moving the moving object in the operation direction.

13. A game processing device, comprising:

circuitry configured to:

move a moving object in a first direction within a movement range set in a game field,

detect that, during the movement of the moving object in the first direction, a controller is operated in an operation direction that is different from the first direction,

responsive to the first direction being oriented toward an outer side of the movement range and the operation direction being oriented toward an inside of the movement range, terminate the movement of the moving object in the first direction and move the moving object in a second direction that is randomly determined, and

responsive to the first direction being oriented toward the inside of the movement range and the operation direction being oriented toward the outer side of the movement range, terminate the movement of the moving object in the first direction and move the moving object in the operation direction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 9, 2018
From: WATANABE, MASASHI
To: GREE, INC.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2017-095053 · May 11, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180326307A1 · Nov 15, 2018