JP2673768B2 - Gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sensation-type gaming machine having a novel computer control mechanism corresponding to the physical and mental state of a player.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, sensible game machines having a computer control mechanism have become widespread, and game centers are operating everywhere, which is popular as entertainment for ordinary people. A gaming machine having a computer control mechanism is not limited to a game center, and a monitor is installed at a position facing the front of a player, as represented by a home video game, and a place where the player is located is a fixed place. In general, A sensational game having a computer control mechanism means that a player gets on a seat of a gaming machine, stands in front of the gaming machine, or
A monitor mounted on the head, a handle installed on the gaming machine,
By operating a lever or a button, etc., by responding to the phenomenon displayed on the display or on the projector, a part or whole of the gaming machine can move or vibrate, By providing a function of transmitting a signal to a player, the player is provided with a more realistic dynamism and is actually used.

A sensation-type gaming machine having such a function can be a part of the gaming machine, or
The whole is determined to be movable or to transmit a signal to the player to provide a more realistic playing state to the player, and a higher dynamism is obtained in relation to the degree of skill of the player. Because it is gaining popularity.

[0004] Such recent gaming machines have a large number of CPU control mechanisms due to advances in electronics technology. That is, most of the operating devices provided in gaming machines are operated by electronics technology,
The CPU device controls and determines this operation.
It is a so-called microprocessor or computer. The role of such a computer is to calculate various kinds of information obtained from operation of a handle, a lever, or a button installed on the gaming machine and to issue a specific operation instruction according to a predetermined procedure (program). To give. However, these are device-oriented computerizations, and basically, the player has no choice but to wait for a decision to make a computer. Therefore, when the game level of the player is improved to some extent, the game tends to be monotonous.

[0005]

As described above, in the case of a sensation-type gaming machine having a computer control mechanism, the content of the game is much more varied than that of a conventional static gaming machine. . However, while playing the game for a while as in the case of the related art, a gap comes to occur. This is because the response on the machine side becomes uniform according to a predetermined procedure or program. On the other hand, since the player is a human, emotions, sensations, health states, and physical and mental states change from time to time. For this reason, if the response on the machine side is always the same, there has been a gap.

[0006]

As one solution to the above-mentioned problem, in the present invention, the mental and physical states and emotions of a player are added to one of the conditions for determining how to respond to a sensation type gaming machine. By doing so, it is possible to propose a gaming machine capable of responding to various changes.

[Invention] A sensor unit that takes in information from a player, a chaotic attractor generation unit that numerically processes the data taken in by the sensor to calculate a chaotic attractor, and the chaotic attractor conforms to the chaos definition conditions. A game machine equipped with a psychosomatic condition grasping system unit having a Lyapunov exponent generation unit for calculating an index indicating the degree of playing, based on information about the psychosomatic condition of the player from the contents of the game, of the music played during the game. A gaming machine comprising change means for changing a game environment such as type, volume, sound quality, degree of lighting, or color tone of lighting.

As described above, according to the present invention, the player-specific chaotic attractor obtained by numerically processing the information collected from the player and the chaotic attractor data are already known and are classified into certain categories. It is characterized by changing the gaming environment of the experience-type gaming machine according to the psychological state of the player by grasping the physical and mental state of the player at that time by comparing with the definition condition of chaos. By doing so, it is intended to prevent the game from becoming monotonous or feeling monotonous.

As described above, a more comfortable game or a game room where a feeling of fatigue is not felt is provided by changing the game environment or adjusting the optimum game environment according to the situation of the player who is currently playing the game. To do.

In addition, even if the information is such that a chaotic idea does not hold, a plurality of preset values are set based on the information obtained from the player about the situation of the player currently playing the game. It is intended to provide a gaming machine that is divided into levels and the gaming environment is changed according to this level.

[0011]

[Action] First, we will explain what chaos is.
There are many predictable phenomena in the natural and man-made worlds. It can also predict and respond to Halley's comet and satellite positions. Deterministic predictability, in which the relationship between cause and effect is clear, seems to be one of the great powers of science. However, weather forecasts can be thought of as the motion of the atmosphere, which obeys the laws of physics, but often deviates. Such phenomena in which the cause and effect seem unclear are said to have random factors. Basically, if the complete parameters describing the system are clear, in other words, sufficient information about the system is collected. If possible, it was believed that accurate predictions were possible.

That is, randomness was considered to occur due to lack of information for the multi-degree-of-freedom system. However, the discovery that even simple systems with a small number of degrees of freedom (three or more dimensions) can behave messy, suggesting that some are deterministic but have messy nature. Was found. Such randomness came to be called chaos.

However, the concept of chaos is not yet unified. Like evolution, its definition is wide-ranging and, depending on the object, the concept may even be walking alone. For this reason, in the present specification, the following will be summarized. Chaos refers to a phenomenon in which a very complex behavior appears as nonlinear but is essentially random, despite being a system with deterministic rules.
It also shows that there is a complex order and rules behind the seemingly random disorder with no regularity or predictability.

The topology that characterizes the behavior of chaos is called a chaos attractor, which is a mathematical structure in which the behavior of a system that generates chaos converges. From these viewpoints, pulse waves detected from the body are known to behave chaotically.
The first person in this field reported the psychosomatic information of the chaos indicated by the finger plethysmogram, and at the same time, the same person has applied for a patent for a medical diagnosis method using this chaos.
(JP-A-4-208136)

The present invention relates to a chaotic attractor obtained by numerically processing the pulse wave, brain wave, cardiac arrest, or body temperature collected from the body, and the Lyapunov number indicating the degree to which this data meets the definition condition of chaos. Is an applied device that positively utilizes the fact that there is a correlation with the physical and mental information of the body. Also, if it can be correlated with the physical and mental state of the player,
Other information can be used.

Based on this, the player information is obtained by generating a chaotic attractor obtained by numerically processing the pulse wave, the brain wave, the cardiac arrest, or the temperature collected from the player. It is possible to grasp the state of mind and body of the player from the Lyapunov number which is a numerical value indicating the degree to which this data meets the definition condition of chaos. As an example of a means for obtaining the fingertip pulse wave, there is a method using a sensor in which an infrared light emitting diode and a photo sensor are combined or a semiconductor pressure sensor.

The relation between the psychosomatic state and the chaotic attractor of the fingertip pulse wave is as follows. The chaos attractor of the finger plethysmogram reflects the psycho-psychological state sensitively and shows a unique topology. The chaotic attractor obtained from the pulse wave has a structure unique to an individual on the basic structure common to humans, and further changes depending on a psycho-psychological state or a disease. In general, when the psycho-psychological state, physiological state becomes unstable or becomes ill, the overall structure of the attractor is simplified,
Unstructured and smaller. The rhythm has a mechanical and monotonous periodic structure. That is, it is less chaotic. In a healthy state, the whole structure is complex and dynamic, and the local structure also involves complicated structures such as entanglement, torsion, and screw structure. And the rhythm becomes aperiodic. That is,
Healthy ecology is chaos and is full of chaos. Concentrating consciousness makes the chaos attractor complicated,
Local structures such as entanglement and torsion appear, and a stress exceeding a certain threshold value is applied. When fatigue occurs, the structure becomes simple and the local structure disappears.

Based on the above idea, the current state of the player is divided into several cases, and according to the reason,
Different gaming environments for experience-type gaming machines. As a result, the gaming environment of the experience-type gaming machine also changes in accordance with the change in the player's state, so that the player's interest can be further attracted.

As the part for obtaining the physical and mental information of the player, it is the simplest to obtain the chaotic attractor by the information from the fingertip, the palm or the hand, considering the form of the game machine currently in practical use. Although it is a preferable portion, it is not particularly limited to this portion and it is not the case of the present invention, and other portions such as a player's head, hips, or skin surface can be used.

Similarly, the position of the sensor provided in the gaming machine is various, such as a handle installed on the gaming machine, a lever portion, gloves attached to the gaming machine, a helmet attached to the gaming machine, a gaming machine frame or a chair on which the player sits, etc. Although it can be installed at a position, it is the simplest and cheapest to install on a handle, a lever part, or a game machine frame part installed in the game machine in the sense of improving the current game machine. By installing the aforementioned photocoupler or semiconductor pressure sensor at such a position, information on the player can be easily obtained.

Numerical calculation processing is performed on the information of the player obtained in this way, it is judged whether or not it matches the already set level, and the Lyapunov index is calculated according to the degree.
Computer processing is required for this numerical processing and the calculation of the Lyapunov exponent, but this processing method and the expression of the chaos attractor after processing are not particularly fixed in the calculation formula and processing procedure, and can be expressed arbitrarily. Can be processed.

Further, the level already set for calculating the Lyapunov exponent can be set as desired according to the method of classifying and organizing the chaotic attractor. For example, if you set “Excitement” and “Other”, 2
It is a stage, but if you add "concentration of attention" and "distraction" in addition to these two stages, there will be a total of 4 stages, and since the correspondence of the game is changed to this stage, a more complicated and varied game environment Can be

Based on such information from the player,
The change in the gaming environment taken by the gaming machine means that some or all of the gaming machine is movable, vibrates, changes in the degree of the function of transmitting a signal to the player, etc., and flows from the gaming machine during the game. Correspondence of the game environment to the player such as the type of music, changes in display on the game monitor or changes in brightness on the game monitor, changes in the initial speed of game operation, handles, levers, buttons, etc. installed on the game machine A wide range of changes can be considered, such as the sensitivity of the game machine, the handle installed in the game machine, the change in the opening degree of the lever, the corresponding change in the launching device, or the change in the installation environment of the game machine. Also, various corresponding changes other than the above are applicable within the scope of the present invention.

The application of the idea of chaos to a single gaming machine has been described above. However, the idea of chaos is not limited to a single device, but a multi-psychologic game in which a plurality of players having a plurality of such devices play each other. Alternatively, it is also possible to apply it to the entire game hall where a plurality of such devices are provided. That is, the current state of mind and body of a plurality of players using a plurality of experience-type gaming machines is collected as information, and in accordance with the state, the type, volume, sound quality or music of the music played in the amusement hall, or the hall. It is possible to partially change the brightness, color tone, etc. of the illumination inside the entire hall or in accordance with the distribution of the players in a specific physical and mental state. By doing so, it is possible to enhance the interest of the player in the game and to play the game in a more comfortable environment.

Although the above description has been mainly given to the information from the player to which the idea of chaos can be applied, even if the information obtained from the player does not apply to the idea of chaos, it is set in advance. By assigning the player who is currently playing a game to the specified level and changing the game environment of the gaming machine in accordance with the level, the game can be made more complicated and the player's interest can be attracted.

Specifically, the current body temperature of the player is measured using a temperature sensor, and the measured body temperature is distributed to a preset level. That is, 36 ° C. or less, over 36 ° C. and 36.5 ° C. or less, over 36.5 ° C.
Four levels of 7 ° C. or lower and 37 ° C. or higher are set, and the correspondence taken by the gaming machine is changed depending on which of the four levels the current player belongs to. Information from the player includes pulse, respiratory rate,
Various things such as the surface temperature or weight of the face can be used, and these can be used whether or not they can adapt to the idea of chaos. Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to examples.

[0027]

【Example】

Embodiment 1 In this embodiment, a case where the concept of chaos of the present invention is applied to a shooting-type gaming machine will be described. First, the basic configuration of the shooting type gaming machine of the present embodiment will be described. This gaming machine is composed of a spherical cockpit, is rotatable 360 degrees in all directions by gimbal support, and has a function of giving vibration and the like to the whole. Inside the cockpit, there are a seat that can fix the player's body, a monitor that represents a virtual space, and a lever that has a trigger and a button as an operating device. Further, it has an accelerator function, a lighting function, a sound generation function, an emergency stop button, and the like. The player operates a lever or the like in response to the phenomenon displayed on the monitor, and accordingly, the cockpit performs a realistic behavior. As described above, the appearance is not particularly changed, and is almost the same as that of a part of the conventionally used gaming machines.

FIG. 1 shows a flowchart when the chaotic idea of the present invention is applied to a pachinko gaming machine. The pulse wave data captured from the sensor unit 40 that collects information from the player is converted into a chaotic tractor by the numerical calculation processing unit 41. Next, this converted and calculated chaos attractor is compared with the already defined chaos definition condition, and the Lyapunov index representing the degree of conformity with the condition is calculated by the same calculation unit 42 as the index of the gaming machine. A changing means 44 which sends to the controlling computer 43 and the instruction or information of this computer 43 changes the game environment.
The game environment changes according to the situation of the player at that time.

As the other information, information from the gaming machine itself or other related information may be input to the computer section 43. For example, cockpit rotation, vibration information, tone of the gaming machine, Alternatively, a queue of customers, the number of spectators, and the like are given as examples of such information. The computer unit processes the plurality of pieces of information and sends instructions or information of various changes to the correspondence to the change means 44, so that the gaming machine can perform various changes.

In this embodiment, the correspondence of the gaming machine is changed by using a chaos attractor obtained by the pulse wave of the player. In order to obtain the state of mind and body of the player, the present embodiment In the operating device lever portion, a pulse wave sensor for measuring a pulse wave at the fingertip of the player is provided. The pulse wave sensor in this embodiment is composed of an infrared light emitting diode and a photo sensor. The infrared ray emitted from the diode is detected by the photo sensor to obtain information on the pulse wave of the player.

As an example in which a sensor is provided at a position other than the position described above, there is a form in which a glove as shown in FIG. In such a case, since the sensor can be brought into close contact with the fingertip, a pulse wave from the player can be obtained more reliably. In addition to the above, a configuration in which a pulse wave sensor is provided in a band portion around the wrist, such as a wristband, is also possible. In addition, a sensor using a pressure sensor other than a sensor using a photocoupler can be used similarly.

The pulse wave information from the player obtained in this way is converted into a chaos attractor by the arithmetic processing means, and is converted into chaos attractor information indicating the current state of mind and body of the player currently playing the game. Be recognized. Next, this recognized chaotic attractor is compared with the chaotic attractor that is already classified and classified, and the Lyapunov number corresponding to the preset level is obtained from this arithmetic processing means, Correspondingly, the game environment is changed.
The changes in the game and the environment of the gaming machine will be specifically described below.

For example, the current physical and mental condition of the player is
When the device is in the “not excited” state, the data obtained from the above-described sensor is subjected to arithmetic processing, and when the apparatus or the arithmetic processing unit recognizes the situation, the state differs from the normal game start pattern. Activate the flashing of lights inside the cockpit, the siren, etc. in the setting of system announcement. After that, if the degree of excitement increases, a normal state is set.

Alternatively, when the state of the player is in a “drunk” state, when this state is calculated by processing data obtained from the above-described sensor and recognized by the apparatus or the arithmetic processing unit,
Issue a game ban, refund the fee, and ask the player to refrain from playing.

As described above, after the mental and physical condition of the player obtained from the sensor portion provided on the operation lever is arithmetically processed, the game is assigned to a certain condition level, and it is said that the player is not excited, for example. Depending on the level, at this time, it is possible to instruct the player to take a different action from that of a normal gaming machine, and start the game device when the player does not intend to attract the player's interest. In the case of the present embodiment, the gaming machine performs what the player did not expect,
An environment change different from that of a normal game can be brought about, and a game can be changed.

In the above example, the correspondence of the sensible type game in the case of the closed system in which the player is completely located inside the cockpit is changed in the contents of the game, but it is particularly limited to the above contents. Rather, when the outside is visible, it can change the environment of the player in the entire venue, such as air conditioning, lighting, music, etc.
It is possible to prevent the player or his companion from being exhausted.

Although the idea of chaos is applied in the above embodiments, the invention is not limited to this, and even if the idea of chaos cannot be applied, a specific condition level is set in advance. Then, by allocating the player to that level, it is possible to give the game machine a corresponding change that is slightly similar to the case where the idea of chaos is applied. In this case, various measures can be realized by setting the level in advance and changing the type of information from the player.

[0038]

As described above, by adopting the configuration of the present invention, it is possible to provide a game environment that suits the current physical and mental conditions of the player. Further, since the content of the game, the correspondence of the game, and the game environment can be changed according to the situation of the player, the interest in the game can be maintained for a long time without leaving the player. Since the game contents can be changed according to the mental and physical condition of the player or any level preset by the player, instead of one pattern, a new game centered on the player,
We were able to realize a gaming environment.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an operation block diagram of a gaming machine of the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows a schematic view of a sensor portion of the gaming machine of the present invention.

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A sensor unit for fetching information from a player, a chaotic attractor generation unit for numerically processing the data fetched by the sensor to calculate a chaotic attractor, and a degree to which the chaotic attractor conforms to a definition condition of chaotic A gaming machine having a psychosomatic state grasping system section having a Lyapunov index generation section for calculating an index indicating
Game that based on the information about the physical and mental state of the player from the game content, the type of music that flowed during the game, the sound volume, sound quality, characterized by comprising a changing means for changing the color tone of the degree or illumination of the illumination Machine. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, which is a sensible gaming machine having a computer control mechanism by a dedicated or general-purpose chip.