Program for controlling the movement of group of characters, recorded medium, and game device thereof

Abstract

In a program for controlling a group of characters, a recorded medium, and a game device thereof, one can enjoy complex lively movement or fighting of the group having the leader in the middle by a self-explanatory operation, which is expressed more realistically. The present program provides a program for controlling video games, and controlling the movement of a character group to permit a computer to function to accomplish: a group movement function to move a leader-including group of which a leader character is added to an agent group comprising a plurality of agent characters in a 3-dimensional virtual space based on input information from an input device; a particular effect function to effect a particular force on each character every certain time in order to express the realistic movement of the character when moving the leader-including group; a position computing and storage function to calculate and memorize the latest position of each character based on the applied particular effects; and a group display function to display the leader-including group on a display device.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] This invention relates to programs for controlling a group of characters, a recorded medium, and a game device thereof, and more particularly to a program for controlling the group of characters, recorded medium, and game device thereof wherein a player can directly operate the group (troop) of the characters in a 3-dimensional virtual space and wherein the movement and the battle of the group are shown with reality. BACKGROUND ART [0002] In video games for home usage, there are some programs wherein the player controls, for moving in the 3-dimensional virtual space, both a leader character and an agent group (such as a troop, party, and platoon) comprising agent characters who follow the leader. [0003] Conventionally, there is disclosed a program for controlling the movement of the character group, wherein each character is moved to a target site at a total acceleration in combination of, for each X-Y-Z component in 3-dimensional virtual space, an acce...

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Benefits of technology

[0011] According to the present invention that provides the program for controlling the movement of group of characters, recorded medium, and game device thereof, the invention serves to show the whole group without substantially disturbing the formation of the group and to appropriately express the character's behavior such as passing or changing the position of the character in the group. Accordingly, one can enjoy complex lively movement or fighting of the group having the leader in the middle by a self-explanatory operation, which is expressed more realistically.

Problems solved by technology

It is suitable to enjoy watching the battle, but is not suitable for the enjoyment of being directly involved in the operation and battle of the group, which is inconvenient.

This is because, due to the lack of the idea of the barycenter, there are the problems of the dispersion of the character while moving and of the non-display of the whole group.

It is also difficult to grasp the dispersed characters on the program process in the course of battle, especially in the confusion of a close fight in the final stage, so that external operation of the group is no longer easy.

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