Movement Information Processing System

Abstract

The movement information processing system of the present invention includes a screen 5 which displays via a projector 6 guide images GG which induces stepping movements of the feet of players on mats 30 and mats for players where each of the mats 30 detects the stepping position and the stepping movement of each player with respect to the guide images GG. The detected results are evaluated by an evaluation means 116, 120 via a communication section 16 and the evaluation results are displayed on the screen with an image presentation processing control section 112. The system provides exercise guide images that induce players a variety of movements in a highly recognizable manner regardless of the number of players.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates to a movement information processing system comprising a control unit adapted to present, on a single presentation unit, a guide image for giving instruction for various movements to a plurality of players, and a plurality of terminal units prepared in accordance with the number of the players so as to detect respective movements of the players.BACKGROUND ART[0002]Heretofore, there has been proposed a game system designed to allow a domestic television adapted to display a screen image for giving instruction for dance step positions, a first terminal units which is a sheet-shaped foot switch and a second terminal unit which is also a sheet-shaped foot switch, to be connected to a dance game apparatus (Patent Publication 1).[0003]In this game system, up to two players can concurrently play a dance game with respect to one domestic television. The dance game apparatus is also designed to calculate and display a consumed calorie amount...

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Benefits of technology

[0008]In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a movement information processing system which comprises a control unit adapted to present, on a single presentation unit, a guide image for giving instruction for various movements to a plurality of players, and a plurality of terminal units prepared in accordance with the number of the players, and each adapted to detect a movement of an associated one of the players. Each of the terminal units includes a first communication section operable to transmit a result on the detection of the movement of the associated player, to the control unit, and the control unit includes a second communication section operable to receive a signal indicative of the detection result from the first communication section in each of the terminal units, evaluation means operable, based on the detection result signal received by the second communication section, to evaluate the movement of the player relative to each of the terminal units, and annunciation means operable to provide a result on the evaluation to an annunciation section so as to annunciate the evaluation result. This makes it possible to present the guide image for giving instruction for various movements to the players, irrespective of the number of the players, so as to provide the guide image with enhanced visibility.

[0009]The control unit may include presentation control means to present the guide image on the presentation unit. The presentation control means is operable to create a plurality of presentation regions for presenting contents related to respective ones of the terminal units, on an image screen of the presentation unit, in a personalized manner with respect to each of the terminal units, and present information about a movement state of the player relative to each of the terminal unit, in a corresponding one of the presentation regions. This makes it possible to present respective movement states of the players in the personalized presentation regions on the image screen of the presentation unit, individually. Thus, each of the players can obtain information about the movement state only by looking at his / her personalized presentation region, so as to facilitate visual checking of information about the movement state.

Problems solved by technology

Thus, in the game using image screens provided for players individually, a function of fomenting a sense of unity between them becomes poor.

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