Gaming machine

Abstract

To provide a game machine capable of suppressing reflection of a predetermined operation part.SOLUTION: A frame W has a shooting operation part HD and performance operation parts B1 and B2. A game component includes a liquid crystal display DS. When viewed from a front side of a game machine 10, apexes of the performance operation parts B1 and B2 are located above an apex of the shooting operation part HD, and a performance executable on the liquid crystal display DS can be varied with operation of the performance operation parts B1 and B2 as a trigger. When viewed from one side of the game machine 10 in a horizontal direction, the performance operation part B2 is visible, and when viewed from the other side of the game machine 10 in the horizontal direction, the performance operation part B2 is invisible or more difficult to see than when viewed from the one side of the game machine 10.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Claims

1. The main body components that make up the exterior of the gaming machine, The main body component comprises a game component provided in or housed within the main body component, The main body component comprises a first portion that is within a specific field of view range, and a second portion that is not within the specific field of view range, or whose likelihood of being within the specific field of view range range is lower than that of the first portion. The aforementioned specific angle of view is the part being photographed, The first part displays warning information for players during gameplay in the form of text warning that a part of the player's body may be injured by a part of the game machine, and displays warning information for administrators regarding the installation or operation of the game machine in the form of text warning that a part of the administrator's body may be injured by a part of the game machine, and the text information for player warnings and the text information for administrator warnings are common to both. The main body component has an operation unit and a performance operation unit, and the game component includes an image display panel having an image display surface capable of displaying predetermined game-related information. When the main body of the gaming machine is viewed from the front, the top of the performance control unit is above the top of the control unit, and the performances that can be executed on the image display panel can be changed in response to the operation of the performance control unit. When the main body of the gaming machine is viewed from one side in the left-right direction, the performance control unit is visible. When the main body of the gaming machine is viewed from the other side in the left-right direction, the performance control unit is not visible, or is more difficult to see than when the main body of the gaming machine is viewed from the one side. The main body component, when viewed from the front of the gaming machine, has a portion that protrudes below the image display panel and in a direction away from the image display surface, and an upper operating surface is provided on this portion as its upper surface, and the performance control unit is arranged on the upper operating surface. The aforementioned specific field of view is characterized by being a field of view obtained by assuming that the camera is installed at a position to the left or right of the center of the main body of the gaming machine in the left-right direction when the main body of the gaming machine is viewed from the front, such that the image display surface and the performance operation unit are simultaneously within the aforementioned range, and at least a portion of the part below the upper operation surface is not within the aforementioned range.

2. The first part includes at least the image display surface and the upper operating surface, The second part includes the portion located below the upper operating surface when the main body of the gaming machine is viewed from the front, The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the second part includes at least one of the following: a part for displaying cautionary information for players during gameplay; a part for displaying cautionary information for administrators regarding the installation or operation of the gaming machine; a part for displaying functional information explaining the functions installed in the gaming machine; and a part for displaying rights information related to the gaming machine.

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