JP2003305276A - Game system, game apparatus and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that there is no specific guideline which expresses the situation of a virtual space in the state of superposing it on an actual space in a game simulating an original actual world by a virtual world. <P>SOLUTION: A game system utilizes an object output system which expresses the situation of the virtual space in the state of superposing it on the actual space. The game system is provided with a virtual space management means which defines correspondence between the virtual space and the actual space in which the game is played. The game apparatus which becomes the component of this game system and a recording medium having a program to be used for the game apparatus recorded thereon are provided. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game system, a game device, and a recording medium using a computer and a network, and particularly to a game system, a game device, and a recording device for providing a player with a virtual world superimposed on the real world. Regarding the medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Up to now, most games using a computer have been played at home or at a game specialty store using a single computer or a game machine. Recently, it has become possible to connect some computers positively to each other via a network and allow some players to play cooperatively. However, even in that case, many games are played in a virtual game stage (hereinafter, referred to as a virtual space or virtual world) that exists only in a computer or a network of computers, and actually exists. It was irrelevant to cities, houses, mountains, and seas (hereinafter referred to as the real space or the real world).

Here, the definitions of terms will be clarified. In this specification, the physical space and the virtual space mainly mean respective spatial structures. In contrast,
The real world and the virtual world are used as words to refer to the element objects existing inside each space in addition to the spatial structure. However, it is not limited to this when used in the conventional literature, and there are cases where they are not so distinguished. When referring to a conventional document, the terms used in the original document are used as they are.

Some proposals have been made regarding games that utilize both virtual and real worlds. For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-70656, "System and Method for Displaying Virtual World" (hereinafter referred to as Document 1) and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-70658, "System and Method for Displaying Virtual World" ( In Reference 2) below, the movement in the real world is projected onto the movement in the virtual world by regarding the displacement that the player has moved on foot or the like in the real world as the displacement in the maze or the like existing in the virtual world. It proposes to generate an event such as switching to a different virtual world when moving to a specific position.

In Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-352960, "Effect adding device for mixed reality image, image processing method and program storage medium for adding effect" (hereinafter referred to as Document 3), a player in a real space is virtual. I'm proposing a game that fights objects in space.

One of the inventors of the present application has already disclosed the technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-34378 "Object Output System, Object Management Device, Object Output Device, and Recording Medium" (hereinafter, referred to as Document 4). An object that moves in a virtual space linked to the space is output as, for example, an image of a virtual creature, and by changing the characteristics of the object such as the output form according to the history of the object, it is possible to enhance the familiarity and the sense of reality of the object, and it is easy to become familiar with. Described is an object output system capable of providing a user interface and / or entertainment, an object management device and an object output device used in the system, and provision of a recording medium in which a program for realizing those devices is recorded. ing. Therefore, by using the technique disclosed in Document 4, it is possible to output the game object in the virtual space by linking (that is, in association with) the real space, and using both the virtual space and the real space. You can build the game you played. Here, the game objects are
For example, it means a game piece, a character, an object appearing in the game, and the like.

Further, in Document 4, a plurality of objects are set, and interactions such as quarreling and conversation are produced between the respective objects, and the information of the objects such as the output form is changed by the interaction. Object output system, object management device, object output device, and recording medium capable of enhancing the familiarity and reality of the object and providing a familiar user interface and / or entertainment by producing the growth of the object. Is being provided. If you apply this, the objects in the game will automatically interact with each other, making the game more varied and attractive, and because those objects will be linked to the real space and output. You can build even more attractive games using both virtual and real spaces.

The contents of Document 4 will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an example of an embodiment of the object output system shown in Document 4. In the figure, 10 is an object management apparatus using a host computer.
Is a virtual creature that is connected to one or more object output devices 20, 20, ... Using a portable terminal device via a wireless communication network and is shown in a virtual space linked to a physical space. Objects such as the object output devices 20, 20 ,. ． ． Form an object output system to output from.

The object management device 10 is provided with an auxiliary storage means 12 for reading information from a recording medium 31 in which information such as programs and data for the object management device is recorded, and the information read by the auxiliary storage means 12 is read. A fixed recording medium 13 for recording is provided. Then, information such as programs and data is read from the fixed recording medium 13, temporarily stored in the RAM 14 for storing information, and executed by the CPU 11 to operate as an object management device.

Further, the object management device 10 includes object output devices 20, 20 ,. ． ． Communication means 15 for transmitting and receiving various data via a communication network,
The database access means 16 is provided for accessing the object management database 101 for managing objects such as virtual creatures. The object management database 101 may be formed by using a part of the recording area of the fixed recording medium 13 included in the object management apparatus 10.

FIG. 16 is an object management database 1 used in the object output system in Document 4.
It is a conceptual diagram which shows the recorded content of 01. In the object management database 101, various kinds of information about objects are recorded as records having data in each item such as ID, position information, velocity vector, manager, effective radius, detection radius, effective period, type, parameter, and history. It is recorded.

In the item of ID, data indicating identification numbers for managing objects such as 001 and 002 is recorded.

The items of position information and velocity vector are items that present a virtual space linked to a real space and indicate the existing position and movement of an object existing in the virtual space.

The position information item includes (8273649, 1)
839376) and (8273445, 183928)
Data of coordinates indicating the position where the object such as 7) exists is recorded, and each coordinate is linked to the position in the real space. In the example shown in FIG. 12, the orthogonal coordinate system (X, Y)
However, the longitude and latitude used in the physical space may be used as the coordinate system. Also, by using a three-dimensional coordinate system (X, Y, Z) to which the concept of height is added, an object having a concept of altitude, such as a virtual creature imitating a bird, is installed on a specific floor of a high-rise building. It becomes possible to express a message board.

In the item of velocity vector, data indicating the moving direction and the moving velocity of the object such as (0, 0) and (1.0, 1.5) is recorded in the form of a vector, and the data per unit time is recorded. The change amount of the position information is shown.

In the item of administrator, data indicating a user who has the authority to perform modification and deletion of objects such as "tarumizu" and "Morishita" is recorded.

The effective radius, the detection radius, the effective period, the type, and the parameter are items indicating the object information that produces the individuality of the object.

In the item of effective radius, data indicating a distance capable of specifying an object such as 200 and 100 is recorded. The distance between the object and the object output device 20 is calculated, and the distance is effective. If it is smaller than the radius, the object output device 20 can specify the object.

Data indicating the distance at which an object such as 400 or 500 can be detected is recorded in the item of the detection radius. The distance between the object and the object output device 20 is calculated, and the distance is detected. If it is smaller than the radius, the object output device 20 can detect the object.

Specifically, the object output device 20
, The object output device 20 can detect the existence of some object, but identify that the object is, if the object approaches the object by a distance smaller than the detection radius and larger than the effective radius. You can't do it. Then, when the object output device 20 approaches a distance smaller than the effective radius, it is possible to specify what the object is. Therefore, the effective radius is usually set smaller than the detection radius.

When the object imitates a small virtual creature such as a cat, the effective radius and the detection radius are set to be small, and when the object imitates a large virtual creature such as a dinosaur, the effective radius and the detection radius are set. By setting a large value, it is possible to produce a realistic virtual creature in which a small animal cannot be confirmed unless it comes close to it, but a large animal can be confirmed even if it is far away.

The validity period item is 1999/6 / 3-1.
999/6/20 and 1999/6 / 10-1999 /
Data indicating the valid period of the object such as 10/31 is recorded.

In the item of type, data indicating the type of output format of objects such as text and virtual creatures is recorded. In addition to the example shown in FIG. 12, output formats such as still image, moving image and sound are recorded. Can be set.

In the parameter item, data indicating characteristics of the object such as character color, expression, intelligence, and physical strength is recorded. In the example shown in FIG. 16, the output information of the character color and the character string is recorded as the data in the object whose type is text, and the output information such as the cat and the dinosaur is recorded as the data of the expression in the object whose type is the virtual creature. To be done. Furthermore, for example, when a virtual creature is used as a character in a game, parameters such as intelligence and physical strength that are given meaning according to the content of the game are recorded as data.

Data for producing the growth of the object is recorded in the history item, and every time a specific processing is performed on the object, a numerical value corresponding to the processing is added as integrated data. Then, when the value of the integrated data satisfies a predetermined condition, the growth of the virtual creature can be produced by changing the data shown in the items such as expression, intelligence, and physical strength.

On the RAM 14 of the object management apparatus 10, the CPU 11 executes programs such as an interaction management means 111 for performing processing relating to interaction between objects and a training management means 112 for performing processing relating to change of output information of the object. It

By executing the interaction management means 111, a position table 121 indicating information on the position of an object, a distance table 122 indicating the distance between the objects, and an interaction definition table 123 indicating the effect on other objects. Are generated in the RAM 14 or an area on the fixed recording medium 13, and the interaction management means 111 performs various processes using these tables.

By executing the breeding management means 112, the interaction given from other objects,
The RAM 14 is a breeding rule table showing rules for associating the object information changed by the interaction.
Alternatively, it is generated in an area on the fixed recording medium 13, and the breeding management means 112 performs various processes using this breeding rule table.

FIG. 17 is a conceptual diagram showing the contents of the position table used for the processing in the object management device 10 in the document 4. In the position table, information such as object position information and object information is recorded as a record having data in each item such as ID, position information, effective radius, detection radius, and type. It is based on the information retrieved from the object management database 101.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the processing of the object management apparatus 10 and the processing of the filter means 25 executed by the object output apparatus 20 in Document 4. In the object management device 10, the communication means 15 transmits information such as the position information and the object information of the objects recorded in the object management database 101 (S401), and the object output device 20 communicates the transmitted information with the communication means 22. To receive (S501).

Then, the object output device 20 specifies the position of its own device by the position sensor 23 (S502), and further extracts map information near the specified own position from the map information database 201 (S503). Then, the position information of the object received in step S501 and the own position specified in step S502 are compared (S50
4) Based on the comparison result, the object based on the output information is output at the position corresponding to the map information and the position information of the object on the map information (S505).

That is, when it is determined that the distance between the self position and the position information of the object is shorter than the effective radius of the object in the object information, the output information that can specify the type of the object such as cat and dinosaur is output by the user who outputs the map information. When outputting from the interface 24 to the position corresponding to the position information of the object and determining that it is shorter than the detection radius and longer than the effective radius, "?" Is output from the user interface 24 as object output information indicating an unspecified object. To do. If it is determined that the length is longer than the detection radius of the object, no output is performed.

FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an image output from the user interface 24 of the object output device 20 in Document 4. User interface 24
Shows a map centering on the own position of the object output device 20, and an object whose distance from the own position to the position information of the object is shorter than the effective radius of the object is based on the output information of the cat and the dinosaur. hand,
It is displayed at the position on the map corresponding to the position information of the object. And the distance from the self position to the position information of the object is shorter than the detection radius of the object,
Moreover, "?" Is displayed on the map for objects longer than the effective radius.

Since Document 4 shows the object output system configured as described above, when the object output system of Document 4 is applied to a game, for example, a person or character appearing in the game is set as a virtual creature object. By using other objects that appear in the game as other objects, the player possessing the object output device 20 can see the virtual world of the game superimposed on the real world.

[0035]

Originally, most games simulate the real world in the virtual world. For example,
Go is a simulation of the real world territorial disputes in a virtual world called a go board and a go stone, and shogi is a simulation of a real world war with pieces on the shogi board. Furthermore, a game that simulates a war by a warlord with a more specific character and ability in the virtual world is one of the popular types of computer games. In addition, games in which specific athletes are simulated and played in a virtual space called a stadium in a computer are widely used. In these games, since the virtual world imitates the real world, it is clear that it is preferable to represent the game object in the virtual world by superimposing it on the real world.

However, the proposals of References 1 and 2 only project the movement of the player in the real world onto the virtual world, and the superposition from the virtual world to the real world is not used.

Further, in the case of the technique shown in Document 3,
Although a battle is performed between the real space and the virtual space, it is not preferable that the object in the virtual space, which is the opponent of the battle, has a particular relationship with the real space, and the relation between the real space and the virtual space is not preferable. There is a problem that no ingenuity is required.

By using the technique disclosed in Document 4, it is possible to represent a game object in a virtual space such as a virtual creature by superimposing it on the real space. However, the detailed embodiment of what kind of game object should be superposed on the real space for each specific game is left to the judgment of the implementer.

Therefore, there is a problem that there is no concrete guideline for expressing the situation of the virtual space by superimposing it on the real space in the game which originally simulated the real world in the virtual world. In addition, there are many traditional games that existed before the spread of computers, and for example, realization of virtual worlds such as Go board and Shogi board became so common sense that it was said that they would be returned to the real world. I couldn't get the idea. The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and in a specific game, the objects of the game are superposed on the real space, and the objects are displayed in the real space corresponding to the object position. (EN) Provided are a game system, a game device, and a recording medium having a program used in the game device, which allows a player to proceed with a game with a sense of reality, and to enjoy a game that has never been thought before.

[0040]

In the invention according to claim 1, the game system has an object output device for outputting an object indicated by object information including output information based on the output information, And a unit for outputting the object from the object output device when the relationship between the position information of the object output device and the position information of the object has a predetermined relationship. By using the object output system, it is possible to superimpose and display an object at a specific position in the real world. Further, the game system is provided with the virtual space management means for defining the correspondence between the virtual space in which the game is executed and the real space, so that the game object existing in the virtual space is displayed at the corresponding position in the real space. It is possible to determine the position information so that

In the game system of the invention according to claim 2 of the present application, the difference from the invention of claim 1 is that the object output system has a relationship between the position and orientation information of the object output device and the position information of the object. That is, the object is output from the object output device when there is a predetermined relationship. Thus, the output-displayed object can be made different depending on the direction in which the object output device is facing.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the game system according to the first aspect, the object output device includes a command input means for operating an object, and the position information of the object output device and the position of the object. It is characterized in that the above-mentioned object operation becomes effective when the relationship with information is a predetermined relationship.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the game system according to the second aspect, the object output device includes the command input means for operating the object, and the position and orientation information of the object output device. It is characterized in that the object operation is valid when the relationship between the object position information and the object position information is a predetermined relationship.

The game system of the invention according to claim 5 of the present application is the game system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the game is of a nature of competing for a territory, and the object claims the ownership of the territory. It is characterized by including those having output information of contents.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the game system according to the first or second aspect, the game is Go, the virtual space is a go board, and the virtual space management means is the above-mentioned. It is characterized in that each grid point on the board is set so as to have a corresponding relationship with a specific place in the real space.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the game system according to the sixth aspect, the specific place in the real space is an intersection.

A game system according to an eighth aspect of the present invention is the game system according to the first or second aspect, wherein the game has at least black stones and white stones as objects, and the black stone objects are based on visual information of black stones. It is characterized in that it has output information, and the white stone object has output information based on the visual information of white stone.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the game system according to the first or second aspect, the game is on the theme of real estate, and the output information by visual information of the building is displayed. It is characterized by including objects that it has.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the game system according to the first or second aspect, the game has a theme of city, region or nation, and the object is a city or region. Or, it is characterized by including those having output information by visual information of the constituent elements of the nation.

A game system according to claim 11 of the present application is the game system according to claim 10, wherein
It is characterized in that the constituent elements of the city, region, or nation include virtual humans or living things supposed to live in the city, region, or nation.

A game system according to a twelfth aspect of the present invention is the game system according to the first or second aspect, wherein the game is shogi and the virtual space is a shogi board and the virtual space is virtual. The management means is characterized in that each grid point or grid of the shogi board has a corresponding relationship with a specific place in the real space.

A game system according to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention is the game system according to the twelfth aspect.
The feature is that a specific place in the real space is an intersection.

A game system according to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention is the game system according to the first or second aspect, in which the game is shogi and the visual information corresponding to at least a piece of shogi is used as an object. It is characterized by including those that have output information.

A game system according to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention is the game system according to the first or second aspect, wherein the game is on the theme of sports competition, and the virtual space management means is in a virtual space. It is characterized in that the stadium is set to correspond to the stadium in the real space.

A game system according to a sixteenth aspect of the present invention is the game system according to the first or second aspect, wherein the game is about the theme of war, and the virtual space management means operates in a virtual space. The feature is that the battlefield is set so as to correspond to a specific place in the real space.

A game system according to a seventeenth aspect of the present invention is the game system according to the sixteenth aspect.
It is characterized in that the war is a historical war, and a specific part of the real space is an old battlefield corresponding to the historical war.

A game system according to an eighteenth aspect of the present invention is the game system according to the first or second aspect, wherein the game is a theme of martial arts, and the object is at least visual information of the fighter. It is characterized by including those that have output information.

A game system according to a nineteenth aspect of the present invention is the game system according to the eighteenth aspect.
It is characterized in that the virtual space management means defines the virtual space so as to have a correspondence relationship with a specific place which is particularly suitable for fighting in the real space.

A game system according to a twentieth aspect of the present invention is the game system according to the first or second aspect, wherein the game is a school theme, and the virtual space management means is a virtual space. It is characterized by the fact that the school of stipulates that it corresponds to a specific school in the real space.

A game system according to a twenty-first aspect of the present invention is the game system according to the first or second aspect, wherein the game is fishing.
The virtual space management means is characterized in that the fishing place in the virtual space is determined to have a correspondence relationship with a suitable place for fishing in the real space.

According to a twenty-second aspect of the present invention, in the game system according to the first or second aspect, the game is on the theme of golf competition, and the virtual space management means is a virtual space. It is characterized in that the golf course inside is determined to have a correspondence relationship with a specific golf course in the real space.

A game system according to a twenty-third aspect of the present invention is the game system according to the first or second aspect, wherein the game is on the theme of transportation, and the virtual space management means is a virtual space. It is characterized in that a specific place in the inside corresponds to a specific place related to transportation in the real space.

A game system according to a twenty-fourth aspect of the present invention is the game system according to the twenty-third aspect,
The transportation means includes at least one of a bus, a railroad, an airplane, or a ship, and a specific location related to the transportation in the real space is a bus stop, a railway station, an airport, or a port corresponding to the transportation. There is.

A game system according to a twenty-fifth aspect of the present invention is the game system according to the first or second aspect, wherein the game is a theme of travel, and the virtual space management means is a virtual space. The feature is that the travel destination is set to correspond to the travel destination in the real space.

The game device of the invention according to claim 26 to claim 47 of the present application is the game system according to claim 1, claim 2, and claim 5 to claim 25, in which the part for executing the game is independent. And a virtual space management unit that defines a correspondence between a virtual space in which the game is executed and a real space, and the game object and the reality of the game object. It is characterized in that at least data composed of position information in the space and output information defining an output expression of the object of the game is output.

The recording medium of the invention according to claims 48 to 69 of the present application is a recording medium recording a program used in each of the game devices according to claim 26 to claim 47. These recording media include a first program code that realizes a virtual space management unit that defines correspondence between a virtual space in which a game is executed and a real space, a game object, and a real space in the real space of the game object. It is characterized in that at least a second program code for outputting data composed of at least position information and output information defining an output expression of the game object is recorded.

[0067]

1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a game system according to the present invention. The present embodiment is an application of the object output system of Reference 4. The object output device 1020 is similar to the object output device 20 of FIG.
Reference numeral 10 corresponds to the object management apparatus 10 of FIG. 11, and object management database 1101 corresponds to the object management database 101 of FIG. The outline of these basic operations is as already described with reference to FIGS. 11 to 15.

The object output system used in the present invention is not limited to the embodiment of Document 4 described with reference to FIGS. 11 to 15. For example, the second embodiment shown in Document 4 is also used. It does not matter depending on the form. Further, if there is no need to handle a wide real space such as outdoors, the technique shown in Document 3 may be used. (Because the technique of Literature 3 needs to measure the posture of the head, it cannot be used in a wide area outdoors or the like.) The point is that the objects recorded in the object management database 1101 are position information and output information. If the object output device 1020 existing in the location of the physical space corresponding to the position information has at least the following, the system can perform output based on the output information of the object.

In output, the object output device 1
Not only the position of 020 but also the object output device 102
The direction in which 0 is facing may be included in the condition. The technique described in Document 3 is just such a thing, and the one corresponding to the object output device 1020 is a head-mounted display device in Document 3, and the device in the direction in which the head is facing is displayed. An object in the virtual space corresponding to the real space is output. Further, as an example of a technique for displaying information in a real space using a head-mounted display device outdoors, Feiner et al.
"A Touring Mach", which was presented at the IEEE (American Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Wearable Computing Symposium in 2012, and was recorded in the proceedings of the symposium (released by the IEEE for members on the Internet).
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There is also a Touring Machine shown in "ms for Exploring the Urban Environment", and such a technique can be adopted as the object output device 1020.

The game device 1050 is a computer that stores and provides a program for executing the game, and actually executes the game. This may be realized in the same manner as a generally known game machine using a computer. However, the program is configured such that the objects appearing in the game are output to the object management database 1101 and are centrally stored and managed.

In the present embodiment, the game device 10
Although 50 is realized as an independent device, it may be integrated with the object management device 1010.
It may also be realized by being integrated with another device.

Various methods can be considered for the player's command input to the game. The player uses the game device 1050 and uses the game device 105.
Command input may be performed at 0. In addition, the player uses the object output device 1020, inputs a command with an input means (not shown) provided in the object output device 1020, and communicates to release the game device 10
You may make 50 reach a command. In addition, the command may be input in a device that is network-connected to the game device 1050 using another device. The command may be input by any other method.
In some cases, the game is a simulation and does not require command input. In the present invention,
The command input method is not an essential element and any method may be used.

The virtual space management means 1051 is a means for associating the position of the virtual space with the position of the real space,
It is used when the game device saves the information of the game object in the object management database 1101. This is realized by a table, for example. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a table for realizing the virtual space management means 1051. In this example, the table is composed of four data items: virtual space name, virtual space coordinate, physical space name, and physical space coordinate. The name and coordinates in the virtual space are uniquely used in the game and can be arbitrarily determined depending on the convenience of the game program. On the other hand, the name in the real space and the coordinates in the real space are the name of the place actually existing and the coordinate value of the place. The coordinate value is generally specified by two-dimensional coordinate value of latitude and longitude, or three-dimensional coordinate value obtained by adding height to the coordinate value. In the example of the first row in FIG. 2, the part called “fishing spot A” in the virtual space corresponds to Inubozaki in the real world, and the coordinate representation in the virtual space is (20,50). , Coordinates in the real world are the actual latitude and longitude of Inubozaki. In the second line, the names in the virtual world follow the names in the real world, so the names in both spaces are "Tokyo Tower Tip".
However, the coordinates in the virtual space are different from those in the real space. In this case, the coordinates are handled in three dimensions. Note that the latitude and longitude values of Tokyo Tower and Inubozaki in FIG. 2 are shown as an example, and are not necessarily accurate values.

In the virtual space management means 1051, coordinate conversion may be performed by using a conversion formula instead of the table shown in FIG. The conversion formula may be arbitrarily set in the game program, but as will be described later, a suitable setting method can be considered depending on the specific nature and type of the game.

In the game program used in the game device 1050, when the object in the game is stored in the object management database 1101, the virtual space management means 1051 is used to correspond to the position in the virtual space determined by the game. Set the position of the object at the correct position in the real space.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of object information stored in the object management database 1101 by the game device 1050. The data structure may be determined in the same manner as in FIG. 12, and other data items may be added, but in FIG. 3, only the data items necessary for implementing the present invention are shown. The position information corresponds to the position information in the physical space, and the effective radius and the detection radius have the same meaning as in FIG. The output information is expressed as a part of the parameter in FIG. 12, but is realized by referring to the output information such as an image, a text, a three-dimensional model, and a sound in FIG. These pieces of output information are sent to the object output device 1020,
Output processing is performed in the object output device 1020.

Here, the three-dimensional model is a representation of the shape and appearance of an object by a three-dimensional modeling technique such as a frame model, a polyhedral model, and texture mapping. In this case, the object output device 102
0 needs to have a means for rendering when the 3D model is viewed from a specific viewpoint. In addition, in determining the viewpoint, it is generally preferable to make a determination by referring to the position of the object output device 1020 in the physical space, the direction in which the object output device 1020 is facing, and the position information of the object. It can be called a form.

In FIG. 3, the position information is all 3
Although it is expressed in a dimension, it may be expressed in a two-dimensional manner with only latitude and longitude.

In the following, the embodiment of the game system of the present invention will be described with a specific game as an example, particularly focusing on data setting and object output in the virtual space management means 1051.

There are some games that have the property of competing for territories. For example, there is one that shares territories by simulating a battle between warlords during the Warring States period or a war between nations. Go is also a reproduction of the original territorial disputes on the board.

In such a game of competing for a territory, it is effective to use an object having content for asserting ownership of the territory as output information and superimposing it on the real space. FIG. 4 is an overall view of the game implementation including the players participating in the game provided by the game system shown in FIG. 1 and the real space in which the game is developed.
Here, a player who participates in the game at a fixed position such as indoors where the game device is located is referred to as a home player, and a player who participates while moving in the outdoor real space where the game object is output is referred to as a field player. Game system 401, home player 402,
Game remote controller 403, network 404, wireless base station 405, real space (field where game is developed)
406, object 407, field player 4
08 is a general image of the head-mounted object output device 409.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of an image of the output information of the content claiming the ownership of the territory, which is the output information of the object 407 in the overall image. This is an image that the field player 408 can see on the object output device 409 when the positional relationship with the position of the object satisfies a predetermined condition. For example, a vertical signboard as shown in FIG. 5A or a crest with a family crest as shown in FIG. 5B may be used as an output image and displayed by being superimposed on a real space location assumed as the player's territory. . In the case of a war simulation, such an image may be superimposed as an object having output information as an output information throughout the winning country (real space). Also, in Go, it is preferable to display it on the part of the real space corresponding to the fixed place. The virtual space management means 1051 may be determined so as to associate the virtual space with the real space so that the above-described superposition is performed.

Further, particularly in the game of Go, it is also effective to use an object having output information that imitates the appearance of black stone and white stone and superimpose it on the corresponding place in the real space. At that time, particularly in a city having a large number of orthogonal roads, it is advisable to overlap the grid points on the board with the intersections in the real world. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the progress of the Go game. In step 601, the field player moves to an intersection where he wants to place a go stone. Next, in step 602, a predetermined input is performed from the game remote controller provided in the object output device. Positioning is performed in step 603, and in step 604, a go stone object is set at the position.
In step 605, the set object is overlaid and displayed on the object output device. With these steps, the field player can try to superimpose his game progress on the real world.

Here, an example is shown in which the field player advances the game by operating the game remote controller provided in the object output device of his own. However, 2001 of FIG. 7 displayed on the liquid crystal or the like at a fixed place where the game system is provided.
A game may be advanced by a home player who operates the game remote controller while looking at the map screen as shown in a, and the game progress status may be displayed in real space in an overlapping manner. It is not limited.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example in which black and white stones of Go are displayed in an overlapping manner in the real world. In FIG. 7A, stones are overlaid on the map. In this example, a map image of the physical space is output on the screen of the object output device 1020, and a stone that is an object of the virtual space is displayed at the corresponding location. For example, 2001a is an output image of Shiraishi. Also, FIG.
(B) is a stone 2001b of a three-dimensional image at the intersection of the real space
It is an example in which is displayed by overlapping. In FIG. 7B and the subsequent drawings, the part surrounded by the ellipse of the wavy line is the image represented by the output of the object in the virtual space, and the other parts mean the real space.
In FIG. 7B, the object output device 1020
It is assumed that the output information is output so as to be superposed on the physical space with reference to the position of the object and the direction of the object output device 1020.

It is effective to adopt a goggle-shaped object output device as an object output device to which the field player 408 wears such a superimposed display with the real space. The image display terminal described in Japanese Patent Application No. 2001-247114 “Image Information Distribution System” (hereinafter referred to as Document 5), which is the technology already disclosed by the inventor of the present invention, may be applied to such an object output device. FIG. 8 is an external view of a goggle-shaped image display terminal described in Document 5. A communication unit 801 and an image processing unit 8 which constitute a game system access means and a wireless communication line connection means.
02, lenses 803R and 803L for displaying images, eye movement measuring units 804R and 804L, line-of-sight calculation unit 805, GPS unit 806, posture detection unit 80
7. The audio reproduction units 808R and 808L.

Similarly, there are Renju and Othello games that use black and white stones. In these games, it is also effective to display black stones and white stones by superimposing them on intersections or blocks in the real world. Target.

Similar to a territorial battle game is a real estate-themed game. In such games, there are many cases where a player wins or loses depending on how much real estate is owned. For land acquisition, it is effective to superimpose an object having output information as shown in FIG. 5 on the real space and display it. However, in acquisition of a building, output information based on visual information of a building is displayed. It is effective to display the possessed objects by superimposing them in the real space.
FIG. 9 is an example in which such an object is displayed by being superimposed on a city in the real space, and a building in the virtual space is output as an image 2002 in the real space. The virtual space management means 1051 may be determined so as to associate the virtual space with the real space so that the above-described superposition is performed.

Further, some games include construction of cities, regions, nations, etc. and simulation of people living therein. In such a game, as shown in FIG. 9, an object having output information based on the visual information of a building is displayed in an overlapping manner in the real space, and other urban elements such as railways and airports are also displayed in the same manner. It is advisable to superimpose an object having visual information as output information on the real space. In addition, it is more effective for people and creatures living in cities to display objects having output information based on their respective visual information in a superimposed manner in the real space. FIG. 10 shows an example in which an object having output information based on visual information of a person or a living thing is displayed in an overlapping manner in the real space. 2003a, 2003b, 2003c, 2003
d is their image representation. Virtual space management means 105
1 may be set so that the virtual space and the real space are associated with each other so that the superposition described above is performed.

As with Go, there is shogi as a traditional game on the board. Here, the term "shogi" refers to not only Japanese shogi but also all similar games such as western chess, Chinese elephant chess, and Thai mark look.
When the present invention is applied to shogi, the virtual space management means 1051 may be determined so that the grid points on the board correspond to intersections of cities in the real space, as in the case of Go. Figure 1
1 is a flowchart showing an example of the progress of the shogi game. In step 1101, the field player moves to the object position of the piece to move.
Next, in step 1102, the position of the object output device mounted on the field player is measured, and in step 1103, a piece is displayed as output information of the object near that position. Then, in step 1104, a predetermined operation input is performed from the game remote controller provided in the object output device.
In step 1105, the position of the object is rewritten according to the operation input, and the object is moved. In step 1106, it is determined whether or not there is an enemy piece at the destination position. If the result of the determination is Yes, that is, if there is an enemy piece, in step 1107 the enemy piece is acquired, and step 1
At 108, the state in which the disappearance of the enemy piece and the movement of the own army piece are reflected is displayed again. If the determination result is No, that is, if there is no enemy piece, then in step 1108, the state in which the movement of the own army piece is reflected is displayed again. With such steps, the field player can see his / her game progress superimposed on the real world.

Here, an example is shown in which the field player advances the game by operating the game remote controller provided in his / her object output device. However, the map screen displayed on the liquid crystal or the like is displayed at a fixed place where the game system is fixed. Alternatively, the game may be advanced by a home player who operates the game remote controller, and the game progress may be displayed in real space in an overlapping manner. The game progress method of the present invention is not limited to these embodiments.

Here, regarding the piece, an object having visual information of its appearance as output information may be displayed in a superimposed manner in the real space. The virtual space management means 1051 may be determined so as to associate the virtual space with the real space so that the above-described superposition is performed.

For example, FIG. 12 shows an image 2 of the infantry of a shogi piece.
In this example, an object having 004 as output information is superimposed and displayed in the physical space. In this case, the image of the shape of the piece itself is used as the output information, but what is meant by the piece, for example, if it is a chess knight, a horse-riding soldier, and if it is a Chinese inscription gun, the image of a cannon is more effective. Is.

In the game, baseball, soccer,
Basketball, hockey, football, tennis,
There are also many other sports competition themes. In such a game, a game is performed by simulating a player in a stadium in a virtual space. In this case, the virtual space management means 1051 is defined so that the stadium in the virtual space corresponds to a specific stadium in the real space, and the virtual object having the image representation of the athlete as output information is superimposed on the real space. It is effective to display it. Also, it is preferable to display the ball and the like in the same manner by superimposing it on the real space.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example in which an object having an image representation of a player as output information is overlaid and displayed in a stadium in the real space in the case of soccer as an example. Image 2005 is an image of a player kicking the ball. Similarly, the images surrounded by the broken lines are the images of the competitors superimposed and displayed in the real space.

As an example similar to this, there is a part for simulating battle on the battlefield in the game for simulating the battle between warlords during the Warring States period and the war between nations. In such a case, it is effective to display objects such as squadrons, military commanders, soldiers, and castles, or objects that have visual information about the appearance of characters as output information, in the actual battlefield, in an overlapping manner in the real space. .
Especially, in the case of a game whose theme is war in the past history, it is more effective to set it in the old battlefield in the real space. The virtual space management means 1051 may be determined so as to associate the virtual space with the real space so that the above-described superposition is performed.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example in which an object having visual information of a squadron and a castle as output information is superimposed and displayed in an actual space in an old battlefield in the actual space with a river in the center with a mountain behind. 2006a is an image representing a squadron, and 2006b is an image representing a castle. In this example, objects corresponding to human beings such as military commanders and soldiers are not displayed, but it is more effective if they are displayed.

Some games have the theme of martial arts. In the case of such a game, it is advisable to superimpose and display an object having output information based on the visual information of the fighter on the real space. In a fighting game, it may be overlapped with any place in the real space, but in general, a real space with a situation that is particularly suitable for fighting in a fighting game, such as a rooftop of a building, a seaside or a riverside, a plaza, or a famous It is more effective if the virtual space management means 1051 is set so as to be overlapped with a large stadium, a place where a famous product in a real space such as Tokyo Tower or Mt.

Some games have a school theme. In such a game, it is effective to set the virtual space management means 1051 so that the school in the virtual space of the game corresponds to a specific school in the real space.

Some games have the theme of fishing. In such a game, it is effective to set the virtual space management means 1051 so that the fishing place in the virtual space of the game corresponds to a specific place suitable for fishing in the real space.

Some games have the theme of golf competition. In such a game, it is effective to set the virtual space management means 1051 so that the golf course in the virtual space of the game corresponds to a specific golf course in the real space. Furthermore, it is even more effective to make this correspondence for each individual hole.

Some games have the theme of transportation such as buses, trains, airplanes, and ships. In such a game, if the virtual space management means 1051 is set so that a specific place (for example, a bus stop, a station, an airport, a port) in the virtual space of the game corresponds to a specific place related to transportation in the real space. It is effective.

Some games have a theme of travel. In such a game, it is effective to set the virtual space management means 1051 so that the travel destination in the virtual space of the game corresponds to the travel destination in the real space.

Game device 1050 is generally realized by a computer that operates according to a program. At this time, the program operating on the game device 1050 is generally provided by a computer-readable recording medium. A program recorded in such a recording medium is a virtual space management unit that defines a correspondence between a virtual space in which a game is executed and a real space, in view of the purpose of providing the function of the game device described above. A first program code for realizing the above, a game object, position information in real space of the game object, and output information defining at least an output expression of the game object are output. It must contain at least the second program code. The first program code is achieved, for example, by referring to a table or using a conversion formula. The second program code is achieved, for example, by outputting data to the object management database 1101.

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By using the game system, the game device, and the recording medium recording the program used in the game device according to the present invention, the situation of the virtual space in the game that originally simulated the real world in the virtual world can be obtained. Solved the problem that there is no concrete guideline for superimposing and expressing in the real space, and recording the game system, the game device, and the program used in the game device for superimposing the game object in the real space on the specific game By providing such a recording medium, it is possible to enjoy a game that was never expected before.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a game system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a table for realizing a virtual space management means 1051.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of object information stored in an object management database 1101 by a game device 1050.

[Figure 4] Overall view of the game

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of an image of output information of contents claiming ownership of a territory.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of progress of a Go game.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example in which black and white stones of Go are superimposed and displayed in the real world.

FIG. 8 is an external view of a goggle-shaped image display terminal.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example in which an object having output information based on visual information of a building is displayed by being superimposed on a city in a real space.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example in which an object having output information based on visual information of a person or a living thing is displayed in an overlapping manner in a real space.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of the progress of a shogi game.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example in which an object having an image of an infantry of a shogi piece as output information is superimposed and displayed in the real space.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example in which an object having an image representation of a player as output information is overlaid and displayed in a stadium in a real space when soccer is used as an example.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example in which an object having visual information of a squadron and a castle as output information is displayed in an overlapping manner in the real space in an old battlefield in the real space.

FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an example of an embodiment of an object output system shown in Document 4.

FIG. 16 is a conceptual diagram showing the recorded contents of an object management database used in the object output system in Document 4.

FIG. 17 is a conceptual diagram showing the contents of a position table used for processing in the object management device in Document 4.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the processing of the object management device in Document 4 and the processing of the filter means executed by the object output device.

FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an image output from the user interface of the object output device in Document 4.

[Explanation of symbols]

1010 Object management device 1020 object output device 1050 game machine 1051 virtual space management means 1101 Object management database

Claims (69)

[Claims] 1. An object output device that outputs an object indicated by object information including output information based on the output information, means for specifying a position of the object output device, and a position of the object output device. In a game system using an object output system, which comprises means for outputting the object from the object output device when the relationship between the information and the position information of the object is a predetermined relationship, the game system further implements a game. A game system comprising: a virtual space management unit that defines a correspondence between a virtual space to be played and a real space. 2. An object output device that outputs an object indicated by object information including output information based on the output information, means for specifying a position of the object output device, a position of the object output device, and In a game system using an object output system, which comprises means for outputting the object from the object output device when the relationship between the orientation information and the position information of the object is a predetermined relationship, the game system further comprises a game 2. A game system, comprising: a virtual space management unit that defines a correspondence between a virtual space and a real space in which 3. The object output device comprises command input means for the object operation, and the object operation is valid when the relationship between the position information of the object output device and the object position information is a predetermined relationship. The game system according to claim 1, wherein: 4. The object output device includes command input means for operating the object, and when the relationship between the position and orientation information of the object output device and the position information of the object is a predetermined relationship, the object operation is performed. The game system according to claim 2, wherein is enabled. 5. The game includes a game in which the game is of a territorial contention type, and the object has output information that asserts ownership of the territory.
The game system according to claim 1 or 2. 6. The game is Go, the virtual space is a board, and the virtual space management means determines that each grid point of the board has a correspondence relationship with a specific place in the physical space. The game system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the game system comprises: 7. The game system according to claim 6, wherein the specific place is an intersection. 8. The game has at least black stones and white stones as objects, the black stone object has output information based on visual information of black stone, and the white stone object has output information based on visual information of white stone. ,
The game system according to claim 1 or 2. 9. The game according to claim 1, wherein the game has a theme of real estate, and the object includes output information based on visual information of a building. Game system. 10. The game has a theme of a city, a region, or a nation, and the object includes one having output information by visual information of constituent elements of the city, region, or nation. Claim 1
Alternatively, the game system according to claim 2. 11. The game according to claim 10, wherein the constituent elements of the city, region, or nation include virtual humans or creatures supposed to live in the city, region, or nation. system. 12. The game is a shogi game, the virtual space is a shogi board, and the virtual space management means is such that each grid point or grid of the shogi board is a specific place in the real space. The game system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the game system is defined to have a correspondence relationship with. 13. The game system according to claim 12, wherein the specific place in the physical space is an intersection. 14. The game according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the game is a shogi game, and the object includes at least output information based on visual information corresponding to a piece of the shogi game. The game system described in. 15. The game is based on the theme of sports competition, and the virtual space management means determines that a stadium in the virtual space corresponds to a stadium in the real space. The game system according to claim 1 or 2. 16. The game has a war theme, and the virtual space management means defines a battlefield in the virtual space so as to correspond to a specific place in the real space. The game system according to claim 1 or 2. 17. The game system according to claim 16, wherein the war is a historical war, and the specific portion is an old battlefield corresponding to the historical war. 18. The game according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the game has a theme of martial arts, and the object includes at least output information based on visual information of a fighter. The game system described in. 19. The virtual space management means determines that the virtual space has a correspondence relationship with a specific place in the real space that is particularly suitable for fighting.
The game system according to claim 18. 20. The game has a school theme, and the virtual space management means determines that a school in the virtual space corresponds to a specific school in the real space. The game system according to claim 1 or 2. 21. The game is based on fishing as a theme, and the virtual space management means determines that a fishing location in the virtual space has a correspondence relationship with a location suitable for fishing in a real space. The game system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: 22. The game is based on the theme of golf competition, and the virtual space management means ensures that a golf course in the virtual space has a correspondence relationship with a specific golf course in the real space. The game system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the game system is defined. 23. The game is based on the theme of transportation, and the virtual space management means determines that a specific location in the virtual space corresponds to a specific location related to transportation in the real space. The game system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: 24. The transportation means is a bus, a railroad, an airplane,
24. The method according to claim 23, further comprising at least one of the ships, and the specific location related to the transportation in the physical space is a bus stop, a railway station, an airport, or a port corresponding to the transportation. Game system. 25. The game is based on the theme of travel, and the virtual space management means determines that a travel destination in the virtual space corresponds to a travel destination in the real space. The game system according to claim 1 or claim 2. 26. A game device for executing a game using a computer, the game device comprising virtual space management means for defining a correspondence between a virtual space in which the game is executed and a real space, and a game object. A game device, which outputs at least data including position information of an object of the game in real space and output information defining an output expression of the object of the game. 27. The method according to claim 26, characterized in that the game has a property of competing for a territory, and that the object has output information for asserting ownership of the territory. Game device. 28. The game is Go, the virtual space is a board, and the virtual space management means determines that each grid point of the board has a correspondence relationship with a specific place in the physical space. 27. The game device according to claim 26, wherein 29. The game device according to claim 28, wherein the specific place is an intersection. 30. The game has at least black stone and white stone as objects, the black stone object has output information based on visual information of black stone, and the white stone object has output information based on visual information of white stone. 27. The game device according to claim 26. 31. The game has a real estate theme, and the object includes output information based on visual information of a building.
The game device according to claim 26. 32. The game has a theme of a city, a region, or a nation, and the object includes a game having output information by visual information of constituent elements of the city, region, or nation. Claim 2
6. The game device according to 6. 33. The game according to claim 32, wherein the constituent elements of the city, region, or nation include virtual humans or creatures supposed to live in the city, region, or nation. apparatus. 34. The game is a shogi game, the virtual space is a shogi board, and the virtual space management means is such that each grid point or grid of the shogi board is a specific place in the real space. 27. The game device according to claim 26, wherein the game device is defined to have a correspondence relationship with. 35. The game device according to claim 34, wherein the specific place in the physical space is an intersection. 36. The game according to claim 26, wherein the game is a shogi game, and the object includes at least output information by visual information corresponding to a shogi piece. apparatus. 37. The game has a theme of sports competition, and the virtual space management means determines that a stadium in the virtual space corresponds to a stadium in the real space. 27. The game device according to claim 26. 38. The game has a theme of war, and the virtual space management means defines a battlefield in the virtual space so as to correspond to a specific place in the real space. The game device according to claim 26. 39. The game device according to claim 38, wherein the war is a historical war, and the specific portion is an old battlefield corresponding to the historical war. 40. The game according to claim 26, wherein the game has a theme of martial arts, and includes the object having at least output information based on visual information of a fighter. apparatus. 41. The virtual space management means determines that the virtual space has a correspondence relationship with a specific place which is particularly suitable for fighting in the real space.
The game device according to claim 40. 42. The game is based on a school theme, and the virtual space management means defines a school in the virtual space so as to correspond to a specific school in the real space. 27. The game device according to claim 26. 43. The game is based on the theme of fishing, and the virtual space management means determines that the fishing location in the virtual space has a correspondence relationship with a location suitable for fishing in the real space. 27. The game device according to claim 26, wherein 44. The game is based on the theme of golf competition, and the virtual space management means sets a golf course in the virtual space to have a correspondence relationship with a specific golf course in the real space. 27. The game device according to claim 26, wherein the game device is defined. 45. The game is based on the theme of transportation, and the virtual space management means determines that a specific location in the virtual space corresponds to a specific location related to transportation in the real space. 27. The game device according to claim 26, wherein 46. The transportation means is a bus, a railroad, an airplane,
46. The method according to claim 45, further comprising at least one of the ships, and the specific location related to the transportation in the physical space is a bus stop, a railway station, an airport, or a port corresponding to the transportation. Game device. 47. The game is based on the theme of travel, and the virtual space management means determines that a travel destination in the virtual space corresponds to a travel destination in the real space. The game device according to claim 26. 48. A recording medium recording a program readable by a game device for executing a game using a computer, wherein the recording medium defines a correspondence between a virtual space in which the game is executed and a real space. Data that includes at least a first program code that realizes space management means, a game object, position information of the game object in the physical space, and output information that defines an output expression of the game object. A recording medium on which at least a second program code to be output is recorded. 49. The method according to claim 48, wherein the game is of a territorial disputed nature, and the object has output information that asserts ownership of the territory. Recording medium. 50. The game is Go, the virtual space is a board, and the virtual space management means determines that each grid point of the board has a correspondence relationship with a specific place in the physical space. The recording medium according to claim 48, wherein the recording medium is a recording medium. 51. The recording medium according to claim 50, wherein the specific place is an intersection. 52. The game has at least black stones and white stones as objects, the black stone object has output information based on visual information of black stones, and the white stone object has output information based on visual information of white stones. The recording medium according to claim 48. 53. The game has a real estate theme, and the object includes output information based on visual information of a building.
The recording medium according to claim 48. 54. The game has a theme of city, region or nation, and the object includes one having output information by visual information of constituent elements of the city, region or nation. Claim 4
8. The recording medium according to 8. 55. The record according to claim 54, wherein the constituent elements of the city, region, or nation include virtual humans or living things supposed to live in the city, region, or nation. Medium. 56. The game is a shogi game, the virtual space is a shogi game board, and the virtual space management means is configured such that each grid point or grid of the shogi game board is a specific place in the real space. 49. The recording medium according to claim 48, wherein the recording medium is defined to have a correspondence relationship with. 57. The recording medium according to claim 56, wherein the specific place in the physical space is an intersection. 58. The record according to claim 48, wherein the game is a shogi game, and the object includes at least output information based on visual information corresponding to a shogi piece as the object. Medium. 59. The game is based on the theme of sports competition, and the virtual space management means determines that a stadium in the virtual space corresponds to a stadium in the real space. The recording medium according to claim 48, which comprises: 60. The game has a war theme, and the virtual space management means defines a battlefield in the virtual space so as to correspond to a specific location in the real space. The recording medium according to claim 48. 61. The recording medium according to claim 60, wherein the war is a historical war, and the specific portion is an old battlefield corresponding to the historical war. 62. The recording according to claim 48, wherein the game is based on the theme of martial arts, and includes the object having at least output information based on visual information of a martial artist. Medium. 63. The virtual space managing means determines that the virtual space has a correspondence relationship with a specific place in the real space that is particularly suitable for fighting.
The recording medium according to claim 62. 64. The game has a school theme, and the virtual space management means determines that a school in the virtual space corresponds to a specific school in the real space. The recording medium according to claim 48, which comprises: 65. The game is based on the theme of fishing, and the virtual space management means determines that a fishing location in the virtual space has a correspondence relationship with a location suitable for fishing in the real space. The recording medium according to claim 48, wherein the recording medium is a recording medium. 66. The game is based on the theme of golf competition, and the virtual space management means sets a golf course in the virtual space to have a correspondence relationship with a specific golf course in the real space. The recording medium according to claim 48, wherein the recording medium is defined. 67. The game is based on the theme of transportation, and the virtual space management means determines that a specific location in the virtual space corresponds to a specific location related to transportation in the physical space. The recording medium according to claim 48, wherein the recording medium is a recording medium. 68. The transportation means is a bus, a railroad, an airplane,
68. The method according to claim 67, comprising at least one of the ships, and the specific location related to the transportation in the physical space is a bus stop, a railway station, an airport, or a port corresponding to the transportation. recoding media. 69. The game is based on the theme of travel, and the virtual space management means determines that a travel destination in the virtual space corresponds to a travel destination in the real space. The recording medium according to claim 48, wherein: