Gaming machine, gaming method, and gaming program

摘要

A gaming machine is provided which includes: at least one operation means that accepts an input operation performed by a player when pressing down on the at least one operation means; at least one display unit having a display the player is able to see through the surface of the operation means; operation-instruction-mark output means that outputs an operation instruction mark for signaling an input timing the player performs an input operation, to the display unit for each of the operation means; evaluation means that evaluates a game score of the player based on comparison between the input-timing and an operation timing the player performed the input operation, the operation-instruction-mark output means starting to control an output of the operation instruction mark a predetermined period of time ta before the input timing, so as to change a form of the operation instruction mark little by little for the predetermined period of time ta until the input timing.

主权项

1. A gaming machine comprising:
an electronic display having a plurality of pressure sensitive areas configured to accept an input operation-performed by a player pressing on at least one of the pressure sensitive areas, each of the pressure sensitive areas having a see-through surface with the electronic display being disposed beneath the pressure sensitive areas, such that the player being able to see-through the see-through surface of the pressure sensitive areas and view the at least a portion of the electronic display; a controller connected to the electronic display and the pressure sensitive areas; and a data storage device that stores an operation sequence data table with data corresponding to each of the plurality of pressure sensitive areas and to input timing for the input operations, the data storage device also stores a time table including correspondences between positions of the pressure sensitive areas and predetermined time periods between the input operations, the data storage device further stores a predetermined number i of division areas for each of the plurality of pressure sensitive areas and a predetermined period of time ta before the input timing, wherein the controller is configured to divide each of the plurality of pressure sensitive areas into the predetermined number i of the division areas stored by the data storage device, calculate a display time t that the controller outputs an operation instruction mark on an i th one of the division areas of a corresponding one of the plurality of pressure sensitive areas, the display time t being calculated as follows:
t=tx−(i−ith)/i×ta tx=is the time it takes for the controller to output operation instruction marks to all of the division areas in the corresponding one of the plurality of pressure sensitive areas,
i=the total number of division areas that the corresponding one of the plurality of pressure sensitive area is divided into by the controller, i th=a sequential number of a division area that the controller outputs operation instruction mark, and ta=a predetermined period of time, the controller further outputting an operation instruction mark via the electronic display on the i th division area of the corresponding one of the plurality of pressure sensitive areas at the display time t at locations corresponding to predetermined ones of the plurality of the pressure sensitive areas based on data in the operation sequence data table and the time table, the operation instruction mark signaling to the player the input timing that the player should-perform a plurality of the input operations by pressing on the predetermined one of the plurality pressure sensitive areas, and the controller is further configured to detect the operation timing in which the player has performed the plurality of the input operations and evaluate a game score of the player based on comparison between the input timing and the operation timing that corresponds to the moment of the input operations by the player, the controller being further configured to start controlling to the electronic display an output of the operation instruction mark at a first predetermined period of time before the input timing, so as to change a form of the operation instruction mark little by little for a center one of the pressure sensitive areas for the first predetermined period of time until the input timing, and the controller further being configured to start controlling to the electronic display an output of the operation instruction mark at a second predetermined period of time before the input timing, so as to change a form of the operation instruction mark little by little for the pressure sensitive areas other than the center one of the pressure sensitive areas, the first predetermined period of time being different than the second predetermined period of time.