AN IMAGE PROCESSOR, A GAME MACHINE USING THE IMAGE PROCESSOR, A METHOD OF IMAGE PROCESSING AND A MEDIUM

摘要

In a TV game, an optimum viewing point for the player is provided without putting an operational burden on the player, thereby realizing an enjoyable playing environment. An image processing method for generating an image where a character figure and a surrounding terrain is set in a virtual space coordinate system and drawn, as observed from a predetermined viewing point, and outputting image display signals corresponding to the generated image, comprising an observing point calculation step S1 of determining a second point on the surrounding terrain a predetermined distance apart horizontally from a predetermined first point in the character figure; a line-of-sight calculation step S2 of determining the line of sight by connecting the first point and the second point with a straight line; a viewing point calculation step S3 of taking as a viewing point a point on the line of sight which is a predetermined distance from the first point; and a drawing step S4 of drawing an image viewed from this viewing point.