Recording medium, computer and method operating car images on a screen of the computer

Abstract

Operation of a car viewed on a screen of a computer having a controller in a car driving game by pressing or continuing to press simple on-off switches by a user is made into an interface that is easier to use. The operation of the car image on the screen is executed using a recording medium which includes a processing program whereby the program operates the car on the screen in accordance with an output of the controller. The computer has a processing unit that operates the car on the screen according to the output of a controller that has a pressure sensing unit. In addition, a method of using the computer includes detecting the operation pressure of the user on the switches by the pressure sensing unit and generating pressure sensing signals. The car viewed on the screen is operated in accordance with the pressure sensing signals.

1 . A recording medium on which are recorded driving game programs that can be read and executed by a computer having a controller, the recording medium comprising software programs that process as commands an output from a controller that has a pressure sensing means, wherein 
 said software programs include processing programs that operate a car viewed on a screen of the computer in accordance with an output of said controller.    
     
     
         2 . The recording medium as described in    claim 1   , wherein operation functions of the car operated in accordance with the output of said controller include braking and change of speed in accordance with an operation of an accelerator and steering.  
     
     
         3 . A computer comprising a pressure-sensitive controller and using a car driving game program executed on the computer; and, 
 a processing means that operates a car viewed on a screen by the computer in accordance with an output of said controller.    
     
     
         4 . The computer as described in    claim 3   , wherein 
 said processing means executes operation functions of the car by at least one of braking and change of speed operations in accordance with an operation of an accelerator, and steering.    
     
     
         5 . The computer as described in    claim 3   , wherein 
 said processing means executes at least one of braking and change of speed operations in accordance with an operation of the accelerator, and steering in accordance with magnitudes of output values of the controller.    
     
     
         6 . The computer as described in    claim 3   , wherein 
 said processing means executes at least one of braking and change of speed operations in accordance with an operation of the accelerator, and steering in accordance with the rate of change between a previous-time output value and a current time output value of the controller.    
     
     
         7 . A method, using a computer which includes a controller having a pressure sensing means and on which a driving game software program can be executed, the method comprising the steps of: 
 detecting an operation pressure of a user on said controller by said pressure sensing means and generating pressure sensing signals; and    operating a car viewed on a screen of a computer in accordance with said pressure sensing signals.    
     
     
         8 . The method as described in    claim 7   , wherein the step in which the car viewed on the screen of the computer is operated in accordance with said pressure sensing signals, 
 operation functions of the car are operated by at least one of braking and change of speed operations in accordance with an operation of an accelerator, and steering.    
     
     
         9 . The method as described in    claim 7   , wherein in the step in which the car on the viewed screen of the computer is operated in accordance with said pressure sensing signals 
 at least one of braking and change of speed operations is executed in accordance with an operation of an accelerator, and steering in correspondence with the magnitude of an operation pressure of the user on the controller, sensed said pressure sensing means.    
     
     
         10 . The method as described in    claim 7   , wherein the step in which the car viewed on the screen of the computer is operated in accordance with said pressure sensing signals, 
 executes at least one of the braking and change of speed operations in accordance with an operation of an accelerator, and steering in correspondence with the rate of change between a previous-time operation pressure and a current time operation pressure of the user sensed by said pressure sensing means.