Control method, taking action simulation apparatus and method for a game apparatus, game apparatus, and recording medium

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize a game device in which a game of making a player mimically experience an photographing action can be executed. SOLUTION: A game device 100 is structured by providing a display device 102 displaying the main image of an animated image and an input device 104 in a casing 101 into which a player gets. The input device 104 is structured so as to be horizontally and vertically movable, and is a pseudocamera mimicking a camera. The pseudocamera has a shutter button and a display device for selection, mimicking a camera finder and displaying a part of the main image in accordance with the movement of the pseudocamera. The player moves the pseudocamera and appropriately presses the button at a time he like to do so, while watching the display device for selection, whereby a selected image obtained by cutting away a part of the main image is generated. The selected image is regarded as a photograph taken and is displayed on the display device 102, materializing a photographing game.