«Invited Lecture 5» Recreational video game systems always seek higher levels of presence, taking the "Mobile Suit GUNDAM Senjyo no Kizuna" game as example

Abstract

We have recently released the arcade game " Mobile Suit GUNDAM Senjyo no Kizuna" incorporating P.O.D. (panoramic optical display), a hemi-ellipsoidal dome screen in order to provide users with the higher levels of presence. Recent arcade games, which have evolved through several stages of technical innovation, constitute a so-called virtual environment, which doing things impossible in reality. In this paper, we discuss several fundamental technologies used in the game mainly in terms of arcade system architecture.