Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises one or more processors and one or more memories storing instructions that cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising: joining a session in which one or more distribution images based on an image of a running game application can be distributed; displaying a session image comprising at least one of the one or more distribution images distributed in the session, wherein one or more of the distribution images included in the session image are displayed in at least one of a first state and a second state, respectively; and displaying a first image comprising at least an image indicating a further information processing apparatus displaying, in the second state, at least one of the distribution images distributed by another information processing apparatus joining the session.

Abstract: A gaming system comprises a push button, one or more processors, and one or more memories storing instructions to cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising: executing a communication function among a communication group comprising another gaming system, when the push button is triggered by a user, initiating a startup sequence of the communication function.

Abstract: A game device communicating with another game device includes a stream transmitter, a receiver, and an image generator. The image generator generates a first image and a plurality of second images, the first image being based on an image of a game application running in a game device with which a first account is associated. While a game device with which an account associated with one of the second images is streaming a streaming game image, when the account is the first account, the one of the second images includes an image based on the image of the running game application, and when it is another account, the one of the second images includes the received streaming game image. While the game device with which the account is not streaming the streaming game image, the one of the second images includes an image that shows the account.