Abstract: In a second mode where a first enemy object attacks a player object in a virtual space, no matter which of a switching condition that a second time elapses and a switching condition that the player object gains a second required number of target objects smaller than a first required number before the second time elapses is satisfied, a game mode is switched to a first mode where the first enemy object does not attack the player object.

Abstract: In a first mode, based on an operation input to a controller of a first player, a game system controls a first character object and controls a pointer object. In the first mode, the game system automatically controls a second character object and causes the second character object to perform a predetermined action on a position in a virtual space indicated by the pointer object. In a second mode, the game system controls the first character object based on the operation input to the controller of the first player and controls the second character object based on an operation input to a controller of a second player.

Abstract: During an attack preparation state, a starting point of a first attack is moved from a first position to a second position that is a position where the first attack is executed, and in accordance with switching of an attack execution object from the attack preparation state to an attack execution state, the attack execution object is caused to execute the first attack. On the other hand, in accordance with switching of the attack execution object from a pre-attack-preparation state to the attack preparation state, a second shadow is drawn so that when a range where the first attack of which a starting point is the second position is blocked by a blocking object, the blocked range is a shadow of the blocking object.

Abstract: In a second mode where a first enemy object attacks a player object in a virtual space, no matter which of a switching condition that a second time elapses and a switching condition that the player object gains a second required number of target objects smaller than a first required number before the second time elapses is satisfied, a game mode is switched to a first mode where the first enemy object does not attack the player object.

Abstract: In a first mode, based on an operation input to a controller of a first player, a game system controls a first character object and controls a pointer object. In the first mode, the game system automatically controls a second character object and causes the second character object to perform a predetermined action on a position in a virtual space indicated by the pointer object. In a second mode, the game system controls the first character object based on the operation input to the controller of the first player and controls the second character object based on an operation input to a controller of a second player.

Abstract: During an attack preparation state, a starting point of a first attack is moved from a first position to a second position that is a position where the first attack is executed, and in accordance with switching of an attack execution object from the attack preparation state to an attack execution state, the attack execution object is caused to execute the first attack. On the other hand, in accordance with switching of the attack execution object from a pre-attack-preparation state to the attack preparation state, a second shadow is drawn so that when a range where the first attack of which a starting point is the second position is blocked by a blocking object, the blocked range is a shadow of the blocking object.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a novel game apparatus on which a plurality of characters are controlled in a virtual space. An example game apparatus 10 executing a game in which each of a plurality of players controls his/her plurality of characters in a virtual space includes a first input unit 11 and a second input unit 12 for receiving a command from a first player and a second player respectively, and an information processing unit 14 causing the characters controlled by the first player to act according to a first player's command and causing the characters controlled by the second player to act according to a second player's command, wherein the plurality of characters controlled by the first player are on an equality with each other and the plurality of characters controlled by the second player are on an equality with each other.

Abstract: There is provided a game apparatus capable of providing enhanced player controllability of characters in a game where a plurality of characters are controlled in a virtual space. An example game apparatus 10 that executes a game where a plurality of characters in a virtual space are controlled includes an input unit 11 for receiving a command from a player and an information processing unit 14 moving a plurality of characters according to the command from the player and on the basis of a relative positional relation between the plurality of characters in the virtual space. When the plurality of characters are not in a predetermined relative positional relation, the plurality of characters are moved according to the command from the player so as to bring the plurality of characters into a fixed positional relation.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a novel game apparatus on which a plurality of characters are controlled in a virtual space. An example game apparatus 10 executing a game in which each of a plurality of players controls his/her plurality of characters in a virtual space includes a first input unit 11 and a second input unit 12 for receiving a command from a first player and a second player respectively, and an information processing unit 14 causing the characters controlled by the first player to act according to a first player's command and causing the characters controlled by the second player to act according to a second player's command, wherein the plurality of characters controlled by the first player are on an equality with each other and the plurality of characters controlled by the second player are on an equality with each other.

Abstract: An example information processing apparatus includes a duration acquisition unit to acquire a duration of a dormant state, and a processing unit to change a state of a predetermined program to be advantageous to a user when the duration of the dormant state is longer than a first time length. For example, the predetermined program is a game program and when the duration of the dormant state is longer than the first time length, the processing unit changes a parameter of the game program to be advantageous to the user.

Abstract: The game apparatus generates an image of a virtual space viewed from a virtual camera as a reference image. The game apparatus then calculates a blurring value indicative of a blurring degree of the image. The blurring value is calculated so as to become greater than a reference value in the case where a movement amount of the virtual camera is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount, and to become smaller than the reference value in the case where the movement amount of the virtual camera is smaller than the predetermine amount. The game apparatus blurs an image outside a predetermined area of the reference image such that the blurring degree increases in accordance with an increase of the blurring value. The predetermined area is determined, from among an image area of the reference image, so as to include a position of a focus point of the virtual camera. Accordingly, a blurred image is displayed on a display apparatus.

Abstract: The game apparatus generates an image of a virtual space viewed from a virtual camera as a reference image. The game apparatus then calculates a blurring value indicative of a blurring degree of the image. The blurring value is calculated so as to become greater than a reference value in the case where a movement amount of the virtual camera is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount, and to become smaller than the reference value in the case where the movement amount of the virtual camera is smaller than the predetermine amount. The game apparatus blurs an image outside a predetermined area of the reference image such that the blurring degree increases in accordance with an increase of the blurring value. The predetermined area is determined, from among an image area of the reference image, so as to include a position of a focus point of the virtual camera. Accordingly, a blurred image is displayed on a display apparatus.

Abstract: An image processing device which places a display object within a virtually-defined three-dimensional space, creates a picture of the display object viewed from a virtual viewpoint with the image processing device, and displays the picture on a display. The image processing device comprises a display body setting element for setting a plurality of display bodies within said three-dimensional space; a display body disposal element for overlappingly disposing one of the plurality of display bodies within the display object, a display body image setting element for setting an image of the display object such that the one of the plurality of display bodies housed within the display object becomes visible, and a display body movement mode reflection element for making at least one movement mode of the one of the plurality of display bodies reflect a movement mode of the display object.

Abstract: A text 220, which needs to be displayed constantly, is displayed on the floor/wall 206C in the background image 202. This text (number) 220, as shown in FIG. 5, is structured of an aggregate of a plurality of plate polygons 222. Each of these plate polygons can be subject to gradation in accordance with the camera viewpoint, and, as a result, is displayed in a state of being three-dimensional with concavities and convexities against the floor/wall 206C as illustrated in FIG. 4. These plate polygons 222 cannot become the counterstroke face of the ball 212, and the floor/wall 206C is judged as a plane.