Abstract: An image generation system, program, and information storage medium can realistically represent reflection of light on a given object or topographic surface with a reduced computation load. The image generation system includes a section which assigns, to a given object or topographic surface disposed in a virtual three-dimensional space, a virtual object which has at least one of nonuniform brightness or color and is used for representing a light reflection effect on the object or topographic surface; a section which determines a position of the virtual object so that the virtual object moves to follow a virtual camera or player's character, and disposes the virtual object at the determined position; and a section which generates an image of the virtual three-dimensional space viewed from the virtual camera by performing translucent blending processing of the object or topographic surface and the virtual object assigned to the object or topographic surface.

Abstract: A personal computer system enables simultaneous use of a relative-coordinate-mode input device and an absolute-coordinate-mode input device, thereby allowing correct input of absolute coordinate data, such as for characters. A pad-type first input device and a stick-type second input device are provided for a notebook computer. The first input device outputs both absolute coordinate data and relative coordinate data. The second input device outputs only relative coordinate data. When the absolute coordinate data is output, the relative coordinate data format is converted into the same format as the absolute coordinate data, and ID information for distinguishing the relative coordinate data from the absolute coordinate data is added to part of the relative coordinate data format.

Abstract: An image generation system, program, and information storage medium can realistically represent reflection of light on a given object or topographic surface with a reduced computation load. The image generation system includes a section which assigns, to a given object or topographic surface disposed in a virtual three-dimensional space, a virtual object which has at least one of nonuniform brightness or color and is used for representing a light reflection effect on the object or topographic surface; a section which determines a position of the virtual object so that the virtual object moves to follow a virtual camera or player's character, and disposes the virtual object at the determined position; and a section which generates an image of the virtual three-dimensional space viewed from the virtual camera by performing translucent blending processing of the object or topographic surface and the virtual object assigned to the object or topographic surface.

Abstract: In a server system: an information holding unit holds information on one of a plurality of processing units which should execute processing in response to each of a plurality of types of processing requests; a processing-request receiving unit receives a processing request; a determining unit determines one of the plurality of processing units as a processing unit which should execute the received processing request, based on the information held by the information holding unit; and a calling unit calls the determined one of the plurality of processing units so that the one of the plurality of processing units executes the received processing request.

Abstract: A personal computer system enables simultaneous use of a relative-coordinate-mode input device and an absolute-coordinate-mode input device, thereby allowing correct input of absolute coordinate data, such as for characters. A pad-type first input device and a stick-type second input device are provided for a notebook computer. The first input device outputs both absolute coordinate data and relative coordinate data. The second input device outputs only relative coordinate data. When the absolute coordinate data is output, the relative coordinate data format is converted into the same format as the absolute coordinate data, and ID information for distinguishing the relative coordinate data from the absolute coordinate data is added to part of the relative coordinate data format.

Abstract: A personal computer system enables simultaneous use of a relative-coordinate-mode input device and an absolute-coordinate-mode input device, thereby allowing correct input of absolute coordinate data, such as for characters. A pad-type first input device and a stick-type second input device are provided for a notebook computer. The first input device outputs both absolute coordinate data and relative coordinate data. The second input device outputs only relative coordinate data. When the absolute coordinate data is output, the relative coordinate data format is converted into the same format as the absolute coordinate data, and ID information for distinguishing the relative coordinate data from the absolute coordinate data is added to part of the relative coordinate data format.

Abstract: In a server system: an information holding unit holds information on one of a plurality of processing units which should execute processing in response to each of a plurality of types of processing requests; a processing-request receiving unit receives a processing request; a determining unit determines one of the plurality of processing units as a processing unit which should execute the received processing request, based on the information held by the information holding unit; and a calling unit calls the determined one of the plurality of processing units so that the one of the plurality of processing units executes the received processing request.

Abstract: A process for producing an activated carbon fiber molding is disclosed which comprises spinning an isotropic pitch to thereby obtain pitch fibers, infusibilizing the pitch fibers to thereby obtain infusibilized fibers, heating the infusibilized fibers under a mechanical load to thereby obtain a molding and activating the molding. In this process, the infusibilized fibers and/or infusibilized fibers molding may be heated in an inert atmosphere so as to effect a light carbonization thereof and thereafter subjected to the subsequent step of the process. The pitch-based porous activated carbon fiber molding obtained by this process has a strikingly high bulk density and can sufficiently exhibit the specific properties of the activated carbon fiber, e.g. a large specific surface area, to thereby have a high adsorption efficiency.