Colopl, Inc.

Kazuaki Sawaki

Kento Nakashima

Takashi Nakabo

Eita Kikuchi

A program causes a processor to carry out: a step of defining a virtual space including a web browser; a step of providing web content on the web browser based on an access to a URL address, a step of providing the web content displayed on the web browser as a 360-degree web content developed in the virtual space based on a first operation input of a user; a step of controlling a field-of-view from a virtual camera arranged in the virtual space in accordance with a movement of a head of the user; and a step of displaying a field-of-view image corresponding to the field-of-view on an image display apparatus associated with the head of the user. The web content and the 360-degree web content are web screens for selecting moving image content to be reproduced from one or more pieces of moving image content.

Non-transitory computer-readable medium, information processing method and information processing apparatus

A method including defining a virtual space. The virtual space contains a first player character associated with a first user, a second player character associated with a second user, and virtual points of view for defining field-of-view images to be provided to a first HMD associated with the first user and to a second HMD associated with the second user. The method includes identifying first and second parts of the second player character. The method includes moving the first part in synchronization with a detected movement of the second user. The method includes displaying the second part in connection with a detected movement of the first part. The method includes setting a first transparency rate of the first part and a second transparency rate of the second part. A transparency rate of at least a portion of the second part is greater than the transparency rate of the first part.

Information processing method, apparatus, and system for executing the information processing method

A method includes defining a virtual space including a 360-degree moving image. The method includes playing back the 360-degree moving image. The method includes detecting a motion of a head-mounted device (HMD). The method includes defining a visual field in the 360-degree moving image based on the detected motion. The method includes detecting an emotion of a first user. The method includes comparing the detected emotion with a first condition. The method includes identifying a playback time of the 360-degree moving image at a timing of satisfaction of the first condition. The method includes identifying a direction indicated by the first user at the timing of satisfaction of the first condition. The method includes identifying a first region including a part of the 360-degree moving image corresponding to the identified direction. The method includes changing an evaluation value of the first region in response to satisfaction of the first condition.

Information processing method and information processing system

A method includes defining a virtual space including a virtual point of view associated with a first user and, a first and second object. The method includes defining a field of view based on a position of the virtual point of view and a detected motion of the user. The method includes generating a field-of-view image corresponding to the field of view. The method includes displaying the first object in a first mode; and displaying the second object in a second mode. The method includes detecting a position of gaze of the first user. The method includes detecting contact between the position of gaze and the first object. The method includes displaying the first or second object in a third mode in response to detection of the contact. The method includes moving the position of the virtual point of view to the first object in response to detection of the contact.

Method for assisting movement in virtual space and system executing the method

A method includes defining a virtual space. The virtual space includes a viewpoint associated with a first user, a first object, and a map object. At least one location option is associated with the map object. The method further includes defining a visual field based on a position of the viewpoint in the virtual space. The method further includes generating a visual-field image based on the visual field. The method further includes receiving a selection of any location option of the at least one location option by the first user. The method further includes moving the viewpoint to the selected location option. The method further includes updating the visual field based on a position of the selected viewpoint in the virtual space.

Method for moving in virtual space and information processing apparatus for executing the method

A method according to at least one aspect of this disclosure includes defining a virtual space. The method further includes receiving a first sound signal from a first user associated with a head-mounted device (HMD). The method further includes capturing an image in the virtual space in accordance with the reception of the first sound signal. The method further includes storing the captured image corresponding to at least a part of the virtual space in accordance with the capturing of the image.

Method of providing virtual space and system for executing the same

A method includes defining a virtual space, wherein the virtual space comprises a first avatar object associated with a first user. The method further includes detecting a motion of a portion of a face of the first user. The method further includes generating face data representing the detected motion of the portion of the face. The method further includes modifying the face data to change a magnitude of the detected motion of the portion of the face. The method further includes controlling a face of the first avatar object based on the face data or the modified face data.

Method for communication via virtual space, non-transitory computer readable medium for storing instructions for executing the method on a computer, and information processing system for executing the method

A method includes defining a virtual space. The virtual space includes a first avatar object associated with a first user and a second avatar object associated with a second user. The method further includes playing back 360-degree content. The method further includes moving the first avatar object in response to a first input by the first user; and moving the second avatar object in response to a second input by the second user. The method further includes storing motion data for moving the second avatar object irrespective to the second input. The method further includes associating the motion data with a spatial position in the 360-degree content and a playback time. The method further includes identifying the motion data corresponding to identified spatial position and identified current playback time. The method further includes moving the second avatar object based on the identified motion data.

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Kazuaki Sawaki