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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2020
Colopl, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Inomata, Kanagawa, JP;
COLOPL, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method includes providing a virtual space to a first user via a head-mounted device (HMD) including a display. The virtual space includes a first avatar associated with the first user, a character object operable based on an input operation on a controller, a second avatar associated with a second user, and a virtual camera defining a field-of-view image to be provided to the HMD. The method further includes determining a viewpoint mode. In a first viewpoint mode the virtual camera is associated with a viewpoint of the first avatar. In a second viewpoint mode the virtual camera is associated with a viewpoint of the character object. The viewpoint is determined based on at least one of an input operation determined in advance on the controller or a state of the controller. The method includes providing the field-of-view image via the HMD in accordance with the determined viewpoint mode.