JP7256325B1 - Information processing device, information processing method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

A user who participates in VR and a user who participates in AR can easily act together. A VR control unit (131) for controlling an action of a first user's avatar in a virtual space associated with a real space based on control information for controlling the avatar; and a receiving unit 133 for receiving position information indicating the position of the second information terminal 3 in the real space. is satisfied, the position of the avatar is controlled based on the control information, and if the position of the avatar in the virtual space and the position of the second user do not satisfy the predetermined conditions, The information processing device 1 does not control the position. [Selection drawing] Fig. 3

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program.

In recent years, services that provide content related to VR (Virtual Reality) and AR (Augmented Reality) are becoming popular. Patent Literature 1 discloses a technique of providing a first user with VR-related content at a predetermined location in a virtual world and providing a second user with AR-related content in which the first user's avatar is arranged. ing.

Japanese Patent Publication No. 2016-522463

By using the above technology, a user existing at a predetermined location in the real space and a user not present at the predetermined location can act together via the virtual space. However, these users cannot directly see each other's entities, and users who act in real space are affected by the environment such as traffic conditions. Problems such as the distance between the users who do so and the loss of sight of other users arise, and the problem that the users cannot act smoothly occurs.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of these points, and an object of the present invention is to make it easier for users participating in VR and users participating in AR to act together.

In the information processing apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, the VR control unit controls the action of the avatar of the first user in the virtual space associated with the real space based on the control information for controlling the avatar. and a receiving unit for receiving position information indicating the position of the second information terminal used by the second user in real space, wherein the VR control unit controls the position of the avatar in virtual space and the The position of the avatar is controlled based on the control information when the position of the second user and the position of the second user satisfy a predetermined condition, and the position of the avatar in the virtual space and the position of the second user are the predetermined conditions. If the condition is not satisfied, the position of the avatar is not controlled based on the control information.

The VR control unit is configured to control the avatar based on the control information when a distance between a position of the avatar on the virtual space and a position on the virtual space corresponding to the position of the second user satisfies a predetermined condition. may be controlled, and the position of the avatar may not be controlled based on the control information when the predetermined condition that the distance is equal to or less than a threshold is not satisfied.

The VR control unit may present a structure object, which is a VR object representing a structure existing in the real space, at a position in the virtual space corresponding to the position of the structure in the real space.

Based on the control information, when the structure object exists between the position of the avatar in the virtual space and a position in the virtual space corresponding to the position of the second user, the VR control unit The position of the avatar may not be controlled by

When the position of the avatar in the virtual space and the position of the second user do not satisfy a predetermined condition, the VR control unit (1) controls the position of the avatar based on the control information. and (2) the movement of the avatar may be stopped, or the position of the avatar may be moved to a predetermined position.

The receiving unit may receive position information indicating a position in real space of the second information terminal used by the second user associated in advance with the first user.

When the position of the avatar in the virtual space and the position in the virtual space corresponding to the position of the second user do not satisfy a predetermined condition, the avatar and the second user are connected to the second information terminal. It may further have an AR control unit that displays information based on the positional relationship between.

The receiving unit receives a plurality of pieces of position information indicating positions in real space of each of a plurality of second information terminals used by each of the plurality of second users, The position of the avatar may not be controlled based on the control information when the position and any of the positions in the virtual space corresponding to the respective positions of the plurality of second users do not satisfy a predetermined condition. .

In the information processing method according to the second aspect of the present invention, a computer executes a step of acquiring control information for controlling the avatar of the first user, and a real space of the second information terminal used by the second user. receiving position information indicating a position above; controlling the action of the avatar in a virtual space associated with the real space based on the control information;
and, in the controlling step, controlling the position of the avatar based on the control information when the position of the avatar in the virtual space and the position of the second user satisfy predetermined conditions. , the position of the avatar is not controlled based on the control information when the position of the avatar in the virtual space and the position of the second user do not satisfy a predetermined condition.

In the program according to the third aspect of the present invention, the step of obtaining control information for controlling the first user's avatar, which is executed by a computer, receiving position information indicating a position; controlling the action of the avatar in a virtual space associated with the real space based on the control information;
and, in the controlling step, controlling the position of the avatar based on the control information when the position of the avatar in the virtual space and the position of the second user satisfy predetermined conditions. , the position of the avatar is not controlled based on the control information when the position of the avatar in the virtual space and the position of the second user do not satisfy a predetermined condition.

According to the present invention, there is an effect that it becomes easier for a user who participates in VR and a user who participates in AR to act together.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a figure explaining the outline|summary of the information processing system S concerning embodiment. It is a figure explaining an outline of processing of information processing system S concerning an embodiment. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an information processing device 1 according to an embodiment; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of an event management table stored in a storage unit 12; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed by an AR control unit 132; FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing in the information processing apparatus 1;

[Overview of information processing system S]
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an overview of an information processing system S according to an embodiment. The information processing system S is a system for holding an event in which participants interact with each other. Specifically, in the information processing system S, at a predetermined place in the real space (hereinafter referred to as “place of action”), a first user UA who does not exist in the place of action in the real space and a An event is held in which the existing second user UB acts together through the virtual space. As an example, in the information processing apparatus 1, an event is held in which a famous person and a general user take a stroll at a place of action. The information processing system S includes an information processing device 1, a VR terminal 2 (also referred to as a first information terminal), and an information terminal 3 (also referred to as a second information terminal). A plurality of VR terminals 2 and information terminals 3 may be provided.

The first user UA is, for example, a guide, an entertainer, an influencer, or the like who guides a place of action. The first user UA is, for example, a user who participates in an event in response to a request from a business that plans or manages the event.

A second user UB is a user different from the first user UA. The second user UB is, for example, a user who wishes to act with the first user UA and participates in the event. Note that there may be multiple first users UA and multiple second users UB.

The VR terminal 2 is a display device used by the first user UA. The VR terminal 2 is, for example, a smartphone, tablet, personal computer, head mounted display, or the like. The VR terminal 2 displays VR objects. The VR terminal 2 includes a touch panel for accepting user operations, an operation unit such as a keyboard or a controller, a sound collecting unit such as a microphone for acquiring sound, a speaker for outputting sound, and a liquid crystal for displaying information. It has an output unit such as a display. The VR terminal 2 can communicate with the information processing device 1 via a network.

The information terminal 3 is a display device used by the second user UB. The information terminal 3 is, for example, a smart phone or a tablet. The information terminal 3 displays the AR object. The information terminal 3 includes an operating unit such as a touch panel, a keyboard or a controller for accepting operations, a sound collecting unit such as a microphone for acquiring voice, a speaker for outputting voice, a liquid crystal display for displaying information, and the like. and an imaging unit such as a camera for reading information. The information terminal 3 can communicate with the information processing device 1 via a network.

The information processing device 1 is a device for holding an event in which participants interact with each other. The information processing device 1 is, for example, a server. The information processing device 1 can communicate with the VR terminal 2 and the information terminal 3 via a network.

The information processing apparatus 1 is a VR object for reproducing and displaying an action place in a virtual space, and includes information about a first user UA (for example, an avatar of the first user UA) and a second user acting at the action place. A VR object including information about UB (for example, the avatar of the second user UB) is displayed on the VR terminal 2 (left side of FIG. 1). As an example, in FIG. 1 , VR objects representing avatars and information of a first user UA (user A) and a second user UB (user B) are displayed on the VR terminal 2 . The position of the second user UB in the virtual space in the VR information corresponds to the position of the second user UB in the real space.

The information processing apparatus 1 causes the information terminal 3 to display an AR object for superimposing and displaying information about the first user UA at a position in the real space corresponding to the position in the virtual space of the first user UA ( right side of Fig. 1). As an example, in FIG. 1 , the avatar of the first user UA and information about the first user UA are displayed on the information terminal 3 .

The information processing device 1 controls the position of the first user UA in the virtual space based on the positional relationship between the first user UA and the second user UB so that the user can act smoothly.

FIG. 2 is a diagram explaining an outline of processing of the information processing system S according to the embodiment. The VR terminal 2 transmits control information to the information processing device 1 ((1) in FIG. 2). The control information is information indicating the direction, amount or destination of movement of the first user UA, or the action, gesture or facial expression of the avatar of the first user UA. The information processing device 1 determines the position of the first user UA based on the amount of movement or the position of the destination included in the control information. The information terminal 3 transmits the position information to the information processing device 1 ((2) in FIG. 2). The position information is information indicating the position of the second user UB in real space.

The information processing device 1 determines whether the positional relationship between users satisfies a predetermined condition ((3) in FIG. 2). As an example, the information processing apparatus 1 updates the position of the first user UA based on the control information when the distance between the users is within a predetermined threshold, and when the distance between the users is not within the predetermined threshold, Do not update the location of the first user UA based on the control information. Specifically, when the distance between the users is not within a predetermined threshold, the information processing apparatus 1 stops the movement of the first user UA, or moves the first user UA to a predetermined position (for example, position at the start of the event). Note that the positional relationship between users may be specified based on any position on the virtual space, on the real space, or on the AR space. When the users are in different spaces, the information processing device 1 may specify the positional relationship between the users by converting the positions in one of the spaces. The information processing device 1 may identify the positional relationship between positions in different spaces.

The information processing device 1 transmits the display control information to the VR terminal 2 ((4) in FIG. 2). The information processing device 1 transmits the display control information to the information terminal 3 ((5) in FIG. 2). The display control information is information for displaying the VR object or AR object generated by the information processing device 1 on the VR terminal 2 or the information terminal 3 .

In the information processing system S, when the distance between users is not in a predetermined positional relationship as described above, by not controlling the position of the user based on the control information, the user participating in VR and the AR There is an effect that it becomes difficult to separate from the participating users, and it becomes easier for them to act together.

[Configuration of information processing device 1]
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the information processing device 1 according to the embodiment. The information processing device 1 has a communication section 11 , a storage section 12 and a control section 13 . The controller 13 has a VR controller 131 , an AR controller 132 , a receiver 133 and a transmitter 134 .

The communication unit 11 is a communication interface for transmitting and receiving data to and from another device via a network. It is a storage medium including a hard disk drive and the like. The storage unit 12 stores programs executed by the control unit 13 in advance.

The storage unit 12 stores an event management table. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of an event management table stored in the storage unit 12. As shown in FIG. In the event management table shown in FIG. 4, an event ID (Identification), start date and time, start place, VR participants, and AR participants are associated and stored.

The start date and time is the date and time when the event starts. The starting location is where the event starts. The VR participant is information indicating the first user UA who participates in the event in VR, and is indicated by the user ID of the first user UA, for example. The AR participant is information indicating one or more second users UB who participate in the event by AR, and is indicated by the user ID of the second user UB, for example.

The control unit 13 is a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), for example. The control unit 13 functions as a VR control unit 131 , an AR control unit 132 , a reception unit 133 and a transmission unit 134 by executing programs stored in the storage unit 12 .

The VR control unit 131 acquires control information for controlling the action of the avatar of the first user UA in the virtual space associated with the real space. The VR control unit 131 controls the position of the first user UA in the virtual space based on the acquired control information. The VR control unit 131 determines the position and action details of the avatar of the first user UA based on the action, movement amount, etc. of the first user UA indicated by the control information. The VR control unit 131 generates a VR object for displaying the avatar of the first user UA in the virtual space based on the determined position and action of the first user UA.

The VR control unit 131 determines the position of the second user UB in the virtual space based on the position of the second user UB in the real space acquired by the reception unit 133, and displays the avatar of the second user UB in the virtual space. Create a VR object to display on The transmission unit 134 transmits the VR object generated by the VR control unit 131 to the VR terminal 2 as display control information.

The AR control unit 132 generates an AR object for displaying, on the information terminal 3 used by the second user UB, the avatar of the first user UA whose position and action in the virtual space are specified by the VR control unit 131 . The transmission unit 134 transmits the AR object generated by the AR control unit 132 to the information terminal 3 as display control information.

The receiving unit 133 receives position information indicating the position of the information terminal 3 used by the second user UB in real space. The VR control unit 131 updates the location information of the second user UB based on the acquired location information. The receiving unit 133 acquires position information at predetermined intervals. Note that the receiving unit 133 may acquire image data captured by the information terminal 3 and identify the position of the information terminal 3 based on feature points included in the image data. As an example, the receiving unit 133 identifies the position of the information terminal 3 by VPS (Visual Positioning Service).

The VR control unit 131 controls the position of the avatar based on the control information when the position of the avatar in the virtual space and the position of the second user UB satisfy a predetermined condition, and controls the position of the avatar in the virtual space. and the position of the second user UB do not satisfy a predetermined condition, the position of the avatar is not controlled based on the control information. For example, the VR control unit 131 stops the movement of the avatar of the first user UA when the position of the first user UA and the position of the second user UB do not satisfy a predetermined condition.

More specifically, the VR control unit 131 determines whether the distance between the position of the avatar in the virtual space and the position in the virtual space corresponding to the position of the second user UB satisfies a predetermined condition. to control the avatar's position. The predetermined condition is determined based on the range necessary for the smooth progress of the event. As an example of the predetermined condition, the distance between the position in the virtual space of the first user UA and the position in the virtual space corresponding to the position in the real space of the second user UB is within a predetermined threshold. is. As an example, the predetermined threshold is 50 meters in terms of distance in real space. Note that the VR control unit 131 may determine a predetermined condition based on the position in the real space corresponding to the position in the virtual space of the first user UA and the position in the real space of the second user UB. good. Further, the predetermined condition is that when the first user's avatar is moved based on the control information, the position of the first user UA in the virtual space and the position of the second user UB in the virtual space do not exceed a predetermined threshold value. It may not be exceeded.

When the position of the first user UA and the position of the second user UB do not satisfy a predetermined condition, the VR control unit 131 does not control the position of the avatar of the first user UA based on the control information, The avatar of the first user UA may be moved to the position. The predetermined position may be, for example, the starting point of the event, or may be near the position of the second user UB.

By the way, the information processing apparatus 1 is configured to present information that realistically reproduces the action place to the VR terminal 2 used by the first user UA who participates in VR, so that the experience of the users who participate in the event in VR can be improved. can be improved, which can be expected to indirectly improve the experience of users participating in AR.

The VR control unit 131 presents a structure object, which is a VR object representing a structure existing in the real space, at a position in the virtual space corresponding to the position of the structure in the real space. Structures are, for example, buildings, bridges, traffic lights, signs, billboards, landmarks, and the like. As an example, the storage unit 12 stores VR object information of structures corresponding to structures existing in the real space. The VR object information of the structure includes the shape, color, or displayed position of the object (the position in the virtual space corresponding to the position where the structure exists in the real space). The VR control unit 131 refers to the VR object information of the structure stored in the storage unit 12, and displays the VR object of the structure at the position associated with the VR object.

By the way, when the avatar of the second user UB is shielded by the structural VR object as seen from the first user UA, there is a high possibility that the second user UB has lost sight of the first user UA in the real space. Therefore, the information processing device 1 may be configured so that the avatar of the second user UB is shielded by the structure object as a predetermined condition.

Specifically, the VR control unit 131 determines that a structure object exists between the position of the avatar of the first user UA in the virtual space and the position in the virtual space corresponding to the position of the second user UB. Do not control the position of the avatar based on the control information. First, every time the receiving unit 133 acquires the position information of the information terminal 3 at a predetermined interval, the VR control unit 131 detects a structure between the position of the first user UA and the position of the second user UB in the virtual space. Determine if an object exists. Then, when the VR control unit 131 determines that a structure object exists between the position of the first user UA and the position of the second user UB in the virtual space, the VR control unit 131 moves the avatar of the first user UA based on the control information. does not control the position of When the VR control unit 131 determines that a structure object exists between the position of the first user UA and the position of the second user UB in the virtual space, the movement of the avatar of the first user UA may be stopped. Alternatively, the avatar of the first user UA may be moved to a predetermined position.

The information processing apparatus 1 may be configured to determine the positional relationship between users participating in the same event and control the position of the first user UA.

The receiving unit 133 receives positional information indicating the position in the real space of the information terminal 3 used by the second user UB associated in advance with the first user UA. The receiving unit 133 receives the position information of the information terminal 3 used by the second user UB associated with the first user UA in the same event in the event management table stored in the storage unit 12 .

The VR control unit 131 determines that the position of the first user UA in the virtual space and the position information of the information terminal 3 of the second user UB associated with the first user UA in the same event in the event management table are specified. Determine whether the conditions are met. Then, when the positional relationship between the first user UA and the second user UB satisfies a predetermined condition, the VR control unit 131 controls the position of the first user UA in the virtual space based on the control information. If the positional relationship between the first user UA and the second user UB does not satisfy a predetermined condition, the VR control unit 131 does not control the position of the first user UA in virtual space based on the control information.

By the way, if the positional relationship between the first user UA and the second user UB does not satisfy a predetermined condition, the information terminal 3 used by the second user UB may display information calling attention. By configuring the information processing apparatus 1 in this way, it is possible to call attention to the user and smoothly manage the event.

The AR control unit 132 instructs the information terminal 3 to Information based on the positional relationship between the avatar and the second user UB is displayed. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed by the AR control unit 132. As shown in FIG. On the screen shown in FIG. 5, a VR object is displayed that is a message to warn the second user UB that the distance from the first user UA is long. Specifically, when the positional relationship between the second user UB and the first user UA does not satisfy a predetermined condition, the AR control unit 132 displays an AR object for displaying a message calling the user's attention. Having determined that, the transmitting unit 134 transmits to the information terminal 3 an instruction to display the determined AR object.

Note that a condition different from the condition for determining whether to display a warning message and the condition for determining whether to control the avatar of the first user UA may be set. As an example, if the condition for determining whether or not to control the avatar of the first user UA is that the distance between the users is within 50 meters, the condition for displaying the warning message is is set to be within 30 meters. By doing so, it is possible to call attention to the second user UB before the distance becomes too large.

Note that if the position of the avatar of the first user UA in the virtual space and the position in the virtual space corresponding to the position of the second user UB do not satisfy a predetermined condition, the VR control unit 131 may cause the first user UA to Information based on the positional relationship between the UA and the second user UB may be displayed on the VR terminal 2 .

A plurality of second users UB may participate in an event held in the information processing system S. In this case, the information processing device 1 acquires and manages position information of each of the plurality of second users UB participating in the event. Specifically, the receiving unit 133 receives a plurality of pieces of position information indicating the positions in the real space of each of the plurality of information terminals 3 used by each of the plurality of second users UB.

If either the position of the avatar in the virtual space or the positions in the virtual space corresponding to the positions of each of the plurality of second users UB do not satisfy a predetermined condition, the VR control unit 131 changes the position based on the control information. Do not control avatar position. In other words, the VR control unit 131 determines a predetermined condition in the positional relationship with each of the second users UB participating in the event, and if the predetermined condition is not satisfied in the positional relationship with any of the users, Control to stop the movement of the avatar of the first user UA or to move the avatar of the first user UA to a predetermined position.

Note that the information processing apparatus 1 may be configured to determine the positional relationship between each of the plurality of first users and the second user so that a plurality of users can participate in VR.

[Flow of processing in information processing device 1]
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing in the information processing apparatus 1. As shown in FIG. The flowchart in FIG. 6 starts when the information processing apparatus 1 executes the process of starting an event. The position of the first user UA in the virtual space is determined in the start process. The position of the first user UA at the start time is at or near the start point of the event.

The VR control unit 131 acquires control information (S01). The receiving unit 133 acquires the location information of the second user UB from the information terminal 3 (S02). The VR control unit 131 determines whether or not the distance between users is within the first threshold. (S03).

If the distance between the users is within the first threshold (YES in S03), it is determined whether the distance between the users is within the second threshold. (S04). If the distance between the users is not within the second threshold (NO in S04), the AR control unit 132 displays a message calling attention to the second user UB (S05), and the VR control unit 131 changes the control information to Based on this, the position of the first user UA is updated (S06), and the process proceeds to S07.

If the distance between the users is within the second threshold (YES in S04), the VR control unit 131 updates the position of the first user UA based on the control information (S06), and sends the display control information to the VR terminal 2 and to the information terminal 3 (S07).

If the distance between the users is not within the first threshold (NO in S03), the VR control unit 131 does not update the position of the avatar of the first user UA based on the acquired control information. A warning message is displayed on the VR terminal 2 (S08).

The VR control unit 131 determines whether or not the termination condition is satisfied (S09). An end condition is, for example, acceptance of an operation to end the event. If the termination condition is not satisfied (NO in S09), the processing returns to S01 and is repeated. If the termination condition is satisfied (YES in S09), the information processing device 1 terminates the process.

[Effect of information processing device 1]
As described above, the information processing apparatus 1 has the effect of making it easier for users participating in VR and users participating in AR to act together.

<Modification>
In the above example, the position of the avatar of the first user UA is determined based on the control information acquired from the VR terminal 2 used by the first user UA. Actions of the avatar of the first user UA may be programmed in advance, and the avatar of the first user UA may be controlled based on the programmed actions.

In this case, the storage unit 12 stores the operation schedule information. The action schedule information includes a route in the virtual space traveled by the first user UA, a time to reach a point on the route or a staying time, a speed at which the first user UA travels, and the like.

The VR control unit 131 generates control information for controlling the avatar of the first user UA based on the action schedule information stored in the storage unit 12 and the position or time of the butter of the first user UA in the virtual space. to generate The VR control unit 131 controls the position of the first user UA's avatar in the virtual space based on the generated control information. If the position of the first user UA in the virtual space and the position information of the second user UB acquired by the reception unit 133 do not satisfy a predetermined condition, the VR control unit 131 changes the position of the first user UA based on the control information. Do not control your avatar. In this case, the transmission unit 134 may display a message prompting the VR terminal 2 used by the first user UA to manually control the avatar.

[Effects of modified example]
Depending on the modification, the avatar of the first user UA can be operated as programmed in advance, and as a result, the first user UA can be released from the operation of operating the avatar in the virtual space, The first user UA can focus on interacting with the second user UB.

The present invention makes it possible to contribute to Goal 9 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) led by the United Nations, "Industry and technological innovation."

Although the present invention has been described above using the embodiments, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above embodiments, and various modifications and changes are possible within the scope of the gist thereof. be. For example, all or part of the device can be functionally or physically distributed and integrated in arbitrary units. As an example, the information processing device 1 may be configured such that a device for displaying a VR object and a device for displaying an AR object cooperate with each other. In addition, new embodiments resulting from arbitrary combinations of multiple embodiments are also included in the embodiments of the present invention. The effect of the new embodiment caused by the combination has the effect of the original embodiment.

1 information processing device 2 VR terminal 3 information terminal 11 communication unit 12 storage unit 13 control unit 131 VR control unit 132 AR control unit 133 reception unit 134 transmission unit

Claims (10)

a VR (Virtual Reality) control unit that controls the action of the first user's avatar in the virtual space associated with the real space based on control information for controlling the avatar;
a receiving unit for receiving position information indicating the position in real space of the second information terminal used by the second user;
The VR control unit controls the position of the avatar based on the control information when the position of the avatar in the virtual space and the position of the second user satisfy a predetermined condition, and the virtual space of the avatar is controlled. not controlling the position of the avatar based on the control information when the position in space and the position of the second user do not satisfy a predetermined condition;
Information processing equipment. The VR control unit is configured to control the avatar based on the control information when a distance between a position of the avatar on the virtual space and a position on the virtual space corresponding to the position of the second user satisfies a predetermined condition. and do not control the position of the avatar based on the control information if the predetermined condition that the distance is less than or equal to a threshold is not satisfied;
The information processing device according to claim 1 . The VR control unit presents a structure object, which is a VR object representing a structure existing in the real space, at a position in the virtual space corresponding to the position of the structure in the real space.
The information processing device according to claim 1 . Based on the control information, when the structure object exists between the position of the avatar in the virtual space and a position in the virtual space corresponding to the position of the second user, the VR control unit does not control the position of said avatar with
The information processing apparatus according to claim 3. When the position of the avatar in the virtual space and the position of the second user do not satisfy a predetermined condition, the VR control unit
(1) not controlling the position of the avatar based on the control information; and
(2) stopping the movement of the avatar, or moving the position of the avatar to a predetermined position;
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The receiving unit receives position information indicating a position in real space of the second information terminal used by the second user associated in advance with the first user.
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4. When the position of the avatar in the virtual space and the position in the virtual space corresponding to the position of the second user do not satisfy a predetermined condition, the avatar and the second user are connected to the second information terminal. It further has an AR (Augmented Reality) control unit that displays information based on the positional relationship of
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The receiving unit receives a plurality of pieces of position information indicating positions in real space of each of a plurality of second information terminals used by each of a plurality of second users,
The VR control unit changes the control information to do not control the position of said avatar based on
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4. the computer runs
obtaining control information for controlling the first user's avatar;
a step of receiving position information indicating a position in real space of the second information terminal used by the second user;
controlling an action of the avatar in a virtual space associated with the real space based on the control information;
has
In the controlling step, the position of the avatar is controlled based on the control information when the position of the avatar in the virtual space and the position of the second user satisfy predetermined conditions, and the position of the avatar is controlled based on the control information. not controlling the position of the avatar based on the control information when the position in the virtual space and the position of the second user do not satisfy a predetermined condition;
Information processing methods. make the computer run
obtaining control information for controlling the first user's avatar;
a step of receiving position information indicating a position in real space of the second information terminal used by the second user;
controlling an action of the avatar in a virtual space associated with the real space based on the control information;
has
In the controlling step, the position of the avatar is controlled based on the control information when the position of the avatar in the virtual space and the position of the second user satisfy predetermined conditions, and the position of the avatar is controlled based on the control information. not controlling the position of the avatar based on the control information when the position in the virtual space and the position of the second user do not satisfy a predetermined condition;
program.

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