Information processing method, information processing system, and information processing program

Abstract

To provide a novel operating method with excellent usability using an operating device that has mouse functionality. [Solution] The controller acquires the outputs of an inertial sensor and a mouse sensor, and when a first condition is met, including the mouse sensor output indicating a first movement state of the controller, the virtual object is changed from a first control state to a second control state. In the first control state, the virtual object is moved based on the mouse sensor output, and in the second control state, the virtual object is moved based on the inertial sensor output, etc.

Claims

1. An information processing method implemented by a computer including one or more processors, The controller's inertial sensor and mouse sensor outputs are acquired, When a first condition is met, including that the output of the mouse sensor indicates a first movement state of the controller, the control state of the virtual object is changed from a first control state to a second control state. When in the first control state, the virtual object is moved based on the output of the mouse sensor. An information processing method for controlling the movement or attitude of a virtual object based on the output of the inertial sensor when the second control state is in place.

2. The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein the first movement state is a state indicating that the controller has moved at a predetermined speed or above or at a predetermined acceleration or above.

3. The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein the first condition is determined to be that the controller has moved away from the work surface based on the output of the mouse sensor.

4. The information processing method according to claim 3, wherein the first condition includes that the movement state of the controller before it is determined that the controller has left the work surface satisfies the first movement state.

5. The information processing method according to claim 4, wherein the first movement state is a state indicating that the controller has moved at a predetermined speed or above or at a predetermined acceleration or above.

6. The information processing method according to claim 2, wherein the first movement state is a state indicating that the controller has moved in a predetermined direction at a predetermined speed or greater or at a predetermined acceleration or greater.

7. The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein, based on the output of the mouse sensor, when it is determined that the controller is in contact with the work surface, the control state is changed from the second control state to the first control state.

8. When the first control state is in place, the virtual object is moved on the ground, The information processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the virtual object is moved in the air when the second control state is in place.

9. The information processing method according to claim 8, wherein, when the second control state is in place, attitude control of the virtual object is performed in at least the roll direction and the pitch direction.

10. The information processing method according to claim 9, wherein, when the first control state is in place, attitude control in the yaw direction is performed on the virtual object.

11. The information processing method according to claim 8, wherein when the virtual object lands on the ground while in the second control state, the control state is changed to the first control state.

12. The information processing method according to claim 8, wherein the movement speed of the virtual object in the air is a speed based on the movement speed of the controller in the first control state before it is changed from the first control state to the second control state.

13. The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein the information processing method is an information processing method that performs game processing.

14. An information processing system comprising one or more processors, The aforementioned processor, The controller's inertial sensor and mouse sensor outputs are acquired, When a first condition is met, including that the output of the mouse sensor indicates a first movement state of the controller, the control state of the virtual object is changed from a first control state to a second control state. When in the first control state, the virtual object is moved based on the output of the mouse sensor. An information processing system that, when in the second control state, controls the movement or attitude of the virtual object based on the output of the inertial sensor.

15. The information processing method according to claim 14, wherein the first movement state is a state indicating that the controller has moved at a predetermined speed or above or at a predetermined acceleration or above.

16. The information processing system according to claim 14, wherein the first condition is determined to be that the controller has moved away from the work surface based on the output of the mouse sensor.

17. The information processing system according to claim 16, wherein the first condition includes that the movement state of the controller before it is determined that the controller has left the work surface satisfies the first movement state.

18. An information processing program to be executed on a computer containing one or more processors, The aforementioned processor, The controller's inertial sensor and mouse sensor outputs are acquired, When a first condition is met, including the output of the mouse sensor indicating a first movement state of the controller, the control state of the virtual object is changed from a first control state to a second control state. When in the first control state, the virtual object is moved based on the output of the mouse sensor. An information processing program that, when in the second control state, controls the movement or posture of the virtual object based on the output of the inertial sensor.

19. The information processing program according to claim 18, wherein the first movement state is a state indicating that the controller has moved at a predetermined speed or above or at a predetermined acceleration or above.

20. The information processing program according to claim 18, wherein the first condition is determined to be that the controller has moved away from the work surface based on the output of the mouse sensor.

21. The information processing program according to claim 20, wherein the first condition includes that the movement state of the controller before it is determined that the controller has left the work surface satisfies the first movement state.

22. The information processing program according to claim 18, wherein the information processing program is a program that causes the processor to execute game processing.

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