A game machine includes an operation acceptor, an output controller, and an evaluator. The operation acceptor is configured to accept an operation. The output controller is configured to display a reference indicator and a movement object, which moves toward the reference indicator, over the display screen. The output controller is configured to change a display position of the reference indicator and a movement direction of the movement object, based on a change condition. The evaluator is configured to evaluate the operation based at least in part on a first timing that the movement object reaches the reference indicator and a second timing that the operation acceptor accepts the operation.

A terminal comprises processing circuitry configured to control a display to display a character video including a first character object representing a stream user; transmit character information to a plurality of viewing user terminals to display the character video to a plurality of viewing users different from the stream user; control the display to display a screen for a game played by the stream user; transmit game information to the plurality of viewing user terminals to display the game video to the plurality of viewing users; and produce a game effect according to instructions for the stream user from a viewing user terminal of one viewing user of the plurality of viewing users. Display of the screen includes displaying at least one of a screen for a first game and a screen for a second game as the screen for the game according to a progress of the game.

A terminal comprises processing circuitry configured to control a display to display a character video including a first character object representing a stream user; transmit character information to a plurality of viewing user terminals to display the character video to a plurality of viewing users different from the stream user; control the display to display a screen for a game played by the stream user; transmit game information to the plurality of viewing user terminals to display the game video to the plurality of viewing users; and produce a game effect according to instructions for the stream user from a viewing user terminal of one viewing user of the plurality of viewing users. Display of the screen includes displaying at least one of a screen for a first game and a screen for a second game as the screen for the game according to a progress of the game.

A system and method is provided for continuous gameplay in a multiplayer video game through an unbounded gameplay session. Players may join, exit, and later rejoin a given unbounded gameplay session at any time. A given unbounded gameplay session may therefore continue indefinitely so long as at least one player wishes to continue to gameplay. To facilitate an unbounded gameplay session, the system may score players using time-based or other parameters in a manner that is fair to players who have been playing in the unbounded gameplay session longer than other players.

A system and method is provided for continuous gameplay in a multiplayer video game through an unbounded gameplay session. Players may join, exit, and later rejoin a given unbounded gameplay session at any time. A given unbounded gameplay session may therefore continue indefinitely so long as at least one player wishes to continue to gameplay. To facilitate an unbounded gameplay session, the system may score players using time-based or other parameters in a manner that is fair to players who have been playing in the unbounded gameplay session longer than other players.

A game is provided that enables a game element to be raised through an intuitive operation input. A game device includes components collectively configured to: execute processing related to the raising game; display the game element; accept an operation input related to raising of the game element; manage the raising phases of the game element; and determine, when a condition for changing from a first raising phase to a second raising phase in the raising game is satisfied, one of branched growing states of the game element related to the second raising phase, in accordance with an operation input related to the raising performed prior to satisfaction of the change condition. The operation input related to the raising includes a first operation input not involving selection of a selection item related to the raising.

A computer system controls a start of a gathering event that gathers a user character of a participating user at a given gathering place in a virtual space upon acceptance of a gathering request operation from a terminal of a directing user. The computer system controls a display of a map image displaying the gathering place in the virtual space in an identifiable display mode on the terminals of the directing user and the participating user. The computer system determines a success/failure of the gathering event using a position of the user character operated by the participating user. The computer system gives a given reward to the directing user and/or the participating user when the gathering event is determined to be a success in the event success/failure determination.

A computer system controls a start of a gathering event that gathers a user character of a participating user at a given gathering place in a virtual space upon acceptance of a gathering request operation from a terminal of a directing user. The computer system controls a display of a map image displaying the gathering place in the virtual space in an identifiable display mode on the terminals of the directing user and the participating user. The computer system determines a success/failure of the gathering event using a position of the user character operated by the participating user. The computer system gives a given reward to the directing user and/or the participating user when the gathering event is determined to be a success in the event success/failure determination.

An information processing apparatus outputs a sound when an output condition is satisfied, and receives designation information from another information processing apparatus that executes a game application. Output of the sound includes output of a first sound as the sound when timing when the output condition is satisfied is not in a time range based on the designation information and output of a second sound different from the first sound as the sound when the timing when the output condition is satisfied is in the time range based on the designation information.

Methods and apparatus are disclosed for video transmission using tokens. According to one example, computer-readable storage media store instructions that cause a processor to: distribute, toward terminal devices of a plurality of viewers via a communication line, motion data or a first video including an animation of an avatar of a distributor generated on the basis of the motion data; distribute, toward the terminal devices of the plurality of viewer via the communication line, a second video related to a computer-implemented game generated on the basis of operation data by using a received web page; receive, via the communication line, token data indicating that any type of token among a plurality types of tokens is given to the distributor, the token data being generated by the terminal device of each viewer viewing the second video; calculate a score based on the total number of at least one type of tokens given to the distributor using the token data; and control a game object used in the game on the basis of the score.