An operation target image is displayed at a first position, which is set in advance, of a touch screen and a range image capable of specifying a first range which is set in advance and includes the first position is displayed. A drag operation on the operation target image is received from a user to move a display position of the operation target image to a position within the first range depending on a current position of the drag operation. A first game control is executed in accordance with the first position and the display position of the operation target image. A tap operation on the first range is received from the user to execute a second game control regardless of whether the tap operation is an operation for the operation target image.

An apparatus and a method for game control. A graphical user interface is generated and displayed on a display screen. The graphical user interface presents at least one user-controllable object and at least one target object. A user is enabled to provide a user input to control a movement of the at least one user-controllable object within the graphical user interface. A predetermined area is identified around the at least one user-controllable object in the graphical user interface. It is detected whether or not the at least one target object lies within the predetermined area in the graphical user interface. If it is detected that the at least one target object lies within the predetermined area, an action is executed on the at least one target object from the at least one user-controllable object.

An apparatus and a method for game control. A graphical user interface is generated and displayed on a display screen. The graphical user interface presents at least one user-controllable object and at least one target object. A user is enabled to provide a user input to control a movement of the at least one user-controllable object within the graphical user interface. A predetermined area is identified around the at least one user-controllable object in the graphical user interface. It is detected whether or not the at least one target object lies within the predetermined area in the graphical user interface. If it is detected that the at least one target object lies within the predetermined area, an action is executed on the at least one target object from the at least one user-controllable object.

Systems, methods, and media are provided for improved targeting of an individual object among a plurality of objects in a mutli-player online video game. The video game may include plurality of objects located at various places at a given frame. At each frame, a position of the objects is identified. If a player object is within a predetermined radius of another player object, a target position of the player object is modified relative to other player objects. Next, the target position of the player object is modified towards its original position within the frame. This process is repeated for each player object until the corresponding player object is no longer within the predetermined radius of another player object or a violation of a constraints prevents the modification from being performed.

A system and method of displaying, on a touchscreen display of a mobile device, a virtual game controller having at least one virtual button configured to control multiple actions of an avatar representing a player within a video game executed by a remote gaming server. The player's interaction with the at least one virtual button is received through the touchscreen display and used to generate a control signal based on the received player interaction, the control signal being interpretable by the video game as an instruction to perform multiple actions in the video game. The control signal is transmitted from the mobile device for receipt by the remote gaming server executing the video game.

A system and method of displaying, on a touchscreen display of a mobile device, a virtual game controller having at least one virtual button configured to control multiple actions of an avatar representing a player within a video game executed by a remote gaming server. The player's interaction with the at least one virtual button is received through the touchscreen display and used to generate a control signal based on the received player interaction, the control signal being interpretable by the video game as an instruction to perform multiple actions in the video game. The control signal is transmitted from the mobile device for receipt by the remote gaming server executing the video game.

This application discloses an action execution method in a virtual gaming environment performed at a terminal device. The method includes: setting a key status of a first virtual key to a touchable state in a process of running a round of game when a target object controlled by a user of the terminal device completes an action combination once; monitoring a first touch operation performed on the first virtual key in the touchable state; controlling, when the first touch operation is detected, the target object to perform the acceleration operation, and monitoring, within a target time period, a second touch operation performed on a control key configured to control the target object to perform a target action; and controlling, when the second touch operation is detected within the target time period, the target object to perform the target action in a process of performing the acceleration operation.

This application discloses an action execution method in a virtual gaming environment performed at a terminal device. The method includes: setting a key status of a first virtual key to a touchable state in a process of running a round of game when a target object controlled by a user of the terminal device completes an action combination once; monitoring a first touch operation performed on the first virtual key in the touchable state; controlling, when the first touch operation is detected, the target object to perform the acceleration operation, and monitoring, within a target time period, a second touch operation performed on a control key configured to control the target object to perform a target action; and controlling, when the second touch operation is detected within the target time period, the target object to perform the target action in a process of performing the acceleration operation.

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium has recorded therein a program for causing a processor to function as: a touch information acquirer configured to acquire touch information regarding at least one of an area and a shape of a touch area on a touch panel with which an object comes in contact; and a determiner configured to determine, when the touch information acquired by the touch information acquirer indicates that a contact between the object and the touch panel is present, whether input of an instruction regarding a direction in the touch panel is present, based on the touch information.

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium has recorded therein a program for causing a processor to function as: a touch information acquirer configured to acquire touch information regarding at least one of an area and a shape of a touch area on a touch panel with which an object comes in contact; and a determiner configured to determine, when the touch information acquired by the touch information acquirer indicates that a contact between the object and the touch panel is present, whether input of an instruction regarding a direction in the touch panel is present, based on the touch information.