This dispensing mechanism of the present invention is configured to dispense objects with a game. The mechanism includes: an accommodating part for accommodating the objects; a dispensing-candidate holding part for holding the objects as dispensing candidates; a pushing mechanism for pushing each of the objects accommodated in the accommodating part to the dispensing-candidate holding part; and a control part for controlling operation of the pushing mechanism

This dispensing mechanism of the present invention is configured to dispense objects with a game. The mechanism includes: an accommodating part for accommodating the objects; a dispensing-candidate holding part for holding the objects as dispensing candidates; a pushing mechanism for pushing each of the objects accommodated in the accommodating part to the dispensing-candidate holding part; and a control part for controlling operation of the pushing mechanism.

This dispensing mechanism of the present invention is configured to dispense objects with a game. The mechanism includes: an accommodating part for accommodating the objects; a dispensing-candidate holding part for holding the objects as dispensing candidates; a pushing mechanism for pushing each of the objects accommodated in the accommodating part to the dispensing-candidate holding part; and a control part for controlling operation of the pushing mechanism.

[Object] To provide an information processing system and an information processing method capable of controlling content that is to be provided in association with a location in consideration of feelings of persons who are present at the location.

[Solution] Provided is an information processing system including: a communication unit that receives at least information related to a feeling of a user who is present in a predetermined region; and a control unit that controls content that is associated with the predetermined region and is to be provided to the user, on the basis of the feeling of the user who is present in the predetermined region, which is specified on the basis of the information received by the communication unit.

A method for providing a single user multiple presence implementation may include providing access for a user identified by a user account to a virtual environment hosted by a computer. The method may further include generating multiple avatars for the user account to concurrently coexist and be operative within the virtual environment. The method may further include controlling the multiple avatars at least partly in response to input from the user. The method may further include communicating virtual environment data regarding more than one of the multiple avatars to at least one client operated by the user. An apparatus for performing the method may include a processor coupled to a memory holding encoded instructions for performing operations of the method on a computer configured as a network entity.

A method for providing a single user multiple presence implementation may include providing access for a user identified by a user account to a virtual environment hosted by a computer. The method may further include generating multiple avatars for the user account to concurrently coexist and be operative within the virtual environment. The method may further include controlling the multiple avatars at least partly in response to input from the user. The method may further include communicating virtual environment data regarding more than one of the multiple avatars to at least one client operated by the user. An apparatus for performing the method may include a processor coupled to a memory holding encoded instructions for performing operations of the method on a computer configured as a network entity.

The present disclosure provides an information processing method, including: providing an attack control on a graphical user interface, and in response to a first touch operation acting on the attack control, controlling a first virtual character to execute an attack instruction in a game scene; providing a sub-control of a build control on the graphical user interface, providing the build control on the graphical user interface in response to a second touch operation acting on the sub-control of the build control, and controlling the first virtual character to execute a build instruction in a first building area of the game scene.

The present disclosure provides an information processing method, including: providing an attack control on a graphical user interface, and in response to a first touch operation acting on the attack control, controlling a first virtual character to execute an attack instruction in a game scene; providing a sub-control of a build control on the graphical user interface, providing the build control on the graphical user interface in response to a second touch operation acting on the sub-control of the build control, and controlling the first virtual character to execute a build instruction in a first building area of the game scene.

A system and method are described for an online game service. One method includes receiving a request from a client device interacting with a game application. The request is received by a server of the online game service. Then, receiving a control signal from the client device in response to an input made when interacting with the game application. The control signal is transmitted over a communication channel between the client device and the server. Executing a game associated with the game application by the server to generate a video stream comprising a sequence of images. Compressing the sequence of images of the application in accordance with a compression process to generate a compressed sequence of images using a compression resource used by said server and at least one other server of said online game service. The compression resource includes compression hardware or hardware running software that handles the compression of sequences of images for each of the servers executing games for the online game service. A state of each compressing operation processed for each of the servers is stored to enable the compression resource to take input from at least two of the servers and switch context of taking said input from among the two or more servers as the compression resource cycles taking input from among said respective two or more servers. And, sending respective compressed sequences of images to the client device or other client devices using the online game service via outbound routing that processes output of said compression resource.

A system and method are described for an online game service. One method includes receiving a request from a client device interacting with a game application. The request is received by a server of the online game service. Then, receiving a control signal from the client device in response to an input made when interacting with the game application. The control signal is transmitted over a communication channel between the client device and the server. Executing a game associated with the game application by the server to generate a video stream comprising a sequence of images. Compressing the sequence of images of the application in accordance with a compression process to generate a compressed sequence of images using a compression resource used by said server and at least one other server of said online game service. The compression resource includes compression hardware or hardware running software that handles the compression of sequences of images for each of the servers executing games for the online game service. A state of each compressing operation processed for each of the servers is stored to enable the compression resource to take input from at least two of the servers and switch context of taking said input from among the two or more servers as the compression resource cycles taking input from among said respective two or more servers. And, sending respective compressed sequences of images to the client device or other client devices using the online game service via outbound routing that processes output of said compression resource.