Display system, method of controlling display system, image generation control program, and computer-readable storage medium

A method of controlling a display system including:

• an image generating device that generates an image;
• and a display device,
• said method comprising the steps of:
• (a) determining, based on third person viewpoint information, a first display position where an image of a virtual object is displayed and a second display position where either an image of at least one user himself/herself of a game in which the virtual object is generated or an image of an avatar representing the user is displayed, the third person viewpoint information being related to (1) progress of a prescribed story of the game and to (2) a virtual space viewpoint of a non-user, third person in a virtual space containing the image of the virtual object and either the image of the user himself/herself or the image of the avatar;
• and
• (b) generating a third person viewpoint image of the virtual space as viewed from the virtual space viewpoint of the third person in accordance with the progress of the prescribed story by arranging the image of the virtual object at the first display position determined in the step (a) and either the image of the user himself/herself or an image of the avatar at the second display position determined in the step (a),
• the display device being configured to display the third person viewpoint image generated in the step (b) and being different from a Head Mount Display worn by the user and serving as an image capturing device, and
• the display device being provided in a spectator-dedicated room, which is physically separated from a room for use by the user playing the game and is used by the third person viewing progress of the game.

A display system comprising:

• an image generating device that generates an image,
• the image generating device including:
• a position determining circuit configured to determine, based on third person viewpoint information, a first display position where an image of a virtual object is displayed and a second display position where either an image of at least one user himself/herself of a game in which the virtual object is generated or an image of an avatar representing the user is displayed, the third person viewpoint information being related to (1) progress of a prescribed story of the game and to (2) a virtual space viewpoint of a non-user, third person in a virtual space containing the image of the virtual object and either the image of the user himself/herself or the image of the avatar;
• and
• an image generating circuit configured to generate a third person viewpoint image of the virtual space as viewed from the virtual space viewpoint of the third person in accordance with the progress of the prescribed story by arranging the image of the virtual object at the first display position determined by the position determining circuit and either the image of the user himself/herself or the image of the avatar at the second display position determined by the position determining circuit;
• and
• a display device configured to display the third person viewpoint image generated by the image generating device,
• the display device being different from a Head Mount Display worn by the user and serving as an image capturing device, and
• the display device being provided in a spectator-dedicated room, which is physically separated from a room for use by the user playing the game and is used by the third person viewing progress of the game.