Information processing method and apparatus, electronic device, and storage medium

An information processing apparatus, provided by executing a software application on a processor of a mobile terminal and rendering a graphical user interface on a touch display screen of the mobile terminal, contents displayed by the graphical user interface at least partially comprising a game scene and at least partially comprising a virtual character, the apparatus comprising:

• a first providing element, configured to provide a motion controller on the graphical user interface, the motion controller comprising an area assisting object and an operation assisting object of which an initial position is within a range of the area assisting object;
• a first detection element, configured to control, detecting when a touch sliding operation acting on the operation assisting object, the operation assisting object to move along a motion track of a touch point of the touch sliding operation within a predetermined range, and control the virtual character to move in the game scene according to a movement of the operation assisting object;
• a second detection element, configured to configure, when detecting a preset interaction object exists within a preset distance from the virtual character in the game scene, the operation assisting object to be a temporary interaction control;
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• a third detection element, configured to control, when detecting an interaction triggering operation on the temporary interaction control, the virtual character to perform a preset operation on the preset interaction object.