Simulation system, processing method, and information storage medium

A simulation system comprising a processor including hardware, the processor being configured to perform:

• a moving body process that moves a moving body in a virtual space, which corresponds to the user;
• a virtual camera control process that controls a virtual camera within the virtual space, the virtual camera being set as a first person point-of-view of the user, the virtual camera being set to be at a position corresponding to a point-of-view of the moving body in the virtual space, and when the moving body moves in the virtual space, the position of the virtual camera changes to follow the movement of the moving body;
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• a display process of generating an image as viewed from the virtual camera in the virtual space, the generated virtual image being a display image displayed on a head mounted display to the user, wherein:
• in the moving body process, the processor moves the moving body while disabling or limiting a change in orientation of the moving body in accordance with an orientation change of the virtual camera corresponding to at least one of pitching and rolling is disabled or limited in a case where a traveling direction of the moving body corresponds to at least one of the pitching and the rolling changes, and
• in the virtual camera control process, the processor sets the virtual camera at the point-of-view position of the moving body for which the orientation change is disabled or limited.

A processing method comprising:

• performing an input process that acquires tracking information including tracking information for point-of-view information about a user of a head mounted display worn by the user;
• performing a moving body process that moves a moving body in a virtual space, which corresponds to the user;
• performing a virtual camera control process that controls a virtual camera within the virtual space, the virtual camera being set as a first person point-of-view of the user, the virtual camera being set to be at a position corresponding to a point-of-view of the moving body in the virtual space, and when the moving body moves in the virtual space, the position of the virtual camera changes to follow the movement of the moving body;
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• performing a display process of generating an image as viewed from the virtual camera in the virtual space, the generated virtual image being a display image displayed on the head mounted to the user, wherein;
• in the virtual camera control process, performing setting the virtual camera so that a position and an orientation of the virtual camera is changed based on the tracking information, while orientation change of the virtual camera corresponding to at least one of pitching and rolling is disabled or limited in a case where a traveling direction of the moving body corresponds to at least one of the pitching and the rolling changes.

A processing method comprising:

• performing a moving body process that moves a moving body in a virtual space, which corresponds to a user;
• performing a virtual camera control process that controls a virtual camera within the virtual space, the virtual camera being set as a first person point-of-view of the user, the virtual camera being set to be at a position corresponding to a point-of-view of the moving body in the virtual space, and when the moving body moves in the virtual space, the position of the virtual camera changes to follow the movement of the moving body;
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• performing a display process of generating an image as viewed from the virtual camera in the virtual space, the generated virtual image being a display image displayed on the head mounted display to the user, wherein:
• in the moving body process, performing a process of moving the moving body while disabling or limiting a change of an orientation of the moving body corresponding to at least one of pitching and rolling in a case where a traveling direction of the moving body changes, and
• in the virtual camera control process, performing setting the virtual camera at a point-of-view position of the moving body for which the change of the orientation is disabled or limited, while orientation change of the virtual camera corresponding to at least one of pitching and rolling is disabled or limited in a case where a traveling direction of the moving body corresponds to at least one of the pitching and the rolling changes.