Image display control apparatus and image display control program

An image display control apparatus, characterized by comprising:

• an image reproducing unit that reproduces a virtual space image and causes the virtual space image to be displayed on a head mounted display;
• a target object detecting unit that detects a target object existing within a predetermined distance from the head mounted display from a moving image of a real world captured by a camera installed in the head mounted display;
• an image superimposition unit that causes an image of a predetermined range including the target object to be displayed superimposed on the virtual space image while the target object is being detected at a position within the predetermined distance by the target object detecting unit;
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• a target object determining unit that determines whether or not a human hand and an object gripped by the hand are included in the target object detected by the target object detecting unit,
• wherein the image superimposition unit does not perform image superimposition on the virtual space image in a case in which the target object determining unit determines that the human hand is not included in the target object, causes an image of a predetermined range including the human hand and the gripped object to be displayed superimposed on the virtual space image in a case in which the target object determining unit determines that the human hand and the gripped object are included in the target object, and causes an image of a predetermined range including the human hand to be displayed superimposed on the virtual space image in a case in which the target object determining unit determines that the human hand is included in the target object, but the gripped object is not included in the target object.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing image display control instructions which when executed cause a computer to perform operations comprising:

• reproducing a virtual space image;
• displaying the virtual space image on a head mounted display;
• detecting a target object existing within a predetermined distance from the head mounted display from a moving image of a real world captured by a camera installed in the head mounted display;
• determining whether the detected target object includes a human hand and the human hand is gripping an object;
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• superimposing, in response to determining the detected target object includes a human hand and the human hand is gripping an object, an image of a predetermined range including the target object on the virtual space image while the target object is being detected at a position within the predetermined distance;
• wherein the instructions instruct the computer to not superimpose the image of the predetermined range in response to the human hand not being included in the target object;
• wherein the instructions instruct the computer to not superimpose the image of the predetermined range in response to the human hand not gripping an object.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing image display control instructions which when executed cause a computer to perform operations comprising:

• reproducing a virtual space image;
• displaying the virtual space image on a head mounted display;
• detecting a target object existing within a predetermined distance from the head mounted display from a moving image of a real world captured by a camera installed in the head mounted display;
• determining whether the detected target object includes a human hand and the human hand is gripping an object;
• superimposing, in response to predetermined criteria, an image of a predetermined range including the target object on the virtual space image while the target object is being detected at a position within the predetermined distance;
• the predetermined criteria comprising:
• the human hand and the gripped object are included in the target object;
• and
• the human hand is included in the target object, but the gripped obj ect is not included in the target object;
• wherein the instructions instruct the computer to not superimpose the image of the predetermined range in response to the human hand not being included in the target object.