Game system, game controlling method, and game controlling program

A game system, comprising:

• a game controlling apparatus, including:
• (a) a game controlling unit configured to execute an application program to control a game based on gameplay of a game player;
• (b) a game player instruction receiving unit configured to receive instructions from the game player and forward the instructions to the game controlling unit in order to manipulate the execution of the application program and to affect the game;
• and
• (c) a watching point setting unit configured to set respective viewpoints, from among a plurality of viewpoints, serving as bases for generating respective watching screens for viewing the game during gameplay of the game player, which viewpoints are offered to respective watching players, among a plurality of watching players, different from the game player, wherein at least one of:
• (i) the watching point setting unit employs watching player conditions regarding each of the plurality of watching players for each of the plurality of viewpoints;
• and (ii) the watching point setting unit employs one or more predetermined conditions in setting one or more of the respective viewpoints;
• a user interface managing unit configured to transmit and receive information to and from any of a plurality of watching player terminals used by any of the watching players;
• and
• a watching player instruction receiving unit configured to receive respective action execution instructions from among the plurality of watching players, and transmit the respective action execution instructions to the game controlling unit,
• wherein the game controlling apparatus renders videos to produce respective game watching screens from the respective set viewpoints, where the videos provide views of the gameplay of the game player for at least one of the plurality of watching players.

A game controlling method, comprising:

• execute an application program to control a game based on gameplay of a game player;
• receiving instructions from the game player and forwarding the instructions for controlling the game in order to manipulate the execution of the application program and to affect the game;
• and
• setting respective viewpoints, from among a plurality of viewpoints, serving as bases for generating respective watching screens for viewing the game during gameplay of the game player, which viewpoints are offered to respective watching players, among a plurality of watching players, different from the game player,
• wherein at least one of:
• (i) the setting includes employing watching player conditions regarding each of the plurality of watching players for each of the plurality of viewpoints;
• and
• (ii) the setting includes employing one or more predetermined conditions in setting one or more of the respective viewpoints, and
• wherein the execution of the application program renders videos to produce respective game watching screens from the respective set viewpoints, where the videos provide views of the gameplay of the game player for at least one of the plurality of watching players.