Storage medium having stored therein information processing program, information processing apparatus, information processing system, and information processing method

An information processing apparatus, comprising:

• a processor and a memory coupled thereto, the processor being configured to control the information processing system to at least:
• capture a virtual space using a virtual camera to generate a display image to be displayed on a screen;
• based on a pointer operation through a first input unit, perform a pointer operation process for changing a position of a pointer displayed on the screen;
• based on a first camera operation through a second input unit, perform a camera operation process for changing a position or an image capturing direction of the virtual camera;
• based on a second camera operation through a third input unit using an inertial sensor, perform a camera operation process for changing the position or the image capturing direction of the virtual camera;
• and
• in a case where the second camera operation is performed while the pointer operation process based on the pointer operation or the camera operation process based on the first camera operation is performed, reduce an absolute value of a quantity of change in the position or the image capturing direction of the virtual camera based on the second camera operation as compared with a case where the second camera operation is performed when neither of the pointer operation process based on the pointer operation and the camera operation process based on the first camera operation are performed.

An information processing system, comprising:

• a processor and a memory coupled thereto, the processor being configured to control the information processing system to at least:
• capture a virtual space using a virtual camera to generate a display image to be displayed on a screen;
• based on a pointer operation through a first input unit, perform a pointer operation process for changing a position of a pointer displayed on the screen;
• based on a first camera operation through a second input unit, perform a camera operation process for changing a position or an image capturing direction of the virtual camera;
• based on a second camera operation through a third input unit using an inertial sensor, perform a camera operation process for changing the position or the image capturing direction of the virtual camera;
• and
• in a case where the second camera operation is performed while the pointer operation process based on the pointer operation or the camera operation process based on the first camera operation is performed, reduce an absolute value of a quantity of change in the position or the image capturing direction of the virtual camera based on the second camera operation as compared with a case where the second camera operation is performed when neither of the pointer operation process based on the pointer operation and the camera operation process based on the first camera operation are performed.

An information processing method comprising:

• capturing a virtual space using a virtual camera to generate a display image to be displayed on a screen;
• based on a pointer operation through a first input unit, performing a pointer operation process for changing a position of a pointer displayed on the screen;
• based on a first camera operation through a second input unit, performing a camera operation process for changing a position or an image capturing direction of the virtual camera;
• based on a second camera operation through a third input unit using an inertial sensor, performing a camera operation process for changing the position or the image capturing direction of the virtual camera;
• and
• in a case where the second camera operation is performed while the pointer operation process based on the pointer operation or the camera operation process based on the first camera operation is performed, reducing an absolute value of a quantity of change in the position or the image capturing direction of the virtual camera based on the second camera operation as compared with a case where the second camera operation is performed when neither of the pointer operation process based on the pointer operation and the camera operation process based on the first camera operation are performed.