Light emission control apparatus, operation device, light emission control method, and program

A method of controlling a controller configured to provide user operation inputs to a computer apparatus operating under the control of a system program and a game application program, the method comprising:

• controlling a first light emitting area of the controller;
• controlling a second light emitting area of the controller;
• causing at least a part of the first light emitting area to emit light in accordance with a control signal corresponding to an execution status of the game application program;
• and
• causing at least a part of the second light emitting area to emit light in accordance with a control signal corresponding to an execution status of the system program.

A non-transitory, computer readable storage medium containing a computer program, which when executed by a computer, causes the computer to execute a method of controlling a controller configured to for provide user operation inputs to a computer apparatus operating under the control of a system program and a game application program, by carrying out actions, comprising:

• controlling a first light emitting area of the controller;
• controlling a second light emitting area of the controller;
• causing at least a part of the first light emitting area to emit light in accordance with a control signal corresponding to an execution status of the game application program;
• and
• causing at least a part of the second light emitting area to emit light in accordance with a control signal corresponding to an execution status of the system program.