Non-transitory storage medium, information processing method, information processing apparatus, and information processing system

One of a plurality of networkable information processing apparatuses, the information processing apparatus used by a first user comprising:

• a processor and a memory coupled thereto, the processor being configured to control the information processing system to at least:
• executing a specified application and, while executing the specified application, acquiring, from a second terminal of a second user, status information indicating a status of the specified application being executed on the second terminal;
• placing second user character associated with the second user of the second terminal that has sent the acquired status information in a virtual space in a specified scene in the specified application;
• controlling a first user character associated with the first user and placed in the virtual space, and moving the first user character based on the first user's move operation input;
• if the first user character and the second user character are at least in a specified positional relationship in the virtual space, presenting a first image corresponding to the status information acquired from the second user of the second user character;
• if a specified operation input is given by the first user in the specified scene, presenting a list image for listing notifications about the acquired status information;
• and
• in a case where the list image is displayed, presenting a second image corresponding to information on a notification specified by the first user among the notifications listed in the list image.

An information processing system including a first terminal of a first user and a second terminal of a second user, wherein the first terminal comprises a processor and a memory coupled thereto, the processor being configured to control the first terminal to at least:

• executing a specified application and, while executing the specified application, acquiring, from the second terminal, status information indicating a status of the specified application being executed on the second terminal;
• placing second user character associated with the second user of the second terminal that has sent the acquired status information in a virtual space in a specified scene in the specified application;
• controlling a first user character associated with the first user and placed in the virtual space, and moving the first user character based on the first user's move operation input;
• if the first user character and the second user character are at least in a specified positional relationship in the virtual space, presenting a first image corresponding to the status information acquired from the second user of the second user character;
• if a specified operation input is given by the first user in the specified scene, presenting a list image for listing notifications about the acquired status information;
• and
• in a case where the list image is displayed, presenting a second image corresponding to information on a notification specified by the first user among the notifications listed in the list image.

An information processing method executed by a computer of a first terminal of a first user among a plurality of networkable terminals, the information processing method comprising the steps of:

• executing a specified application and, while executing the specified application, acquiring, from a second terminal of a second user, status information indicating a status of the specified application being executed on the second terminal;
• placing second user character associated with the second user of the second terminal that has sent the acquired status information in a virtual space in a specified scene in the specified application;
• controlling a first user character associated with the first user and placed in the virtual space, and moving the first user character based on the first user's move operation input;
• determining that the first user character and the second user character are at least in a specified positional relationship in the virtual space and based on thereon, presenting a first image corresponding to the status information acquired from the second user of the second user character;
• determining a specified operation input is given by the first user in the specified scene and based on thereon, presenting a list image for listing notifications about the acquired status information;
• and
• when the list image is displayed, presenting a second image corresponding to information on a notification specified by the first user among the notifications listed in the list image.