Computer-readable non-transitory storage medium having information processing program stored therein, information processing system, and information processing method

An information processing system for executing information processing in which an operation target object moves in a virtual space and a plurality of second objects move while following the operation target object, the information processing system comprising a processor and a memory coupled thereto, the processor being configured to control the information processing system to at least execute operations comprising:

• performing movement control of the operation target object in the virtual space based on an operation input;
• calculating a plurality of second coordinate sets in the virtual space based on location of the operation target object within the virtual space;
• for each corresponding coordinate set of the calculated plurality of second coordinate sets, calculating a movement allowance degree indicating whether or not movement to the corresponding coordinate set is allowed;
• on the basis of the calculated movement allowance degrees of the plurality of the second coordinate sets, calculating a movement goal reference coordinate set which is a coordinate set serving as a reference for movement goal determination in moving the plurality of second objects toward a movement allowed position;
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• performing movement control for each of the plurality of second objects to follow the operation target object based on the movement goal reference coordinate set.

An information processing method for executing information processing in which an operation target object moves in a virtual space and a plurality of second objects follow the operation target object, the method comprising:

• performing movement control of the operation target object in the virtual space based on an operation input;
• calculating a plurality of second coordinate sets in the virtual space based on location of the operation target object within the virtual space;
• for each corresponding coordinate set of the calculated plurality of second coordinate sets, calculate a movement allowance degree indicating whether or not movement to the corresponding coordinate set is allowed;
• on the basis of the calculated movement allowance degrees of the plurality of the second coordinate sets, calculate a movement goal reference coordinate set which is a coordinate set serving as a reference for movement goal determination in moving the plurality of second objects toward a movement allowed position;
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• performing movement control for each of the plurality of second objects to follow the operation target object based on the movement goal reference coordinate set.