US 12,611,602 B2 · Storage medium, information processing system, information processing device, and game processing method

Abstract

An example of an information processing system sets a target range in a virtual space when a predetermined event occurs based on a game process. In a rendering process of rendering the virtual space, the information processing system renders a portion of at least some terrain objects in the virtual space included in the target range while reflecting a light source set in the virtual space, and render a portion thereof not included in the target range in a predetermined color or with reduced brightness.

Claims52

Dependent claims

One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media having stored therein instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to execute information processing comprising:

setting a target range in a virtual space when a predetermined event occurs based on a game process;
and
in a rendering process of rendering the virtual space, rendering a portion of at least some terrain objects in the virtual space included in the target range while reflecting a light source set in the virtual space, and render a portion thereof not included in the target range in a predetermined color or with reduced brightness;
wherein the information processing comprises, in the rendering process:
for the at least some terrain objects, generating mask data that at least represents, for each pixel, whether a position corresponding to the pixel of the terrain objects is included in the target range;
rendering to a frame buffer while reflecting the light source for a pixel indicating, in the mask data, that the position of the at least some terrain objects is included in the target range;
and
rendering to the frame buffer in the predetermined color or with reduced brightness for a pixel indicating, in the mask data, that the position of the at least some terrain objects is not included in the target range;
wherein the rendering process is based on deferred rendering;
and
wherein the information processing comprises, in the rendering process:
in a first stage, writing to a G buffer and a depth buffer for at least some terrain objects in the virtual space;
in a second stage, for each pixel, generating the mask data based on a position corresponding to the pixel, a depth value stored in the depth buffer and the target range;
and
in a third stage, rendering to the frame buffer based at least on data stored in the G buffer and the mask data.

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One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media having stored therein instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to execute information processing comprising:

setting a target range in a virtual space when a predetermined event occurs based on a game process;
and
in a rendering process of rendering the virtual space, rendering a portion of at least some terrain objects in the virtual space included in the target range while reflecting a light source set in the virtual space, and render a portion thereof not included in the target range in a predetermined color or with reduced brightness;
wherein the information processing comprises, in the rendering process:
for the at least some terrain objects, generating mask data that at least represents, for each pixel, whether a position corresponding to the pixel of the terrain objects is included in the target range;
rendering to a frame buffer while reflecting the light source for a pixel indicating, in the mask data, that the position of the at least some terrain objects is included in the target range;
and
rendering to the frame buffer in the predetermined color or with reduced brightness for a pixel indicating, in the mask data, that the position of the at least some terrain objects is not included in the target range;
wherein the mask data is data that indicates, for each pixel, a degree to which the predetermined color is rendered or a degree to which the brightness is reduced;
and
wherein the information processing comprises, in the rendering process, writing a pixel value to the frame buffer, wherein the pixel value is obtained by combining the predetermined color with a pixel value calculated while reflecting the light source in accordance with the degree or by reducing the brightness from the pixel value calculated while reflecting the light source in accordance with the degree.

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One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media having stored therein instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to execute information processing comprising:

setting a target range in a virtual space when a predetermined event occurs based on a game process;
and
in a rendering process of rendering the virtual space, rendering a portion of at least some terrain objects in the virtual space included in the target range while reflecting a light source set in the virtual space, and render a portion thereof not included in the target range in a predetermined color or with reduced brightness;
wherein the information processing comprises, in the rendering process:
for the at least some terrain objects, generating mask data that at least represents, for each pixel, whether a position corresponding to the pixel of the terrain objects is included in the target range;
rendering to a frame buffer while reflecting the light source for a pixel indicating, in the mask data, that the position of the at least some terrain objects is included in the target range;
and
rendering to the frame buffer in the predetermined color or with reduced brightness for a pixel indicating, in the mask data, that the position of the at least some terrain objects is not included in the target range;
wherein the information processing further comprises controlling a player character in the virtual space based on an operation input;
wherein the event occurs in response to a predetermined operation input performed when the player character is located at an event occurring position set in the virtual space;
and
wherein the information processing comprises:
in response to occurrence of the event, updating two-dimensional range data that represents the target range in the virtual space in a plan view so that at least a range of the virtual space that corresponds to the event occurring position becomes the target range;
and
generating the mask data based further on the two-dimensional range data.

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An information processing system comprising:

one or more processors;
and
one or more memories having stored therein computer-executable instructions to execute information processing comprising:
setting a target range in a virtual space when a predetermined event occurs based on a game process;
and
in a rendering process of rendering the virtual space, rendering a portion of at least some terrain objects in the virtual space included in the target range while reflecting a light source set in the virtual space, and rendering a portion thereof not included in the target range in a predetermined color or with reduced brightness;
wherein the information processing comprises, in the rendering process:
for the at least some terrain objects, generating mask data that at least represents, for each pixel, whether a position corresponding to the pixel of the terrain objects is included in the target range;
rendering to a frame buffer while reflecting the light source for a pixel indicating, in the mask data, that the position of the at least some terrain objects is included in the target range;
and
rendering to the frame buffer in the predetermined color or with reduced brightness for a pixel indicating, in the mask data, that the position of the at least some terrain objects is not included in the target range;
wherein the rendering process is based on deferred rendering;
and
wherein the information processing comprises, in the rendering process:
in a first stage, writing to a G buffer and a depth buffer for at least some terrain objects in the virtual space;
in a second stage, for each pixel, generating the mask data based on a position corresponding to the pixel, a depth value stored in the depth buffer and the target range;
and
in a third stage, rendering to the frame buffer based at least on data stored in the G buffer and the mask data.

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An information processing system comprising:

one or more processors;
and
one or more memories having stored therein computer-executable instructions to execute information processing comprising:
setting a target range in a virtual space when a predetermined event occurs based on a game process;
and
in a rendering process of rendering the virtual space, rendering a portion of at least some terrain objects in the virtual space included in the target range while reflecting a light source set in the virtual space, and rendering a portion thereof not included in the target range in a predetermined color or with reduced brightness;
wherein the information processing comprises, in the rendering process:
for the at least some terrain objects, generating mask data that at least represents, for each pixel, whether a position corresponding to the pixel of the terrain objects is included in the target range;
rendering to a frame buffer while reflecting the light source for a pixel indicating, in the mask data, that the position of the at least some terrain objects is included in the target range;
and
rendering to the frame buffer in the predetermined color or with reduced brightness for a pixel indicating, in the mask data, that the position of the at least some terrain objects is not included in the target range;
wherein the mask data is data that indicates, for each pixel, a degree to which the predetermined color is rendered or a degree to which the brightness is reduced;
and
wherein the information processing comprises, in the rendering process, writing a pixel value to the frame buffer, wherein the pixel value is obtained by combining the predetermined color with a pixel value calculated while reflecting the light source in accordance with the degree or by reducing the brightness from the pixel value calculated while reflecting the light source in accordance with the degree.

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An information processing system comprising:

one or more processors;
and
one or more memories having stored therein computer-executable instructions to execute information processing comprising:
setting a target range in a virtual space when a predetermined event occurs based on a game process;
and
in a rendering process of rendering the virtual space, rendering a portion of at least some terrain objects in the virtual space included in the target range while reflecting a light source set in the virtual space, and rendering a portion thereof not included in the target range in a predetermined color or with reduced brightness;
wherein the information processing comprises, in the rendering process:
for the at least some terrain objects, generating mask data that at least represents, for each pixel, whether a position corresponding to the pixel of the terrain objects is included in the target range;
rendering to a frame buffer while reflecting the light source for a pixel indicating, in the mask data, that the position of the at least some terrain objects is included in the target range;
and
rendering to the frame buffer in the predetermined color or with reduced brightness for a pixel indicating, in the mask data, that the position of the at least some terrain objects is not included in the target range;
wherein the information processing further comprises controlling a player character in the virtual space based on an operation input;
wherein the event occurs in response to a predetermined operation input performed when the player character is located at an event occurring position set in the virtual space;
and
wherein the information processing comprises:
in response to occurrence of the event, updating two-dimensional range data that represents the target range in the virtual space in a plan view so that at least a range of the virtual space that corresponds to the event occurring position becomes the target range;
and
generating the mask data based further on the two-dimensional range data.

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An information processing device comprising:

one or more processors;
and
one or more memories having stored therein computer-executable instructions to execute information processing comprising:
setting a target range in a virtual space when a predetermined event occurs based on a game process;
in a rendering process of rendering the virtual space, rendering a portion of at least some terrain objects in the virtual space included in the target range while reflecting a light source set in the virtual space, and rendering a portion thereof not included in the target range in a predetermined color or with reduced brightness;
for the at least some terrain objects, generating mask data that at least represents, for each pixel, whether a position corresponding to the pixel of the terrain objects is included in the target range;
rendering to a frame buffer while reflecting the light source for a pixel indicating, in the mask data, that the position of the at least some terrain objects is included in the target range;
and
rendering to the frame buffer in the predetermined color or with reduced brightness for a pixel indicating, in the mask data, that the position of the at least some terrain objects is not included in the target range;
wherein the rendering process is based on deferred rendering;
and
wherein the information processing comprises, in the rendering process:
in a first stage, writing to a G buffer and a depth buffer for at least some terrain objects in the virtual space;
in a second stage, for each pixel, generating the mask data based on a position corresponding to the pixel, a depth value stored in the depth buffer and the target range;
and
in a third stage, rendering to the frame buffer based at least on data stored in the G buffer and the mask data.

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A computer-implemented method comprising:

setting a target range in a virtual space when a predetermined event occurs based on a game process;
and
in a rendering process of rendering the virtual space, rendering a portion of at least some terrain objects in the virtual space included in the target range while reflecting a light source set in the virtual space, and rendering a portion thereof not included in the target range in a predetermined color or with reduced brightness;
wherein the computer-implemented method comprises, in the rendering process:
for the at least some terrain objects, generating mask data that at least represents, for each pixel, whether a position corresponding to the pixel of the terrain objects is included in the target range;
rendering to a frame buffer while reflecting the light source for a pixel indicating, in the mask data, that the position of the at least some terrain objects is included in the target range;
and
rendering to the frame buffer in the predetermined color or with reduced brightness for a pixel indicating, in the mask data, that the position of the at least some terrain objects is not included in the target range;
wherein the rendering process is based on deferred rendering;
and
wherein the computer-implemented method comprises, in the rendering process:
in a first stage, writing to a G buffer and a depth buffer for at least some terrain objects in the virtual space;
in a second stage, for each pixel, generating the mask data based on a position corresponding to the pixel, a depth value stored in the depth buffer and the target range;
and
in a third stage, rendering to the frame buffer based at least on data stored in the G buffer and the mask data.

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An information processing device comprising:

one or more processors;
and
one or more memories having stored therein computer-executable instructions to execute information processing comprising:
setting a target range in a virtual space when a predetermined event occurs based on a game process;
and
in a rendering process of rendering the virtual space, rendering a portion of at least some terrain objects in the virtual space included in the target range while reflecting a light source set in the virtual space, and render a portion thereof not included in the target range in a predetermined color or with reduced brightness;
wherein the information processing comprises, in the rendering process:
for the at least some terrain objects, generating mask data that at least represents, for each pixel, whether a position corresponding to the pixel of the terrain objects is included in the target range;
rendering to a frame buffer while reflecting the light source for a pixel indicating, in the mask data, that the position of the at least some terrain objects is included in the target range;
and
rendering to the frame buffer in the predetermined color or with reduced brightness for a pixel indicating, in the mask data, that the position of the at least some terrain objects is not included in the target range;
wherein the mask data is data that indicates, for each pixel, a degree to which the predetermined color is rendered or a degree to which the brightness is reduced;
and
wherein the information processing comprises, in the rendering process, writing a pixel value to the frame buffer, wherein the pixel value is obtained by combining the predetermined color with a pixel value calculated while reflecting the light source in accordance with the degree or by reducing the brightness from the pixel value calculated while reflecting the light source in accordance with the degree.

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An information processing device comprising:

one or more processors;
and
one or more memories having stored therein computer-executable instructions to execute information processing comprising:
setting a target range in a virtual space when a predetermined event occurs based on a game process;
and
in a rendering process of rendering the virtual space, rendering a portion of at least some terrain objects in the virtual space included in the target range while reflecting a light source set in the virtual space, and render a portion thereof not included in the target range in a predetermined color or with reduced brightness;
wherein the information processing comprises, in the rendering process:
for the at least some terrain objects, generating mask data that at least represents, for each pixel, whether a position corresponding to the pixel of the terrain objects is included in the target range;
rendering to a frame buffer while reflecting the light source for a pixel indicating, in the mask data, that the position of the at least some terrain objects is included in the target range;
and
rendering to the frame buffer in the predetermined color or with reduced brightness for a pixel indicating, in the mask data, that the position of the at least some terrain objects is not included in the target range;
wherein the information processing further comprises controlling a player character in the virtual space based on an operation input;
wherein the event occurs in response to a predetermined operation input performed when the player character is located at an event occurring position set in the virtual space;
and
wherein the information processing comprises:
in response to occurrence of the event, updating two-dimensional range data that represents the target range in the virtual space in a plan view so that at least a range of the virtual space that corresponds to the event occurring position becomes the target range;
and
generating the mask data based further on the two-dimensional range data.

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A computer-implemented method comprising:

setting a target range in a virtual space when a predetermined event occurs based on a game process;
and
in a rendering process of rendering the virtual space, rendering a portion of at least some terrain objects in the virtual space included in the target range while reflecting a light source set in the virtual space, and rendering a portion thereof not included in the target range in a predetermined color or with reduced brightness;
wherein the computer-implemented method comprises, in the rendering process:
for the at least some terrain objects, generating mask data that at least represents, for each pixel, whether a position corresponding to the pixel of the terrain objects is included in the target range;
rendering to a frame buffer while reflecting the light source for a pixel indicating, in the mask data, that the position of the at least some terrain objects is included in the target range;
and
rendering to the frame buffer in the predetermined color or with reduced brightness for a pixel indicating, in the mask data, that the position of the at least some terrain objects is not included in the target range;
wherein the mask data is data that indicates, for each pixel, a degree to which the predetermined color is rendered or a degree to which the brightness is reduced;
and
wherein the wherein the computer-implemented method comprises, in the rendering process, writing a pixel value to the frame buffer, wherein the pixel value is obtained by combining the predetermined color with a pixel value calculated while reflecting the light source in accordance with the degree or by reducing the brightness from the pixel value calculated while reflecting the light source in accordance with the degree.

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A computer-implemented method comprising:

setting a target range in a virtual space when a predetermined event occurs based on a game process;
and
in a rendering process of rendering the virtual space, rendering a portion of at least some terrain objects in the virtual space included in the target range while reflecting a light source set in the virtual space, and rendering a portion thereof not included in the target range in a predetermined color or with reduced brightness;
wherein the computer-implemented method comprises, in the rendering process:
for the at least some terrain objects, generating mask data that at least represents, for each pixel, whether a position corresponding to the pixel of the terrain objects is included in the target range;
rendering to a frame buffer while reflecting the light source for a pixel indicating, in the mask data, that the position of the at least some terrain objects is included in the target range;
and
rendering to the frame buffer in the predetermined color or with reduced brightness for a pixel indicating, in the mask data, that the position of the at least some terrain objects is not included in the target range;
wherein the wherein the computer-implemented method further comprises controlling a player character in the virtual space based on an operation input;
wherein the event occurs in response to a predetermined operation input performed when the player character is located at an event occurring position set in the virtual space;
and
wherein the computer-implemented method comprises:
in response to occurrence of the event, updating two-dimensional range data that represents the target range in the virtual space in a plan view so that at least a range of the virtual space that corresponds to the event occurring position becomes the target range;
and
generating the mask data based further on the two-dimensional range data.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

18/332,277Filed 9 Jun 2023

Priority

JP 2022-16779619 Oct 2022

Published

US 2024/0131427 A125 Apr 2024

Granted

28 Apr 2026

Term ends

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Classification9 codes

A63F 13/5378
Using indicators, e.g. showing the condition of a game character on screen: for displaying an additional top view, e.g. radar screens or maps
A63F 13/52
Controlling the output signals based on the game progress: involving aspects of the displayed game scene
A63F 13/55
Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions: controlling game characters or game objects based…
A63F 13/69
Generating or modifying game content before or while executing the game program, e.g. authoring tools specially adapted for game development or…:…

Abstract

Claims52

Dependent claims

One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media having stored therein instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to execute information processing comprising:

setting a target range in a virtual space when a predetermined event occurs based on a game process;
and
in a rendering process of rendering the virtual space, rendering a portion of at least some terrain objects in the virtual space included in the target range while reflecting a light source set in the virtual space, and render a portion thereof not included in the target range in a predetermined color or with reduced brightness;
wherein the information processing comprises, in the rendering process:
for the at least some terrain objects, generating mask data that at least represents, for each pixel, whether a position corresponding to the pixel of the terrain objects is included in the target range;
rendering to a frame buffer while reflecting the light source for a pixel indicating, in the mask data, that the position of the at least some terrain objects is included in the target range;
and
rendering to the frame buffer in the predetermined color or with reduced brightness for a pixel indicating, in the mask data, that the position of the at least some terrain objects is not included in the target range;
wherein the rendering process is based on deferred rendering;
and
wherein the information processing comprises, in the rendering process:
in a first stage, writing to a G buffer and a depth buffer for at least some terrain objects in the virtual space;
in a second stage, for each pixel, generating the mask data based on a position corresponding to the pixel, a depth value stored in the depth buffer and the target range;
and
in a third stage, rendering to the frame buffer based at least on data stored in the G buffer and the mask data.

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One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media having stored therein instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to execute information processing comprising:

setting a target range in a virtual space when a predetermined event occurs based on a game process;
and
in a rendering process of rendering the virtual space, rendering a portion of at least some terrain objects in the virtual space included in the target range while reflecting a light source set in the virtual space, and render a portion thereof not included in the target range in a predetermined color or with reduced brightness;
wherein the information processing comprises, in the rendering process:
for the at least some terrain objects, generating mask data that at least represents, for each pixel, whether a position corresponding to the pixel of the terrain objects is included in the target range;
rendering to a frame buffer while reflecting the light source for a pixel indicating, in the mask data, that the position of the at least some terrain objects is included in the target range;
and
rendering to the frame buffer in the predetermined color or with reduced brightness for a pixel indicating, in the mask data, that the position of the at least some terrain objects is not included in the target range;
wherein the mask data is data that indicates, for each pixel, a degree to which the predetermined color is rendered or a degree to which the brightness is reduced;
and
wherein the information processing comprises, in the rendering process, writing a pixel value to the frame buffer, wherein the pixel value is obtained by combining the predetermined color with a pixel value calculated while reflecting the light source in accordance with the degree or by reducing the brightness from the pixel value calculated while reflecting the light source in accordance with the degree.

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One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media having stored therein instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to execute information processing comprising:

setting a target range in a virtual space when a predetermined event occurs based on a game process;
and
in a rendering process of rendering the virtual space, rendering a portion of at least some terrain objects in the virtual space included in the target range while reflecting a light source set in the virtual space, and render a portion thereof not included in the target range in a predetermined color or with reduced brightness;
wherein the information processing comprises, in the rendering process:
for the at least some terrain objects, generating mask data that at least represents, for each pixel, whether a position corresponding to the pixel of the terrain objects is included in the target range;
rendering to a frame buffer while reflecting the light source for a pixel indicating, in the mask data, that the position of the at least some terrain objects is included in the target range;
and
rendering to the frame buffer in the predetermined color or with reduced brightness for a pixel indicating, in the mask data, that the position of the at least some terrain objects is not included in the target range;
wherein the information processing further comprises controlling a player character in the virtual space based on an operation input;
wherein the event occurs in response to a predetermined operation input performed when the player character is located at an event occurring position set in the virtual space;
and
wherein the information processing comprises:
in response to occurrence of the event, updating two-dimensional range data that represents the target range in the virtual space in a plan view so that at least a range of the virtual space that corresponds to the event occurring position becomes the target range;
and
generating the mask data based further on the two-dimensional range data.

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An information processing system comprising:

one or more processors;
and
one or more memories having stored therein computer-executable instructions to execute information processing comprising:
setting a target range in a virtual space when a predetermined event occurs based on a game process;
and
in a rendering process of rendering the virtual space, rendering a portion of at least some terrain objects in the virtual space included in the target range while reflecting a light source set in the virtual space, and rendering a portion thereof not included in the target range in a predetermined color or with reduced brightness;
wherein the information processing comprises, in the rendering process:
for the at least some terrain objects, generating mask data that at least represents, for each pixel, whether a position corresponding to the pixel of the terrain objects is included in the target range;
rendering to a frame buffer while reflecting the light source for a pixel indicating, in the mask data, that the position of the at least some terrain objects is included in the target range;
and
rendering to the frame buffer in the predetermined color or with reduced brightness for a pixel indicating, in the mask data, that the position of the at least some terrain objects is not included in the target range;
wherein the rendering process is based on deferred rendering;
and
wherein the information processing comprises, in the rendering process:
in a first stage, writing to a G buffer and a depth buffer for at least some terrain objects in the virtual space;
in a second stage, for each pixel, generating the mask data based on a position corresponding to the pixel, a depth value stored in the depth buffer and the target range;
and
in a third stage, rendering to the frame buffer based at least on data stored in the G buffer and the mask data.

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An information processing system comprising:

one or more processors;
and
one or more memories having stored therein computer-executable instructions to execute information processing comprising:
setting a target range in a virtual space when a predetermined event occurs based on a game process;
and
in a rendering process of rendering the virtual space, rendering a portion of at least some terrain objects in the virtual space included in the target range while reflecting a light source set in the virtual space, and rendering a portion thereof not included in the target range in a predetermined color or with reduced brightness;
wherein the information processing comprises, in the rendering process:
for the at least some terrain objects, generating mask data that at least represents, for each pixel, whether a position corresponding to the pixel of the terrain objects is included in the target range;
rendering to a frame buffer while reflecting the light source for a pixel indicating, in the mask data, that the position of the at least some terrain objects is included in the target range;
and
rendering to the frame buffer in the predetermined color or with reduced brightness for a pixel indicating, in the mask data, that the position of the at least some terrain objects is not included in the target range;
wherein the mask data is data that indicates, for each pixel, a degree to which the predetermined color is rendered or a degree to which the brightness is reduced;
and
wherein the information processing comprises, in the rendering process, writing a pixel value to the frame buffer, wherein the pixel value is obtained by combining the predetermined color with a pixel value calculated while reflecting the light source in accordance with the degree or by reducing the brightness from the pixel value calculated while reflecting the light source in accordance with the degree.

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An information processing system comprising:

one or more processors;
and
one or more memories having stored therein computer-executable instructions to execute information processing comprising:
setting a target range in a virtual space when a predetermined event occurs based on a game process;
and
in a rendering process of rendering the virtual space, rendering a portion of at least some terrain objects in the virtual space included in the target range while reflecting a light source set in the virtual space, and rendering a portion thereof not included in the target range in a predetermined color or with reduced brightness;
wherein the information processing comprises, in the rendering process:
for the at least some terrain objects, generating mask data that at least represents, for each pixel, whether a position corresponding to the pixel of the terrain objects is included in the target range;
rendering to a frame buffer while reflecting the light source for a pixel indicating, in the mask data, that the position of the at least some terrain objects is included in the target range;
and
rendering to the frame buffer in the predetermined color or with reduced brightness for a pixel indicating, in the mask data, that the position of the at least some terrain objects is not included in the target range;
wherein the information processing further comprises controlling a player character in the virtual space based on an operation input;
wherein the event occurs in response to a predetermined operation input performed when the player character is located at an event occurring position set in the virtual space;
and
wherein the information processing comprises:
in response to occurrence of the event, updating two-dimensional range data that represents the target range in the virtual space in a plan view so that at least a range of the virtual space that corresponds to the event occurring position becomes the target range;
and
generating the mask data based further on the two-dimensional range data.

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An information processing device comprising:

one or more processors;
and
one or more memories having stored therein computer-executable instructions to execute information processing comprising:
setting a target range in a virtual space when a predetermined event occurs based on a game process;
in a rendering process of rendering the virtual space, rendering a portion of at least some terrain objects in the virtual space included in the target range while reflecting a light source set in the virtual space, and rendering a portion thereof not included in the target range in a predetermined color or with reduced brightness;
for the at least some terrain objects, generating mask data that at least represents, for each pixel, whether a position corresponding to the pixel of the terrain objects is included in the target range;
rendering to a frame buffer while reflecting the light source for a pixel indicating, in the mask data, that the position of the at least some terrain objects is included in the target range;
and
rendering to the frame buffer in the predetermined color or with reduced brightness for a pixel indicating, in the mask data, that the position of the at least some terrain objects is not included in the target range;
wherein the rendering process is based on deferred rendering;
and
wherein the information processing comprises, in the rendering process:
in a first stage, writing to a G buffer and a depth buffer for at least some terrain objects in the virtual space;
in a second stage, for each pixel, generating the mask data based on a position corresponding to the pixel, a depth value stored in the depth buffer and the target range;
and
in a third stage, rendering to the frame buffer based at least on data stored in the G buffer and the mask data.

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A computer-implemented method comprising:

setting a target range in a virtual space when a predetermined event occurs based on a game process;
and
in a rendering process of rendering the virtual space, rendering a portion of at least some terrain objects in the virtual space included in the target range while reflecting a light source set in the virtual space, and rendering a portion thereof not included in the target range in a predetermined color or with reduced brightness;
wherein the computer-implemented method comprises, in the rendering process:
for the at least some terrain objects, generating mask data that at least represents, for each pixel, whether a position corresponding to the pixel of the terrain objects is included in the target range;
rendering to a frame buffer while reflecting the light source for a pixel indicating, in the mask data, that the position of the at least some terrain objects is included in the target range;
and
rendering to the frame buffer in the predetermined color or with reduced brightness for a pixel indicating, in the mask data, that the position of the at least some terrain objects is not included in the target range;
wherein the rendering process is based on deferred rendering;
and
wherein the computer-implemented method comprises, in the rendering process:
in a first stage, writing to a G buffer and a depth buffer for at least some terrain objects in the virtual space;
in a second stage, for each pixel, generating the mask data based on a position corresponding to the pixel, a depth value stored in the depth buffer and the target range;
and
in a third stage, rendering to the frame buffer based at least on data stored in the G buffer and the mask data.

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An information processing device comprising:

one or more processors;
and
one or more memories having stored therein computer-executable instructions to execute information processing comprising:
setting a target range in a virtual space when a predetermined event occurs based on a game process;
and
in a rendering process of rendering the virtual space, rendering a portion of at least some terrain objects in the virtual space included in the target range while reflecting a light source set in the virtual space, and render a portion thereof not included in the target range in a predetermined color or with reduced brightness;
wherein the information processing comprises, in the rendering process:
for the at least some terrain objects, generating mask data that at least represents, for each pixel, whether a position corresponding to the pixel of the terrain objects is included in the target range;
rendering to a frame buffer while reflecting the light source for a pixel indicating, in the mask data, that the position of the at least some terrain objects is included in the target range;
and
rendering to the frame buffer in the predetermined color or with reduced brightness for a pixel indicating, in the mask data, that the position of the at least some terrain objects is not included in the target range;
wherein the mask data is data that indicates, for each pixel, a degree to which the predetermined color is rendered or a degree to which the brightness is reduced;
and
wherein the information processing comprises, in the rendering process, writing a pixel value to the frame buffer, wherein the pixel value is obtained by combining the predetermined color with a pixel value calculated while reflecting the light source in accordance with the degree or by reducing the brightness from the pixel value calculated while reflecting the light source in accordance with the degree.

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An information processing device comprising:

one or more processors;
and
one or more memories having stored therein computer-executable instructions to execute information processing comprising:
setting a target range in a virtual space when a predetermined event occurs based on a game process;
and
in a rendering process of rendering the virtual space, rendering a portion of at least some terrain objects in the virtual space included in the target range while reflecting a light source set in the virtual space, and render a portion thereof not included in the target range in a predetermined color or with reduced brightness;
wherein the information processing comprises, in the rendering process:
for the at least some terrain objects, generating mask data that at least represents, for each pixel, whether a position corresponding to the pixel of the terrain objects is included in the target range;
rendering to a frame buffer while reflecting the light source for a pixel indicating, in the mask data, that the position of the at least some terrain objects is included in the target range;
and
rendering to the frame buffer in the predetermined color or with reduced brightness for a pixel indicating, in the mask data, that the position of the at least some terrain objects is not included in the target range;
wherein the information processing further comprises controlling a player character in the virtual space based on an operation input;
wherein the event occurs in response to a predetermined operation input performed when the player character is located at an event occurring position set in the virtual space;
and
wherein the information processing comprises:
in response to occurrence of the event, updating two-dimensional range data that represents the target range in the virtual space in a plan view so that at least a range of the virtual space that corresponds to the event occurring position becomes the target range;
and
generating the mask data based further on the two-dimensional range data.

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A computer-implemented method comprising:

setting a target range in a virtual space when a predetermined event occurs based on a game process;
and
in a rendering process of rendering the virtual space, rendering a portion of at least some terrain objects in the virtual space included in the target range while reflecting a light source set in the virtual space, and rendering a portion thereof not included in the target range in a predetermined color or with reduced brightness;
wherein the computer-implemented method comprises, in the rendering process:
for the at least some terrain objects, generating mask data that at least represents, for each pixel, whether a position corresponding to the pixel of the terrain objects is included in the target range;
rendering to a frame buffer while reflecting the light source for a pixel indicating, in the mask data, that the position of the at least some terrain objects is included in the target range;
and
rendering to the frame buffer in the predetermined color or with reduced brightness for a pixel indicating, in the mask data, that the position of the at least some terrain objects is not included in the target range;
wherein the mask data is data that indicates, for each pixel, a degree to which the predetermined color is rendered or a degree to which the brightness is reduced;
and
wherein the wherein the computer-implemented method comprises, in the rendering process, writing a pixel value to the frame buffer, wherein the pixel value is obtained by combining the predetermined color with a pixel value calculated while reflecting the light source in accordance with the degree or by reducing the brightness from the pixel value calculated while reflecting the light source in accordance with the degree.

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A computer-implemented method comprising:

setting a target range in a virtual space when a predetermined event occurs based on a game process;
and
in a rendering process of rendering the virtual space, rendering a portion of at least some terrain objects in the virtual space included in the target range while reflecting a light source set in the virtual space, and rendering a portion thereof not included in the target range in a predetermined color or with reduced brightness;
wherein the computer-implemented method comprises, in the rendering process:
for the at least some terrain objects, generating mask data that at least represents, for each pixel, whether a position corresponding to the pixel of the terrain objects is included in the target range;
rendering to a frame buffer while reflecting the light source for a pixel indicating, in the mask data, that the position of the at least some terrain objects is included in the target range;
and
rendering to the frame buffer in the predetermined color or with reduced brightness for a pixel indicating, in the mask data, that the position of the at least some terrain objects is not included in the target range;
wherein the wherein the computer-implemented method further comprises controlling a player character in the virtual space based on an operation input;
wherein the event occurs in response to a predetermined operation input performed when the player character is located at an event occurring position set in the virtual space;
and
wherein the computer-implemented method comprises:
in response to occurrence of the event, updating two-dimensional range data that represents the target range in the virtual space in a plan view so that at least a range of the virtual space that corresponds to the event occurring position becomes the target range;
and
generating the mask data based further on the two-dimensional range data.

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