Information processing device, and method and program for controlling the same

A method for controlling an information processing device in a virtual race system that provides a virtual race on a virtual course using an indoor aerobic exercise device, the method causing the information processing device to perform the steps of:

• generating drive information to drive an indoor aerobic exercise device run by a user that participates in a virtual race on the basis of course geometry set for a virtual course, the course geometry including at least a running distance and slope;
• correcting completion time of the virtual race by the user on the basis of running information acquired by a sensor device worn by the user when the user runs on the indoor aerobic exercise device;
• and
• determining a ranking of the user that participates in the virtual race on the basis of the corrected completion time corrected in the correcting step,
• wherein the correcting step includes correcting the completion time of the user on the basis of a running score of the user, which is computed from an evaluation value of an index related to a running form of the user on the basis of the running information of the user, and
• the determining step includes determining the running score of the user on the basis of a difference between an evaluation value of the index, which is set on the basis of correlation between running speed and the index collected from an unspecified number of users, and an evaluation value of the user.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing therein a control program for an information processing device in a virtual race system that provides a virtual race on a virtual course using an indoor aerobic exercise device, the control program causing the information processing device to execute the functions of:

• generating drive information to drive an indoor aerobic exercise device run by a user that participates in a virtual race on the basis of course geometry set for a virtual course, the course geometry including at least a running distance and slope;
• correcting completion time of the virtual race by the user on the basis of running information acquired by a sensor device worn by the user when the user runs on the indoor aerobic exercise device;
• and
• determining a ranking of the user that participates in the virtual race on the basis of the corrected completion time corrected by the correcting function,
• wherein the correcting function includes correcting the completion time of the user on the basis of a running score of the user, which is computed from an evaluation value of an index related to a running form of the user on the basis of the running information of the user, and
• the determining function includes determining the running score of the user on the basis of a difference between an evaluation value of the index, which is set on the basis of correlation between running speed and the index collected from an unspecified number of users, and an evaluation value of the user.