Information processing device, information processing method, and computer-readable storage medium

An information processing method comprising:

• setting, by one or more processors, a size of a sound control area according to sound information, wherein the sound information comprises a volume of a sound related to a first avatar;
• setting, by the one or more processors, the size of the sound control area larger as the volume increases and setting, by the one or more processors, the size of the sound control area smaller as the volume decreases;
• outputting, by the one or more processors, the sound information to a second avatar, different from the first avatar, when the second avatar is within the sound control area and not when the second avatar is outside the sound control area;
• and
• outputting, to a display, a visual indicator indicating that the sound information is being output to the second avatar when the second avatar is within the sound control area and is not output when the second avatar is outside the sound control area.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program causing a computer to execute operations comprising:

• setting, by one or more processors, a size of a sound control area according to sound information, wherein the sound information comprises a volume of a sound related to a first avatar;
• setting, by the one or more processors, the size of the sound control area larger as the volume increases and setting, by the one or more processors, the size of the sound control area smaller as the volume decreases;
• outputting, by the one or more processors, the sound information to a second avatar, different from the first avatar, when the second avatar is within the sound control area and not when the second avatar is outside the sound control area;
• and
• outputting, to a display, a visual indicator indicating that the sound information is being output to the second avatar when the second avatar is within the sound control area and is not output when the second avatar is outside the sound control area.