Information processing system that allows user to establish conversation with desired person through avatar even in noisy environment in virtual space, edge device, server, control method, and storage medium

An information processing system that comprises three or more multiple user terminals, each including a voice input unit and a voice output unit, connected via a network, and provides a virtual space including avatars linked to the multiple user terminals, respectively,

• the information processing system comprising:
• a voice generating unit configured to generate voice data whose sound source is each avatar linked to each of the multiple user terminals based on a voice inputted into the voice input unit of each of the multiple user terminals;
• and
• one or more processors and/or circuitry configured to:
• execute a voice data transmitting processing that transmits, to the multiple user terminals, the voice data whose sound source is each avatar;
• execute an association determination processing that determines whether or not first voice data whose sound source is a first avatar linked to a first user terminal among the multiple user terminals is associated with a second avatar linked to a second user terminal among the multiple user terminals;
• execute a voice data analysis processing that analyzes the first voice data among voice data to be transmitted to the second user terminal by the voice data transmitting processing, and second voice data excluding the first voice data;
• and
• execute a sound volume adjustment processing that, in a case that it is determined in the association determination processing that the first voice data is associated with the second avatar and it is analyzed in the voice data analysis processing that the second voice data disturbs the first voice data, adjusts a sound volume of the voice data to be transmitted to the second user terminal, which is outputted from the voice output unit of the second user terminal,
• wherein in the association determination processing, in a case that the second avatar is placing his/her hand on his/her ear toward the first avatar, it is determined that the first voice data is associated with the second avatar.