Scheme for requiring additional user input when catching an object in a computer simulation

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more computer programs adapted to cause a processor based system to execute steps comprising:

• displaying a character on a display, wherein movements of the character are controllable by a user;
• displaying an object on the display and causing the object to appear to be moving;
• causing the character to appear to be attempting to catch the object in response to control input received from the user;
• receiving a catch command input from the user;
• and
• causing the character to appear to successfully catch the object if a set of at least one condition(s) are all met, wherein the set of at least one condition(s) comprises that the object is within a predetermined distance from a catching element of the character at a time of receipt of the catch command input and wherein the character is oriented in a manner suitable for catching the object.