Virtual creature control system and virtual creature control method

A virtual creature control method, comprising:

• receiving, by processing circuitry of a virtual creature management server, information indicating current states of a plurality of virtual creatures, the plurality of virtual creatures being visually recognized as a same creature, and each virtual creature of the plurality of virtual creatures being implemented either as a robotic device or as a virtual entity generated by executing a software program;
• generating, by the processing circuitry according to the current states of the plurality of virtual creatures, at least one signal for controlling an operation of at least one virtual creature among the plurality of virtual creatures, such that at most one of the plurality of virtual creatures is visually recognizable at a time;
• and
• transmitting the at least one signal to the at least one virtual creature.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program which when executed by a processor of a server causes the server to perform:

• receiving information indicating current states of a plurality of virtual creatures, the plurality of virtual creatures being visually recognized as a same creature, and each virtual creature of the plurality of virtual creatures being implemented either as a robotic device or as a virtual entity generated by executing a software program;
• generating, according to the current states of the plurality of virtual creatures, at least one signal for controlling an operation of at least one virtual creature among the plurality of virtual creatures, such that at most one of the plurality of virtual creatures is visually recognizable at a time;
• and
• transmitting the at least one signal to the at least one virtual creature.