Video distribution system, information processing method, and computer program

An information processing method by one or a plurality of computer processors included in a video distribution system that distributes a video including an animation of a character object, the method comprising:

• distributing, to a viewing user terminal, information about the video including the animation of the character object of a distribution user;
• displaying a first object corresponding to a first gift on the video based on a display request for the first gift transmitted from the viewing user terminal;
• making a determination of whether the first object displayed is being displayed within a predetermined distance from the character object or whether the first object is being displayed in contact with the character object;
• and
• based on the determination, changing the first object to a third object displayed as attached to the character object or displaying the first object attached to the character object.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a computer program executed by a distribution user terminal included in a video distribution system that distributes a video including an animation of a character object, the video distribution system including the distribution user terminal, a viewing user terminal, and a server device, the program causing one or a plurality of computer processors included in the distribution user terminal to execute:

• transmitting, to the server device, information about the video including the animation of the character object of a distribution user;
• receiving, from the server device, a display request, by the viewing user terminal, for a first gift to be displayed on the video;
• displaying a first object corresponding to the first gift on the video, based on the display request received;
• making a determination of whether the first object displayed is being displayed within a predetermined distance from the character object or whether the first object is being displayed in contact with the character object;
• and
• based on the determination, changing the first object to a third object displayed as attached to the character object or displaying the first object attached to the character object.