Class system, viewing terminal, information processing method, and program

A class system comprising a communication class server which is communicatively connected with at least one viewing terminal for conducting a class in an immersive virtual space,

• wherein the communication class server is configured to:
• store class content for viewing the class;
• distribute class content for viewing the class to the at least one viewing terminal;
• transmit first and second signal sets according to an elapsed time of the class to the at least one viewing terminal;
• and
• transmit a permission signal and a prohibition signal according to the elapsed time of the class to the at least one viewing terminal,
• wherein each of the at least one viewing terminal is configured to:
• dispose in the immersive virtual space an avatar of a student using the viewing terminal and assign the student to control a teaching material, wherein the student controls the teaching material from the class content;
• receive the class content transmitted from the communication class server;
• display the class content from a perspective of the avatar based on a class progress scenario;
• cause a three-dimensional object to appear in the immersive virtual space according to the first signal set is received;
• permit the student to manipulate the three-dimensional object when the permission signal is received;
• prohibit the student from manipulating the three-dimensional object when the prohibition signal is received;
• and
• cause the three-dimensional object to disappear when the second signal set is received, and
• wherein the communication class server stores the class content in advance of distribution and is further configured to asynchronously distribute the class content to the plurality of viewing terminals.

A viewing terminal for taking a class conducted in an immersive virtual space, the viewing terminal comprising a processor which is configured to:

• dispose in the immersive virtual space an avatar of a student using the viewing terminal, such that the student can control the avatar, and assign the student to a teaching material, wherein the student controls the teaching material from the class content,
• receive class content transmitted from a communication class server,
• display the class content from a perspective of the avatar based on a class progress scenario,
• cause a three-dimensional object to appear in the immersive virtual space according to a first signal set relating to an elapsed time of the class is received from the communication class server,
• permit the student to manipulate the three-dimensional object when a permission signal relating to the elapsed time of the class is received from the communication class server,
• prohibit the student from manipulating the three-dimensional object when a prohibition signal relating to the elapsed time of the class is received from the communication class server, and
• cause the three-dimensional object to disappear from the immersive virtual space when a second signal relating to the elapsed time of the class is received from the communication class server,
• wherein the class content is recorded and stored in the communication class server in advance.

A method for taking a class conducted in an immersive virtual space, comprising:

• disposing in the immersive virtual space an avatar of a student using a viewing terminal, such that the student can control the avatar, and assign the student to a teaching material, wherein the student controls the teaching material from the class content,
• receiving class content transmitted from a communication class server,
• displaying the class content from a perspective of the avatar based on a class progress scenario,
• causing a three-dimensional object to appear in the immersive virtual space according to a first signal set relating to an elapsed time of the class is received from the communication class server,
• permitting the student to manipulate the three-dimensional object when a permission signal relating to the elapsed time of the class is received from the communication class server,
• prohibiting the student from manipulating the three-dimensional object when a prohibition signal relating to the elapsed time of the class is received from the communication class server, and
• causing the three-dimensional object to disappear from the immersive virtual space when a second signal relating to the elapsed time of the class is received from the communication class server,
• wherein the class content is recorded and stored in the communication class server in advance.

A class system comprising a communication class server which is communicatively connected with at least one viewing terminal for conducting a class in an immersive virtual space,

• wherein the communication class server is configured to:
• store class content for viewing the class;
• distribute class content for viewing the class to the at least one viewing terminal;
• transmit a signal according to an elapsed time of the class to the at least one viewing terminal;
• wherein the signal contains a first signal set, a second signal set, a permission signal and a prohibition signal,
• wherein each of the at least one viewing terminal is configured to:
• dispose in the immersive virtual space an avatar of a student using the viewing terminal and assign the student to control a teaching material, wherein the student controls the teaching material from the class content;
• receive the class content transmitted from the communication class server;
• display the class content from a perspective of the avatar based on a class progress scenario;
• cause a three-dimensional object to appear in the immersive virtual space according to the first signal set is received;
• permit the student to manipulate the three-dimensional object according to the permission signal is received;
• prohibit the student from manipulating the three-dimensional object according to the prohibition signal is received;
• and
• cause the three-dimensional object to disappear according to the second signal set is received, and
• wherein the communication class server stores the class content in advance of distribution and is further configured to asynchronously distribute the class content to the plurality of viewing terminals.