Pointing system, information processing system, method for setting coordinate system, etc., information processing device, and storage medium storing information processing program

A pointing system for performing a pointing operation based on an attitude of a controller device, the pointing system comprising:

• a computer processing system, including at least one processor, the computer processing system being configured to:
• calculate the attitude of the controller device in a predetermined space;
• set a predetermined coordinate system in the predetermined space;
• and
• calculate pointing coordinates in the coordinate system based on a relationship of the attitude with respect to the coordinate system, wherein:
• the computer processing system sets a direction of a predetermined axis of the coordinate system with respect to a vertical direction in the predetermined space, or sets the direction of the predetermined axis of the coordinate system with respect to a direction of the controller device in the predetermined space;
• and
• the coordinate system is set so that the predetermined axis of the coordinate system is closer to the vertical direction when a specified direction determined by the attitude of the controller device is closer to a horizontal direction, and is set so that the predetermined axis is closer to a predetermined direction of the controller device when the specified direction is closer to the vertical direction.

An information processing system for setting a predetermined setting object in a virtual space based on an attitude of a controller device, the information processing system comprising:

• a computer processing system, including at least one processor, the computer processing system being configured to:
• calculating the attitude of the controller device in the virtual space;
• and
• setting a direction of the setting object with respect to a vertical direction in the virtual space when a specified direction, which is determined by the attitude of the controller device, is closer to a horizontal direction in the virtual space than a predetermined reference, and setting the direction of the setting object with respect to a predetermined direction of the controller device when the specified direction is closer to the vertical direction than the predetermined reference.

A computer-implemented coordinate system setting method to be carried out in a pointing system for performing a pointing operation based on an attitude of a controller device, the coordinate system setting method comprising:

• calculating, by a computer, the attitude of the controller device in a predetermined space;
• setting, by the computer, a predetermined coordinate system in the predetermined space;
• and
• calculating, by the computer, pointing coordinates in the coordinate system based on a relationship of the attitude with respect to the coordinate system, wherein:
• the pointing coordinates are calculated based on a specified direction, which is determined by the attitude of the controller device;
• and
• a direction of a predetermined axis of the coordinate system is set with respect to a vertical direction in the predetermined space when the specified direction is closer to a horizontal direction than a predetermined reference, and the direction of the predetermined axis of the coordinate system is set with respect to a predetermined direction of the controller device in the predetermined space when the specified direction is closer to the vertical direction than the predetermined reference.

A computer-implemented coordinate system setting method to be carried out in a pointing system for performing a pointing operation based on an attitude of a controller device, the coordinate system setting method comprising:

• calculating, by a computer, the attitude of the controller device in a predetermined space;
• setting, by the computer, a predetermined coordinate system in the predetermined space;
• and
• calculating, by the computer, pointing coordinates in the coordinate system based on a relationship of the attitude with respect to the coordinate system, wherein:
• a direction of a predetermined axis of the coordinate system is set with respect to a vertical direction in the predetermined space or is set with respect to a direction of the controller device in the predetermined space;
• and
• the coordinate system is set so that the predetermined axis of the coordinate system is closer to the vertical direction when a specified direction determined by the attitude of the controller device is closer to a horizontal direction, and so that the predetermined axis is closer to a predetermined direction of the controller device when the specified direction is closer to the vertical direction.

An information processing device for calculating pointing coordinates based on an attitude of a controller device, the information processing device comprising at least one processor being configured to:

• calculate the attitude of the controller device in a predetermined space;
• set a predetermined coordinate system in the predetermined space;
• and
• calculate pointing coordinates in the coordinate system based on a relationship of the attitude with respect to the coordinate system, wherein:
• the pointing coordinates are calculated based on a specified direction determined by the attitude of the controller device;
• and
• a direction of a predetermined axis of the coordinate system is set with respect to a vertical direction in the predetermined space when the specified direction is closer to a horizontal direction than a predetermined reference, and the direction of the predetermined axis of the coordinate system is set with respect to a predetermined direction of the controller device in the predetermined space when the specified direction is closer to the vertical direction than the predetermined reference.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing an information processing program to be executed by a computer provided in a pointing system for performing a pointing operation based on an attitude of a controller device, the information processing program causing the computer to execute:

• calculating the attitude of the controller device in a predetermined space;
• setting a predetermined coordinate system in the predetermined space;
• and
• calculating pointing coordinates in the coordinate system based on a relationship of the attitude with respect to the coordinate system, wherein:
• the pointing coordinates are calculated based on a specified direction, which is determined by the attitude of the controller device;
• and
• a direction of a predetermined axis of the coordinate system is set with respect to a vertical direction in the predetermined space when the specified direction is closer to a horizontal direction than a predetermined reference, and the direction of the predetermined axis of the coordinate system is set with respect to a predetermined direction of the controller device in the predetermined space when the specified direction is closer to the vertical direction than the predetermined reference.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing an information processing program to be executed by a computer provided in a pointing system for performing a pointing operation based on an attitude of a controller device, the information processing program causing the computer to execute:

• calculating the attitude of the controller device in a predetermined space;
• setting a predetermined coordinate system in the predetermined space;
• and
• calculating pointing coordinates in the coordinate system based on a relationship of the attitude with respect to the coordinate system, wherein:
• a direction of a predetermined axis of the coordinate system is set with respect to a vertical direction in the predetermined space, or is set with respect to a direction of the controller device in the predetermined space;
• and
• the coordinate system is set so that the predetermined axis of the coordinate system is closer to the vertical direction when a specified direction determined by the attitude of the controller device is closer to a horizontal direction, and so that the predetermined axis is closer to a predetermined direction of the controller device when the specified direction is closer to the vertical direction.

An information processing device for calculating pointing coordinates based on an attitude of a controller device, the information processing device comprising at least one processor being configured to:

• calculate the attitude of the controller device in a predetermined space;
• set a predetermined coordinate system in the predetermined space;
• and
• calculate pointing coordinates in the coordinate system based on a relationship of the attitude with respect to the coordinate system, wherein:
• the computer processing system sets a direction of a predetermined axis of the coordinate system with respect to a vertical direction in the predetermined space, or sets the direction of the predetermined axis of the coordinate system with respect to a direction of the controller device in the predetermined space;
• and
• the coordinate system is set so that the predetermined axis of the coordinate system is closer to the vertical direction when a specified direction determined by the attitude of the controller device is closer to a horizontal direction, and is set so that the predetermined axis is closer to a predetermined direction of the controller device when the specified direction is closer to the vertical direction.