Game system including third party control

A method for controlling a network game hosted by a game system in accordance with an input of at least one game spectator, the method comprising:

• generating, by a rendering server, a spectator game screen for the at least one game spectator;
• generating, by a processor, a request for game spectator input information, the request for the game spectator input information and the spectator game screen being transmitted to a display interface, the display interface displaying the request for the game spectator input information in association with the spectator game screen and being accessible to the at least one game spectator;
• receiving, by a network interface, controller input information from at least one game player;
• receiving, by the network interface via the display interface, the game spectator input information based on the input of the at least one game spectator;
• controlling, by the processor, a progress of the network game in accordance with the controller input information received by the network interface from the at least one game player;
• and
• controlling, by the processor, an aspect of the network game in accordance with the game spectator input information received by the network interface,
• wherein the at least one game player executes a game client that establishes a connection with the game system for transmitting the controller input information to the network interface, and
• the at least one game spectator does not execute the game client.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a program for controlling a network game hosted by a game system in accordance with an input of at least one game spectator, the program, when executed by at least one processor of the game system, causing the game system to perform operations comprising:

• generating, by a rendering server, a spectator game screen for the at least one game spectator;
• generating, by the at least one processor, a request for game spectator input information, the request for the game spectator input information and the spectator game screen being transmitted to a display interface, the display interface displaying the request for the game spectator input information in association with the spectator game screen and being accessible to the at least one game spectator;
• receiving, by a network interface, controller input information from at least one game player;
• receiving, by the network interface and via the display interface, game spectator input information based on the input of the at least one game spectator;
• controlling, by the at least one processor, a progress of the network game in accordance with the controller input information received by the network interface from the at least one game player;
• and
• controlling, by the at least one processor, an aspect of the network game in accordance with the game spectator input information received by the network interface,
• wherein the at least one game player executes a game client that establishes a connection with the game system for transmitting the controller input information to the network interface, and
• the at least one game spectator does not execute the game client.