Patent ID: 8137203
Filing Date: 2012-03-20
Classification: A63F,G06N

Abstract:
1. A virtual-space hazard assessment system, for use in a virtual space having target identifying information that identifies a target that appears in the virtual space, comprising: a hazard-rating-request receiver for receiving a hazard rating request to rate the degree of hazard of the target, the degree being a value inputted to a terminal by the user; hazard storage for storing a table in which the degree of hazard of the target and the target identifying information are associated with each other; hazard-degree increasing means for increasing the degree of hazard of the target stored in the table in the hazard storage according to the degree of hazard received by the hazard-rating-request receiver; hazard-degree decreasing means for decreasing the degree of hazard stored in the table in the hazard storage with the elapse of time; and hazard-information-output instructing means for issuing an instruction to output the stored hazard information, wherein the target includes a place; and the assessment system further includes a proximity-hazard-degree calculator for calculating the degree of hazard of an area adjacent to the place according to the degree of hazard of the place.