Patent ID: 7685518

Claim:
An information processing method for receiving the provision of a virtual reality space from a server through a network, comprising steps of: inputting at a client system a command within a chat message for making an object under control in said virtual reality space perform a predetermined movement; sending from said client system said command to said server; receiving at said client system a control instruction for controlling a behavior of said object under control from said server, wherein the control instruction is interpreted from the command inputted within the chat message; receiving at said client system a growth instruction for controlling the growth of said object based on a growth table, remaining life time and a birth date associated with said object; and controlling at said client system, based on said control instruction, the displaying of said object under control, wherein said object under control is an object representing a virtual reality life object, and wherein said virtual reality space is a shared virtual reality space that is simultaneously accessed by a plurality of information processing apparatuses connected to said network, wherein said command is inputted within the chat message, and said control instruction is received, each time a movement of the object is requested.