Patent ID: 8267779

Claim:
A game device comprising: one or more processors; and memory storing a program for execution by the one or more processors, the program being for executing a ball game that is executed by causing a first character and a second character to move in a virtual space and put a ball into a goal, and causing the one or more processors to execute a process of generating images of the virtual space as viewed from a virtual viewpoint and displaying the images on a screen, the program comprising: a first process of determining whether or not the second character is in possession of the ball; a second process of determining whether or not an operation signal has been received from operation means operated by a game player; a third process of determining, when the operation signal has been received from the operation means, whether or not the first character is positioned within a region that is set corresponding to the second character away from a position where the second character is present; a fourth process of causing the first character to move toward the region when the second character is in possession of the ball and when the first character is not positioned inside the region; and a fifth process of keeping the first character inside the region is included when reception of the operation signal is continued during the third and fourth processes and is continued after the fourth process, wherein a distance of the second character to the region is changed in response to a distance between the second character and the goal.