ANIMATION CONTROL DEVICE, ANIMATION CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT

An animation control device includes a priority identifying unit that identifies priorities of a plurality of animation parts with reference to part priority information; an animation executing unit; a determining unit that determines whether the amount of operation needed for the animation is greater than a first appropriate value; and a part control unit that changes the content of control of the animation of the change target part, which is an animation part having a low priority, from a first content of control to a second content of control when it is determined that the amount of operation needed for the animation is greater than the first appropriate value. The animation executing unit performs the animation of the change target part according to the second content of control, and performs the animation of a non-change-target part according to the first content of control.