A head-mounted display apparatus including an image display unit configured to display a display object image and a pointer image, a head movement detection unit configured to detect an amount of rotation angle of a head of a user, and a display controller configured to control a display mode of the pointer image, including a movement speed of the pointer image, within a display region of the image display unit. The display controller executes a first display control configured to change the movement speed of the pointer image in accordance with the detected amount of rotation angle so as to display the pointer image.