Computing system providing a user-directed, avatar-based skill activity

Described embodiments generally relate to a computing system including a virtual environment hosting a player avatar comprising: a display; a memory storing a set of activity instructions; at least one input mechanism configured to receive user input from a player. The controller is configured to ac...

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Main Authors Herring, Peter James, Bridges, Daryl, Bruce, Daryl Leigh, Crepaldi, Joseph Ronald, Wyer, Andrew
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 29.09.2020
Subjects
AMUSEMENTS
CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES
CHECKING-DEVICES
COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
GAMES
GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
HUMAN NECESSITIES
INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES
PHYSICS
SPORTS
VIDEO GAMES
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Summary:Described embodiments generally relate to a computing system including a virtual environment hosting a player avatar comprising: a display; a memory storing a set of activity instructions; at least one input mechanism configured to receive user input from a player. The controller is configured to access and execute the instructions stored in the memory to: generate a virtual environment; present a player avatar on the within the virtual environment; present at least one skill activity on the display; enable a player to control the player avatar to perform the game of skill activity in association with the virtual environment by operating the at least one input mechanism; in response to a triggering event, determine a skill score based on at least one aspect of the avatar's performance in the skill activity and the set of activity instructions; and based on the skill score, determine whether to electronically allocate a virtual good for use in association with the player avatar.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201715607370