Abstract: A game control method, a terminal, a device, and a storage medium. The method comprises: configuring an article backpack for storing a virtual article for a target virtual character, an equipment bar for equipping weapons and equipment and a tool bar for equipping a survival tool; in a case that the target virtual character obtains the survival tool, adding the survival tool into the tool bar; and in a case that the target virtual character triggers a target survival project, controlling the target virtual character to complete the target survival project. According to the method, a new operation mode and a new function mode are added to the character, the article storage pressure of the article backpack is effectively reduced, and the frequency of cleaning the article backpack is reduced.

Abstract: An anti-tampering system and/or method are provided for use with a virtual gaming machine network. Various distributed gaming machines reside in respective physical locations and have respective unique identifiers, each machine including: sensors which generate output signals corresponding to input power, current position, and/or current orientation thereof; cellular modems; and resident controllers which conditionally generate event based messages in real time responsive to events identified via the sensor outputs. A remote processor independently interfaces with each resident controller via the cellular modems to define a secure wireless network. In response to receiving an event based message comprising an identifier, the respective gaming machine is identified by retrieving an associated unique identifier from data storage, and an alert or response message is conditionally generated based on a comparison of the event based message and a stored operating state for the respective gaming machine.

Abstract: Methods and systems for operating a gaming server may include receiving a plurality of first game selections associated with a first game and converting them into a plurality of horse race game selections. The methods and systems may include requesting a draw of horse races from an electronic race day control server (ERDC) and receiving a plurality of horse race from the ERDC. A random number generator is used to generate a random number, which is used to select a horse race from the plurality of horse race based on an association between the randomly generated number and the selected horse race. Game outcomes are determined based on the plurality of horse race game selections and the selected horse race. The game outcomes and the selected horse race video are sent to at least one electronic game machine.

Abstract: An information processing system includes a controller apparatus that is operated by a user in a contact manner and an information processing apparatus that is connected with the controller apparatus. The controller apparatus works in an operation state of either a first state of receiving a user operation and transmitting information regarding the received operation to the information processing apparatus or a second state of executing a predetermined process based on the user contact state, the first state being different from the second state.

Abstract: Athletic performance monitoring and tracking may provide multiple ways in which to track athletic movement and activity. Workouts may also be tagged with various parameters including mood, weather, terrain, athletic equipment, friends used and the like. Workout information may be shared to social messaging and networking outlets. Workout information shared may include map information including images of maps, interactive maps, links to maps, route information and the like and/or combinations thereof. Additionally or alternatively, an application may be configured to execute within a context of a social networking system to facilitate athletic activity data transfer and generation of workout entries in the social networking site.

Abstract: A garment and sensor system for determining a posture of an individual, the garment and sensor system including a garment, a retention element coupled to the garment, and a sensor module configured to be coupled to the retention element, the sensor module including a sensor configured to generate orientation data and a transceiver configured to transmit the orientation data generated by the sensor, wherein the garment and sensor system is configured to determine a posture of at least a portion of the individual and to display a graphical comparison of the posture to a target posture.

Abstract: This application provides a display method and a related apparatus. In an example method, a first electronic device runs a first application and displays a first user interface, where the first user interface comprises first content and second content, the second content overlaps with a part of the first content, and the first user interface is related to the first application. The first electronic device displays a second user interface in response to a first operation, where the second user interface comprises the first content, and the part that is of the first content and that is covered by the second content is presented on the second user interface.

Abstract: A method for virtual object interaction. The method includes: receiving, by a server, an interaction instruction from a client to instruct multiple first virtual objects to interact with a target virtual object; creating, by the server, one or more mirror objects of the target virtual object, a sum of the number of the one or more mirror objects and the number of the target virtual object being the same as the number of the multiple first virtual objects; calculating, by the server, interaction data of interactions between the multiple first virtual objects, and the target virtual object and the one or more mirror objects; and synchronizing, by the server, first attribute data of the target virtual object and first attribute data of the one or more mirror objects based on the interaction data, and sending the synchronized first attribute data to the client.

Abstract: A technique to facilitate continuing the operation through a load applied by a user who proceeds with a picture program is provided. A force plate functions as a controller controlling a game console. The foot pressure includes a transmitting section configured to transmit, when the COP of a user enters a peripheral part of the force plate, an alert signal to an HM display configured to output a picture from the game console.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium may contain instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to receive a user profile of a first user of an exercise device, receive user profiles of a plurality of users, assign weights to the user profiles of the plurality of users, and, using the assigned weights, rank the plurality of users based on similarity to the first user. The instructions may further cause the processor to select a subset of the ranked plurality of users, determine performance metrics of the ranked plurality of users for a workout program, determine performance metrics of the first user during execution of the workout program and cause to be displayed, on a display of the exercise device, during execution of the workout program, a comparison of the performance metrics of the first user and the performance metrics of the selected subset of the ranked plurality of users.

Abstract: A computerized method is disclosed that includes operations of detecting a through-beam between first and second sensors of a first sensor pair, the first sensor being located at a first goal post of a goal apparatus, the second sensor being located at a second goal post of the goal apparatus, wherein the first goal post and the second goal post form a goal plane, detecting an interrupt in the through-beam between the first and second sensors, and responsive to detecting the interrupt determining an object has passed through the goal plane, and determining a speed of the object as the objected passed through the goal plane. In some instances, the operations include determining a time duration of the interrupt. In some instances, the operations include correlating the time duration of the interrupt with a known size of the object.

Abstract: Methods and systems for personalizing an avatar for a user for use in a game includes extracting features of the avatar associated with the user. Receiving inputs from the user for customizing at least a feature of the game that is identified as customizable. Constraints of the game are determined and used during updating of a skin of the avatar, wherein the skin of the avatar is updated by adjusting the feature to include the attribute customized using the inputs of the user. The updated skin used to generate an updated avatar that is stored in a user profile of the user and used to represent the user in the game.

Abstract: An action state estimation apparatus is provided that includes a sampling portion, an action state model storage, and an estimation calculation portion. The sampling portion samples a displacement measurement signal within a predetermined time and generates displacement measurement data based on the sampled displacement measurement signal. The action state model storage stores an action state model modeled by associating the displacement measurement data with a loaded state of a muscle of the test subject. The estimation calculation portion then estimates the loaded state by setting the displacement measurement data as an input vector and using the action state model.

Abstract: Systems and methods that enable a user at a streaming device and/or one or more users at one or more client devices to realize one or more benefits associated with a status obtained in accordance with one or more events associated with a live streaming platform.

Abstract: A method for determining a route of an object or of a player moving on a sport field, this route being constituted solely of stationary positions of this object or of this player on this sport field, the method including a step of determining by a portable electronic device geographical position “X”_“Ball” “Y”_“Ball”) data of the object or of the player during a sporting activity only when the object or the player is in a stationary position on the sport field, and a step of generating the route of the object or of the player on a graphical representation of the sport field based on the geographical position data (“X”_“Ball”, “Y”_“Ball”) calculated by the electronic device.

Abstract: Athletic performance monitoring and tracking may provide multiple ways in which to track athletic movement and activity. Workouts may also be tagged with various parameters including mood, weather, terrain, athletic equipment, friends used and the like. Workout information may be shared to social messaging and networking outlets. Workout information shared may include map information including images of maps, interactive maps, links to maps, route information and the like and/or combinations thereof. Additionally or alternatively, an application may be configured to execute within a context of a social networking system to facilitate athletic activity data transfer and generation of workout entries in the social networking site.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for providing game maps. The apparatus for providing game maps includes memory configured to store maps for the play of a blast mission game, and a controller configured to provide a map including varied game play environment information for each round of the blast mission game.

Abstract: An example of an information processing system sets a target range in a virtual space when a predetermined event occurs based on a game process. In a rendering process of rendering the virtual space, the information processing system renders a portion of at least some terrain objects in the virtual space included in the target range while reflecting a light source set in the virtual space, and render a portion thereof not included in the target range in a predetermined color or with reduced brightness.

Abstract: A game executing section executes a game program on the basis of an operation made by a user, to generate a game image including a game character. A recording section records moving image data obtained by extracting a game character image from a past game video. A display processing section superimposes the game character image included in the moving image data, on the game image generated by the game executing section.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling movement of a virtual object in a game, an electronic device, and a storage medium. The method for controlling movement of a virtual object in a game comprises: providing a movement control area and a movement state control in a user interface; according to a first touch operation, controlling the virtual object to be in a first movement state in a game scene, wherein the first touch operation is a sliding operation of which an initial touch point is located in the movement control area, and a final touch point is located on the movement state control; and in a process that the virtual object is in the first movement state, in response to a second touch operation for the movement state control, controlling the virtual object to switch from the first movement state to a second movement state in the game scene.