Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for gaming solutions across multiple gaming channels using non-fungible tokens and a digital ledger infrastructure to manage aspects of gameplay. NFTs may be associated with users and/or actioned between users such as by being exchanged over the digital ledger infrastructure in association with gameplay. Non-fungible tokens can further be actioned to players in a gaming computing environment through one or more gaming channels. A cross-channel application may pair a user computing device with a first gaming channel and apply a non-fungible token for personalization of the first gaming channel. The cross-channel application can pair the user computing device with a second gaming channel and a apply the NFT for personalization of the second gaming channel.

Abstract: A program recorded in a computer-readable recording medium causes a processor of a server apparatus communicable with a game apparatus that executes a video game and generates video information indicative of a video of the video game. The program causes a processor of the server apparatus to function as: a distribution information generator configured to generate distribution information indicative of a distributed video based on the video information; and a modifiable replaying information generator configured to generate modifiable replaying information that indicates a progress status of the video game in the game apparatus and that enables a modifiable replaying of a game, of the video game in which a user of a terminal apparatus plays the video game under the progress status of the video game, in the terminal apparatus configured to display the distributed video based on the distribution information generated by the distribution information generator.

Abstract: An action state estimation apparatus is provided that includes a sampling portion, a statistic calculation 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. The statistic calculation portion calculates a statistic of the displacement measurement data. The action state model storage stores an action state model modeled by associating the statistic with a loaded state of a muscle of the test subject. The estimation calculation portion estimates the loaded state by setting the statistic as an input vector and using the action state model.

Abstract: A system includes a processor circuit and a memory including machine-readable instructions. When executed by the processor circuit, the instructions cause the processor circuit to identify an item in a field of view of a user wearing a head-mounted display device. The instructions further cause the processor circuit to determine a monetary value associated with the item. The instructions further cause the processor circuit to determine a gaming offer associated with the monetary value. The instructions further cause the processor circuit to cause the head-mounted display device to display the gaming offer, wherein the gaming offer is associated with the item in the field of view of the user.

Abstract: A system to create a video of a record of playing a computer game by a player operating a character acting in a preset virtual space with an input terminal, includes: a progress control unit to progress a computer game; a virtual cameras set in the virtual space; an event information storage unit to store information on an event which may occur during the progress of the computer game and information associating the event with the virtual camera; an event detection unit to detect that an event has occurred during the progress of the computer game; an image information acquisition unit to acquire, when an event has occurred, image information representing an image of the virtual space captured by a virtual camera associated with the event; and a gameplay recording video creation unit to create a gameplay recording video using an image acquired by the image information acquisition unit.

Abstract: A system for creating an artificial strike zone is disclosed. One or more cameras, such as a first camera and a second camera, are installed on a sports field, wherein the first camera is installed at a first location, and the second camera, when installed, is installed at a second location. Each camera is directed at a common focal point. Each camera captures an individual video stream. Processors detect a batter near the common focal point in at least one of the video streams and construct a virtual strike zone above the common focal point and in front of the batter based on each of the individual video streams, one or more stance characteristics of the batter, and one or more physical characteristics of the batter. A width of the strike zone is drawn based on and in relation to the width of the common focal point.

Abstract: Disclosed is a thumbstick assembly, which includes a base part, a thumbstick part rotatably installed at the base part, an adjustment plate translationally connected to the base part, an adjustment knob, an adjustment base including a slide portion and a rotation portion, and a first spring. The adjustment knob is of a shell structure, located at an outer side of the thumbstick part, rotatably connected to the adjustment plate and configured to drive the adjustment plate translate close or away from the thumbstick part when being rotated. The slide portion and the stick of the thumbstick part are in telescopic nested sliding fit, and an upper end face of the adjustment plate abuts against the rotation portion. The first spring is sleeved on the slide portion. Two ends of the first spring respectively abuts against the rotation portion and the stick.

Abstract: Methods and systems for real-time generation of ball shot analytics are disclosed. The methods and systems perform steps for ball and posture detection, ball and posture flow generation, shot event identification and classification, and shot analytics generation based on identified shot events and shooter posture flow. Embodiments of the present invention use computer vision techniques to enable a resource-limited mobile device such as a smartphone to conduct the aforementioned steps. Therefore, the present invention may be implemented using a processor on a single mobile computing device. Also disclosed are benefits of the new methods, and alternative embodiments of implementation.

Abstract: A secure communication system allows instructions to be selected and communicated to remote users in a manner that obviates voice transmission includes a transmitter and at least one receiver. The transmitter includes an input that receives an instruction signal from an external system, a transmitter unit that transmits wireless signals, and a first microcontroller coupled to the input and to the transmitter unit. The first microcontroller provides the transmitter unit with a selection signal to wirelessly transmit that corresponds to the received instruction signal. A first receiving unit of the receiver wirelessly receives the selection signal. The first memory of the receiver contains a plurality of stored instructions. An output device of the receiver produces a human-perceptible output of at least one of the stored instructions. The second microcontroller determines the stored instruction in the first memory to be reproduced by the output device based on the received signal.

Abstract: Testing of a video game may include a test farm of game machines having different configurations. Different builds of a video game may be provided to the game machines, and the game machines may execute the video game. While executing the video game, the game machines may have an avatar travel along a path, with the game machines capturing performance data while the avatar travels along the path. The performance data may be compared with desired performance of the game machines, to assist in determining viability of the video game builds.

Abstract: The present application describes an electronic scoring system, especially designed for combat sports. The system allows a judge to automatically and consistently record the scoring parameters throughout a combat and its various rounds. In order for this to be possible, the judge evaluation is captured periodically, during the combat, using a scoring device and is sent to, central control unit, which is in charge of all the processing underlying the determination of the final winner of the combat.

Abstract: An exercise recommendation system determines workout plans for users. The exercise recommendation system trains a machine-learned model configured to rank a set of exercises, and the ranking of exercises can be modified based on feedback from a user, for instance requesting that an exercise be recommended more frequently, less frequently, or never. The exercise recommendation system can also implement a machine-learned model configured to predict a measure of strength for the user, and can, in response to determining that the measure of strength of the user has decreased or plateaued over time, modify a workout for a user based on a muscle or muscle group associated with the measure of strength. Likewise, the exercise recommendation system can modify a workout in response to a predicted measure of strength being less than an actual measure of strength, for instance to include exercises targeting muscles associated with the measure of strength.

Abstract: A powerlifting training method is disclosed. The method may include obtaining a powerlifting video associated with a user from a user device. The powerlifting video may include a plurality of frames. The method may further include obtaining a plurality of body identification data associated with each frame from a server. Further, the method may include generating a plurality of feature maps associated with the plurality of frames by using a first trained machine learning module. The method may additionally include merging the plurality of body identification data and the plurality of feature maps to create a merged dataset. The method may further include determining, via a second trained machine learning module, one or more recommendations based on the merged dataset. Furthermore, the method may include transmitting the recommendations to the user device.

Abstract: A server employs a shared raytracing context to generate video streams for multiple client devices. The server uses the shared raytracing context to perform raytracing operations for each of the client devices, and based on the raytracing operations generates different sets of image frames. The server then streams each set of image frames to a corresponding client device over a network.

Abstract: A controlling method includes: displaying a game screen, the game screen including a target virtual actor and a target virtual wall; controlling the target virtual actor to climb onto the target virtual wall, in response to a first operation instruction executed on the target virtual actor when the target virtual actor faces the target virtual wall and a distance between the target virtual actor and the target virtual wall is less than a first threshold; and controlling the target virtual actor to climb on the target virtual wall in a climb direction indicated by the second operation instruction, in response to a second operation instruction executed on the target virtual actor when the target virtual actor is located on the target virtual wall.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may include a method for enhancing a video game trophy, including detecting an end game state to a video game corresponding to award of a trophy. Embodiments may also include extracting metadata relating to a structure of the end game state from gameplay information associated with award of the trophy. Embodiments may also include determining metrics for the end game state from the metadata. Embodiments may also include applying a drama engine to the metrics for the end game state to generate commentary data corresponding to commentary on the award of the trophy.

Abstract: A system and method for using weather applied metrics for determining the impact of weather conditions on the flight of a football at an outside football venue. Historical and current data for weather parameters, including wind, air pressure, humidity, temperature, and rain, are obtained to calculate the influence of each parameter on the flight of a football. Weather instruments, such as weather sensors, anemometers, LiDAR and SODAR devices, weather consoles, data routing devices, and processors can be included in a system for using weather applied metrics to predict the flight of a football based on current weather conditions.

Abstract: Software creation platforms are disclosed, including platforms which provide to users templates and text-based prompts for filling out the provided templates and creating games that incorporate non-fungible token technology. Also disclosed are methods of creating software, such as video games, using the disclosed platform.

Abstract: When another information processing apparatus issues a request for participation of another player in multi-person play based on communication, a processor of a game device allows a state that another player has not participated in multi-person play to continue while a game program is being executed and it allows participation of another player in multi-person play when transition to a scene where execution of the game program with an emulator is started is made. The processor of the game device proceeds with multi-person play of the game program with the emulator based on communication between information processing apparatuses of players who participate in multi-person play, and temporarily suspends a game when an instruction to quit the game is given during multi-person play or when a request to quit the game is given from another player based on communication during multi-person play.

Abstract: Disclosed is an exercise rehabilitation system using a smart mirror.