Abstract: Some aspects of the disclosure provide a method for virtual environment control. The method includes displaying a first user interface (UI) that provides a virtual environment observed from a perspective of a first virtual character that has a first virtual item, and controlling, in response to a firing instruction, the first virtual character to use the first virtual item. The method also includes determining a category of a subject in an influence range of the first virtual item from a plurality of categories that the first virtual item is capable to influence on. The plurality of categories includes at least a virtual character category and a virtual item category. The method also includes controlling the first virtual item to produce an effect on the subject based on the determined category. The effect can change an attribute value associated with the determined category of the subject.

Abstract: A method for a gaming device of a vehicle includes acquiring time information of a journey, acquiring an indication of a selected computer game for the journey, determining based on the time information of the journey a remaining time period to a specific point in time associated with the journey, and determining based on the remaining time period to the specific point in time associated with the journey an extent of the computer software for the selected computer game for downloading.

Abstract: An object is to provide a user with motivation to enjoy waking up in the morning and guide the user to sufficient awakening by generating a breeding event in a breeding game of a virtual life form when the user wakes up in the morning. A game server that manages progress of a breeding game of a virtual life form can provide a user with motivation to enjoy waking up in the morning and guide the user to sufficient awakening by generating a breeding event in a breeding game of a virtual life form when the user wakes up in the morning. The game server includes circuitry configured to acquire a wake-up time of a user; and a update the breeding game in accordance with the acquired wake-up time.

Abstract: An electronic gaming machine includes a display device and a processor configured to execute instructions stored in a memory, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to generate a game-state-retention sign based upon a plurality of game variables representing a state of a wagering game, where the game-state-retention sign includes a first two-dimensional machine-recognisable image that encodes the plurality of game variables. When executed, the instructions also cause the processor to display the game-state-retention sign on the display device for image capture by a handheld player device, where the handheld player device is configured to display a game-continuation sign generated from the game-state-retention sign for resuming play of the wagering game.

Abstract: An interactive music play system, comprising a plurality of toy elements, an image capturing device, a processing unit and a music rendering device; wherein the image capturing device is configured to capture one or more images of a user-selected subset of said toy elements arranged in a field of view of the image capturing device; wherein the processing unit is configured to: recognise the user-selected subset of toy elements in the one or more captured images; create a musical presentation based on one or more of the recognised toy elements; cause the music rendering device to present the created musical presentation to the user.

Abstract: A bingo gaming system, machine, and method include a main bingo game, a feature bingo game, a main reel game associated with the main bingo game, and a feature reel game associated with the feature bingo game. The main reel game simulates outcomes of the main bingo game. The feature reel game simulates outcomes of the feature bingo game. A feature bingo game may be triggered by a main bingo game outcome. Before the feature bingo game begins, a player may be given an opportunity to select a volatility option for the feature bingo game. The volatility selection may impact the probability of winning the feature bingo game (and/or feature reel game), as well as the reward(s) associated with winning the feature bingo game (and/or feature reel game).

Abstract: A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may include, for example, a gaming system that cooperates with a graphical user interface to enable user modification and enhancement of one or more audio streams associated with the gaming system. In embodiments, the audio streams may include a game audio stream, a chat audio stream of conversation among players of a video game, and a microphone audio stream of a player of the video game. One of the audio streams may trigger an action in the gaming system such as recording a portion of game content for a timer period. Additional embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for game streaming are provided. The streaming method according to one embodiment includes generating a first image including a part of a plurality of screen elements constituting a game play image and a second image including a remaining part of the plurality of screen elements, determining an image quality of each of the first image and the second image such that the image quality of the first image is higher than or equal to the image quality of the second image, encoding each of the first image and the second image based on the determined image quality of each of the first image and the second image, and streaming the encoded first image and the encoded second image to a client device.

Abstract: Embodiments include a system that incorporates the subject disclosure may include, for example, detecting a current trigger during a video game and determining a group of players involved in the current trigger. Further embodiments include recording a trigger clip of game content for each player in the group of players resulting in a group of trigger clips. Each trigger clip of the group of trigger clips is a portion of game content that includes the current trigger from a perspective of each player of the group of players. Additional embodiments include providing the group of trigger clips to a group of gaming devices over a communication network. Each gaming device of the group of gaming devices is associated with one player of the group of players. Additional embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: The present disclosure integrates the worlds of physical reality and digital reality, termed Integrated-Reality, in a single gamified application. Both worlds share the same gaming environment, objectives, and context. A toy-sized structure, playfully built by the child, becomes the core of an integrated activity of designing and viewing the construction's exterior and interior, extending his physical creation into an imaginative, educational, and insightful experience, blending the real and digital worlds.

Abstract: A computer is caused to execute: acquiring the log; generating a natural sentence based on the acquired log; and generating story content to be appreciated by a user by arranging the generated natural sentence and one or a plurality of game-related contents that are related to the log.

Abstract: A method of generating video frames for a cloud-based video game includes obtaining, via a communications network, a plurality of frames of a video game rendered at a cloud device; obtaining a player input received at an input device, the input device being used to play the video game, the player input being received in response to the display of at least one of the obtained video frames; inputting at least one of the obtained video frames and the player input to a prediction model; and synthesizing, based on the output of the prediction model, a subsequent frame for output at a display, and outputting the synthesized video frame at the display.

Abstract: A gaming machine receives a first play input at a first gaming machine, determines a first quantity of play areas based on a first wager, generates at least one first play area based on the determined first quantity, and determines whether the at least one first play area satisfies a predetermined first threshold. At least a portion of the first wager associated with the first play input is allocated to a progressive jackpot. At least a first portion of the progressive jackpot is allocated to the first gaming machine when the at least one first play area satisfies the predetermined first threshold.

Abstract: The disclosure is directed at a system and method of automated object launching, for replicating ball trajectories, for example with a baseball. The system receives an input from a user that includes trajectory information and then launches an object based on that trajectory. The system includes subsystems that control the orientation of the object to be launched and the position of the system itself. The system also includes a results tracking database to provide analytics and the like for the user.

Abstract: A mouse and a gaming system are respectively provided. The gaming system includes a mouse and an intermediate application program. The mouse includes an operation module, a solid-state disk (SSD), and a processing module. The processing module is connected to an electronic device. When the electronic device runs a game, the processing module records an operation signal generated by an operation of a user in the SSD. The processing module can store settings made by the user to the game and to the mouse in the SSD. When the game is ended in the electronic device, the processing module stores a game result information in the SSD. When the electronic device runs the same game and the same mouse is used to play the same game, the user can read the settings in the SSD to quickly perform the same settings on the game and the mouse.

Abstract: A golf tracking system including a tag coupled to a golf club. The tag includes a plurality of sensors, each which output a signal based on a detected movement of the golf club, a microcontroller that compares each of the plurality of sensor outputs to stored reference sensor output values, and a transceiver that transmits data corresponding to the sensor outputs to a device remote from the tag based on the comparison performed by the microcontroller. The location-aware device then processes the information received from the tag to determine whether a shot should be registered.

Abstract: Systems and methods for maintaining contests including non-fungible tokens (NFTs), determining that an outcome of a contest indicates a tie, and establishing a placeholder are disclosed. The NFTs can be associated with attributes and stored on a blockchain. The system can receive a request and selections of NFTs for entering a contest. Each NFT can be associated with a player profile and satisfy a selection rule. The system can generate a fantasy sports lineup including NFTs and modifying a restriction condition for each NFT. The system can determine that an outcome of a contest indicates a tie and calculating edition number totals to determine a winner of the tie. The system can determine that an NFT has been transferred to a player profile. The system can modify a first lineup to include a placeholder in lieu of an NFT.

Abstract: Providing an online music experience, including: a music venue system; a game device; wherein a game processor uses game data to provide a mini-game experience and present the mini-game experience through a display, wherein the game processor uses venue data to modify the mini-game experience and present the modified mini-game experience through the display, wherein the game processor receives user input and sends gameplay, wherein a system processor uses music data, video data, and the gameplay data to create a data representation of a music performance, wherein the system processor sends the data representation of the music performance to the game device, and wherein the game processor uses the data representation of the music performance to present the music performance through the display.

Abstract: The systems and processes described herein can provide dynamic and realistic route generation based on actual route data within the game environment. The system provides for generating a route database for use with a sports simulation game application. The present disclosure also provides for generation of routes during runtime of the game application. The route generation system can help address the problem of generating realistic and lifelike routes based on real life movements of athletes.

Abstract: Systems and methods for generating and storing metrics are described herein. In particular, a game server may receive game activity data from one or more client devices connected to the game server via a network. The game server sends the activity data to an anticheat server that uses one or more nodes to each calculate a portion of the activity data to generate one or more metrics. The metrics may indicate whether the data is indicative of cheating behavior within a parallel reality game. The nodes add their respective generated metrics to a relational database using prepared insert statements. The anticheat server may instruct the game server to take action with respect to one or more client devices if the metrics indicate that cheating behavior was exhibited within the data.