Abstract: One variation of a method for manipulating virtual objects within a virtual game environment includes: at a game console, initializing a first virtual game environment in an instance of a first electronic game; rendering a prompt to link a physical gamepiece to a virtual object within the first electronic game; in response to placement of a physical object over the display of the game console at a first time, accessing an unique identifier from the physical object, confirming permission to link the physical object to the virtual object based on the unique identifier and a characteristic of the virtual object, and linking the unique identifier to the virtual object; and, at a second time, detecting placement of the physical object at a second position over the display and rendering a graphical representation of the virtual object on a second region of the display coinciding with the second position.

Abstract: One variation of a method for executing an instance of a virtual multiplayer game includes: at a game console, receiving a selection for a game; identifying a group of players though peripheral devices wirelessly connected to the game console; identifying a particular player, in the group of players, exhibiting less experience with the game than other players in the group of players; rendering a virtual public game environment on the main display; at a first time, at a particular peripheral device associated with the particular player, issuing a prompt for a first game action based on a state of the virtual public game environment; at the game console, updating the virtual public game environment on the main display based on the first game action submitted by the particular player; and recording a milestone for the particular player according to the first game action.