Abstract: The invention provides a client computer system, including at least one storage medium, at least one processor connected to the storage medium, and a set of instructions stored on the storage medium for execution by the processor, the set of instructions including a game having game parameters including a shared game environment, at least one game component, associated with each of a plurality of remote player computer systems, located in the shared game environment and being movable relative to the shared game environment utilizing the respective remote player computer system, game thresholds being reached as a result of movement of the game components relative to the shared game environment, and the player scores being updated when the game thresholds are reached, a first protocol generator to communicate at least a first of the game parameters over the network, and a second protocol generator to communicate at least a second of the game parameters over the network.

Abstract: The invention provides a client computer system, including at least one storage medium, at least one processor connected to the storage medium, and a set of instructions stored on the storage medium for execution by the processor, the set of instructions including a communications module to receive and transmit signals to remote computer systems over the network, a first browser having a view for displaying components in the signal, the first browser having browser functionality, a game including a shared game environment, at least one game component, associated with each of a plurality of remote player computer systems, located in the shared game environment and being movable relative to the shared game environment utilizing the respective remote player computer system, game thresholds being reached as a result of movement of the game components relative to the shared game environment, and the player scores being updated when the game thresholds are reached, and a first plug-in placing a view of the shared g

Abstract: The invention provides a game server computer system, including at least one storage medium, at least one processor connected to the storage medium, and a set of instructions stored on the storage medium for execution by the processor, the set of instructions including a communications module to transmit signals to remote player computer systems over the network, a shared game environment displayed by the remote player computer systems, at least one game component associated with each remote player computer system located in the shared game environment at each remote player computer system, and being movable relative to the shared game environment utilizing the respective remote player computer system, a plurality of player scores stored on a computer system, each player score corresponding to a respective one of the remote player computer systems, game thresholds being reached as a result of movement of the game components relative to the shared game environment, and the player scores being updated when the

Abstract: The invention provides a client computer system, including at least one storage medium, at least one processor connected to the storage medium, and a set of instructions stored on the storage medium for execution by the processor, the set of instructions including a communications module to receive and transmit signals to remote computer systems over a network, a browser residing on the storage medium, the browser having a window for displaying components in the signals, a graphical application residing on the storage medium, the graphical application utilizing the signals to render graphics, and a plug-in residing on the storage medium, the plug-in being embedding the graphics rendered by the graphical application in the window of the browser.