Abstract: A rotating wheel system includes face segments separated by posts positioned around a perimeter and a flexible pointer that interacts with the pegs as the wheel rotates. The system controls rotation of the wheel, randomly selects a segment at which to stop prior to the wheel being rotated based on a randomly selected friction deceleration and a randomly selected damping time constant, and controls rotation of the wheel to make it appear as though the wheel randomly stopped at the preselected segment. The system includes one or more player stations that are notified of the selected segment after the wheel is stopped. The system includes a second bonus wheel that is triggered when the selected segment is a trigger segment. The bonus wheel can be a physical wheel that is part of the wheel, a display that is part of the wheel, or displayed on a player station.

Abstract: To provide an information processing device, an information processing method, a program, and an information storage medium that make it possible to reproduce vibration of a controller according to conditions of execution of a program. A play time vibration control section (44) performs control to vibrate a controller according to conditions of execution of a program. A capture control section (46) performs control to capture a moving image showing executed contents of the program. An associating section (48) associates vibration information indicating a vibration of the controller with at least part of the captured moving image, the at least part of the captured moving image being associated with an image displayed on a display section in timing in which the controller is controlled to vibrate.

Abstract: Systems and methods of conducting wagering games involving, among other things, a modified Blackjack wagering game including an option to resolve the game prior to a final determination and optional wagers on the final dealer hand score.

Abstract: The present invention provides an action recognition method and system thereof. The action recognition method comprises: capturing a 2D image and a depth image at the same time, extracting an 2D information of the human skeleton points from the 2D image and correcting it, mapping the 2D information of the human skeleton points to the depth image to obtain the corresponding depth information with respect to the 2D information of the human skeleton points and combining the corrected 2D information of the human skeleton points and the depth information to obtain the 3D information of the human skeleton points, and finally recognizing an action from a set of 3D information of the human skeleton points during a period of time by a matching model.

Abstract: A game management system provides a generator interface that enables an operator to trigger automated generation by a content generator of a game event based on operator input values. These values include respective target values for a target metric (e.g., a difficulty level) for each of a plurality of game levels that are together to form the game event. In addition, the generator interface in some examples enables the operator to selectively vary the particular number of game levels that are together to form the game event, via an event sizing mechanism provided by the generator interface. A particular predefined group or cluster of players for whom the game event is to be tailored or customized based on multidimensional parametric player model data can also be selected in the interface.

Abstract: A method of providing a game in a terminal including a plurality displays is provided. A first display may be set as a default display of a game, and a second display may be set as an input pad of the game. In response to a user input to the second display while game play is in progress through the first display, a result corresponding to the user input may be displayed on the first display.

Abstract: A method for generating a live VR broadcast of a three-dimensional (3D) virtual reality (VR) performance environment is provided. The 3D VR performance environment includes 3D VR avatars corresponding to performers performing on a performance area of a concert space, with the performers being separated by a predetermined distance selected to prevent transmission of airborne pathogens between the performers while performing. The 3D VR avatars are displayed on a VR performance area representing the performance area. The facial expressions and body movements of the 3D VR avatars are synchronized with audio data of the performers. The 3D VR avatars are displayed within the VR performance area at relative locations that appear separated by less than the predetermined distance. Audience devices provide audience feedback data that is outputted in real time to the performers.

Abstract: To enables you to take animations in a virtual space, an animation production method for providing a virtual space in which a given object is placed, the method comprising: detecting an action of a user equipped with a head mounted display; controlling a movement of an object based on the action of the detected user; shooting the movement of the object; and storing action data relating to the movement of the shot object in a predetermined track; accepting an editing request for the predetermined track; accepting specified time range of the predetermined track for editing; and performing the editing at the specified time range.

Abstract: A system and method for an adaptive graphic user interface (AGUI) (501) that can identify the characteristics of one or more users and display candidates and dynamically select display content and generate an interface (502-506 . . . ) customized to one or more users and display candidates and dynamically arrange, modify, map and adapt an AGUI display to any object (350,730), device, clothing, equipment, furniture, appliance, room, building, vehicle, person, or other passive or active display surface, screen, space or other display candidate and embodiments of an AGUI apparatus (500) that can network, coordinate and/or operate with the AGUI platform (1302) to identify one or more users and display candidates and enabling one or more users to interface with a single AGUI display across multiple display candidates.

Abstract: A television receiver assembly includes a disk that is positionable on a horizontal support surface such that the disk is visible to a user. A display is coupled to the disk and the display displays indicia comprising still imagery and video imagery. A camera is integrated into the disk to capture footage of an area proximate the disk. A pair of speakers is each of the speakers is coupled to the disk and each of the speakers is positioned on opposite sides of the display from each other. A locate button is incorporated into the disk and a remote control is in wireless communication with the display and the speakers. The remote control emits an audible alert when the locate button on the disk is depressed to facilitate the user to locate the remote control.

Abstract: A social game capable of informing a player of the attractiveness of a group fighting event is disclosed herein. A server device comprises: an information storage unit that stores information on the game; and a control unit that executes an arithmetic operation relating to the game and performs processing to display an image of the game at the terminal devices. The information storage unit stores, as a part of the information on the game, information on a fighting event, and the control unit performs processing to, in accordance with an instruction from a player, display the information on the fighting event at a terminal device operated by the player.

Abstract: A video call mediating apparatus, method and computer readable recording medium. The video call mediating method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes connecting a plurality of terminals to a video call platform, computing a number of users of a first gender and a number of users of a second gender from among users of the plurality of terminals connected to the video call platform, computing a first value that is a ratio of the number of the users of the second gender to the number of the users of the first gender, and transmitting an item usable in the video call platform to terminals of at least some of the users of the first gender in response to computed ratio.

Abstract: Systems and methods of multi-participant interactive experiences are disclosed. Participants located location can interact with one another and share gaming, educational and other experiences. The system includes a coordination node to coordinate experiences between participants and one or more of interactive nodes. At each interactive node there is a main display that shows shared information to each of the participants and to other viewers. Each of the participants also uses a personal controller such as a smart phone which has a personal display. Information that is specific to the participant can be displayed on the personal controller.

Abstract: A method for generating views of a game. The method including receiving game state data and user data of one or more players participating in a gaming session of a video game being played by the one or more players. The method including identifying a spectator zone-of-interest in the gaming session, the spectator zone-of-interest having a scene of a virtual gaming world of the video game that is viewable from one or more camera perspectives in the virtual gaming world. The method including identifying a first camera perspective of the spectator zone-of-interest based on a first AI model trained to generate one or more corresponding camera perspectives of corresponding scenes of corresponding spectator zones-of-interest.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display screen and a computing hardware.

Abstract: A gaming system and processor module are therefore adapted to support simultaneous execution of two or more operating system instances. Program code is provided for play of the game uses two or more cooperating component processes partitioned such that at least one of the component processes executes using a first operating system instance, and at least one other cooperating component process executes using a further operating system instance. Each operating system instance may execute in its own virtual machine.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for placing or moving a virtual menu (e.g., virtual object) to an adjusted virtual position within a virtual reality scene based on the ability of a user. The method includes capturing, by a computing system, head mounted display (HMD) gameplay by a user of a video game being executed on the computing system. The HMD presents virtual reality scene to the user. The method includes monitoring, by the computing system, physical actions of the user while the user is wearing the HMD and interacting with the virtual reality scene during the gameplay. The method includes identifying, by the computing system, an attempt by the user to make an input at a virtual object in the virtual reality scene based on the physical actions. The method includes generating, by the computing system, a movement of the virtual object from an initial virtual position in the virtual reality scene to an adjusted virtual position in the virtual reality scene.

Abstract: A gaming machine that provides an operation unit, a display unit that displays a plurality of symbols in a determination area, changes and stops a plurality of symbols displayed on the display unit according to an operation of a player received from an operation unit, and a control unit that pays a payout according to the symbol stopped inside of the determination area, a control unit displays an object that shows a symbol inside of a virtual three-dimensional space that extends a column of the determination area in a depth direction on the display unit, aligns a plurality of objects in a depth direction in a non-determination area and the determination area, and changes a plurality of symbols by moving the plurality of objects along in a depth direction.

Abstract: A server device that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a memory and a processor. The processor can identify first and second players present at first and second physical locations, to identify first and second boundary and topographical information of the first and second physical locations, to map the first and second boundary and topographical information of the first and second physical locations to a virtual gaming space, to capture first and second position and orientation information for the first and second players, to map the first and second position and orientation information to the virtual gaming space, to generate first and second virtual players corresponding to the first and second players, and to transmit to first goggles information representative of the second virtual player for display superimposed onto a transparent viewing apparatus for viewing of the virtual gaming space. Additional embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A video game includes a single player mode where completion of storyline objectives advances the single player storyline. The video game also includes a multiplayer mode where a plurality of players can play on an instance of a multiplayer map. Storyline objectives from the single player mode are selected and made available for completion to players in the multiplayer mode, and the single player storylines can be advanced by players completing respective storyline objectives while playing in the multiplayer mode. Combinations of storyline objectives are selected from pending storyline objectives for players connecting to a multiplayer game for compatibility with multiplayer maps. Constraints can be used to determine compatibility.

Abstract: Examples are disclosed herein relating to displaying a virtual assistant. One example provides an augmented reality display device comprising a see-through display, a logic subsystem, and a storage subsystem storing instructions executable by the logic subsystem to display via the see-through display a virtual assistant associated with a location in a real-world environment, detect a change in a field of view of the see-through display, and when the virtual assistant is out of the field of view of the see-through display after the change in the field of view, display the virtual assistant in a virtual window on the see-through display.

Abstract: The disclosed systems and methods integrate gaming functionality with viewing a video program. Systems and methods for generating an interactive multimedia game for a user during the viewing of a video program by the user includes a host computer that generates the game in a context of the video program viewed on a first graphical user interface and recommends the video game to the user. The user may opt to engage with the video game on a second graphical user interface, which may be overlaid on the first graphical user interface.

Abstract: A system may include a processor and a memory. The memory may include computer-executable code that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to retrieve a workflow dataset from a database based on a query input associated with an industrial automation device. The workflow dataset may include an instruction associated with one or more operations for the industrial automation device and a virtual object associated with the one or more instructions and the industrial automation device. The memory may include computer-executable code that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to transmit a first portion of the workflow dataset to a computing device corresponding to a first instruction. The memory may include computer-executable code that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to transmit a second portion of the workflow dataset to the computing device in response to determining that the first instruction is completed.

Abstract: A gaming machine, system and method providing variable position display capable of display movement and an extendable screen responsive to gaming conditions. The gaming machine includes a cabinet, a variable position display, an extendable display screen, and a controller. The variable position display rotates, tilts, pans, or some combination of translation, rotation, tilting and panning, in relation to the cabinet and in response to at least one or more predefined gaming conditions. The controller initiates a movement sequence movement of the variable position display, from a first position to a second position, and initiates the game program tailored to retractably extend the extendable display screen with respect to the cabinet relatively to the movement of the variable position display, and present the game and game outcomes of the game on the variable position display in the second position.

Abstract: A computer system includes a terminal, and a distribution server. The terminal includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire information related to a game played in a player game space, an image processing unit configured to generate second image information based on the information related to the game, a part of or entirety of the second image information being different from first image information that is displayed in the player game space, and a communication unit configured to transmit distribution information that includes the second image information. The distribution server includes a reception unit configured to receive the distribution information that includes the second image information, and a distribution unit configured to distribute distributable information that includes some or all of the second image information viewable on another terminal.

Abstract: An augmented reality system includes a portable electronic device, a pair of augmented reality glasses, and a processing circuit. The portable electronic device has a display module and a positioning assembly, and the positioning assembly is disposed on the display module. The augmented reality glasses include an image capture module, and the image capture module is configured to capture at least one image of the display module. The processing circuit is configured to determine a position of an image center point of the at least one image relative to the positioning assembly according to the at least one image. When the processing circuit determines that the position of the image center point moves from the display module across the positioning assembly, the processing circuit controls the augmented reality glasses to display a virtual screen, and the virtual screen extends from a first side of the display module.

Abstract: An apparatus for inputting information into a computer includes a 3d sensor that senses 3d information and produces a 3d output The apparatus includes a 2d sensor that senses 2d information and produces a 2d output The apparatus includes a processing unit which receives the 2d and 3d output and produces a combined output that is a function of the 2d and 3d output. A method for inputting information into a computer. The method includes the steps of producing a 3d output with a 3d sensor that senses 3d information There is the step of producing a 2d output with a 2d sensor that senses 2d information. There is the step of receiving the 2d and 3d output at a processing unit There is the step of producing a combined output with the processing unit that is a function of the 2d and 3d output.

Abstract: Game client, game server, Web application server, and database server including database with data representative of a virtual world. Game client or server, or both, includes motifs, motif manager, character manager, scenes-a-faire manager, and display manager coupled to display, all in communication with game manager, and pseudorandomizer, which can instigate changing of a motif. Motifs are representative of a game character or environment. A user interface has mass sensor, accelerometer, haptic device, first device for visual input, output, or both, second device for audio input, output, or both, and tactile sensor, effector or both. Included may be automatic translator, or TTS/STT module. The online game can be virtual world representative of at least two of a northern continent, a western continent, a southern continent, a central continent, and an eastern continent. Methods provide game client, game server, and a database that manipulate character or environment motifs and scenes-a-faire.

Abstract: In esports a game firm has a game played by a gamer and shown on a third party viewing platform. To the firm, the platform is a middleman. The customer of the platform should be a customer of the firm. The gamer guides a viewer to watch the gamer on a read only copy of the game installed on the viewer's computer. The platform is bypassed. The viewer is now the firm's customer. The firm monetizes with ads and subscriptions. A viewer can be a tour guide of the game to other viewers.

Abstract: Methods and systems for depth-based foveated rendering in the display system are disclosed. The display system may be an augmented reality display system configured to provide virtual content on a plurality of depth planes using different wavefront divergence. Some embodiments include determining a fixation point of a user's eyes. Location information associated with a first virtual object to be presented to the user via a display device is obtained. A resolution-modifying parameter of the first virtual object is obtained. A particular resolution at which to render the first virtual object is identified based on the location information and the resolution-modifying parameter of the first virtual object. The particular resolution is based on a resolution distribution specifying resolutions for corresponding distances from the fixation point. The first virtual object rendered at the identified resolution is presented to the user via the display system.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes rendering, for one or more displays of a VR device, a first output image of a VR environment based on a user's field of view. The VR environment has a virtual boundary corresponding to a real-world environment. The method further includes determining whether the user is approaching a threshold distance of the virtual boundary and determines the user's direction of movement and field of view, accessing one or more images of the real-world environment captured by one or more cameras of the VR device, and rendering a second output image comprising a portion of the VR environment and a portion of a passthrough view of the real-world environment based on the accessed images. The portion of the passthrough view is based on the determined direction of movement and the field of view of the user.

Abstract: Provided is a computer-readable non-transitory storage medium having an information processing program stored therein that, in a game in which a predetermined condition is set as an achievement goal, makes it unnecessary to start the game over again even if the predetermined condition is not achieved. At least one game object selected from among game objects possessed by a user is arranged within a game space, and a score is calculated on the basis of the game object. If the score satisfies an achievement condition, an in-game effect corresponding to the achievement condition is caused. If the score does not satisfy the achievement condition but satisfies a sub-achievement condition that is not satisfied simultaneously with the achievement condition, change of a game state is performed so as to cause the in-game effect corresponding to the achievement condition in exchange for change of an exchange parameter.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a gaming machine, methods of gaming systems. In particular, a gaming machine which provides a spinning reel game of chance is provided. Certain symbols are controlled to expand to cover other symbols of virtual spinning reels, in order to provide the player with a dynamic visual game appearance.

Abstract: A gaming machine includes a gaming machine cabinet defining an upper cabinet volume and a cabinet front opening to the upper cabinet volume. A gaming machine panel is mounted on the gaming machine cabinet in a panel operating position in which the gaming machine panel registers with and covers a base area of the cabinet front opening. The gaming machine further includes a translation structure connected between the gaming machine panel and the gaming machine cabinet. The translation structure is operable enable the gaming machine panel to be moved from the panel operating position upwardly to a cabinet open position. In this cabinet open position the gaming machine panel remains supported by the gaming machine cabinet and is removed from the base area of the cabinet front opening.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to providing artificial intelligence experiences. The artificial intelligence experiences may include a persistent virtual character. The artificial intelligence experiences are presented through an augmented reality system. The persistent virtual characters are associated with geo-locations. The persistent virtual characters are accessible to the user at the geolocation associated with the persistent virtual characters. A system managing the persistent virtual characters is continuously updated based on user interaction with the persistent virtual characters and information received from external sources. The persistent virtual characters manner of behavior toward the user is based on previous user interaction with the persistent virtual characters and information received from external sources.

Abstract: In order to select a content to be used in a specified game or game stage from a plurality of contents, a selection image including a plurality of contents is displayed in which possessed contents and unpossessed contents not possessed by a user are visually distinguishable, and at least a display form or display position of each content is varied based on parameters set for a combination of the content and the specified game or game stage, and at least one is selected from the plurality of contents displayed in the selection image.

Abstract: An electronic device executing an application through communication with a user input apparatus, the electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes: a communication unit that is configured to communicate with the user input apparatus; an information generation unit that generates information about an exclusive controller that controls the application and is executed in the user input apparatus; and a controller that controls the information generation unit to generate the information about the exclusive controller when the electronic device is paired with the user input apparatus, and controls the communication unit to transmit the generated information about the exclusive controller to the user input apparatus.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to providing an online shooting game by a game server communicatively connected to a player terminal. The player terminal may display a virtual online shooting game environment based on information received from the game server. Providing an online shooting game may include: selecting a basic identification range within a virtual online shooting game environment displayed on the player terminal; detecting one or more enemy characters that are within the basic identification range; determining one of the detected one or more enemy characters as an automatic tracking object; and allowing an aiming point to automatically track movement of the automatic tracking object within the basic identification range.

Abstract: A first device displays a first view of virtual content on the first device, establishes connection between the first device and a second device, receives movement data of the second device through the established connection, obtains at least one of direction information and rotation information based on the received movement data, and changes the first view to a second view corresponding to the obtained at least one of the direction information and the rotation information in the virtual content.

Abstract: A gaming signage system may include one or more movable displays. One or more movable displays may present first visual effects while the one or more moveable displays are in a first configuration in which at least one game feature presentation device is not viewable. In response to a trigger event indication (which may correspond to a base game event), the movable display(s) may move to a second configuration and reveal the game feature presentation device. The game feature presentation device may be used to present a bonus feature and/or to present a different aspect of the base game. Alternatively, at least a portion of a movable display may be hidden when in a first configuration. At least the portion of the movable display(s) may present a bonus feature and/or a different aspect of the base game when in the second configuration.

Abstract: In some embodiments, upon detecting malicious activity associated with a user account, a content management system can identify other user accounts related to the malicious user account. The content management system can identify related user accounts by comparing authentication information collected for the malicious user account with authentication information collected for other user accounts. Authentication information can include IP address information, geographic information, device type, browser type, email addresses, and/or referral information, for example. The content management system can compare the content items associated with the malicious user account to content items associated with other user accounts to determine relatedness or maliciousness. After identifying related malicious user accounts, the content management system can block all related malicious user accounts.

Abstract: An illustrative interactive content delivery system includes an interactive content player device (player device) and an interactive content provider system (provider system). As the provider system transmits a live video stream to the player device, the player device detects a first event marker in the live video stream, accesses an executable data object including data representative of an interactive content instance, and executes, based on the executable data object, the interactive content instance in accordance with interactive input provided by a user of the player device. During the executing of the interactive content instance, the player device detects a second event marker in the live video stream and subsequently discontinues the executing of the interactive content instance. Corresponding methods and systems are disclosed for both the provider system and the player device of the interactive content delivery system.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a system that facilitates a virtual casino floor having different risk limits for live players and remote players.

Abstract: A game device for playing a game includes a first display, a computing device, and a storage medium containing program instructions stored therein, execution of which by the computing device causes the game device to provide the functions of: obtaining item information including a game character which is used by the user in the video game, from a user item, receiving an input of an operation for the video game from the user, displaying a notification image for notifying the user of a timing of a first operation on the first display, while displaying a first animation that includes a plurality of frames, and in response to the reception of a first operation by the operation input unit during the displaying of the first animation, stopping displaying the rest of frames of the first animation after a timing at which the first operation is received.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for video live streaming process are provided. The method may include obtaining a feature image preset for a service process, the feature image being an image block that identifies the service process, obtaining a video screenshot from a video live streaming data stream according to a screenshot interval, detecting whether the feature image exists in the video screenshot, and outputting the video screenshot based on the feature image being detected in the video screenshot.

Abstract: A game system that is a non-limiting example information processing system is attached to a goggle device, and generates and displays a left-eye image and a right-eye image on a display. When starting a game application that a plurality of individual games can be selectively played, a menu image is displayed on the display. A plurality of icons each relating to each of the plurality of individual games are arranged at predetermined positions in a virtual space for displaying the menu image. A virtual camera arranged at a predetermined position in the virtual space changes a posture thereof so as to correspond to a posture change of a main body apparatus in a real space, thereby to control a direction of a line-of-sight of the virtual camera. If an icon is included in a field of view of the virtual camera when a user depresses a predetermined button, predetermined processing relevant to the icon is performed.

Abstract: Various systems and methods for streaming an impromptu community are described herein. In one example, a system for streaming impromptu communities includes a data storage device, a community analyzer, and a publisher. In an example, the data storage device can store a number of incoming data sets, wherein each data set identifies a time and location for the origin of the data, a media instance, and an identification of an origin device or origin user. In an example, the community analyzer can operate from the data storage device to use a processor in order to calculate an IC boundary and generate an impromptu community (IC) indicator based on the proximity and temporality of the number of incoming data sets. In an example, the processor can modify the number of data sets to include the IC indicator.

Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, receiving at a computer device a plurality of stimulus signals generated by one or more gaming accessory devices of a gamer controlling a gaming application, generating a plurality of gaming stimulations based on the plurality of stimulus signals, generating a plurality of gaming action results from the gaming application responsive to the plurality of gaming stimulations, combining the plurality of gaming action results and the plurality of gaming stimulations to generate a plurality of hardware statistics associated with the gamer, and transmitting to a social network the plurality of hardware statistics associated with the gamer.

Abstract: A game device for reducing the processing load of a redraw process, including a storage module storing game content information associated with identification information for one or more users, and a module for processing a lottery, in which multiple types of game contents may each be associated with an index value corresponding to the relative values of the types of game contents. The module for processing the lottery may include a module for executing redrawing that may execute new lottery processing for drawing, via the lottery, a type of game content that differs from game content drawn by a first lottery process, when the game content drawn by the first lottery process related to one user's identification information is associated with an index value which is equal to or greater than a predetermined standard value, and when said game content has a predetermined relationship with the game content information related to the user's identification information.

Abstract: A computer device having a user interface, a processor, and computer storage. The user interface provides a gameboard comprising tiles supporting game objects, the tiles comprising predefined sets of tiles which are available to support spreading blocking elements. The processor receives a detected user input. If it detects a match condition, the processor removes the game elements of the match condition and generates and displays new game objects to replenish the gameboard. A data structure having tile data is stored in the computer storage. Tile data for tiles of the predefined set(s) comprises a set indicator which indicates whether a tile is in one of the predefined sets. If a blocker spreading mode has been triggered, the processor selects an origin tile which supports a spreading blocking element, identifies a target tile to which the spreading blocking element may spread and generates a blocking element for the target tile.