Multi-platform gaming systems and methods
First Claim
1. A multi-media interactive play system for playing a game carried out in both a physical play environment and a computer-simulated play environment, said multi-media interactive play system comprising:
- a plurality of radiofrequency (RF) transceivers disposed within a physical play environment, each said RF transceiver configured to provide two-way wireless communications with a user-wearable tracking device;
a first game module comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed, instruct a first computer to carry out a first interactive gaming experience conducted within said physical play environment, wherein said plurality of RF transceivers are used to track the physical locations or movements of a play participant wearing said user-wearable tracking device, and wherein said first game module causes said first computer to generate a first selection of game progress information for said play participant in accordance with said first interactive gaming experience;
a second game module comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed, instruct a second computer to carry out a second interactive gaming experience conducted within a computer-simulated play environment displayed on a display device, and wherein said second game module causes said second computer to generate a second selection of game progress information for said play participant in accordance with said second interactive gaming experience; and
a network-accessible data storage system that is configured to receive, via a computer network connection, said first selection of game progress information from said first computer and said second selection of game progress information from said second computer, and wherein said data storage system is configured to create or update an overall progress record for said play participant based at least in part on said first and second selections of game progress information.
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Abstract
A multi-media interactive play system has a number of play elements situated in a variety of play environments or play media. The play elements are linked to a common record of participant performance, progress, character attributes, etc. The participant'"'"'s performance in the play elements determines the play elements to which the participant may proceed as well as the play parameters of the play element in which the participant is currently involved. The play elements are thus interlinked to define a sequence or path network along which the participant advances. By advancing through the play elements the participant carries out a plot, story, theme, etc. that attaches a significance to the successful completion of a given play element or elements. Also disclosed in a variety of play elements suitable for use in the system, an example of a plot or theme that may be carried out by the system, and a send/receive radio frequency network that may be used to track play participants in a play center.
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20 Claims
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1. A multi-media interactive play system for playing a game carried out in both a physical play environment and a computer-simulated play environment, said multi-media interactive play system comprising:
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a plurality of radiofrequency (RF) transceivers disposed within a physical play environment, each said RF transceiver configured to provide two-way wireless communications with a user-wearable tracking device; a first game module comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed, instruct a first computer to carry out a first interactive gaming experience conducted within said physical play environment, wherein said plurality of RF transceivers are used to track the physical locations or movements of a play participant wearing said user-wearable tracking device, and wherein said first game module causes said first computer to generate a first selection of game progress information for said play participant in accordance with said first interactive gaming experience; a second game module comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed, instruct a second computer to carry out a second interactive gaming experience conducted within a computer-simulated play environment displayed on a display device, and wherein said second game module causes said second computer to generate a second selection of game progress information for said play participant in accordance with said second interactive gaming experience; and a network-accessible data storage system that is configured to receive, via a computer network connection, said first selection of game progress information from said first computer and said second selection of game progress information from said second computer, and wherein said data storage system is configured to create or update an overall progress record for said play participant based at least in part on said first and second selections of game progress information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An entertainment system for playing an interactive game that combines elements of physical play and virtual play, said entertainment system comprising:
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a plurality of radiofrequency (RF) transceivers disposed within a physical play environment, each said RF transceiver configured to provide two-way wireless communications with a user-wearable tracking device; a first computer communicatively coupled to said plurality of RF transceivers and comprising a first set of computer-executable instructions that, when executed, instruct said first computer to carry out a first interactive gaming experience comprising wirelessly tracking the physical locations or movements of a game participant wearing said user-wearable tracking device, and generating a corresponding first selection of game progress information; a second computer communicatively coupled to said first computer and comprising a second set of computer-executable instructions that, when executed, instruct said second computer to carry out a second interactive gaming experience comprising tracking the progress of a virtual game character in a computer-simulated play environment displayed on a display device, and generating a corresponding second selection of game progress information; and a network-accessible data storage system that is configured to receive, via a computer network connection, said first selection of game progress information from said first computer and said second selection of game progress information from said second computer, and wherein said data storage system is configured to create or update an overall progress record for said game participant based at least in part on said first and second selections of game progress information. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An entertainment facility for playing an interactive game that combines elements of both physical play and virtual play, said entertainment facility comprising:
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a plurality of radiofrequency (RF) transceivers disposed within said entertainment facility, each said RF transceiver configured to provide two-way wireless communications with a user-wearable tracking device; a first computer communicatively coupled to said plurality of RF transceivers and comprising a first set of computer-executable instructions that, when executed, instruct said first computer to carry out a first portion of said interactive game comprising tracking the physical locations or movements of a game participant wearing said user-wearable tracking device, and generating a corresponding first selection of game progress information; a second computer communicatively coupled to said first computer and comprising a second set of computer-executable instructions that, when executed, instruct said second computer to carry out a second portion of said interactive game comprising tracking the virtual locations or movements of a virtual game character in a computer-simulated play environment, and generating a corresponding second selection of game progress information; and a data storage system that is configured to receive, via a computer network connection, said first selection of game progress information from said first computer and said second selection of game progress information from said second computer, and wherein said data storage system is configured to create or update an overall progress record for said game participant based at least in part on said first and second selections of game progress information. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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