Adjusting individualized content made available to users of an online game based on user gameplay information
First Claim
1. A system for adjusting content made available to users of an online game, the system comprising:
- one or more processors configured by machine-readable instructions to;
execute an instance of the online game to facilitate presentation of the online game to the users via client computing platforms associated with the users, wherein the users include a first user and a second user, and wherein execution of the instance of the online game is performed such that the first user and the second user can interact with each other;
determine user types of the users that characterize usage of the online game by the users, the user types being determined based on user gameplay information such that;
a first user type for the first user is determined based on a first set of user gameplay information, anda second user type for the second user is determined based on a second set of user gameplay information, and the second user type being a different user type from the first user type; and
determine customizations of playable in-game content in the same instance of the online game made available to individual ones of the users within the online game, the customizations of playable in-game content being determined based on the user types of the users,wherein the customizations of playable in-game content include a first customization of playable in-game content that includes playable in-game content not previously accessible by the first user but made accessible for the first user within the instance of the online game, andwherein the customizations of playable in-game content further include a second customization of playable in-game content that includes playable in-game content not previously accessible by the second user but made accessible for the second user within the same instance of the online game;
implement, in the instance of the online game, both the first customization of playable in-game content and the second customization of playable in-game content,wherein execution of the instance of the online game subsequent to implementation of the first and second customizations is performed such that the first user and the second user can interact with each other in the same instance of the online game.
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to adjusting individualized content made available to users of an online game based on user gameplay information. In implementations, information relating to prospective usage of the online game is used to classify users according by user type, and content made available to the users is customized accordingly. Information relating to prospective usage may include predictive information such as demographic and geographic information, as well as game usage information for the users. User types may include resource collection, player versus player, and player versus environment. Customized content may include content made available to the users through the users in-game actions, such as exploring a map, researching a technology or skill, purchasing an in-game item, and completing an in-game achievement, including in-game items, in-game powers, in-game skills, in-game technologies, in-game pets, in-game transportation units, in-game units, and in-game buildings.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for adjusting content made available to users of an online game, the system comprising:
one or more processors configured by machine-readable instructions to; execute an instance of the online game to facilitate presentation of the online game to the users via client computing platforms associated with the users, wherein the users include a first user and a second user, and wherein execution of the instance of the online game is performed such that the first user and the second user can interact with each other; determine user types of the users that characterize usage of the online game by the users, the user types being determined based on user gameplay information such that; a first user type for the first user is determined based on a first set of user gameplay information, and a second user type for the second user is determined based on a second set of user gameplay information, and the second user type being a different user type from the first user type; and determine customizations of playable in-game content in the same instance of the online game made available to individual ones of the users within the online game, the customizations of playable in-game content being determined based on the user types of the users, wherein the customizations of playable in-game content include a first customization of playable in-game content that includes playable in-game content not previously accessible by the first user but made accessible for the first user within the instance of the online game, and wherein the customizations of playable in-game content further include a second customization of playable in-game content that includes playable in-game content not previously accessible by the second user but made accessible for the second user within the same instance of the online game; implement, in the instance of the online game, both the first customization of playable in-game content and the second customization of playable in-game content, wherein execution of the instance of the online game subsequent to implementation of the first and second customizations is performed such that the first user and the second user can interact with each other in the same instance of the online game. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-implemented method for adjusting content made available to users of an online game, the method being implemented in a computer system that includes one or more processors configured by machine-readable instructions, the method comprising:
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executing an instance of the online game to facilitate presentation of the online game to the users via client computing platforms associated with the users, wherein the users include a first user and a second user, and wherein executing the instance of the online game is performed such that the first user and the second user can interact with each other; determining user types of the users that characterize usage of the online game by the users, the user types being determined based on user gameplay information such that; a first user type for the first user is determined based on a first set of user gameplay information, and a second user type for the second user is determined based on a second set of user gameplay information, and the second user type being a different user type from the first user type; and determining, based on the obtained user gameplay information, customizations of playable in-game content in the same instance of the online game made available to individual ones of the users within the online game, wherein the customizations of playable in-game content include a first customization of playable in-game content that includes playable in-game content not previously accessible by the first user but made accessible for the first user within the instance of the online game, and wherein the customizations of playable in-game content further include a second customization of playable in-game content that includes playable in-game content not previously accessible by the second user but made accessible for the second user within the same instance of the online game; and implementing, in the instance of the online game, both the first customization of playable in-game content and the second customization of playable in-game content, wherein executing the instance of the online game subsequent to implementing the first and second customizations is performed such that the first user and the second user can interact with each other in the same instance of the online game. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for adjusting content made available to users of online games, the system comprising:
one or more processors configured by machine-readable instructions to; execute instances of online games to facilitate presentation of the online games to the users via client computing platforms associated with the users, wherein the plurality of users is associated with each other on an online social network, wherein the users include a first user and a second user, and wherein execution of a particular instance of a particular online game is performed such that the first user and the second user can interact with each other in the particular instance of the particular online game; determine user types of the users that characterize usage of the online game by the users, the user types being determined based on user gameplay information such that; a first user type for the first user is determined based on a first set of user gameplay information, and a second user type for the second user is determined based on a second set of user gameplay information, and the second user type being a different user type from the first user type; and determine customizations of playable in-game content in the particular instance of the particular online game made available to individual ones of the users within the online games, the customizations of playable in-game content being determined based on the user types of the users, the customizations of playable in-game content including; a first customization of playable in-game content that includes content not previously accessible by the first user in the particular instance of the particular online game but made accessible for the first user within the particular instance of the particular online game and a second customization of playable in-game content that includes content not previously accessible by the second user in the particular instance of the particular online game but made accessible for the second user within the particular instance of the particular online game; implement, in the particular instance of the particular online game, the customizations of playable in-game content determined for the individual ones of the users such that the first customization of playable in-game content is implemented in the particular instance of the particular online game for the first user, and further such that the second customization of playable in-game content is implemented in the particular instance of the particular online game for the second user, wherein execution of the particular instance of the particular online game subsequent to implementation of the first and second customizations is further performed such that the first user and the second user can interact with each other in the particular instance of the particular online game.
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