METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING SPECIAL EFFECTS

• US 20090186705A1
• Filed: 01/17/2008
• Published: 07/23/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Performance Designed Products LLC
• Original Assignee: Performance Designed Products LLC
• Inventors: Roberts, Thomas J.
• Granted Patent: US 8,469,823 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/47
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/00 Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions gaming systems which provide a financial reward G07F17/32
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/28 responding to control signals received from the game device for affecting ambient conditions, e.g. for vibrating players' seats, activating scent dispensers or affecting temperature or light controlling the output signals based on the game progress A63F13/50
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/814 Musical performances, e.g. by evaluating the player's ability to follow a notation
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/92 Video game devices specially adapted to be hand-held while playing
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/204 the platform being a handheld device
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/30 characterized by output arrangements for receiving control signals generated by the game device
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/302 specially adapted for receiving control signals not targeted to a display device or game input means, e.g. vibrating driver's seat, scent dispenser
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/40 characterised by details of platform network
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/8047 Music games

Abstract

Systems and methods for generating special effect are provided. In one embodiment, the method includes: receiving an input information from a game controller; generating an output data set based on the input information received by the game controller at a game console; transmitting the output data to a stage kit; and generating special effects at the stage kit based on the output data received from the game console.

Claims

1. A game system, comprising:

a game console;

a game peripheral having a user interface, the game peripheral is configured to send data to the game console based on an activation event of the user interface by a user;

a stage kit configured to generate a special effect based on a special effect information received from the game console, wherein the special effect information is generated by the game console based on the activation event.

2. The game system of claim 1, wherein the stage kit comprises:

a LED device;

a fog generator; and

a strobe light.

3. The game system of claim 2, wherein each device in the stage kit is configured to generate a special effect based on the special effect information received from the game console.

4. A game peripheral comprising:

a control module configured to receive a control data from a game console;

a special effect generator configured to generate a visual special effect based on an instruction from the control module.

5. The game peripheral of claim 4, wherein the special effect generator is a fog generator.

6. The game peripheral of claim 5, wherein the special effect generator further comprises an LED array.

7. The game peripheral of claim 5, wherein the special effect generator further comprises a strobe light.

8. A method for generating special effect comprising:

receiving an input information from a game controller;

generating an output data set based on the input information received by the game controller at a game console;

transmitting the output data to a stage kit; and

generating special effects at the stage kit based on the output data received from the game console.