Video role play

• US 20100105473A1
• Filed: 10/26/2009
• Published: 04/29/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Christopher Murphy
• Original Assignee: Christopher Murphy
• Inventors: Murphy, Christopher
• Application Number:
  US12/589,590
• Publication Number:
  US 20100105473A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/30
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/10 Control of the course of the game, e.g. start, progess, end
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/45 Controlling the progress of the video game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/533 for prompting the player, e.g. by displaying a game menu
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/54 involving acoustic signals, e.g. for simulating revolutions per minute [RPM] dependent engine sounds in a driving game or reverberation against a virtual wall
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/822 Strategy games; Role-playing games A63F13/825, A63F13/828 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/95 Storage media specially adapted for storing game information, e.g. video game cartridges
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/202 the game platform being a DVD player
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/308 Details of the user interface
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/407 Data transfer via internet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/6081 generating an output signal, e.g. under timing constraints, for spatialization
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/807 Role playing or strategy games

Abstract

The present invention relates to an entertainment system, in particular to a role-play video game for one, or two or more players where game software accesses a machine readable media to obtain a set of preselected media clips. These media clips may be scenes from a movie, a television show or a theatre play. The game then serves the chosen media clip to a display device, and plays the audio track assigned to the media clip on a sound generating device. The sound generating device can be engaged or disabled at will. Multiple categories and sub-categories are used by the game software for sorting the media clips. These categories are represented by plurality multi-layered menus that are used to isolate the most desirable media clip for a user. Before a role play begins, a counter gives a user a chance to prepare emotionally and mentally for the ensuing role play. A user may view the subtitles during a role play session for assistance with the same.

Claims

1. An entertainment system for use by at least one player comprising:

a software;

a processing device for interpreting instructions given by said software;

a machine readable media for storing a set of preselected set of media clips;

a display device for viewing said media clips;

a sound generating device for selectively listening to an audio track of said media clips;

at least one category for sorting said media clips; and

at least one menu used for locating said media clips using said at least one category on said storage media.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a counter, said counter specifies a readiness countdown to a user of said system.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said processing device is a proprietary gaming system.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said processing device is a central processing unit of a computer.

5. The system of claim 1, where in said processing device is a digital video disk player.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the machine readable media is a DVD.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the machine readable media is a computer hard disk.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the display device is a television screen.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the display device is a computer screen.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein said categories are comprised of a plurality of categories, character gender and age, number of performers, and a list of emotions.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein said media clips are selected for the storage media based on said media clip'"'"'s frame or profound message.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the system judges the users effectiveness at replicating the media clip.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the system is used as a special feature, or to promote a movie television show, theater production or radio show.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of media clips is from a movie, television show, theater production, radio show or combinations thereof.

15. A method of playing a video role-play game comprising:

at least one player;

said player directing a processing device to access a storage media having a plurality of preselected media clips, said media clips are assigned to a plurality of categories;

said categories are accessed by a plurality of menus;

said display device capable of interpreting and displaying the contents of said storage media;

said display device having an input device used for browsing said categories and for selecting media clips;

said input device capable of to playing said media clip in a training mode and in a live mode; and

said players using said method to view said media clips and act out an audio portion of said media clip.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein said live mode is preceded by a counter, which displays a countdown to a time when said live mode gets activated.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein said input device causes said menus to browse said categories that are comprised of a plurality of categories, character age, character gender, number of performers, and a list of emotions.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein said live mode is triggers said display device to disable the audio portion of said media clip.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein said input device triggers said display device to produce subtitle material having said player'"'"'s lines and emotions.

20. The method of claim 15, wherein said media clips are selected on their frame in a viewing community.