METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING ONLINE SOCIAL INTERACTIONS VIA COOPERATIVE GAMEPLAY
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1. A method for facilitating interactions between a first user and a second user connected to a network, comprising:
- engaging the first user in a first activity over the network;
receiving a request for cooperation from the first user with regard to the first activity;
alerting the second user about the request from the first user;
receiving over the network feedback from the second user indicating progress in a second activity; and
providing cooperation to the first user with the first activity in response to the feedback received from the second user.
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Abstract
A method for facilitating interactions between a first user and a second user connected to a network is disclosed. The method includes engaging the first user in a first activity over the network; receiving a request for cooperation from the first user with regard to the first activity; alerting the second user about the request from the first user; receiving over the network feedback from the second user indicating progress in a second activity; and providing cooperation to the first user with the first activity in response to the feedback received from the second user.
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1. A method for facilitating interactions between a first user and a second user connected to a network, comprising:
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engaging the first user in a first activity over the network; receiving a request for cooperation from the first user with regard to the first activity; alerting the second user about the request from the first user; receiving over the network feedback from the second user indicating progress in a second activity; and providing cooperation to the first user with the first activity in response to the feedback received from the second user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 23)
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16. A game server for facilitating interactions among a plurality of devices connected over a network, the game server configured to host a multiplayer game and perform the steps of:
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initiating a session of the multiplayer game on a first device of the plurality of devices; receiving a request for cooperation within the session from the first device; determining one or more other devices associated with the first device; transmitting a cooperation alert to the determined one or more other devices, requesting a task be performed at the other devices; receiving feedback regarding the task from one or more of the other devices; and determining whether to send cooperation to the first device in response to the received feedback, wherein the task being performed on the other devices is unrelated to the session of the multiplayer game. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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