GENERATION OF A MULT-PART MINI-GAME FOR CLOUD-GAMING BASED ON RECORDED GAMEPLAY

• US 20140179427A1
• Filed: 03/14/2013
• Published: 06/26/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Miura, Victor Octav Suba, Perry, David, Dias, Philippe, Yong, Kelvin
• Granted Patent: US 9,364,743 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/31
• 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 13/497 Partially or entirely replaying previous game actions
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/69 by enabling or updating specific game elements, e.g. unlocking hidden features, items, levels or versions
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/88 Mini-games executed independently while main games are being loaded

Abstract

A method for generating a playable limited version of a video game is provided. A user'"'"'s gameplay of a full version of the video game is recorded. A plurality of user-defined portions of the user'"'"'s recorded gameplay is determined. For each user-defined portion, boundaries within a gameplay context of the video game based on the user-defined portion, and a playable portion of the video game is generated based on the defined boundaries. Each of the playable portions of the video game is arranged in a series to define the limited version of the video game; wherein the method is executed by a processor.

Claims

1. A method for generating a playable limited version of a video game, comprising:

recording a user'"'"'s gameplay of a full version of the video game;

determining a plurality of user-defined portions of the user'"'"'s recorded gameplay;

for each user-defined portion, defining boundaries within a gameplay context of the video game based on the user-defined portion, and generating a playable portion of the video game based on the defined boundaries;

arranging each of the playable portions of the video game in a series to define the limited version of the video game;

wherein the method is executed by a processor.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining each user-defined portion of the user'"'"'s recorded gameplay includes receiving a user-defined start point and a user-defined end point within the user'"'"'s recorded gameplay, and determining the user-defined portion based on the received user-defined start point and the user-defined end point.

3. The method of claim 1,

wherein recording the user'"'"'s gameplay includes recording one or more of user input data or game state data.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein generating the playable portion of the video game includes analyzing the game state data to identify code elements, and assembling the code elements to define executable code defining the playable portion of the video game.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein defining boundaries within a gameplay context of the video game includes defining a spatial boundary within a virtual space of the video game.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the spatial boundary within the virtual space of the video game defines a portion of the virtual space less than an entirety of the virtual space, the portion of the virtual space having a subset of features of the virtual space.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein defining boundaries within a gameplay context of the video game includes defining a temporal boundary within a temporal context of the video game.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising,

for each user-defined portion, analyzing the user'"'"'s recorded gameplay to determine user game state settings;

and

wherein generating the playable portion of the video game includes defining the playable portion of the video game to have initial game state settings based on the determined user game state settings.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein defining boundaries includes identifying a nearest start point or end point of one or more of a stage, level, or scene.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising,

recording a user-defined video;

wherein arranging the playable portions of the video game includes arranging the user-defined video at a location within the series preceding or following one of the playable portions of the video game.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the user-defined video includes video from at least one of the user-defined portions of the user'"'"'s recorded gameplay.

12. A tangible computer readable medium having program instructions embodied thereon for generating a playable limited version of a video game, comprising:

program instructions for recording a user'"'"'s gameplay of a full version of the video game;

program instructions for determining a plurality of user-defined portions of the user'"'"'s recorded gameplay;

program instructions for, for each user-defined portion, defining boundaries within a gameplay context of the video game based on the user-defined portion, and generating a playable portion of the video game based on the defined boundaries;

program instructions for arranging each of the playable portions of the video game in a series to define the limited version of the video game.

13. The tangible computer readable medium of claim 12, wherein determining each user-defined portion of the user'"'"'s recorded gameplay includes receiving a user-defined start point and a user-defined end point within the user'"'"'s recorded gameplay, and determining the user-defined portion based on the received user-defined start point and the user-defined end point.

14. The tangible computer readable medium of claim 12,

wherein recording the user'"'"'s gameplay includes recording one or more of user input data or game state data.

15. The tangible computer readable medium of claim 14, wherein generating the playable portion of the video game includes analyzing the game state data to identify code elements, and assembling the code elements to define executable code defining the playable portion of the video game.

16. The tangible computer readable medium of claim 12, further comprising,

program instructions for, for each user-defined portion, analyzing the user'"'"'s recorded gameplay to determine user game state settings;

and

wherein generating the playable portion of the video game includes defining the playable portion of the video game to have initial game state settings based on the determined user game state settings.

17. A system comprising:

at least one server computing device, the at least one server computing device having logic for generating a playable limited version of a video game, including,

logic for recording a user'"'"'s gameplay of a full version of the video game;

logic for determining a plurality of user-defined portions of the user'"'"'s recorded gameplay;

logic for, for each user-defined portion, defining boundaries within a gameplay context of the video game based on the user-defined portion, and generating a playable portion of the video game based on the defined boundaries;

logic for arranging each of the playable portions of the video game in a series to define the limited version of the video game.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein determining each user-defined portion of the user'"'"'s recorded gameplay includes receiving a user-defined start point and a user-defined end point within the user'"'"'s recorded gameplay, and determining the user-defined portion based on the received user-defined start point and the user-defined end point.

19. The system of claim 17,

wherein recording the user'"'"'s gameplay includes recording one or more of user input data or game state data.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein generating the playable portion of the video game includes analyzing the game state data to identify code elements, and assembling the code elements to define executable code defining the playable portion of the video game.

21. The system of claim 17, wherein said logic further includes,

logic for, for each user-defined portion, analyzing the user'"'"'s recorded gameplay to determine user game state settings;

and

wherein generating the playable portion of the video game includes defining the playable portion of the video game to have initial game state settings based on the determined user game state settings.