ADJUSTING OBJECT ADAPTIVE MODIFICATION OR GAME LEVEL DIFFICULTY AND PHYSICAL GESTURES THROUGH LEVEL DEFINITION FILES

• US 20160067611A1
• Filed: 09/09/2015
• Published: 03/10/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Zynga Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Zynga Incorporated
• Inventors: Waite, Michael, Ntoulas, Alexandros, Zakrzewski, Jeffrey, Tabay, Oliver Attila, Yamazaki, Yuko, Chong, Paul Yih Yarng, Ware, John Carlton, Haire, Christopher Vance, vanSuchtelen, John, Iyer, Sudhish, Tan, Amy, Vilankar, Ameya, Narang, Gaurav
• Granted Patent: US 10,561,944 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/30 Interconnection arrangements between game servers and game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/537 using indicators, e.g. showing the condition of a game character on screen
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/67 adaptively or by learning from player actions, e.g. skill level adjustment or by storing successful combat sequences for re-use
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/79 involving player-related data, e.g. identities, accounts, preferences or play histories
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/798 for assessing skills or for ranking players, e.g. for generating a hall of fame computing the game score A63F13/46

Abstract

A system, a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium storing instructions, and a computer-implemented method to adjust twitch response and collision determination to a player'"'"'s skill level is provided. Gameplay information of a computer-implemented game is accessed. The gameplay information including input information indicating one or more attributes of gameplay input provided by the player. A gameplay skill level of the player of the player is estimated based on the one or more gameplay input attributes. Based on the estimated gameplay skill level of the player, respective values of one or more gameplay parameters that determine on-screen behavior of virtual in-game objects are modified, thereby a gameplay difficulty level is modified.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

one or more processors and a memory including instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising;

accessing gameplay information for a player of a computer-implemented game, the gameplay information including input information indicating one or more attributes of gameplay input provided by the player;

estimating a gameplay skill level of the player of the player based on the one or more gameplay input attributes; and

based on the estimated gameplay skill level of the player, modifying respective values of one or more gameplay parameters that determine on-screen behavior of virtual in-game objects responsive to user input, thereby to modify a gameplay difficulty level.

2. The system of claim 2, wherein the game play further comprises dynamic behavior of a controlled in-game object within a virtual in-game environment based on a level definition file parameter that has a particular value for at least part of gameplay to which the gameplay information relates

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the level definition file parameter includes a physical gesture input parameter, the physical gesture input parameter determining a required range of size and speed of the physical gesture input to cause a virtual object to move.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the modified value includes adjusting the size or speed requirement of the physical gesture input parameter.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein the physical gesture input further parameter further determining a required tilt angle of a game play device to cause a virtual object to move.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the modified value includes adjusting the tilt angle requirement of the physical gesture input parameter.

7. The system of claim 2, wherein the level definition file parameter includes a gameplay difficulty quotient, the gameplay difficulty quotient determining a required number of rendered frames of a bounding area overlap in order for an interaction between at least two virtual objects to be registered as a valid collision event, a bounding area overlap based on a first bounding area associated with a first virtual object intersecting with a second bounding area that is associated with a second virtual object.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the modified respective values includes adjusting the required number of rendered frames to be registered as a valid collision event based on the one or more gameplay input attributes.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the modified value includes adjusting the area size of the first bounding area or the second bounding area.

10. A method comprising:

accessing gameplay information for a player of a computer-implemented game, the gameplay information including input information indicating one or more attributes of gameplay input provided by the player;

in an automated operation performed using one or more computer processor devices, estimating a gameplay skill level of the player of the player based on the one or more gameplay input attributes; and

based on the estimated gameplay skill level of the player, modifying respective values of one or more gameplay parameters that determine on-screen behavior of virtual in-game objects responsive to user input, thereby to modify a gameplay difficulty level.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the game play further comprises dynamic behavior of a controlled in-game object within a virtual in-game environment based on a level definition file parameter that has a particular value for at least part of gameplay to which the gameplay information relates.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the level definition file parameter includes a physical gesture input parameter, the physical gesture input parameter determining a required range of size and speed of the physical gesture input to cause a virtual object to move.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the modified value includes adjusting the size or speed requirement of the physical gesture input parameter.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the physical gesture input further parameter further determining a required tilt angle of a game play device to cause a virtual object to move.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the modified value includes adjusting the tilt angle requirement of the physical gesture input parameter.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the level definition file parameter includes a gameplay difficulty quotient, the gameplay difficulty quotient determining a required number of rendered frames of a bounding area overlap in order for an interaction between at least two virtual objects to be registered as a valid collision event, a bounding area overlap based on a first bounding area associated with a first virtual object intersecting with a second bounding area that is associated with a second virtual object.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the modified respective values includes adjusting the required number of rendered frames to be registered as a valid collision event based on the one or more gameplay input attributes.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the modified value includes adjusting the area size of the first bounding area or the second bounding area.

19. A non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

accessing gameplay information for a player of a computer-implemented game, the gameplay information including input information indicating one or more attributes of gameplay input provided by the player;

in an automated operation performed using one or more computer processor devices, estimating a gameplay skill level of the player of the player based on the one or more gameplay input attributes; and

based on the estimated gameplay skill level of the player, modifying respective values of one or more gameplay parameters that determine on-screen behavior of virtual in-game objects responsive to user input, thereby to modify a gameplay difficulty level.

20. The machine-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the game play further comprises dynamic behavior of a controlled in-game object within a virtual in-game environment based on a level definition file parameter that has a particular value for at least part of gameplay to which the gameplay information relates.