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JOINING GAMES FROM A SPECTATING SYSTEM

  • US 20170001111A1
  • Filed: 06/30/2015
  • Published: 01/05/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system, comprising:

  • one or more computing devices configured to implement a spectating system configured to;

    broadcast video received from a broadcaster device to a plurality of spectator devices, wherein the video includes game play of a respective broadcaster participating as a player in a game executing on a game system;

    generate broadcast content at least in part according to game metadata for the game obtained from the game system;

    provide the broadcast content to the plurality of spectator devices according to a spectating user interface (UI), wherein the broadcast content includes UI elements for obtaining or joining the game;

    obtain spectator interactions with the broadcast content according to the spectating UI, wherein the spectator interactions include inputs to the UI elements indicating requests to obtain or join the game; and

    facilitate provisioning of one or both of a game client or a game state to respective spectator devices in response to the requests, wherein said provisioning configures the respective spectator devices for participation in the game.

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