Computing System Providing A User-directed, Avatar-based Skill Activity

• US 20170337776A1
• Filed: 05/26/2017
• Published: 11/23/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Chill Gaming Pty Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Chill Gaming Pty Ltd.
• Inventors: HERRING, Peter James, CREPALDI, Joseph Ronald, WYER, Andrew, BRIDGES, Daryl, BRUCE, Daryl Leigh
• Granted Patent: US 10,789,811 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/20 Input arrangements for video game devices
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/2145 the surface being also a display device, e.g. touch screens
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/25 Output arrangements for video game devices
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/35 Details of game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/40 Processing input control signals of video game devices, e.g. signals generated by the player or derived from the environment
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/45 Controlling the progress of the video game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/52 involving aspects of the displayed game scene
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/79 involving player-related data, e.g. identities, accounts, preferences or play histories
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3209 Input means, e.g. buttons, touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3213 Details of moving display elements, e.g. spinning reels, tumbling members
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3225 Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3246 involving coins and/or banknotes
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3248 involving non-monetary media of fixed value, e.g. casino chips of fixed value
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3258 Cumulative reward schemes, e.g. jackpots
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3267 Game outcomes which determine the course of the subsequent game, e.g. double or quits, free games, higher payouts, different new games
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3269 Timing aspects of game play, e.g. blocking/halting the operation of a gaming machine
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3288 Betting, e.g. on live events, bookmaking
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3295 Games involving skill, e.g. dexterity, memory, thinking
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/34 depending on the stopping of moving members in a mechanical slot machine, e.g. "fruit" machines

Abstract

Described embodiments generally relate to a computing system including a virtual environment hosting a player avatar comprising: a display; a memory storing a set of activity instructions; at least one input mechanism configured to receive user input from a player. The controller is configured to access and execute the instructions stored in the memory to: generate a virtual environment; present a player avatar on the within the virtual environment; present at least one skill activity on the display; enable a player to control the player avatar to perform the game of skill activity in association with the virtual environment by operating the at least one input mechanism; in response to a triggering event, determine a skill score based on at least one aspect of the avatar'"'"'s performance in the skill activity and the set of activity instructions; and based on the skill score, determine whether to electronically allocate a virtual good for use in association with the player avatar.

Claims

1. A computing system including a virtual environment hosting a player avatar comprising:

a display;

a memory storing a set of activity instructions;

at least one input mechanism configured to receive user input from a player; and

a controller configured to access and execute the instructions stored in the memory to;

generate a virtual environment;

present a player avatar on the display within the virtual environment;

present at least one skill activity on the display;

enable a player to control the player avatar to perform the skill activity in association with the virtual environment by operating the at least one input mechanism;

in response to a triggering event, determine a skill score based on at least one aspect of the avatar'"'"'s performance in the skill activity and the set of activity instructions; and

based on the skill score, determine whether to electronically allocate a virtual good for use in association with the player avatar.

2. The computing system of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to present at least one chance activity on the display in response to receiving user input.

3. The computing system of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to present the at least one skill activity after presenting the at least one chance activity.

4. The computing system of claim 3, wherein the controller is configured to present the at least one skill activity in response to at least one outcome of the at least one chance activity.

5. The computing system of claim 2, wherein the controller is configured to execute a meta-activity, wherein the meta-activity defines at least one meta-activity objective and wherein progression through the meta-activity towards the at least one meta-activity objective is related to results of the chance activity.