Online game with mechanic for combining visual display parameters of virtual objects
First Claim
1. A method of combining visual display parameters for virtual objects in an online game, comprising:
- receiving selections for a first virtual object and a second virtual object in the online game, each of the selected virtual objects being visually characterized by a corresponding parameter set that includes one or more color parameters;
generating, with at least one computer, a third virtual-object parameter set from the first virtual-object parameter set and the second virtual-object parameter set, the third virtual-object parameter set visually characterizing a third virtual object having a virtual object type related to at least one of the first virtual object or the second virtual object, the generating of the third virtual-object parameter set including;
generating a random number to select a feature value from one of the first virtual-object parameter set or the second virtual-object parameter set, andchanging the selected feature value to another feature value based on the selected feature value satisfying a threshold test relative to a record of feature values, the record of feature values being stored in a computer-readable medium in the at least one computer; and
providing values from the third virtual-object parameter set to a user machine corresponding to a player in the online game.
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Abstract
An online game includes a mechanic for combining visual display parameters of virtual objects including virtual animals. In some embodiments features of a first virtual object and a second virtual object are combined to generate a third virtual object, where these features may include a base color and optional pattern markings with a corresponding pattern color. Additional game aspects may include generating multiple candidates for the third virtual object and selecting or identifying the third virtual object from the multiple candidates. Additional game aspects may also include options for enhancing the likelihood of successfully generating a third virtual object. Parameterized color values for a specific virtual object may be substituted into source artwork to generate a variety of distinctive displays.
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23 Claims
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1. A method of combining visual display parameters for virtual objects in an online game, comprising:
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receiving selections for a first virtual object and a second virtual object in the online game, each of the selected virtual objects being visually characterized by a corresponding parameter set that includes one or more color parameters; generating, with at least one computer, a third virtual-object parameter set from the first virtual-object parameter set and the second virtual-object parameter set, the third virtual-object parameter set visually characterizing a third virtual object having a virtual object type related to at least one of the first virtual object or the second virtual object, the generating of the third virtual-object parameter set including; generating a random number to select a feature value from one of the first virtual-object parameter set or the second virtual-object parameter set, and changing the selected feature value to another feature value based on the selected feature value satisfying a threshold test relative to a record of feature values, the record of feature values being stored in a computer-readable medium in the at least one computer; and providing values from the third virtual-object parameter set to a user machine corresponding to a player in the online game. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores a computer program to combine visual display parameters for virtual objects in an online game, the computer program including computer-program instructions that, when executed by at least one computer, cause the at least one computer to perform operations comprising:
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receiving selections for a first virtual object and a second virtual object in the online game, each of the selected virtual objects being visually characterized by a corresponding parameter set that includes one or more color parameters; generating, from the first virtual-object parameter set and the second virtual-object parameter set, a third virtual-object parameter set that visually characterizes a third virtual object having a virtual object type related to at least one of the first virtual object or the second virtual object, the generating of the third virtual-object parameter set including; generating a random number to select a feature value from one of the first virtual-object parameter set or the second virtual-object parameter set, and changing the selected feature value to another feature value based on the selected feature value satisfying a threshold test relative to a record of feature values, the record of feature values being stored in a computer-readable medium in the at least one computer; and providing values from the third virtual-object parameter set to a user machine corresponding to a player in the online game. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus to combine visual display parameters for virtual objects in an online game, the apparatus comprising at least one computer configured to perform operations for computer-executable modules including:
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a selection-receiving module configured to receive selections for a first virtual object and a second virtual object in the online game, each of the selected virtual objects being visually characterized by a corresponding parameter set that includes one or more color parameters;
a parameter-generating module configured to generate from the first virtual-object parameter set and the second virtual-object parameter set, a third virtual-object parameter set that visually characterizes a third virtual object having a virtual object type related to at least one of the first virtual object or the second virtual object, the generating of the third virtual-object parameter set including;generating a random number to select a feature value from one of the first virtual-object parameter set or the second virtual-object parameter set, and changing the selected feature value to another feature value based on the selected feature value satisfying a threshold test relative to a record of feature values, the record of feature values being stored in a computer-readable medium in the at least one computer; and a value-providing module configured to provide values from the third-virtual-object parameter set to a user machine corresponding to a player in the online game.
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