Video game video editor

• US 8,591,332 B1
• Filed: 05/05/2008
• Issued: 11/26/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/05/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Activision Publishing Incorporated (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Activision Publishing Incorporated (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Bright, Brian, Pugh, Gavin, Scandrett, Stuart
• Primary Examiner(s): Deodhar, Omkar
• Assistant Examiner(s): TORIMIRO, ADETOKUNBO OLUSEGUN
• Application Number:
  US12/115,469
• Time in Patent Office: 2,031 Days
• Field of Search: 463/31, 463/35, 273434-437, 273/460, 358/403, 709/203, 709/204, 709/217
• US Class Current: 463/35
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/26 having at least one additional display device, e.g. on the game controller or outside a game booth
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/42 by mapping the input signals into game commands, e.g. mapping the displacement of a stylus on a touch screen to the steering angle of a virtual vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/46 Computing the game score
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/49 Saving the game status; Pausing or ending the game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/53 involving additional visual information provided to the game scene, e.g. by overlay to simulate a head-up display [HUD] or displaying a laser sight in a shooting game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/533 for prompting the player, e.g. by displaying a game menu
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/54 involving acoustic signals, e.g. for simulating revolutions per minute [RPM] dependent engine sounds in a driving game or reverberation against a virtual wall
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/807 Gliding or sliding on surfaces, e.g. using skis, skates or boards
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/634 for replaying partially or entirely the game actions since the beginning of the game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/8041 Skating using skis, skates or board

Abstract

A video editor for a video game is discussed. The video editor manipulates information of video game play to provide videos of game play and in some embodiments scoring of videos.

Claims

1. A method of providing audiovisual presentations for a video game, comprising:

during game play, saving game state information representative of a set of video clips, each video clip corresponding to a series of images generated during game play;

generating a video compilation using selected video clips from the set of video clips;

modifying the video compilation based on inputs from a video game controller; and

adding at least some audio with the video compilation to thereby form an audiovisual presentation, the at least some audio being associated with events included in the video compilation.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying on a display an editing interface including a display of at least a portion of the audiovisual presentation.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the editing interface further comprises one or more timelines, the one or more timelines including a time reference index indicating times in the audiovisual presentation.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the editing interface further comprises one or more editing options to edit the audiovisual presentation, the one or more editing options selectable through inputs from the video game controller.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the set of video clips are a set of video clips displaying a game character in interaction with an object.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the object is a skateboard.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising adjusting effective viewing angles of a selected video clip based on inputs from the video game controller.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising adjusting magnification properties of a selected video clip based on inputs from the video game controller.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein modifying the video compilation includes rearranging the order of video clips in the video compilation.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein modifying the video compilation further comprises:

adding video clips from the set of video clips to the selected video clips; and

removing video clips from the selected video clips.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein modifying the video compilation further comprises adding simulated camera effects to the video compilation.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein modifying the video compilation further comprises adding video overlays to the video compilation.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein associating adding at least some audio with the video compilation comprises adding background music to the video compilation.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising assigning a score to the audiovisual presentation, the score being partially based upon a relationship between timing of events in the audiovisual presentation and timing of sounds in the background music.

15. The method of claim 1, further comprising assigning a score to the audiovisual presentation.

16. The method of claim 1, further comprising sending information of the audiovisual presentation over the Internet.

17. A system for providing a video editor in a video game, comprising:

a display;

a video game controller;

memory, the memory including game state information, saved during a previous game play period, the game state information being representative of a set of video clips comprising information of a skateboard character in operation of a skateboard in a simulated world; and

a processor configured by program instructions to generate display information of the video editor, the program instructions including instructions for;

providing video clip editing options, including an option to generate an audiovisual presentation using selected video clips from the set of video clips;

providing video effects editing options;

providing video overlay editing options; and

providing music editing options, the music editing options including an option for adding background music to the audio visual presentation, the background music being synchronized with events included in the audio visual presentation.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein information of a skateboard character in operation of a skateboard includes a set of coordinates, the coordinates corresponding to the location of each bone of the skateboard character in the simulated world.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the processor is configured by program instructions to allow modification to the display angle of a video clip from the set of video clips using the set of coordinates.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the modifications are based on a mapping of inputs from the video game controller.

21. The system of claim 17, wherein the processor is configured by program instructions to allow modification of the audiovisual presentation with the video clip editing options, the video effects editing options, the video overlay editing options, or the music editing options.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the video clip editing options apply a first mapping of inputs from the video game controller, the video effects editing options apply a second mapping of inputs from the video game controller, the video overly editing options apply a third mapping of inputs from the video game controller, and the music editing options apply a fourth mapping of inputs from the video game controller.

23. The system of claim 17, further comprising a video preview option, wherein the processor is configured by program instructions to display a preview of the audiovisual feature.

24. The system of claim 17, further comprising a video upload feature, wherein the processor is configured by program instructions to upload the audiovisual feature over the Internet.

25. A memory product including a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing program instructions, which when executed cause a processor to:

during game play, save game state information representative of a set of video clips, each video clip corresponding to a series of images generated during game play;

generate a video compilation using selected video clips from the set of video clips;

modify the video compilation based on inputs from a video game controller; and

adding at least some audio with the video compilation to thereby form an audiovisual presentation, the at least some audio being synchronized according to a timing of at least one event included within the video compilation.