Method and system for temporarily incentivizing user participation in a game space
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1. A system for providing offers in a game space, the system comprising:
- one or more processors configured to execute computer program modules, the computer program modules comprising;
a game module configured to execute an instance of a game space, and to implement the instance to facilitate the presentation of views of the game space to users, wherein the game space is configured to facilitate interaction of the users with the game space and/or each other by performing operations in the game space in response to commands received from the users;
a scoring module configured to determine gameplay metric values of a gameplay metric for users, wherein the gameplay metric values quantify achievement within the game space such that a first gameplay metric value determined for a first user quantifies achievement of the first user in the game space;
an event scoring module configured to alter determinations of the gameplay metric values by the scoring module during an event time period, wherein the event scoring module is configured such that, during the event time period, the determination of the gameplay metric values is altered to magnify the impact of achievement in the game space; and
an event evaluation module configured to determine, based on the relative increases in the gameplay metric values of the users during the event time period, awards to be provided to the individual users, wherein the awards include virtual items to be distributed for use in the game space,wherein the event evaluation module is further configured to determine an award for each of multiple categories of gameplay metric values to be distributed to the users with the greatest relative increase in each of the multiple categories of gameplay metric values.
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Abstract
A system and method for temporarily altering the determination of gameplay metric values in a game space, and distributing awards based on the relative change in gameplay metric values during the temporary time.
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1. A system for providing offers in a game space, the system comprising:
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one or more processors configured to execute computer program modules, the computer program modules comprising; a game module configured to execute an instance of a game space, and to implement the instance to facilitate the presentation of views of the game space to users, wherein the game space is configured to facilitate interaction of the users with the game space and/or each other by performing operations in the game space in response to commands received from the users; a scoring module configured to determine gameplay metric values of a gameplay metric for users, wherein the gameplay metric values quantify achievement within the game space such that a first gameplay metric value determined for a first user quantifies achievement of the first user in the game space; an event scoring module configured to alter determinations of the gameplay metric values by the scoring module during an event time period, wherein the event scoring module is configured such that, during the event time period, the determination of the gameplay metric values is altered to magnify the impact of achievement in the game space; and an event evaluation module configured to determine, based on the relative increases in the gameplay metric values of the users during the event time period, awards to be provided to the individual users, wherein the awards include virtual items to be distributed for use in the game space, wherein the event evaluation module is further configured to determine an award for each of multiple categories of gameplay metric values to be distributed to the users with the greatest relative increase in each of the multiple categories of gameplay metric values. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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