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Method and apparatus for an interactive dancing video game

  • US 9,844,730 B1
  • Filed: 08/06/2008
  • Issued: 12/19/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for an interactive dancing video game, the method comprising:

  • displaying on a display screen an interface to a user of the video game during gameplay, the interface configured to indicate to the user a type of dance movement expected to be performed;

    receiving, by a video game console, sensor input from a controller device configured to be held by the user in the user'"'"'s hand, the input indicating movement of the user'"'"'s arms;

    measuring, by the video game console, the arm movements of the user primarily using the received sensor input from the controller device;

    matching, by the video game console, the measured arm movements of the user to the expected dance movement byanalyzing the received input from the sensor to determine a peak vector; and

    comparing the peak vector to an ideal vector; and

    displaying on the display screen an indicator of whether the arm movements match the expected dance move.

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