VIRTUAL PERFORMANCE SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A computerized method comprising:
- providing a virtual world comprising a plurality of virtual regions, wherein at least a first virtual region is associated with a first user and a second virtual region is associated with a second user;
determining, by a processor, from sensor data of at least a first sensor that the first user is performing a first real-world athletic activity;
determining a real-world weather condition associated with an estimated current location of the first user;
updating, by the processor, a virtual weather condition of the first virtual regions associated with the first user to correspond to the real-world weather condition; and
presenting an avatar of the first user in the first virtual region performing a virtual activity based upon the determined real-world athletic activity.
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Abstract
Aspects of this disclosure relate to rewarding users of an electronic game for real-world physical activity. Further aspects relate to altering virtual items based upon physical activity. An electronic game may comprise or otherwise relate to an online world (such as a “Virtual World”). Users may be represented through customized graphical representations, such as avatars. An account of a user (or entity) may be associated a “virtual region.” A threshold level of real-world physical activity may result in obtaining a reward that may be associated with a virtual item. A reward may be configured to result in: (1) altering visual appearance of a virtual item within a virtual region; (2) altering a virtual characteristic of a virtual item, such that the first user may engage in at least one additional virtual activity using that virtual item; and/or (3) acquiring a new virtual item for a virtual region.
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21 Claims
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1. A computerized method comprising:
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providing a virtual world comprising a plurality of virtual regions, wherein at least a first virtual region is associated with a first user and a second virtual region is associated with a second user; determining, by a processor, from sensor data of at least a first sensor that the first user is performing a first real-world athletic activity; determining a real-world weather condition associated with an estimated current location of the first user; updating, by the processor, a virtual weather condition of the first virtual regions associated with the first user to correspond to the real-world weather condition; and presenting an avatar of the first user in the first virtual region performing a virtual activity based upon the determined real-world athletic activity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computerized method comprising:
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providing a first virtual region of a virtual world in which the first virtual region is associated with a first user; processing, by a processor, an activity threshold associated with a time period; processing sensor data associated with the first user to determine whether the sensor data indicates that the first user performed sufficient activity to satisfy the activity threshold associated with the time period; and determining, by the processor, that the first user did not satisfy the activity threshold. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computerized method comprising:
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providing a virtual world comprising a plurality of virtual regions, wherein at least a first virtual region is associated with a first user and a second virtual region is associated with a second user; determining, by a processor, from sensor data of at least a first sensor that the first user is performing a first real-world athletic activity; determining, by a processor, from sensor data of at least a second sensor that the first user is performing the first real-world athletic activity; and displaying on a virtual scoreboard in either the first or the second virtual region, a first score representing the first user'"'"'s performance of the first real-world activity and a second score representing the second user'"'"'s performance of the first real-world activity. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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