- Number
- 10913002
- Published
- 2021-02-09
- Filed
- 2018-06-21
- Assignee
- Disney Enterprises, Inc.
- Inventors
- Goslin; Michael P.
- CPC
- A63F13/86; A63F13/537; A63F13/48; A63F13/35; A63F13/79
- Verdict
- Set aside gameplay/video-content feature, business
- Source
- Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline
Abstract
One aspect of this disclosure relates to facilitating players joining an ongoing game session depicted in video content for contemporaneous, interactive play with a player. A first user on a first computing platform may present a recording of video content to a second user on a second computing platform. The video content may include a depiction of a game session of a game and a pointer to the game session. The second user may access the pointer. The pointer may enable the second user to participate in the game session depicted in the video content.
Background
FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE (1) The present disclosure relates to facilitating players joining an ongoing game session depicted in video content for contemporaneous, interactive play. BACKGROUND (2) Live video streaming of gameplay of a game by a streamer is increasing in popularity. Viewers of a live video stream may engage in conversation with the streamer on a chat box located in proximity to the live video stream. A streamer may verbally communicate with the viewers. SUMMARY (3) One aspect of this disclosure relates to facilitating a second user (e.g., a viewer) viewing video content on a second computing platform in joining a game session of a game depicted in the video content for contemporaneous, interactive play with a first user (e.g., streamer/broadcaster of the video content). The first user may be participating in the game session on a first computing platform. The video content may include a recording of gameplay of the game session. The recording of gameplay of the game session may be performed by the first user on the first computing platform. The recording may be presented live to other users (such as the viewer of a live stream/broadcast). The recording may be presented live to the other users by transmitting information defining the video content as the video content is captured by the first computing platform. A depiction of a pointer may be presented concurrently with the video content. The pointer may facilitate the second user joining the game session for co
Claims
1. A system configured to facilitate players joining an ongoing online game, the system comprising: one or more physical processors configured by machine-readable instructions to: obtain game session information, the game session information including (i) video information that defines video content, and (ii) a pointer, the video content depicting gameplay of a first user participating in a game session of the game, the first user participation including gameplay in a first game activity in the game session, the pointer being associated with a game state and a user state of the game session such that the pointer facilitates a second user to join the game session of the game for contemporaneous, interactive play with the first user; effectuate presentation of the video content on a display of a computing platform associated with the second user; effectuate presentation of the pointer concurrently with the video content presented on the display of the computing platform, the pointer being presented within the video content such that the second user associated with the computing platform is enabled to select the pointer to join the game session for the contemporaneous, interactive play with the first user, wherein the second user joining the game session for the contemporaneous, interactive play with the first user comprises the computing platform of the second user establishing communication with a game server hosting the game session to facilitate cooperative participation in the first game activity of the game session with the first user contemporaneously in time with the selection of the pointer; wherein the pointer has a set of pointer criteria for determining when the pointer is presented concurrently with the video content, wherein the pointer is presented concurrently with the video content responsive to the set of pointer criteria being satisfied; and wherein the set of pointer criteria includes criteria requiring a payment of a fee to make a purchase of an item. ||
9. A method configured to facilitate players joining an ongoing, online game, the method comprising: obtaining game session information, the game session information including (i) video information that defines video content, and (ii) a pointer, the video content depicting gameplay of a first user participating in a game session of the game, the first user participation including gameplay in a first game activity in the game session, the pointer being associated with a game state and a user state of the game session such that the pointer facilitates a second user to join the game session of the game for contemporaneous, interactive play with the first user; effectuating presentation of the video content on a display of a computing platform associated with the second user; effectuating presentation of the pointer concurrently with the video content presented on the display of the computing platform, the pointer being presented within the video content such that the second user associated with the computing platform is enabled to select the pointer to join the game session for the contemporaneous, interactive play with the first user, wherein the second user joining the game session for the contemporaneous, interactive play with the first user comprises the computing platform of the second user establishing communication with a game server hosting the game session to facilitate cooperative participation in the first game activity of the game session with the first user contemporaneously in time with the selection of the pointer; wherein the pointer has a set of pointer criteria for determining when the pointer is presented concurrently with the video content, wherein the pointer is presented concurrently with the video content responsive to the set of pointer criteria being satisfied; and wherein the set of pointer criteria includes criteria requiring a payment of a fee to make a purchase of an item.