Systems and methods for sensor-based mobile gaming

A method comprising:

• providing, from a smartphone, a previously generated game code to a wireless remote server to initiate sensor-based augmented-reality gameplay of a specific augmented-reality game, the previously generated game code being previously generated by the wireless remote server in response to instructions from a first player to create an instance of the specific augmented-reality game;
• emitting an emitter signal from an emitter having a first physical form corresponding to a first physical object used in sensor-based augmented-reality gameplay related to the specific augmented-reality game, the emitter being controlled by the first player, the emitter signal including emitter identification information;
• receiving the emitter signal with a receiver having a second physical form corresponding to a second physical object used in the sensor-based augmented-reality gameplay;
• generating a receiver signal by the receiver, the receiver signal including the emitter identification information;
• receiving, by the smartphone, the receiver signal;
• communicating, by the smartphone, an indication to the wireless remote server in response to the receiver signal, the indication including first player identification information associated with an in-game action taken in the specific augmented-reality game, the first player identification information being based at least in part on the emitter identification information;
• receiving, by the smartphone, a change in gameplay state generated by the wireless remote server, the wireless remote server having determined a change in score based on the indication associated with the receiver signal and the emitter identification information provided by the emitter controlled by the first player to generate the change in gameplay state;
• and
• presenting, by the smartphone, gameplay information based on the change in gameplay state to the first player, the gameplay information being related to the sensor-based augmented-reality gameplay related to the specific augmented-reality game.

A system comprising:

• means for emitting an emitter signal having a first physical form corresponding to a first physical object used in sensor-based augmented-reality gameplay related to a specific augmented-reality game, the means for emitting the emitter signal being controlled by a first player, the emitter signal including emitter identification information;
• means for receiving the emitter signal and for generating a receiver signal, the means for receiving the emitter signal and for generating the receiver signal having a second physical form corresponding to a second physical object used in the sensor-based augmented-reality gameplay, the receiver signal including the emitter identification information;
• and
• a smartphone configured to:
• provide a previously generated game code to a wireless remote server to initiate sensor-based augmented-reality gameplay of the specific augmented-reality game, the previously generated game code being previously generated by the wireless remote server in response to instructions from the first player to create an instance of the specific augmented-reality game;
• receive the receiver signal,
• communicate an indication to the wireless remote server, in response to the receiver signal, the indication including first player identification information with an in-game action taken in the specific augmented-reality game, the first player identification information being based at least in part on the emitter identification information,
• receive a change in gameplay state generated by the wireless remote server, the wireless remote server having determined a change in score based on the indication associated with the receiver signal and the emitter identification information provided by the emitter controlled by the first player to generate the change in gameplay state;
• and
• present gameplay information based on the change in gameplay state to the first player, the gameplay information being related to the sensor-based augmented-reality gameplay related to the specific augmented-reality game.