System and method for managing game-playing experiences

A method of managing game-playing experiences in a system, the system comprising a game-playing device including computing hardware coupled to a graphical interface for presenting an interactive computer game thereupon, and wherein the computing hardware is configured to execute one or more game software products including a game experience software module (GESW) recorded on machine-readable data storage media for generating the interactive computer game, wherein the method comprises:

• configuring the game playing device to execute the computer game, record an execution of the computer game, and record an image of a user of the game playing device during execution of the computer game, wherein the recorded execution of the computer game and image of the user during execution of the computer game comprise a gameplay experience;
• using the GESW to generate first metadata concurrently with recording the game-playing experience substantially as presented via the graphical interface for enabling the recorded game-playing experience to be subsequently managed;
• using the GESW to add, remove, and annotate game events in real time in response to the user's control of the game, concurrently with recording the game-playing experienced;
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• using GESW to exclude certain user interface graphical elements concurrently with recording the game-playing experience.

A computer program product recorded on a non-transitory machine readable medium executable on computing hardware to cause the hardware to execute the method comprising:

• configuring the game playing device to execute the computer game, record an execution of the computer game, and record an image of a user of the game playing device during execution of the computer game, wherein the recorded execution of the computer game and image of the user during execution of the computer game comprise a gameplay experience;
• using the GESW to generate first metadata concurrently with recording the game-playing experience substantially as presented via the graphical interface for enabling the recorded game-playing experience to be subsequently managed;
• using the GESW to add, remove, and annotate game events in real time in response to the user's control of the game, concurrently with recording the game-playing experience;
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• using GESW to exclude certain user interface graphical elements concurrently with recording the game-playing experience.