Method and system for accessing previously stored game play via video recording as executed on a game cloud system

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a computer program for gaming, the computer-readable medium comprising:

• program instructions for encoding a plurality of video frames of a video recording of a gaming application;
• program instructions for streaming the plurality of video frames of the video recording that is encoded to a client device of a user, wherein the video recording is associated with a plurality of snapshots captured at a plurality of points in the video recording, wherein each snapshot provides a corresponding instantiation of the gaming application that enables a jump game play beginning at a corresponding point in the video recording;
• program instructions for receiving a request from the client device to play the gaming application via the jump game play, the request being associated with a jump point in the video recording, the jump point in part being defined in relation to one or more video frames being selected by the user via the client device based on the plurality of video frames that is encoded and streamed, the request causing the selection of a first snapshot that is closest to the jump point;
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• program instructions for accessing a plurality of controller inputs stored in a database in association with the video recording to bring the jump game play to the jump point.

A computer system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• memory coupled to the processor and having stored therein instructions that, if executed by the computer system, cause the computer system to execute a method for gaming comprising:
• encoding a plurality of video frames of a video recording of a gaming application;
• streaming the plurality of video frames of the video recording that is encoded to a client device of a user, wherein the video recording is associated with a plurality of snapshots captured at a plurality of points in the video recording, wherein each snapshot provides a corresponding instantiation of the gaming application that enables a jump game play beginning at a corresponding point in the video recording;
• receiving a request from the client device to play the gaming application via the jump game play, the request being associated with a jump point in the video recording, the jump point in part being defined in relation to one or more video frames being selected by the user via the client device based on the plurality of video frames that is encoded and streamed, the request causing the selection of a first snapshot that is closest to the jump point;
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• accessing a plurality of controller inputs stored in a database in association with the video recording to bring the jump game play to the jump point.