In-game reactions to interruptions

A system for incorporating in-game reactions within virtual reality games, the system comprising:

• a plurality of sensors that:
• monitor for interruptions from one or more sources external to the virtual reality game during a current game session during which a user is playing the virtual reality game on a virtual reality device;
• and
• detect at least one interruption to user game play within the current game session during which the user is playing the virtual reality game;
• a game server communicatively connected to the virtual reality device via a communication network, wherein an on-going connection to the virtual reality device establishes the current game session;
• a reaction module executable by a processor to:
• notify the user of the detected interruption;
• initiate a predefined in-game reaction within the current game session of the virtual reality game that corresponds to the detected interruption, wherein the predefined in-game reaction is executed for an identified period of time during which the user is away from the current game session of the virtual reality game responsive to the notification of the detected interruption, wherein execution of the predefined in-game reaction includes:
• initiating an artificial intelligent control of an in-game character based on a previously received user customization regarding the artificial intelligent control of the in-game character of the user in continuation of the current game session during the identified period of time;
• and
• allow the user to resume gameplay within the current game session of the virtual reality game, wherein the artificial intelligent control of the in-game character ceases when the user resumes gameplay after the identified period of time.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having embodied thereon a program, the program being executable by a processor to perform a method for incorporating in-game reactions within virtual reality games, the method comprising:

• establishing a current game session between a virtual reality device and a game server that hosts a virtual reality game, wherein establishing the current game session is based on communicatively connecting the virtual reality device to the game server via a communication network;
• monitoring for interruptions from one or more sources external to the virtual reality game during the current game session which a user is playing the virtual reality game on the virtual reality device;
• detecting at least one interruption to user gameplay within the current game session;
• notifying the user of the detected interruption;
• initiating a predefined in-game reaction within the current game session of the virtual reality game that corresponds to the detected interruption, wherein the predefined in-game reaction is executed for an identified period of time during which the user is away from the current game session of the virtual reality game responsive to the notification of the detected interruption, wherein execution of the predefined in-game reaction includes:
• initiating an artificial intelligent control of an in-game character based on a previously received user customization regarding the artificial intelligent control of the in-game character of the user in continuation of the current game session during the identified period of time;
• and
• allowing the user to resume gameplay within the current game session of the virtual reality game, wherein the artificial intelligent control of the in-game character ceases when the user resumes gameplay after the identified period of time.