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US 11,077,371 B2Granted
Systems and methods for customized camera views in virtualized environments
AssigneeHothead Games Inc.
InventorsJames Paul Ceraldi, Brad Steeves, Bryan Brandt
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing customized camera views of virtualized environments are provided herein. In one embodiment a method includes detecting a gameplay event of interest within a virtual gaming environment and displaying a customized camera view of the gameplay event of interest based on user input receiving during traversal of a projectile from a weapon to a target. The customized camera view has a focal point of the projectile.
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A method, comprising:
- providing a virtual gaming environment on a touch screen display device, the touch screen display device receiving touch-based user input comprising any of a swipe, tap or pinch on the touch screen display device to create a customized camera viewing experience of a gameplay event of interest involving a target, wherein the customized camera viewing experience comprises an entire event from discharging, traveling, and hitting of the target by a projectile;
- during the traveling of the projectile, receiving the touch-based user input on the touch screen display device;
- providing a customized camera view of the gameplay event of interest based on the touch-based user input;
- and
- detonating explosive props within the virtual gaming environment when the target is impacted.
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A method, comprising:
- providing a virtual gaming environment on a display device that receives touch-based user input that is used to alter a camera view of a gameplay event of interest to create a customized camera view during the gameplay event of interest;
- providing the customized camera view of the gameplay event of interest based on the touch-based user input, wherein the customized camera view has a focal point of a projectile or a target of the gameplay event of interest;
- during traveling of the projectile, receiving the touch-based user input on the display device;
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- selectively changing the customized camera view, wherein the customized camera view comprises a visually altered view frame or tracking when the projectile penetrates a target, the customized camera view further comprising a path highlight effect.
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A method, comprising:
- displaying a customized camera view of a gameplay event of interest based on touch-based user input received on a touch screen display device during traversal of an object to a target, the customized camera view having a focal point of the object, wherein the customized camera view comprises an event sequence involving the object;
- displaying an x-ray view of the target as the object impacts the target;
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- rotating a camera angle of the customized camera view based on a swipe action received during the event sequence.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.