Assignment of contextual game play assistance to player reaction
AssigneeSony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
InventorsWarren M. Benedetto, Landon Noss
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Abstract
The present disclosure describes methods and systems directed towards assignment of contextual gameplay assistance to player reaction. By analyzing user gameplay and reactions of a user, appropriate gameplay assistance (such as hints, advice, or walk-through information) can be assigned for different thresholds associated with levels of frustration that users can obtain regarding different obstacles found within the video games. The system and methods allow for customization of what type of gameplay assistance can be provided to each user as each user may have different thresholds of frustration or preferences regarding the types of assistance they would like to receive within the video game.
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A system for providing contextual assistance during content engagement, the system comprising:
- a first party platform that monitors engagement with content by a user of a user device and identifies a current progress level within the content based on the monitored engagement;
- an assistance server that stores one or more sets of assistance information in association with a different progress level within the content;
- and
- a performance server that:
- maintains a set of assistance thresholds for the user, each assistance threshold correlating to a respective different behavior level,
- identifies when a current user behavior level meets one of the assistance thresholds, wherein the current user behavior level is identified as corresponding to the current progress level within the content;
- identifies one of the sets of assistance information as being associated with the current progress level;
- and
- provides the identified set of assistance information to the user device.
A method for providing contextual assistance during content engagement, the method comprising:
- storing one or more sets of assistance information in association with a different progress level within content;
- maintaining a set of assistance thresholds for a user of a user device, each assistance threshold correlating to a respective different behavior level;
- identifying when a current user behavior level meets one of the assistance thresholds, wherein the current user behavior level is identified as corresponding to a current progress level within the content;
- identifying one of the sets of assistance information as being associated with the current progress level;
- and
- providing the identified set of assistance information to the user device.
A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium, having embodied thereon a program executable by a processor to perform a method for providing contextual assistance during content engagement, the method comprising:
- storing one or more sets of assistance information in association with a different progress level within content;
- maintaining a set of assistance thresholds for a user of a user device, each assistance threshold correlating to a respective different behavior level;
- identifying when a current user behavior level meets one of the assistance thresholds, wherein the current user behavior level is identified as corresponding to a current progress level within the content;
- identifying one of the sets of assistance information as being associated with the current progress level;
- and
- providing the identified set of assistance information to the user device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.