Method and data processing system for making predictions during a live event stream

A data processing system for making predictions during a video game stream, wherein the video game stream comprises a video stream and the video game stream is received from a means capturing the video game, the data processing system comprising:

• at least one spectator device operable by the spectator;
• and
• at least one first server in communication with the at least one spectator device over a communications network, wherein at least one of the first servers is configured to:
• define a sub-category of video game to be streamed from the first server to at least one spectator device;
• pre-define a set of predictable event actions of the video game according to the defined sub-category of the video game before streaming the video game corresponding to the defined sub-category of the video game;
• associate each predictable event action of the set of defined predictable event actions with an electronic prediction means;
• provide the electronic prediction means associated with the set of defined predictable event actions to the at least one spectator device for selection by the at least one spectator;
• generate a data stream of the predictable event actions from event data from participant devices of video game event participants, wherein the generated data stream is derived from one or more of:
• video streams of the video game streams, originating from the devices of one or more participants, who are competing individually or against others;
• video or data streams from one or more participant devices having a game client running game client software;
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• video or data streams from one or more game servers coupled to the game client;
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• record a data of the predictable event actions from the at least one spectator device;
• stream the video game corresponding to the defined sub-category of the video game received from the means capturing the video game to the at least one spectator device;
• detect event actions from the generated data stream by a real time object and event detection engine;
• compare in real time the recorded data of the event actions being predicted and the detected event actions from the generated data stream to identify the prediction results;
• display the identified prediction result in a user interface of the at least one spectator device;
• wherein the first server is configured to determine delays in distributing the generated data stream and to accordingly synchronize distributing the generated data stream and engagement in predictions.