Mini-games in music experiences

A method for providing a mini-game experience within a virtual world of a computer-implemented game to enhance enjoyment of an online music experience using a music venue system, comprising:

• presenting, by the music venue system, the mini-game experience through a display and a game user interface using gameplay data,
• wherein the mini-game experience includes playing multiple mini-games within a music-themed world of the computer-implemented game,
• wherein the mini-games are designed to promote user engagement in the virtual world by increasing play times and monetization events including sale of digital goods, sale of physical goods, and interaction with brand messaging,
• wherein the music venue system includes a system processor, a system network interface, and a system storage that stores music data, video data, and venue data;
• sending the venue data to a game device through the system network interface and a game network interface;
• modifying the mini-game experience and presenting the modified mini-game experience through the display and the game user interface using the received venue data;
• creating the gameplay data using input received through the game user interface;
• sending the gameplay data to the music venue system through the game network interface and the system network interface;
• creating a data representation of a music performance using the music data, the video data, and the gameplay data received from the game device;
• sending the data representation of the music performance to the game device through the system network interface and the game network interface;
• and
• presenting the music performance through the display and the game user interface using the data representation of the music performance.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program to provide a mini-game experience within a virtual world of a computer-implemented game to enhance enjoyment of an online music experience using a music venue system, the computer program comprising executable instructions that cause a computer to:

• present a mini-game experience through a display and a game user interface using gameplay data,
• wherein the mini-game experience includes playing multiple mini-games within a music-themed world of the computer-implemented game,
• wherein the mini-games are designed to promote user engagement in the virtual world by increasing play times and monetization events including sale of digital goods, sale of physical goods, and interaction with brand messaging,
• wherein the music venue system includes a system processor, a system network interface, and a system storage that stores music data, video data, and venue data;
• send the venue data to a game device through the system network interface and a game network interface;
• modify the mini-game experience and presenting the modified mini-game experience through the display and the game user interface using the received venue data;
• create the gameplay data using input received through the game user interface;
• send the gameplay data to the music venue system through the game network interface and the system network interface;
• create a data representation of a music performance using the music data, the video data, and the gameplay data received from the game device;
• send the data representation of the music performance to the game device through the system network interface and the game network interface;
• and
• present the music performance through the display and the game user interface using the data representation of the music performance.