Multidimensional sports system

A multidimensional sports system for playing a multidimensional sports game, the multidimensional sports game having a physical component played via a physical sports activity and a virtual component played via a virtual competitive game, the physical sports activity is played by at least one physical player within a physical playing area and incorporates one or more movable game objects, the virtual competitive game is played by one or more virtual game users with each virtual game user controlling one or more virtual players, the multidimensional sports system comprising:

• a game host device adapted to implement a virtual space in which the virtual competitive game is played, the virtual space has a virtual portal boundary;
• a game object projector positioned within the physical playing area, the game object projector comprising a launching mechanism adapted to propel the movable game object along an outbound physical path within the physical playing area;
• one or more player devices adapted to communicate with the game host device and receive input from the virtual game user for controlling the virtual players;
• an interactive game portal positioned within the physical playing area, the interactive game portal having a portal boundary sensor and a physical portal boundary, the portal boundary sensor has a detection zone and is adapted to detect a physical interaction between the movable game object and the physical portal boundary;
• a physical-virtual interaction module adapted to communicate with the portal boundary sensor and the game host device, whereby the portal boundary sensor is adapted to transmit a sensor signal to the physical-virtual interaction module upon detecting the physical interaction, the physical-virtual interaction module is adapted to transmit a transition signal to the game host device upon receiving the sensor signal;
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• the game host device is adapted to initiate a physical to virtual game transition upon receiving the transition signal which transitions the multidimensional sports game from the physical component to the virtual component, allowing each virtual game user to control one or more of the virtual players to achieve a virtual game objective, the game host device is further adapted to create a virtual game object following the physical to virtual game transition, the game host device is adapted to allow the virtual game object to move within the virtual space and interact with the virtual portal boundary, whereby the game host device is adapted to initiate a virtual to physical game transition upon detecting the virtual game object crossing the virtual portal boundary and is further cause the game object projector to propel the movable game object within the physical playing area.