Methods, systems, and media for displaying streaming media content on a user device using video sprite sheets

A computing device comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a hardware processor that is configured to:
• receive a first request to view media content through a media content streaming session in a user interface on the computing device;
• responsive to receiving the first request, transmit, to a computing system that hosts the media content, a second request, including an indication of the media content;
• receive, from the computing system, a response to the second request including a video sprite sheet and the media content, wherein the video sprite sheet includes a plurality of video sprites, wherein each video sprite of the plurality of video sprites is selectable for rendering in a portion of the user interface;
• determine that the media content streaming session contains a first reference to a first video sprite from the video sprite sheet, wherein the first reference includes a location of the first video sprite within the video sprite sheet and instructions to present the first video sprite concurrently with the media content;
• extract the first video sprite from within the video sprite sheet based on the location of the first video sprite, wherein the location of the first video sprite comprises spatial coordinates of the first video sprite within the video sprite sheet and temporal coordinates of the first video sprite within the video sprite sheet;
• and
• present the first video sprite at one of the portions of the user interface concurrently with the media content in the user interface.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

• receive a first request to view media content through a media content streaming session in a user interface on a user device;
• responsive to receiving the first request, transmit to a computing system that hosts the media content, a second request, including an indication of the media content;
• receive, from the computing system, a response to the second request including a video sprite sheet and the media content, wherein the video sprite sheet includes a plurality of video sprites, wherein each video sprite of the plurality of video sprites is selectable for rendering in a portion of the user interface;
• determine that the media content streaming session contains a first reference to a first video sprite from the video sprite sheet, wherein the first reference includes a location of the first video sprite within the video sprite sheet and instructions to present the first video sprite concurrently with the media content;
• extract the first video sprite from within the video sprite sheet based on the location of the first video sprite, wherein the location of the first video sprite comprises spatial coordinates of the first video sprite within the video sprite sheet and temporal coordinates of the first video sprite within the video sprite sheet;
• and
• present the first video sprite at one of the portions of the user interface concurrently with the media content in the user interface.