Selective indication of off-screen object presence

A computerized system for selectively displaying information related to off-screen objects in a multiplayer video game, the system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more computer storage media storing computer-usable instructions that, when used by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
• display a screen view of a game space for a player, the game space having a visible area and an obstructed area, wherein the screen view presents a portion of the game space and a mini-map representative of the game space, and objects within the obstructed area are not visible to the player;
• determine that an object in the game space is located within the visible area, is outside of the screen view, and is visible within the mini-map;
• and
• based on the determination, generate a visual indication of the object's location within the game space to display as an overlay to the screen view.

A method for selectively displaying information related to off-screen objects in a multiplayer video game, the method comprising:

• displaying a screen view of a game space and a mini-map representative of the game space, the game space including a visible area for a player and an obstructed area for the player, wherein the screen view corresponds to a portion of the game space, and objects within the obstructed area are not visible to the player;
• responsive to a determination that an object in the game space is visible within the mini-map and is located outside of the screen view, generating a visual indication of the object's location relative to the screen view;
• and
• displaying the visual indication as an overlay to the screen view.