Method for generating an effect script corresponding to a game play event

An apparatus arranged to generate an effect script, said effect script being arranged to operate an effects device to augment a user's experience of a game play event, the apparatus comprising:

• (A) a memory arranged to store a video game program,
• (B) a processor arranged to execute the video game program, the game play event being dependent on the execution of the video game program, and
• (C) a communication mechanism arranged to provide a determined effect script to the effects device,
• the apparatus being adapted to generate an effect script, said effect script being arranged to operate an effects device to augment a user's experience of a game play event.

A computer program product for use with an apparatus configured for generating an effect script corresponding to a game play event, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program code embodied thereon, the program code comprising:

• (A) program code for coding a game play event in graphical data for display on a screen using a game engine interface, the game engine interface being comprised in the video game providing the game play event,
• (B) program code for capturing the graphical data comprising the coded game play event,
• (C) program code for decoding the captured graphical data to obtain a retrieved game play event, said retrieved game play event corresponding to the game play event, and
• (D) program code for determining the effect script corresponding to the retrieved game play event.