Internet / television game show
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Abstract
A game show may be played online or may be played online while being simultaneously broadcast on television. The contestants of the game show are internet users who may use a web camera to connect to the online game. The host of the game show may be transmitted to the online game as well as to the television audience. A web-only (non-televised) based game may be used to get qualifying contestants to play in the online/televised game. The object of the game is to be the “last cam standing” by, for example, answering trivia questions correctly and eliminating other players.
Claims20
A game comprising:
- at least one player positioned at respective player's computers;
- each player having a web camera for transmitting video to a game running computer, wherein
- the game running computer is adapted to receive the transmitted video from each player's web camera and transmit an output video to each player, the output video including a game play area including the transmitted video from each player's web camera and an interaction area for receiving and answering questions.
A computer-readable medium containing programmable code for implementing a method, the method comprising:
- permitting one or more players to join into a game;
- arranging and displaying all of the players on a game play area to each of the players;
- choosing two players randomly and displaying web camera images of the two players in a chosen player gamespace;
- asking the players a question;
- and
- awarding a prize for the player that answers the question correctly or allocating a strike to the player that answers the question incorrectly.
A method for playing an interactive game on computing device equipped with a web camera, the method comprising:
- permitting one or more players to join into a game;
- arranging and displaying all of the players on a game play area to each of the players;
- choosing two players randomly and displaying web camera images of the two players in a chosen player gamespace;
- asking the players a question;
- and
- awarding points to the player that answers the question correctly or allocating a strike to the player that answers the question incorrectly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.