Dual-mode communication devices and methods for arena gaming

A system for arena gaming, the system comprising:

• a gaming system;
• and
• multiple mobile devices that each include a low latency transceiver, a high latency transceiver, and a module that is configured to:
• communicate control messages with the gaming system and other of the multiple mobile devices via its low latency transceiver;
• and
• communicate data with the gaming system via its low latency transceiver.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium including contents that are configured, when executed, to cause a computing system to perform a method for providing an arena gaming environment, the method comprising:

• managing an arena gaming environment that includes a gaming system and multiple mobile devices that are each operated by a corresponding player and that each include a low latency transceiver and a high latency transceiver, by:
• receiving control messages from each of the multiple mobile devices via its corresponding low latency transceiver, the control messages including sensor inputs from the multiple mobile devices;
• modifying a game model based on the received control messages, the game model representing information about player locations in the arena gaming environment;
• and
• transmitting game data to each of the multiple mobile devices via its corresponding high latency transceiver, the transmitted game data based on the modified game model.